Fresh from the release of Shine A Light, Billy Bragg and Joe Henry will be performing at Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music. The album was recorded in the course of a 65 hour journey whilst travelling across American by train and features songs originally made famous by Hank Williams, Lead Belly, The Carter Family,…
Having recently release his latest album Fingers Crossed, Ian Hunter is set to perform at Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music. His latest album comprises of ten new, self-penned songs including his homage to David Bowie, Dandie. Recorded at HOBO Studios in New Jersey, and co-produced by Hunter and Andy York, the record features his…
Seth Lakeman is set to release his eighth studio album, Ballads of the Broken Few, ahead of a performance at Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music. The album, produced by Ethan Jones and with harmony vocals by the emerging trio of Wildwood Kin, is due to be released on 16 September. Ethan Johns has worked…
With Manchester Jazz Festival 2016 set to launch on Friday 22 July, we take a look at where the action is to be found. As normal, whilst the main hub of Manchester Jazz Festival is being hosted at the Hobgobline Festival Pavilion and Square at Albert Square). MJF 2016 is also spread across several other venues…
Pete Waterman, Alasdair Tait and Gary Carpenter awarded Fellowships Music producer and songwriter Pete Waterman OBE is amongst the Royal Northern College of Music’s 2016 list of Honorands. The Coventry-born entrepreneur, who has sold over 500 million records during his 40 year career, will be awarded Fellowship of the RNCM (FRNCM) alongside alumnus Alasdair Tait,…
Seth Lakeman has announced a brief run of UK tour dates for Autumn 2016 in support of his new album Ballads of the Broken Few. Seth has successfully steered English folk music into the mainstream with high-energy performances and a series of best-selling albums over the last 10 years. His previous albums include 2014’s Word…
Sir John Tomlinson has been announced as the new President of the Royal Northern College of Music, effective from January 2017. The critically-acclaimed bass has a strong connection to the RNCM after graduating from the Royal Manchester College of Music (RMCM) in 1970. Since then he has performed leading roles with companies throughout the world…
Sam Beam (of Iron & Wine) and Jesca Hoop have announced details of their first ever UK and Ireland tour. The duo, who release their debut album Love Letter for Fire via Sub Pop on the 15 April, will play UK shows at the end of the summer, following on from their US tour starting…
Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music has announced plans to transform its former Studio Theatre into a state-of-the-art rehearsal and recording area by fitting the world’s largest BOXY modular studio system. The Studio was previously used for small-scale productions and concerts but work will now commenced to refurbish the studio and install a 12m x…
Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte is RNCM Opera’s Spring production, with performances in the RNCM Theatre between Wednesday 9 and Saturday 19 March. First performed in 1790, Così fan tutte is set in the bay of Naples where sisters Fiordiligi and Dorabella are engaged to Guglielmo and Ferrando. The men trust their fiancées’ faithfulness implicitly but…
