1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (79+ words) News & Star The Carlisle venue where AC/DC, The Who and Iron Maiden once played The Queen's Silver Jubilee celebrations in the Market Hall, Carlisle, in June 1977 (Image: Newsquest) Carlisle Market Hall is one of the city’s most distinctive Victorian…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (209+ words) A choir has raised £86,000 for charity through years of heartfelt performances. The Diamond Divas, a 20-strong ladies’ choir based in Highcliffe, have spent the past 14 years performing to support Macmillan Caring Locally, which funds the Macmillan Unit hospice in Christchurch....

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (363+ words) An accomplished TV composer and choir leader has handed out an open invitation to anyone who loves music to join a brand-new community choir. Nik Haley, whose compositions have been heard on programs across the globe for over 20 years, has…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (860+ words) Tuesday, 8 September 2026 09:20 Final preparations are underway as one of Cheshire's leading choirs is set to celebrate its 70th anniversary with a special charity concert. Kelsborrow Choir will mark its special milestone at the church of St John The Baptist in Chester…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (368+ words) Monday, 7 September 2026 09:49 Local Vocals are looking forward to the start of their new term, fresh from the success of their recent high-profile performances. The community choir, established in 2021 by Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) graduate Laura Bennett-Gornall, runs 44 other…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (749+ words) Monday, September 7, 2026 “It is a journey across countries, cultures and musical traditions. The connective tissue is not genre; it is quality and the immediacy of live performance,” Gulf Coast Symphony’s President & CEO/Music Director Dr. Andrew M. Kurtz said. For…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (274+ words) Proper Pub Idol is back for 2026(Image: Proper Pubs) You just need to go to any city or town centre in the North East on any day of the week to see that we're a bunch of people who are…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (654+ words) The Honey POP The Fray Turned Sterling Heights Into One Big Glowing Singalong And We’re Still Recovering There’s a specific kind of magic that happens when a band you grew up with walks back onstage and somehow sounds bigger than…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1017+ words) Tinnitist People or places: Those are your musical reading options for the week. In the former category: Freddie Mercury, Rick Campanelli, Andrew Weatherall, John Coltrane, Aleister Crowley, Beyoncé and more. In the latter: Manchester, Jamaica, Japan, Cincinnati and elsewhere. The…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (643+ words) The instrument dates back to 1902 and is believed to be one of six made in the style A century-old piano is set to move to a new home as the museum where it is placed closes for refurbishment. Sunderland Pianoforte…...