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Me and ⁦‪Steve Hanley ‬⁩ have been employed for a dance floor clearing job at ⁦‪@talleyrandmcr‬⁩ . If standing glaring at the DJs is your thing - look no further than…👇🏼
November 13, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Don’t sleep on this it’s a must for any fall fan or fan of that era
Some very exciting news! The Big Midweek - which follows ⁦‪@stephenhanley‬⁩6.bsky.social 19 years in The Fall is available to pre order from TODAY in Audiobook form! 💥 Narrated by Stewart Lee! Published on 26th November! 💥 www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Big-M... or www.amazon.co.uk/Big-Midweek-... !!
November 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
For Brix's birthday, here's Brix in conversation with Mick Middles at Louder Than Words Festival in 2016.
Brix Smith Start in conversation with Mick Middles
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November 12, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Whether you're a fan of The Fall or not The Big Midweek by @stephenhanley6.bsky.social is quite possibly one of the best music biographies ever written.
It's now available for the first time as an audiobook!
Add it to your Xmas list😎

Details in @marcrileydj.bsky.social post below⬇️
Some very exciting news! The Big Midweek - which follows ⁦‪@stephenhanley‬⁩6.bsky.social 19 years in The Fall is available to pre order from TODAY in Audiobook form! 💥 Narrated by Stewart Lee! Published on 26th November! 💥 www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Big-M... or www.amazon.co.uk/Big-Midweek-... !!
November 12, 2025 at 10:52 AM
It's Louder Than Words Festival this weekend. One almost constant at the festival is Funky Si. He's usually knocking about somewhere, bringing cheer. Here's a talk of his from the vaults. Si interviewed by Mike Bennett in 2016.
Funky Si Wolstencroft in conversation with Mike Bennett - You Can Drum But You Can't Hide
YouTube video by Louder Than Words Festival
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November 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Some very exciting news! The Big Midweek - which follows ⁦‪@stephenhanley‬⁩6.bsky.social 19 years in The Fall is available to pre order from TODAY in Audiobook form! 💥 Narrated by Stewart Lee! Published on 26th November! 💥 www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Big-M... or www.amazon.co.uk/Big-Midweek-... !!
November 11, 2025 at 12:38 PM
It's Louder Than Words Festival this weekend. Always a special occasion. Here's one from the festival vault, Paul Hanley Talks Buzzcocks in 2023.
Paul Hanley Talks Buzzcocks
YouTube video by Route TV
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November 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
It's Louder Than Words Festival next weekend. Here's a Louder event from the vaults, Eliza Carthy In Conversation With Ian Clayton from 2018. There's a bit of music too.
Eliza Carthy In Conversation With Ian Clayton
YouTube video by Route TV
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November 9, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Louder Than Words Festival starts next Friday. Here's a talk from last year's festival: Mark Hoyle In Conversation With Paul Hanley.
Mark Hoyle In Conversation With Paul Hanley
YouTube video by Route TV
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November 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Tanita Tikaram | Valentine Heart
Tanita Tikaram: Valentine Heart
YouTube video by egregiousdave
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November 4, 2025 at 9:46 AM
The brothers take another trip down the now well-trodden East Lancs Road for the latest episode of the Oh! Brother podcast as they welcome original Teardrop Explode and Wild Swan Paul Simpson onto the show, resulting in much discussion about the Liverpool scene.
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November 2, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Pulled together in memory of our friend Paul Windmill. A group of men recruited from the Featherstone Miners Welfare rugby league team, played a bunch of doomed miners in Tony Harrison's poetic film Prometheus. Here are the edited bits that feature them.
Fev Lads In The Movies | Prometheus
YouTube video by Ian Daley
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November 1, 2025 at 9:31 AM
NEW VIDEO: PLAINSONG PLAY FARIÑA

Iain Matthews and Andy Roberts set of Richard Fariña songs last Sunday night at The CAT Club.
PLAINSONG PLAY FARIÑA
YouTube video by Route TV
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October 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
'It’s my sense of responsibility and privilege to tell the story on behalf of the people of Fryston, Castleford, and the Yorkshire coalfield,' he says. 'There’s a heritage there that belongs to the nation, as well as the people of Fryston.' David Waddington on his two volume history of Fryston.
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October 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
'Louise' from last week’s Plainsong show. More to follow. They’re still on tour. Catch them if you possibly can.
Plainsong | Louise
YouTube video by ClassicAlbumThursdays
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October 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Magic concerts
October 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Mimi And Richard Fariña | Sell-Out Agitation Waltz
Sell-Out Agitation Waltz
YouTube video by Mimi And Richard Fariña - Topic
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October 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
NEW ON ROUTE TV: Fryston: Its Life and Times. A documentary about the coal mining village of Fryston, written and directed by David Waddington in 1988.
Fryston: Its Life and Times
YouTube video by Route TV
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October 25, 2025 at 8:47 AM
HOUSE Of ALL added to Nottingham festival bill. First weekend in November
JT SOAR FEST
JT Soar and Coffee Beat Presents... JT SOAR FEST - Celebrating 16 Years Of JT Soar Sat 1st (1-11pm) + Sun 2nd Nov (1-9pm), 2025 2 Days, 1 Stage, Highly curated for maximum good times.. THE MONOCHRO...
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October 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Portrait of photographer Jack Hulme made by the TV programme Northern Lights in 1987. Jack reflects on 80 years of living in the coal-mining village of Fryston and his love of taking photos. We even see him take a classic photo of some ladies on Brook Street.
Jack Hulme | Fryston Photographer
YouTube video by Route
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October 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Sunday night out at the local
October 19, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Fall alumnus Daren Garrett is the guest on the latest OH! Brother podcast. He reveals how his friendship with Eleni led to multiple approaches from Mark to join the group until eventually he was free enough to take the stool in a two-drummer lie up with Kieron. linktr.ee/ohbrothershow
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View Ohbrothershow’s Linktree to discover and stream music from top platforms like YouTube, Spotify here. Your next favorite track is just a click away!
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October 18, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Bob Dylan last night in Helsinki
Bob Dylan — My Own Version of You. Helsinki, Finland. October 16, 2025. nm recording
YouTube video by nightly moth
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October 17, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Paul Hanley: His Time in The Fall and What Came Next
Paul guests on the Four Tracks Good podcast.
Paul Hanley: His Time in The Fall and What Came Next
YouTube video by Four Tracks Good
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October 17, 2025 at 10:52 AM
The film Top of the Pops made to accompany Woodstock by Matthews Southern Comfort. It's set in London, just one year after the festival took place. www.youtube.com/watch?v=otyn...
Woodstock | Matthews Southern Comfort | Top of the Pops Film
YouTube video by Route
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October 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM