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An absolute joy to see Helen O'Hara play with Tanita Tikaram in Manchester last night. Great fun catching up with Helen afterwards too, with the super talented Katerina and Ollie, who had sung with RNCM orchestra in the astonishing Helen and Tim Burgess show earlier this year.
November 19, 2025 at 12:05 PM
An absolute joy to see Helen O'Hara play with Tanita Tikaram in Manchester last night. Great fun catching up with Helen afterwards too, with the super talented Katerina and Ollie, who had sung with RNCM orchestra in the astonishing Helen and Tim Burgess show earlier this year.
Poster for the first ever live Dub Sex gig. Read all about it in Mark's memoir Swerve. 25% off if you enter the voucher code GIFT25 at checkout - www.route-online.com/all-books/sw...
November 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Poster for the first ever live Dub Sex gig. Read all about it in Mark's memoir Swerve. 25% off if you enter the voucher code GIFT25 at checkout - www.route-online.com/all-books/sw...
From the moment we first met Brian Bear at Louder Than Words this weekend, we could tell by his sartorial elegance that he had fabulous taste in books.
📷 Jo Higgins
📷 Jo Higgins
November 18, 2025 at 10:07 AM
From the moment we first met Brian Bear at Louder Than Words this weekend, we could tell by his sartorial elegance that he had fabulous taste in books.
📷 Jo Higgins
📷 Jo Higgins
COVER REVEAL: Our Last Stand by Paul Coventry. Coming soon. UTR 🏉
November 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
COVER REVEAL: Our Last Stand by Paul Coventry. Coming soon. UTR 🏉
Quite a coup! Enormous thanks to Marc Riley for making it happen #FallFriday Pre-orders open now
November 14, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Quite a coup! Enormous thanks to Marc Riley for making it happen #FallFriday Pre-orders open now
A special night tonight: HOUSE Of ALL play Leeds for the first time. Bob Dylan plays Leeds for the first time. Here are the Route books represented on stage tonight in Leeds! 25% off all titles, use the voucher code GIFT25 at checkout: www.route-online.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:04 AM
A special night tonight: HOUSE Of ALL play Leeds for the first time. Bob Dylan plays Leeds for the first time. Here are the Route books represented on stage tonight in Leeds! 25% off all titles, use the voucher code GIFT25 at checkout: www.route-online.com
Sunday night out at the local
October 19, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Sunday night out at the local
Thanks to all who came down to the launch of Pit-folk and Peers today at Holy Cross Chruch. And special thanks to Angela and Rob and all their team for making it such a special event. A fabulous space full of good people. And to Dave, of course, for everything.
October 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Thanks to all who came down to the launch of Pit-folk and Peers today at Holy Cross Chruch. And special thanks to Angela and Rob and all their team for making it such a special event. A fabulous space full of good people. And to Dave, of course, for everything.
All set for the book launch. Glorious morning for it.
October 11, 2025 at 8:36 AM
All set for the book launch. Glorious morning for it.
Book Launch Day: We're launching these two books this morning in the building pictured on the front of the blue cover, made up of stone and the pillars from the building on the sepia cover. We're in the very fabric of the place. 10:30am
October 11, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Book Launch Day: We're launching these two books this morning in the building pictured on the front of the blue cover, made up of stone and the pillars from the building on the sepia cover. We're in the very fabric of the place. 10:30am
In Search of Plainsong by Ian Clayton. Deluxe Edition now reduced in price. A book and music in one great package.➡️ www.route-online.com/all-books/in...
October 7, 2025 at 11:17 AM
In Search of Plainsong by Ian Clayton. Deluxe Edition now reduced in price. A book and music in one great package.➡️ www.route-online.com/all-books/in...
Hold the front page. Dave Waddington on masthead of today's @yorkshirepost.co.uk. Interview about Pit-folk and Peers inside.
October 7, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Hold the front page. Dave Waddington on masthead of today's @yorkshirepost.co.uk. Interview about Pit-folk and Peers inside.
OTD in 2022, we launched In Search of Plainsong. Read all about it: www.route-online.com/all-books/in...
October 6, 2025 at 10:53 AM
OTD in 2022, we launched In Search of Plainsong. Read all about it: www.route-online.com/all-books/in...
Currently playing: Sons of Sevilla, Street Light Moon. Our friends and former neighbours groove. Enhanced live by more friends, currently touring the USA. Follow their tour diaries on instagram at @sonsofsevilla And give the album a spin. We arrogantly recommend 😉
October 6, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Currently playing: Sons of Sevilla, Street Light Moon. Our friends and former neighbours groove. Enhanced live by more friends, currently touring the USA. Follow their tour diaries on instagram at @sonsofsevilla And give the album a spin. We arrogantly recommend 😉
Iain Matthews and Andy Roberts are about to embark on a new UK tour as Plainsong. They'll be somewhere near you. Don't miss out.
October 5, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Iain Matthews and Andy Roberts are about to embark on a new UK tour as Plainsong. They'll be somewhere near you. Don't miss out.
Big Paul Windmill has left us. He could be hard and fierce, and he could be soft and gentle. He could be full of bluff and bravado, and he could be deep thinking and sensitive. He was cultured, intelligent and bare-arsed rough. He’ll be missed. Godspeed Windy. Love to all who loved him.
October 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Big Paul Windmill has left us. He could be hard and fierce, and he could be soft and gentle. He could be full of bluff and bravado, and he could be deep thinking and sensitive. He was cultured, intelligent and bare-arsed rough. He’ll be missed. Godspeed Windy. Love to all who loved him.
What's She Like: A Memoir by Helen O'Hara was published on this day in 2022.
October 1, 2025 at 9:06 PM
What's She Like: A Memoir by Helen O'Hara was published on this day in 2022.
'Red Laal' a novel by M Y Alam was released on this day in 2012.
October 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
'Red Laal' a novel by M Y Alam was released on this day in 2012.
Route editor Ian Daley guests on Off the Cuff with Yunis and Urfan podcast.
October 1, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Route editor Ian Daley guests on Off the Cuff with Yunis and Urfan podcast.
Starts tomorrow: Tanita Tikaram's intimate record store shows and signings of her new album LIAR (Love Isn't A Right). Helen O'Hara accompanies Tanita for all shows.
September 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Starts tomorrow: Tanita Tikaram's intimate record store shows and signings of her new album LIAR (Love Isn't A Right). Helen O'Hara accompanies Tanita for all shows.
Drawn from over five decades of writings on Bob Dylan, original Dylan scholar Michael Gray's Outtakes book is now available in a worldwide paperback edition with free shipping options. Details and links ➡️ www.route-online.com/all-books/ou...
September 30, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Drawn from over five decades of writings on Bob Dylan, original Dylan scholar Michael Gray's Outtakes book is now available in a worldwide paperback edition with free shipping options. Details and links ➡️ www.route-online.com/all-books/ou...
Coincidentally, we have been urging Dave Waddington to read Tony Harrison. We were surprised he hasn't. Dave was born in a pit village and became a professor. There’s something of Tony Harrison about him. And it can be spotted right through these two books.
September 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Coincidentally, we have been urging Dave Waddington to read Tony Harrison. We were surprised he hasn't. Dave was born in a pit village and became a professor. There’s something of Tony Harrison about him. And it can be spotted right through these two books.
The cast features several of our friends, including Ian Clayton, Roger Green and some big lads from Featherstone Miners' Welfare RLFC.
September 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The cast features several of our friends, including Ian Clayton, Roger Green and some big lads from Featherstone Miners' Welfare RLFC.