Oz Hardwick’s latest collection of prose poetry, Actioning The University, is a cri de cœur over the state of some of the nation’s approach to education. As the humanities bend to the pressures of market forces, York Calling caught up with one of York’s most respected writers.
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Welsh singer Katherine Jenkins performed at York Barbican as part of her 25 Year Anniversary Tour, with special guest cellist Jodok Cello.
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Good electronic music doesn’t just make you want to move. Instead, it should build up an entire environment around you, transforming ordinary rooms and buildings into … Continue reading Interview: Chroma Noir
Who would have thought it eh? There we all were thinking of the Brontë sisters, cosily scribbling away in the vicarage at Haworth when all the time there was rivalry and mayhem.
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Chris Euesden is one of life’s journeymen musicians. Over the years, he’s been a songwriter, performer, label owner, compere, sound engineer. He helped students at York College learn about music and has been a stalwart at York’s Black Swan folk club for many years. Euesden has quietly done his thing in York for decades. I remember him putting up posters in the 1990s for acoustic gigs. He promoted the now legendary Townes Van Zandt and a young Kate Rusby, among others.
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Teenage Kicks is the kind of song One Direction cover for charity and football writers still lift for headlines, and the Derry punk band behind it, The Undertones, are marking their 50th anniversary with a run of shows that includes Project House in Leeds on Friday 16 October 2026. Ahead of the tour, bassist Michael Bradley told us about supporting the Clash in America, miming on Top of the Pops, writing about the Troubles and why the band never gave up the day job.
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It’s always a bit of a risk doing a cover album. You’re inviting a comparison with the classics, and what can you add?
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Manchester-born poet, producer and spoken word artist Antony Szmierek played O2 Academy Leeds on Thursday 8 October, on tour with his second album Decoding Birdsong. Here are Mark Ratcliffe’s photos from the night.
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Folk singer, songwriter and fingerpicking guitarist Jon Wilks was the guest at The Black Swan Folk Club in York on Thursday 8 October. Here are Dave Lee’s photos from the night.
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