Sunday Chats 969

Ruth welcomes back Manchester Female Fronted Rock Metal Band to the Allfm Studios to celebrate the release of the 2nd single from Onion Mash -One Minute More which tackles the current mental health crisis in the uk

We welcomed back stage actor & comedian Andy Farhan to allfm.org for the 3rd time to celebrate his first year in comedy & 150 gigs later, discuss what he has learnt about the Manchester comedy circuit. He also shares his new year's resolutions for 2025

Stockport author David Hardy chats to allfm.org about his debut poetry collection Off-Beat Spark 145 quirky light &dark poems for life's ups and downs. We also find out how a cheeky poetic submission landed him a book dea with a traditional publisher in record time!

David Nolan -Multi Award Winning British Author chats to Allfm.org about his latest Novel Rain Falls Hards with Allfm and discusses how he has evolved from being an author of music biographies to king of Manc Noir Crime fiction

Ahead of the release of the latest EP Friend/Imposter local Musician Chas Frederick chats to Allfm.org about his band Strange & Charm, where he collaborates with fellow Neil Finn fan and superb vocalist Kay Scoble.

Although the band is heavily inspired by Crowded House & the Blues they specialise in producing original tracks that bring storytelling to life. They tackle themes of everyday life that are rarely heard in song such as Imposter Syndrome & life from the perspective of a rescued Greyhound!

Allfm welcomes musical duo Andy N and PollyAnna Rose into the studio ahead of the release of their first Album, which uses the creative art of storytelling to highlight poignant life events & news topics. Through Polly's powerful vocal and Andy's ambient music we are taken on an immersive Oceanic Adventure through space and time, to explore the fine line between darkness & light.

We also find out about what it's been like for them to creatively collaborate on tracks remotely!.

This episode also features the latest single from Conor Molloy -Borderlines & an interview with Sci-fi author Joe Darlington, Radio Host & Poet Abigail Williams from Dark Peak Radio along with Anita Ngai from Manchester Histories Project.

Audio producer & Screenwriter Steven Louis Arnold Chats to Allfm.org about his latest Audio Drama which highlights life for main character in the police force whilst secretly battling with terminal cancer. The full podcast can be found here https://open.spotify.com/show/4f8mmdZYbVj4kacK4aMdl0

Children's Author Nicola Worswick chats to allfm.org about the positive aspects of having Dyslexia and how it's lead to her creating a series of 7 story books and accompanying workshops to encourage kids to make the most out of their visual learning experience. Find out more about Captain Cuthbert & his adventures with Scat the cat here https://linktr.ee/scatthecat

Allfm.org welcomes back Phillip Carter on his return from America to let us know how his first gig In front of a salt lake city audience went. Did they they get his humour? Also an exclusive audio extract of Phil's latest summer sci-fi release The Cosmonaut who died twice

Ahead of their performance as part of this year's Chorlton Arts Festival we chatted to Blues Duo Chris Small & David Simister on how Manchester's rich Blues History & Chris' Blues show which can be heard on allfm.org every Tuesday from 3pm. This episode also features a Live in studio session from the band