Terry Christian's Northerners With Attitude

21/06/2024

My warm up shows for my Edinburgh festival show run of 'Naked Confessions Of A Recovering Catholic' start this weekend 22nd/23rd June in Haslingden ( 4.30pm matinees) and Rawtenstall (8pm) plus bar. Tickets

later@ is bringing something a little bit different and very intimate to Haslingden and Rawtenstall in Rossendale at the lovely Ninja Coffee. No more than 40 people in a beautiful little space. Think New York/LA troubadour style or Tiny Desk at NPR.

18/06/2024

My warm up shows for my Edinburgh festival show run of 'Naked Confessions Of A Recovering Catholic' start this weekend 22nd/23rd June in Haslingden ( 4.30pm matinees) and Rawtenstall (8pm) plus bar. Tickets https://tickettailor.com/events/later

26/04/2024

Four small warm up gigs for Naked Confessions Of A Recovering Catholic in the Rossendale , Haslingden area over a weekend , 2 afternoon shows 2 evening shows, Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd June

later@ is bringing something a little bit different and very intimate to Haslingden and Rawtenstall in Rossendale at the lovely Ninja Coffee. No more than 40 people in a beautiful little space. Think New York/LA troubadour style or Tiny Desk at NPR.

19/04/2024

Well that's my smart casual wear for the summer sorted

26/03/2024

They say men can't multi-task but here I am Dj-ing in mid 1980s whilst being on the phone at the same time :-)

25/03/2024

Happy birthday to our Mary front and left in photo , I'm protecting het with my machine gun while younger brother Kevin is holding my dad's hand :-)

25/03/2024

Photo just says Manchester 1969 . My educated guess would be it's either Hulme, Moss Side or Brooks bar end of Old Trafford . I know what we called that home made vehicle ( made my first one aged 7 - ) in Manchester - but what did you call it where you grew up ( used to find the old wheels abandoned on the street or on the crofts or general wasteground)

24/03/2024

As a kid did you rank local swimming baths by how warm the water was
1. Stretford Baths ( warmest but no changing rooms , lads got changed behind a canvas strtched across the balcony :-) )
2. Urmston Baths ( but so much chlorine in water made it look like you were wearing blue eye shadow)
3. Chorlton Baths ( gets plus point because open sunday mornings but dirty )
4. Trafford Park baths - so cold it felt like it had been filled from the cold water tap in your back kitchen in December

22/03/2024

Another class song I discovered while watching the brilliant North Circular Dublin Documentary by Luke McManus
Gemma Dunleavy , this is a fantastic love song to her local Dublin neighbourhood , Up De Flats

Heyyy! You can vote for Up De Flats to win Irish Choice Prize song of the year Director: Rosie BarrettCinematography: Albert Hooi1st AC: JP QuillEditor: Rona...

22/03/2024

Well for those of us on here who are of Irish extraction , I have to confess I feel like I've been living in a cave for the last 10 years not to know of this fantastic and genius Irish singer songwriter . This song she wrote sounds like some traditional song written in the 1950s or something. So resonant . The genius of Lisa O'Neill- Rock The Machine

"Rock The Machine" from Lisa's album "Heard A Long Gone Song" on River Lea, an imprint of Rough Trade Records.Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heard-Long-Gon...

19/03/2024

Another photo in my flat above the Halifax in Derby , Mark Natty looking good , not sure about The Toni Basil poster , a freebie obviously and just something to stick up there :-)

03/03/2024

It was so long ago (2016) when I wrote this as part of my then page in The Sunday People.
About Mother's Day for those us who no longer have mothers that are around .

Sunday People columnist Terry Christian pays tribute to his late mother Margaret

27/02/2024

Must be at least 8 years ago. At Old Trafford for the launch of a George Best aftershave range and my oldest lad Daniel ( then 17ish) with the legend that is Paddy Crerand . Daniel is 26 in a week or so

17/02/2024

09/02/2024

With my dad in the pub boxing day , note the two youngsters are my oldest niece and nephew Jayne and michael. I think we're watching the football.

08/02/2024

Thanks to George Cieslik for the enhancement. Under age drinks outing to The barley Corn pub in Didsbury prior to Hollies 5th and 6th form disco . I don't think any of us pulled :-)

05/02/2024

I finally found a fairly accurate map of my local area

31/01/2024

OK Pop pickers , name the band and their biggest hit ?

30/01/2024

Little brother Kevin with my dad and at the donkey derby in Pontins

30/01/2024

Happy Birthday to my younger brother Kevin Patrick front row right ha ha

06/01/2024

Reminded of more 'inadequacy ' today as i put away my Xmas decorations. My longest oldest mate Pete Burgess David Burgess helped me put them up , and spent ages untangling my £9.99 lights. He suggested when I put them away I wrapped them around a piece of cardboard. I asked him where he got this kernel of wisdom from ...he said his dad ( Eddie or Ted) who went to St Lawrence's in Hulme with my mum. He asked how come I didn't know :-) forgetting we never had lights on our tree growing up :-)

15/12/2023

“I got quizzed on my Specialist Subject Manchester United – the Tommy Docherty Years by the one and only Clive Myrie in the on Celebrity Mastermind! See how I got on tonight on BBC One at 7.30pm
Chosen charity for my donation is Joanne Taylor of METUP UK, a fantastic local charity Pete Boyle Is Manchester United Legend Paul Henry James Waldron Kenny Hadfield Vincent Beaman Mike Garry - Poet Anthony Flanagan Chris Greenhalgh Steve Bailey Sophie Charles Andy Mitten Aniff Akinola Phil Matthews George Cieslik George Borowski Mick Middles Mark Jones Mark HodkinsonAlison Bell

10/12/2023

The The Guardian northern editor Helen Pidd , totally misunderstands Manchester culturally ( no surprise there ) and says if she hears New Order Blue Monday again , she'll move to Leeds - which is at least 20 miles closer than the part of Lancashire she was born and grew up in . She fails to mention the insult to Manchester's the late Denise Johnson by having Primal Scream play at Chanel party in Manchester after what those scum suckers did to her - mind this is the same guardian that published a photograph of Mary Pearce instead of Denise in her obituary . Took them days to sort it out on line and still refused to apologise , pretending it was a mix up , rather than a lack of journalistic standards or just knowing stuff

Big things are happening with Chanel and Factory International, but we hear Blue Monday a few too many times

07/12/2023

Very sad to hear of the passing of poet Benjamin Zephaniah, fascinating bloke. Represented something very important . First met and interviewed him back in 1986/87 for BBC Radio Derby back stage at Derby Playhouse before he did a gig there ( with a proper band ). Sissay Lemn Lemn Sissay Henry Normal Mike Garry - Poet A vivid memory was talking about this poem by the great Mutubaruka. He just lit up when I brought it up .

MUTABARUKA "SIT DUNG PON THE WALL"