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15 Oct 2024

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Photograph
2005
Added 25th April 2008
by Natalie Curtis
Craig Potter.

This week's video

Woman: Breaking the Rules. Part 1: Yvonne Ellis

Woman: Breaking The Rules is a project celebrating women in Manchester music. The project, which comprises 5 short films, a pop-up exhibition and several events, is part of our HLF-funded Rebel Music programme and is led by MDMA co-founder Alison Surtees.

Through our online networks we held a vote to determine which 5 inspiring women in Manchester music we approach to feature in our 5 short films. A whopping 718 people voted.

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“Hi Roy I drink with Moley every Friday in Jolly Butcher Wythenshawe, Graham Iggy Ingham is in Wythenshawe town FC aka Chicken Hut mainly as he has a lot to do with the football team, Dave Gleave aka Glez plays at Spinning Top Stockport often, infact I spoke to Dave a few days ago as he is going to visit his daughter in Perth Oz where I left my daughter Gemma last Monday after 3 weeks, he wanted to know how the flying was.”
14 Oct
“Hi Roy I drink with Moley every Friday in Jolly Butcher Wythenshawe, Graham Iggy Ingham is in Wythenshawe town FC aka Chicken Hut mainly as he has a lot to do with the football team, Dave Gleave aka Glez plays at Spinning Top Stockport often, infact I spoke to Dave a few days ago as he is going to visit his daughter in Perth Oz where I left my daughter Gemma last Monday after 3 weeks, he wanted to know how the flying was.”
14 Oct
“Great set of artefacts Roy thanks for uploading”
12 Oct
“Hello. Roy (original drummer here). The very first Naughties gig was in Eccles at the Trades club... Bob Williamson was in attendance and was flirting elastic bands at me from the side of the stage. We played The Gallery one night and in the afternoon when we turned up to set up and soundcheck we were told not to make a noise until the Quality Street Gang had finished their meeting upstairs! I also remember we played Salford Uni supporting Tariq Ali. The very first recordings of the band were made in Gar's cellar on Trafford Road in Eccles and I still have a recording of them transferred to CD. I also kept the promo posters and badges for some of the venues. Sadly, Gar died some years ago, Tweedy is still going strong living on the Isle of Wight. Dave and Iggy are still around and Dave is still playing with a couple of bands.”
11 Oct
“Taken at Victoria Mill, Miles Platting, Manchester”
01 Oct
“Gig was 6th November not 7th”
30 Sep
“I was married to Arthur Butler ( Bugsy) I am still in contact as we still live near unfortunately Arthur us now totally blind due to glaucoma but I will pass on any messages for him, they recorded Greensleeves and Johnny B Good and also wrote and recorded Green Eyes which Chris wrote for his wife Ellen who I also see every week my email is Paulamscott@hotmail.co.uk”
26 Sep
“Flyer of the millenium.”
26 Sep
“I love you big dummy”
24 Sep
“My name is Barry (aka) Bash I together with Richard Searling hosted the Thursday night SOUL NIGHT it was a massive success and great memories for me as I was resident there for 6 years from 1979 and met my wife Amanda of 41 yrs on my dancefloor. Yes full of celebs and great music. Richard introduced me to real soul and I havent stopped since lol www.bashsoulcentral.com www.soullegendsradio.co.uk Fridays 6-8pm BST playing the very best in soul as a dinosaur lol”
20 Sep

Latest People & Places

Dennis Bourne - Person DBmcr75 11 Oct
Buffalo 66/the Electric Milk Band/hippy Mafia - Band / Artist DBmcr75 11 Oct
Cressa - Band / Artist DBmcr75 11 Oct
Johnny Vegas - Person DBmcr75 11 Oct
John Thompson - Person DBmcr75 11 Oct
David Mcalmont And Bernard Butler - Band / Artist DBmcr75 11 Oct
Electric Milk Band/hippy Mafia - Band / Artist DBmcr75 11 Oct
Electic Milk Band/hippy Mafia - Band / Artist DBmcr75 11 Oct
Scratch - Band / Artist DBmcr75 11 Oct
Sweet Female Attitude - Band / Artist MDMAshley 09 Oct
Fac 281 - Place Garreth Hughes 02 Oct
Ian Fourcandles - Band / Artist Bob O 30 Sep
Stephen Kingston - Person Red 30 Sep
Mike West - Band / Artist inthesunitiswarm 28 Sep
Mook - Band / Artist AndyLyth 30 Aug

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