BARRY ADAMSON IN CONVERSATION WITH DAVE HASLAM
29 March 2014 3pm
Manchester Town Hall (as part of Manchester Histories Festival)

Admission is free, but booking is advised: http://bit.ly/1hIj7pE

After a sell out in conversation event for the 2011 Manchester International Festival, Manchester Histories Festival (MHF) and Manchester District Music Archive (MDMArchive) are thrilled to be bringing Barry Adamson back to his home city for an onstage interview with writer, broadcaster and DJ Dave Haslam.

Twenty-five years ago Barry Adamson released his debut solo album, 'Moss Side Story', inspired by the neighbourhood he'd grown up in. Having been bass player in the pioneering post-punk band Magazine, and after playing with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, he subsequently released other solo albums, including the Mercury Music Prize-nominated 'Soul Murder', all suffused with Ennio Morricone-style atmospherics and widescreen, wired jazz. His movie work includes contributing soundtrack material to Derek Jarman’s 'The Last of England', Alison Anders' 'Gas Food Lodging', David Lynch’s 'Lost Highway', and Oliver Stone's 'Natural Born Killers'. He was awarded the Best Short Story Award at the Piemonte Noir Italian festival for his novella 'Maida Hell' and in 2010 he released his debut short-film 'Therapist'. Adamson rejoined the Bad Seeds for the release of their 2013 album, 'Push the Sky Away'.

This interview and Q&A will be a highlight of the MHF Celebration Day taking place on Saturday 29 March across Manchester Town Hall and the Friends' Meeting House, and will follow on from MDMArchive’s exhibition 'Defining Me: Musical Adventures in Manchester' at The Lowry.

ALL EVENTS FUNDED BY HERITAGE LOTTERY FUND.