Iain Matthews and Ian Clayton recorded on their Words & Music Tour at The CAT Club, Pontefract. Ian reads a short extract from Iain’s memoir Thro’ My Eyes about the time he learned to finger pick in Texas, followed by a performance of ‘Southern Wind’ by Iain.
Thro’ My Eyes is now available in paperback and deluxe editions. Click here for more details.
Amy Garcia interviews Anne Scargill and Betty Cook about their activism for both women and miners in the 1980s, detailed in their book Anne & Betty: United by the Struggle.
ITV Feature
Click here for a feature on Anne and Betty on ITV. Joined by Ian Clayton, they chat with Christine Talbot about their life and book.
Click here for more details on Anne & Betty: United By The Struggle
Novelist Michael Nath talks about The Fall.
This is an extract from the podast A Drink With Michael Nath. Click here to listen to the full podcast.
For more on Michael Nath and his books, visit his website here: michaelnath.wordpress.com
When Tom Hingley published his memoir Carpet Burns: Life With Inspiral Carpets in 2012, he toured the book with a series of live concerts and Q&A’s to literature festivals and special events. This is a feature length document these events with a mixture of words and music.
In this film
Platform 3, Dewsbury Train Station
‘Stand By Me’
Book Launch, Martin Harris Centre, Manchester University
Q&A With Mike Joyce
‘Sackville’
Q&A (cont)
Chester Literature Festival, Laugh Inn, Chester
‘I Don’t Want To Be A Fighter Anymore’
Deer Shed Festival, Baldersby Park, Topcliffe
Q&A With Dave Simpson
‘Leaving It All Behind’
Morley Literature Festival, St Peter’s Church, Morley
Intro Jenny Harris
‘Good’
Q&A With Chris Bond
Cadence Cafe, Tyldesley
‘Soul High’
Rochdale Literature and Ideas Festival, Flying Horse, Rochdale
Q&A With Steve Cooke
‘Prodigal Son’
Tom Hingley & The Lovers, The Ruby Lounge, Manchester
Reading from Julius Caesar: Act 3 Scene 2
‘Niagara’
‘This Is How It Feels’
For more clips related to Carpet Burns, including further clips from tour – the full launch video plus more songs Chester Literature Festival and The Lovers gig at The Ruby Lounge – see this YouTube playlist
For more content on Carpet Burns, visit: carpetburns.wordpress.com
Tom Hingley website: www.tomhingley.co.uk
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We were commissioned by MediaNorth/Campaign For Press And Broadcasting Freedom (North) to film their conference It’s The Media, Stupid: Post-Election Policies For Media Reform which took place at Leeds City Art Gallery on 8th February 2020. The conference took a comprehensive look at the state of the British media with a series of experts giving talks with plenty of space for informed contributions from the floor. They were four sessions throughout the day, the first two took an in-depth look at media coverage of the 2019 General Election, the third session a detailed examination of the BBC at a critical time in its history as it faces an existential threat from the current government. The final session considers what steps are necessary to move forward. Click play above to watch all four sessions. Individual links to each of the four sessions follows here:
Session 1: THE MEDIA AND THE ELECTION
Professor Dominic Wring: Co-Director Loughborough University 2019 Election Survey
Justin Schlosberg: Media Reform Coalition
Contributions from the floor
Introduced by Granville Williams: Editor MediaNorth
Session 2: THE PRESS: OWNERSHIP, REGULATION AND ETHICS
Nicholas Jones: Author and former BBC Industrial and Political Correspondent
Louisa Bull: National Officer, Unite’s Graphical Paper, Media and IT Sector
Contributions from the floor
Chaired by Caroline Bedale, Health Campaigns Together
Session 3: BROADCASTING: REGULATION, AND IMPARTIALITY
Introduced by Granville Williams: Editor MediaNorth
Sian Jones: President, National Union of Journalists
Dr Tom Mills: Author and Vice Chair Media Reform Coalition
Tony Lennon: Freelance and Research Officer, Bectu
Contributions from the floor
Session 4: LOOKING FORWARD: POLICIES FOR MEDIA REFORM
Justin Schlosberg: Media Reform Coalition
Granville Williams: Editor MediaNorth
Contributions from the floor
Chaired by Barry White, NUJ Member, Leeds and Wakefield Branch
Iain Matthews and Ian Clayton caught in the Devil’s bargain on their Words & Music Tour at The Red Shed, Wakefield. Ian reads a short extract from Iain’s memoir Thro’ My Eyes followed by a stripped-down performance of ‘Woodstock’ by Iain. Recorded on 27th September 2019.
It was the perfect moment at iconic Red Shed, Wakefield’s Labour Club. The story shows that it was because of the Union that we got the Matthews Southern Comfort ‘Woodstock’ in the first place. It’s a song that strives for a new utopia, but it’s this version that spread the ideal beyond the hippies and dreamers to the kitchens, bedrooms, youth clubs, factories and paint shops of the masses. And this is a beautiful performance by Iain. At one point, he’s singing the notice board (Toulouse / To lose)
Click here for more on Thro’ My Eyes: A Memoir.
