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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

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!

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

A Bonus Episode with Chas & Leigh from Split Frenz, where Chas introduces us to his second band Strange & Charm which has a crowded house influence as well as some Blues

Ahead of their performance as part of Chorlton Arts Festival allfm.org welcomed Leigh & Chas from Split Frenz UK 's top tribute act to Neil Finn's Split Endz to the studio to play some live music and tell us what inspired them to form the band Follow Split_Frenz on IG to find out more

We join author & comedian Philip Carter for a review of Daliso Chaponda's Live citizen of nowhere show live from Z-Arts Manchester

Allfm welcomes back Manchester based Singer/Songwriter James Reid for the first time since lockdown. Ahead of the release of his latest single Silly Games James tells us how he went from singing cover versions to winning awards for songs he had written himself. James' passion for encouraging other local artists has also led to him hosting a variety of open mic nights in & around Manchester. You can find James on Spotify.

We welcome Author and poet John Botterill back to the Allfm studios to celebrate the release of his 3rd book in less than a year 'Away with words-Poetic Reflections' (available to buy on Amazon) As always proceeds will go to The Teenage Cancer Trust.

We catch up with Comedian Phil Carter following his debut shows for GM fringe & find out what the experience has inspired him to do next. First Broadcast on allfm.org 23/07/23

Friend of the show Phil Carter introduces New Singer/Songwriter Issy Sutcliffe to allfm.org ahead of her debut single on Aug 9th as she embarks on her new career as a solo artist. This episode was 1st broadcast on All 96.9 23/07/23

Featuring tracks from Jack's new album with The Dirt and live poetry from his debut book Talking Myself Out Of Trouble, Jack has also written a 2nd book- Don't believe the hype & a children's book as part of a Halloween workshop he curated

Ahead of Levy Punk Weekender Author, Performance Poet and Musician Jack Horner chats to allfm.org about discovering his creative side as he recovered from PTSD & how it's launched a 2nd career in the arts for him including the release of his first album with new band - The Dirt

Sara Abanur and Oceana Cage from Switch MCR chat to allfm.org about their save me seat Festival celebrating the Global Majority which is on at 53Two Manchester this weekend