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Tag : dawn

07 Oct 2025

CAMBRIDGE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE SALFORD 5.58AM

CAMBRIDGE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, SALFORD, 5.58AM Yesterday morning, I left my studio at 5.30am, and made my way up to the Cambridge industrial estate, which lies just beyond the banks of the River Irwell in Broughton. Above me was a glum sky, which only grudgingly allowed smears of cleaner blue through just before sunrise. The birds were up early, forcefully calling their information songs out to each other through the rough branches of trees, left to hang wild over derelict land […]

01 Oct 2025

NOT QUITE LIGHT REFORM RADIO OCTOBER 2025

This month on my I take you out at dawn with me, as I visit Plymouth Grove in Ardwick, Manchester for Not Quite Light. A blend of narrative, field recordings and delicious music, which includes tracks by W.H Lung, Ana Roxanne and Eden Ahbez. LISTEN HERE PLAYLIST

17 Sep 2025

DAWN PHOTOWALK WINTER SOLSTICE 2025

DAWN PHOTOWALK 6.45am – 8.15am MEET SACRED TRINITY CHURCH, CHAPEL STREET, SALFORD Join Not Quite Light for a contemplative dawn walk, exploring the quiet streets around Sacred Trinity church in Salford, and the surrounding Blackfriars area as the day begins. This is the weekend of the winter solstice, the shortest day, after which we being our journey to the summer months. The walk will be suitable for all levels. I’ll be on hand to offer tips and inspiration for photographs. […]

10 Sep 2025

NQL CREATIVE WEEKEND NOVEMBER 2025

WELCOME TO THE 3RD NQL CREATIVE WEEKEND EVENT! FRI 21st / SUN 23rd NOVEMBER 2025 NQL HQ ISLINGTON MILL JAMES STREET, SALFORD M3 5HW FRIDAY 21st  ‘MYSTERY’ AN EVENING OF FINE FOOD, GOOD CONVERSATION, PERFORMANCE AND MUSIC. Join Not Quite Light for the second evening of ‘Mystery’ at the Creative Weekends. DINNER 6.30pm -7.30pm The evening will begin with a delicious 2 course dinner at the wonderful Deli Lama cafe, situated just across the courtyard from NQL HQ at Islington […]

14 Jul 2025

ARDWICK MANCHESTER 2.43AM

ARDWICK, MANCHESTER 2.43AM Watch the short film, featuring the stills and my text read out loud, along with the field recordings. A fox was the first thing I noticed, skilfully moving through the streets, foraging for some unseen reward. I wondered where it lived, where it came from, and how it survived in the city. As soon as it sensed me, it sped away through the railings of a gate, and disappeared into the twilight. I looked to the east. […]

10 Jul 2025

NOT QUITE LIGHT REFORM RADIO JULY 2025

This month I take you out at dawn, but via Memory Lane, to the early days of Not Quite Light, when Manchester looked very different. Listen to my readings, field recordings and a selection of delicious music, featuring tracks by Laurie Spiegel, Shida Shahabi and Daniel Lanois. LISTEN HERE PLAYLIST

15 Jun 2025

NOT QUITE LIGHT REFORM RADIO JUNE 2025

This month I take you out at dawn, to listen to the sounds of the city and my encounters. With delicious music that features tracks by Nine Horses, Kenji Kihara and Clariloops. LISTEN HERE PLAYLIST

03 Jun 2025

HOLT TOWN MANCHESTER 3.10AM

HOLT TOWN, MANCHESTER 3.10AM Watch the short film, containing my reading of the text, sounds from the dawn and extra photographs. I was woken not by my alarm, but by the sound of wind screaming through gaps in my door. And then, on leaving for Holt Town, I nearly forgot my keys, which would have meant I’d have been locked out on my return after sunrise. This caused me to feel unsettled, a sense further enhanced when, after parking on […]

28 May 2025

RETRO BAR SACKVILLE STREET MANCHESTER 3.29AM

RETRO BAR, SACKVILLE STREET MANCHESTER, 3.29 AM Watch the film, with narrative and field recordings. Some mornings the sound of birdsong fills the still air. Other times there is a tense silence, and I’m caused to strain to hear the first notes of the blackbird’s delicious melody, signalling the end of darkness. On this particular breezeless morning in May, as I patrolled the area near Retro Bar, still too deep in shadow to be photographed, the main sound was of […]

22 May 2025

NOT QUITE LIGHT REFORM RADIO MAY 2025

This month I mix the sounds from a single, unfolding dawn with delicious soothing music. Birdsong and chilled, ambient sounds. Take your time with this show, it’s an opportunty to relax. LISTEN HERE PLAYLIST

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