Join Not Quite Light for the monthly rummage through the box of sounds under my bed for an eclectic mix of field recordings and delicious music. There is a hint of spring to this month, and I feature tracks by Alice Boyd, Antony Szmierek, Pefkin and Duke Ellington. LISTEN HERE PLAYLIST
WHERE WILL THE SOULS OF THE DEAD LIVE NOW? Angel Meadow is a crucible land. Once bucolic, it became home to a notorious slum in the years of the industrial revolution, and at its northern end a now anonymous pauper’s burial ground conceals the bodies of up to 40,000 people. In recent years a vast sum of money from Hong Kong has been invested in regenerating the local district, and Angel Meadow, deemed a park these days, is slowly being […]
This short documentary features the late Joan Hibberd, who lived to be 102 years old, a life long Socialst activist, who was born and bred in Trafford, south of Manchester.This film was made as she approached her 100th birthday. Directed by Simon Buckley Additional camera & editing Pete Tomkies With great thanks to the Joan, and all her family. Also, to Kate Green and Stretford Urmston CLP or supporting the film
Join Not Quite Light for an eclectic mix of field recordings and delicious music… This month we wander back through recordings from 2024, including a strange trip to Egypt in the Spring. Music features tracks by Morton Feldman, Fairuz, Julie Cooper and Vig Mihaly. LISTEN HERE PLAYLIST
MIDDLEWOOD LOCKS 7.27AM Walking towards Middlewood Locks, down Oldfield Road in Salford at around 6.40am, I was passed by a young man carrying on his back a case containing a tuba, or maybe a euphonium. His head was down, lost in thought as he made his way, I assumed, to some orchestral practice somewhere. I’m not sure why I found this slightly absurd, but I did. I wondered, should he practise at home, what it must be like living next […]
TUESDAY 14th October – Tuesday December 2nd 2024 7.00pm – 10pm ( 6 weeks ) Learn how to explore the night with your camera… Maximum of 8 places to ensure one to one tuition. NQL HQ, GF 008, The Courtyard, Islington Mill, James St, M3 5HW Join artist Not Quite Light, best known for his twilight and night time photographs of the city, and learn how to observe the night time urban world around you, and the techniques needed to […]
SATURDAY 19TH JULY 2025 10AM – 4PM TAKE BETTER SMARTPHONE PHOTOGRAPHS 8 PLACES £40.00 ( +£1 booking fee ) DO YOU LOVE TAKING PICTURES ON YOUR PHONE, AND WOULD LIKE TO BE EVEN BETTER? It will soon be the summer holidays, and you’ll be wanting to capture your special memories with your smartphone. Taking pictures of that beautiful sunset, but somehow the camera doesn’t quite see it as you do? Want to treasure the view from your accommodation, or those […]
SATURDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER 2025 – WANT TO LEARN HOW TO TAKE GREAT PHOTOGRAPHS USING FILM? – 8 PLACES £65 Film is back! The popularity of film continues to rise, perhaps as something of an antidote to the instant, fragile nature of digital photography. I click to create it, one click to delete it. But film is different. It requires patience, a different approach, and negatives can last for decades. It also requires a new set of skills to learn the […]
Join Not Quite Light for an eclectic mix of field recordings and delicious music… On this show we wander back through the past two months, with recordings from Poland, Manchester and Salford. Music features tracks by Thelonious Monk, The Saxophones, Yamaneko and Henryck Górecki. LISTEN HERE PLAYLIST
Islington Way, Salford 6.44am The birds seemed louder on this morning, than they had been for any of the previous week. As I stepped out of Islington Mill, a robin bounced near my feet, as if leading me like a pied piper. It moved without fear, clearly used to people passing nearby. The only time it stopped was to listen to the melody messages flying through the air, an air which also carried a scent of change that raked my […]