I sometimes feel compelled to take certain paths, aware I’m being pushed by energies beyond my understanding. This year I knew I was going to spend the night of the summer solstice out in The Meadows, just off the Crescent in Salford. This land is perhaps where the first settlers came to rest, at the curve of the River Irwell, where it doubles back on itself. It has remained a slightly wild place, now left to grow so that if […]
Join Not Quite Light for an eclectic mix of delicious music and field recordings. This month the show features field recordings from the city and countryside, and NQL decides he’s not sure where he’s going… Music includes tracks by OneDa, Masayoshi Fujita and Neil Diamond. LISTEN HERE PLAYLIST
Join Not Quite Light for an eclectic mix of delicious music and field recordings… This month I make a final visit to the house of my late nana, just before it’s finally sold, after being in the family since 1958. I record the sounds of the house, and my feelings as I say goodbye to somewhere that has been part of my whole life. Music features tracks by Pefkin, Loula Yorke, Anja Garbarek and Harry Seacombe… LISTEN HERE PLAYLIST
Join Not Quite Light for an eclectic mix of delicious music and field recordings… This month I take a look back on 2023, the year just gone. Originally broadcast live just after Christmas, this show features music and soundscapes featured during the past twleve months. It was quite moving, and also inspirational, to hear the sounds I recorded last year, providing a provocative reminder of the life I experienced. Sounds from Manchester, Salford, Hull, Paris, Portugal and Poland. Music featured […]
I recently took photographs which have slightly evolved Not Quite Light in the city. I’ve begun to seek out spaces which are ostensibly public, and which yet are unsettling in the twilight. Often they are areas used for leisure, or green spaces, but that were once industrial areas, now reclaimed for other uses. The initial three photographs from this collection are now exclusively available as limited edition prints via the Saul Hay Gallery in Castlefield. They can be bought in […]