A Queer Revue! – Band on the Wall, June 2016
On Friday June 3rd, at the wonderful A QUEER REVUE! at Band on the Wall, I’m going to be doing…
The First National LGBT History Festival – Queer Noise presentation 2015
In late 2009 I acquired a small amount of funding to develop ‘Queer Noise’ – an online exhibition for Manchester…
Manchester Academy Memories 2016
Manchester District Music Archive is proud to launch a new digital exhibition created in partnership with the University of Manchester…
Manchester Is Here
Wednesday June 15th, 2016 Manchester Metropolitan University Business School 10am-4pm FREE – book a place Commemorating the 20th anniversary of…
Activist / Archivist – a ‘Show & Tell’ event 2016
Passionate about Manchester music? Interested in hidden histories? Join Manchester District Music Archive for a one-off event exploring fascinating stories from…
Electric 50: A fundraiser for Manchester District Music Archive
Tuesday May 17th, 2016 Manchester Academy 3 7.30pm £10 JUDAS! Manchester District Music Archive hosts fundraising concert celebrating Bob Dylan’s historic…
Archiving Women’s Performance Practice 2016
Archives are closely linked with how we understand history and can be a site for resistance and celebration in challenging…
Connected Communities – Pararchive Conference, University of Leeds, 2015
Multiple Histories – The Democratisation of Manchester’s Music Heritage Manchester District Music Archive is a user-led, volunteer-run online archive established…
Louder Than Words Festival – Manchester song lyrics panel 2014
Photo: Alison Surtees ‘Hear my voice in your head and think of me kindly‘ was a panel event exploring the…
Defining Me – Musical Adventures in Manchester exhibition, The Lowry 2013
In 2013, following investment from Heritage Lottery Fund, Manchester District Music Archive launched ‘Defining Me: Musical Adventures in Manchester’, a…