Chris Sheehan

While we’re talking about Manchester - here’s a session recorded with Stuart Maconie in Salford that my friend Kathryn did for her new project The Pond the other day - give it a listen. Really lovely album… really different too. 

I met Stuart in Wales last October - and a right laugh he was. Matt and I did a Bench Connection session back in 2009 for him for 6music, really good guy. I can recommend ‘Pies and Prejudice’, his book as well; a very amusing summary of a manc in london being taken in by it all, while somehoe remaining just detached enough.

Anyhow - back to the point… listen to THE POND… 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/showcase/clips/p00r186h/in/justadded/justadded

This may seem like a bizarre post but I found this website at Christmas, and they really do have some ace stuff. Super fast delivery and really nice guys. Bit of Mancunian taste goes a long way, especially in ‘that London’.

http://www.togsandclogs.com/

With the BBC moving up there, (among other things) I really hope Manchester starts to get more investment, and more kudos for being full of so much soul and creativity. It’s quite funny being here in London and hearing the mild snobbery amongst some of the BBC staff about having to move up there. I wager that those that have will never look back. London has a way of drawing you in and keeping you, but those that get out rarely regret it. 

In the meantime, I’ll save my pennies up for the odd t shirt… I’ve had a bit of a thing for Mads Norgaard and Humor stuff since my frined got me into it in Copenhagen.

Now, read this, and try not to guffaw:

http://www.sadanduseless.com/2012/04/texts-from-my-dog/#m0Rsx3c7bUds72Xo.01