As they release their new album Flight, Afro Celt Sound System perform at Manchester’s RNCM. With album sales now topping one and a half million and two Grammy nominations to date, Afro Celt Sound System celebrated their 20th Anniversary in 2016 with acclaimed album,...
Manchester based Gondwana Records presents Mammal Hands at the city’s Royal Northern College of Music just days after the release of their new EP. Mammal Hands (Nick Smart on keyboards, Jesse Barrett on drums and table, and Jordan Smart on saxophones) will be...
Piney Gir has been announced as the special guest on Ride’s upcoming 30th anniversary Unplugged tour. The tour concludes with a Manchester gig at the Royal Northern College of Music. The announcement comes after the release of Piney’s latest single, Dreamcatcher. The...
Multi-award winning Karine Polwart performs at Manchester’s RNCM off the back of her latest record Laws of Motion. The songwriter, musician, theatre maker and published writer performs in Manchester the day after Laws of Motion is released. Her seventh album Laws of...
Guitar virtuoso Tommy Emmanuel has announced a run of UK shows including a performance at Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music Concert Hall. The run of dates follow the release of his latest album Accomplice One in early 2018. The tour will also feature...
Charles Esten has announced that he will return to the UK in January 2019 for a run of dates including a Manchester gig at the Royal Northern College of Music. The Pittsburgh-born actor/singer/comedianis best know for playing the role of country singer Deacon...
Following the continued success of the CMA Songwriters Series show in London during C2C Festival and last year's debut tour, the CMA Songwriters Series returns to the UK with a night fixed for Manchester's RNCM. Hosted by Chris DeStafano, the night will also feature...
Hazel O'Connor will appear at Manchester's Royal Northern College of Music for a special screening of the digitally re-master uncut version of the film Breaking Glass. The screening will be followed by an intimate Q&A and live performance of some of the film's...
Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music has revealed its Summer 2018 season featuring classical music, big band, vocal and a collaboration with Manchester Jazz Festival. Running through the season, the RNCM will continue their year-long French Connections...
Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music presents a day-long festival next month, with a host of free events and performances from special guests. Dubbed A Dance with the Devil, the RNCM’s Wind, Brass and Percussion Festival includes a lunchtime concert that gives...
Manchester’s RNCM has collaborated with Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris (Paris Conservatoire) to create a dual-language online exhibition commemorating the end of the Great War. Paris-Manchester 1918: Conservatoires in time of war uses...
Kaze are hitting the road for a short series of live appearances ahead of the release of new material with the tour including a Manchester gig at The Castle. Formed around Graham McCusker from Paisley and Amy Webber from Kent, KAZE’s story first began when the pair...
Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) brings Humperdinck’s opera Hansel and Gretel to the backstreets of Manchester this spring. The RNCM turns the clock back to the 1890s for this production of the Brothers Grimm tale, where a young brother and sister...
Manchester's Royal Northern College of Music has received £1.05 million from the Higher Education Funding Council for England’s Catalyst Fund to establish a significant digital project linking the College with university music departments and professional partners...
Nearly ten years to the day since the release of his debut double platinum selling album Hand Built By Robots, Newton Faulkner’s latest Hit The Ground Running is due out. The release of Hit The Ground Running on 1 September comes ahead of Newton Faulkner performing at...