Great night at the inaugural Nordoff and Robbins #NorthernMusicAwards last night. Particularly chuffed for my mates, the mighty THE K'S, as they bounce from their Top3 album to this award to a big gig at a sold out Victoria Warehouse this Friday. Exciting times.

Manchester TONITE! The Northern Music Awards. Hosted by Chris Hawkins at Albert Hall. Raising funds for Nordoff and Robbins charity. Info and last minute tickets at >

nordoff-robbins.org.uk/northern-music…

Calling #Manchester and NW music lovers. Don’t miss the Northern Music Awards at Albert Hall tmrw night. Tuesday. With performances including Liam Fray THE K'S Antony Szmierek and more. Raising funds for ace Nordoff and Robbins charity. All info and tickets below >>

2014, 2015… for #EarthDay2024 now.

(Also one for the students, teachers and lovers of poetic form. A Shakespearean sonnet with added, self-imposed challenges around alliteration and internal rhyming.)

#poetry #poetry lovers

An honour also to be a guest at #ManchesterUnited Former Players’ Assoc dinner at #OldTrafford . The first since #SirBobbyCharlton died. A superb turnout and lots of very moving and heartfelt tributes. A great night in the company of greatness. Kidd, McIlroy, Buchan, Stepney…

Goosebumps! Absolutely stunning vocals from Manchester’s LUSAINT on this version of Wicked Games. Brought a tear to my eye to hear live yesterday at 53two. One of those tracks that you’d stay in the car to find out who was singing. Check out her own ace tunes too.

Tears, laughter and true inspiration. An honour to be there yesterday as my friend Martin Hibbert launched his new book. A huge well done to Martin, co-author Fiona Duffy, superb host Dan Walker and ace venue 53two 👏👏

I noticed a few Man City fans had inflatable bananas yesterday at Wembley in the FA Cup Semi-Final. But not as many as they did back in December 1988, when City did go bananas! #MCFC

It’s been a thrill to feature in the Greater Mancunians student photography project. So many friends, old and new, at the ace launch event last night. Thanks and well done to Harry and Katie, good luck to all. Free to visit at the beautiful Manchester Central Library 👍.

All fans of football, sport, social history, working class culture, changing fashions and ace photography should hurry over to this great thread of Stuart Roy Clarke’s beautiful homesoffootball 💙 work.

35 years ago today, Pixies released their second studio album 'Doolittle' - here's Bowie waxing lyrical about the iconic band 🤘⁠

There were two angry alsatians on the flat roof of Lowry’s nite club in Hyde which ran over and barked down at me every morning on the way to sixth form, 1981-83. Beloved of the under age clubber and the 30+ Lothario, later re-named to Jekyll’s… of Hyde.

I stood at Anfield once and read all the #Hillsborough names. It’s the details that get you. The repeated family names, the one Mr, one Snr, the nicknames. The fine BSc, the proud HND. And then you read down the columns of their ages. Written in gold. #YNWA

A poem for #Liverpool on this, the 29th anniverary of Hillsborough. From #Manchester with love.

#ChooseLove #YNWA #WeStandTogether

Welcome new followers! For those asking about my book - for signed copies, audio, video, biog and more head over to >

tonywalshpoet.com

Fancy winning one of five signed copies of my bestselling newly published memoir about growing up in rural poverty in #Cornwall ? Repost/Follow for chance to #win

NUMBER THREE in the UK album charts! No1 in the indie charts. Huge congratulations to the mighty THE K'S. Great talents and a massive team effort.

Have you ever heard a debut album start with a bolder, more spine-tingling statement of intent?! PLAY LOUD

open.spotify.com/track/6T7NF7PZ…

Last call! I’m heading to #Buxton Buxton Opera House & Pavilion Arts Centre soon to be john robb’s guest in the second half of the show TONIGHT. Maybe sharing a story about being on a hit indie album this week- THE K'S at Number 2 in the midweek album charts.