My Top 20 Political Songs

This is my selection of my favourite political songs.  Some people suggest that music and politics do not mix- well this list would seem to go against that opinion as some of the greatest songs ever written have come from the tradition of protest songs.  ‘Change Is...

Peter Hooton on BBC Radio 2 Christmas Eve, 10pm

All Is Calm – The Story of the Christmas Truce World War One In All Is Calm, John Hurt tells the story of the most famous ceasefire in history, through diaries, letters and archive accounts from the soldiers themselves. It is perhaps the perfect Christmas fable...

Peter Hooton honoured by Edge Hill University

Peter Hooton has been made an honorary doctor of philosophy at Edge Hill University – nearly 30 years after The Farm were banned from the campus. the farm band See the full article here. The say time is a great healer, here’s the letter we received back in 1988...

Routes Jukebox – Fri 28th August

LIMF Routes Jukebox – inc The Farm As part of the incredible ‘Music Migrations’ themed Commissions, the Routes Jukebox live show will retrace the key influencing records that came to Liverpool from the U.S. after World War II inspiring pioneering movements from...