Liam Barker

Liam is from the Peak District town of Glossop in Derbyshire. He read English at the University of Liverpool before studying an MA in Creative Writing (Poetry) at Manchester Metropolitan University.

3 June 2022

Now Then in the Valley of the Ram―a brief exploration of the past in the present.

29 November 2021

Next stop for Now Then is Mossley—where houses are built on hills and old county borders meet.

7 October 2021

Now Then attends Elbow’s long-awaited show—delayed but not dampened by Covid.

26 July 2021

Under the elegant curvature of Manchester Central, MIF has delivered a long-awaited live performance by Damon Albarn.

24 July 2021

Now Then chats to Christy Hunter―a street photographer whose candid shots capture the fleeting intimacies of everyday life in Manchester.

26 June 2021

Now Then pays a visit to New Mills—a town with plenty of old mills.

23 April 2021

Glossop is the first destination in a new series exploring the satellite towns of Greater Manchester and beyond.

Liam Barker

Knowing Manchester Outside In Ramsbottom

Knowing Manchester Outside In Mossley

Live / stage review Guy Garvey has us in the crook of his Elbow at Manchester’s Apollo

Live / stage review Damon Albarn makes a triumphant return to Manchester International Festival

Christy Hunter Everyday Street

Knowing Manchester Outside In New Mills

Knowing Manchester Outside In Glossop