music - Burngreave Messenger

The Funky Summer: Burngreave musician reaches out to help homeless

13th December 2021

Hi I’m Andy Stockton. A few readers might remember me performing at SADACCA and the Abbeyfield Park Festival in the late 1990’s with the hip hop crew the Red Eye Knights. Music is important to [Read more]

Rap song aims to inspire young people to get their jab

11th August 2021

Commissioned by Burngreave-based Reach Up Youth, Sheffield Rapper Sliime has written and recorded the new single ‘Allow It’, which aims to inform and inspire young people to get their Covid vaccinations. In what could be [Read more]

We meet again

4th November 2019

Story by Tim Neal | Photos by Tim Neal and from Ruženka’s personal collection Ruženka Pokutova was 19 years old when Jana Belišová first heard her singing. Jana, a Slovakian ethnographer and musicologist, had been [Read more]

SADACCA sounds sensational

19th August 2019

Story by John Malkin | Photos courtesy of SADACCA SADACCA launched a brand new community arts space on the 13th July, wi th an opening day performances and workshops from the likes of Kweku Sackey [Read more]

Simon Maddon fronting Before They Are Hanged

The Bay Horse – a pub that rocks

18th March 2019

Story and photo by James Woollen On the 9th March I attended a live music event at the Bay Horse pub located on Pitsmoor Road Sheffield. The evening was held in aid of ‘Compass Children’s [Read more]

Performing opportunity for young people (16+)

24th August 2018

Are you 16 or over and interested in acting, singing, dancing, puppetry, poetry or playing music? Paper Finch Theatre are putting on a performance for children at the Pitsmoor Adventure Playground. They are looking for [Read more]

The new ‘Church’ in Kelham Island

6th August 2018

Story by Victor Mujakachi | Photo by Richard Belbin The Osborne Works, formerly known as The Rutland Works on Rutland Road, is to have major new changes from what it originally was when built nearly [Read more]

Power in peace and harmony

18th June 2018

Story by Tim Neal | Photo by Nawal Al Fares Ahmad Hussain, who was born and brought up on Barnsley Road, has been named on the Muslim 100 Power list. He joins other influential Muslims [Read more]

Pitsmoor players hit the right note

30th April 2018

Story and photo by Liz Smith Katrina Love and Victoria Smith recently took part in the first ever Concert Band Varsity Battle of the Bands, a competition between the Students’ Union of both Sheffield universities. [Read more]

A ton of talent from local bands

30th April 2018

By Martin Currie, Steve Pool, Peter Applerock, Lee Furness and Frankie Currie Over the years, a small group of local film makers have produced many music videos for local bands. Here are a few of [Read more]