Steve Stockman
@stocki61
writer (books & blog), minister (Fitzroy), music fan, Man City fan, theo-musicologist, MBE for dabbling in peace building and organising 4 Corners Festival...
William Crawley asked myself and the very funny playwright Bronagh Diamond on to Talkback with 5 songs of the season but where Jesus is not born yet. Only got to play 4 but here are all 5 of mine... sstockman.substack.com/p/5-pre-chri...
My new blog has now been on Substack for one month… I am happy with 7000 views and 100 subscribers but would love more subscribers!! Go on… album and book reviews… spiritual surmising… all the Fitzroy news and more… Go on! sstockman.substack.com
This is the saddest day… I feel bereft of my precious Soul Surmise… thanks for all who read it… be patient as I find a new space soon…
celebrating the city as Fitzroy cheer the Half Marathon… one of our highlights of the year…
we have been having a good time with this Good fella this past week or two... his book is a very good read... stocki.typepad.com/soulsurmise/...
Sorry to hear that Maeve Kyle has passed away... as I was growing up, my parents were Ballymena Athletics Club team mates... she was an early hero...
no, not on TV this morning… unless you are in the Green Room at the Beeb in Belfast… I will be on your radio… Thought For The Day in about 10 minutes…
Well look at this… my current obsessive band… BLUE ROSE CODE… in my office… Fitzroy on September 20th… oh my!!!
last overview… at 7.30 I will be In Conversation with Anthony Toner and Andrea Montgomery… 350 tickets taken but still room… so come on down… Fitzroy
Lorna Gold at 4CF… A world class lecture on Caring For Our Eartly Home and economics and science and practical responses… and hope! Goodness!
last night at 4CF 6th generation fiddler player Clare Sands mesmerised us with songs of land and sea and peace… spectacular!
The 4 Corners Peace Loom needs wool… please take your odds and ends to Peter and Heidi in 2 Royal Avenue, Belfast…
so on my blog this week I did say there were good reasons for the t-shirts I wear… and… 50th anniversary of Blood On The Tracks this week
most free CDs with magazines go straight to trash but every now and again there is a real winner… this months Uncut has Wilco alternative takes… yes!
last 4 Corners Festival planning meeting… it’ll be good… and well organised… now if you haven’t - BOOK NOW
4 Corners Festival 2025 is just 2 weeks away... events are booking out... don't be disappointed. Book Now! www.4cornersfestival.com/festival-yea...
May we all be blessed this Christmas By the Father who gave his only son By the Son who gave himself in humility And by the Spirit who gives us insight into this truth We pray in hope For peace and love and justice In our hearts and souls And all over the world AMEN
When you realise that the Noel Gallagher designed shirt “Definitely 4” was prophetic…
4 Corners Festival 2025 launched to Friends… tickets live on website on Monday night…
it is in my hands… 4 Corners Festival 2025 programme… it’s a wheeker!! launched at Friends Of The Festival tonight… tickets on sale Monday…