Richard LysonsRICHARD LYSONS attended his first Free Trade Hall concert in 1972.After a career teaching English, he is now a music researcher and writer. He was chief researcher for the highly acclaimed Discover Amazing Women by Rail project. His first published ork, Were You There? Popular Music At Manchester’s Free Trade Hall - 1951 To 1996, (ISBN: 978-1-909360-81-5) was published in 2020 to wide acclaim by music archivists. Read More Read Less