Today’s post. Awesome fanzines made by @bunnydarke.bsky.social, who is currently my favourite person I’ve never met. Is that a weird thing to say? If it is, I apologise and I will crawl away back under my rock. Awesome writer and podcaster who I was too nervous/starstruck to say hi to last year. 😂
Next installment in “films we loved as kids and are they actually any good?”.
Time for some classic TV horror. This is one of my favourite purchases.
Both absolute 10/10 bangers.
Time for some risqué 1930s string band blues on white vinyl….
Cheers! I too am not looking forward to 1970. I’m looking forward to hearing you two discussing them though… 😉
Tonight’s cinematic entertainment.
Kiss of the Vampire (1963)
First time watch. Filling the gaps in my Hammer knowledge as I listen to Hammer Time as part of the @eoh_network. My current favourite podcast (apart from mine obvs). Hosted by legends @eofftv.bsky.social & @bunnydarke.bsky.social
Bristol Contra is go!!
Off into Sheffield on the tram (had to scrape the car out in -3 degrees to get to the Park & Ride) to spend my Valentines Day at the University of Sheffield for the Traditional Song Forum’s Broadside Day conference.
Drove to Sussex yesterday.
Now the journey begins properly.
Train from Durrington - London Victoria
Underground to Heathrow
2 x 11hr 30mins (ish) flights to Auckland via 8hr stop in Shanghai.
Merry “change of plans” Christmas from the Quinns in South Yorkshire.
Merry Christmas Matthew!
A breakdown on the M1.
When Culverake got our debut album Unto the Sky on vinyl as well as CD, the LP order came with 3 spare covers (outer sleeves). So each of us in the band have one.
I got mine framed and now up on the wall next to my desk.
Major shout out to Framework in Sheffield City Centre for an excellent job.
I’m ill, I’m skint, I’m tired, I’m awake.
All of these things are true and unlikely to change over the next few days.
Very excited about the current podcast episode.
The legendary Peggy Seeger!!!
Such a pleasure to chat ballads with her, and to hear her thoughts on this particular less known ballad too.
Thanks. No I won’t be there. I’m heading up to Newcastle tonight eat my body weight in Lebanese food and visit the session (best session ever!) that kept me sane during my uni years.
Have a good time with John & Peter.
My 36th birthday. Not sure how that happened but here we are!
Hope my neighbours enjoy Dinah Washington. My windows are open and this LP is on loud.
Nice book delivery to brighten up an otherwise dull afternoon…
Today’s loud LP accompaniment to admin…
Hold the phone, stop everything. I cannot do anything until I’ve binged The Diplomat season 3 on Netflix.
Been so excited for this ever since season 2 came out last October.
The album launch tour with Culverake continues today with a sold out private house concert.
Then Sheffield (Weds), Hartlepool Folk Festival (Fri/Sat) and Newcastle (Sun).
“There was a fish… in the percolator!”
#TwinPeaksRewatch
Now you can be bombarded with my podcast in the physical world as well as the digital world…
Exciting to be co-organising this sold out gig in Sheffield tonight.
A double headliners: Peta Webb & Ken Hall and The Wilsons.
This is a relatively new venture for me and some friends.
The New Musical Traditions Club.
8 times a year on 2nd Sundays. The best in traditional song and music.
They’re both released today, so I think it’s a new Downton Abbey movie/new Spinal Tap movie double bill kinda day!
I'm so excited about this!!
In The Roud - On The Road!!!
🌱 In the new year, we have an exhilarating evening with Pagoda Project, before exceptional musician, Steve Turner returns in February. George Sansome & @mattquinnmusic.bsky.social join us together in an exciting collaboration in March.
Crap sleep patterns means I find myself at 6:30am listening to a 12mins unaccompanied performance of Lord Bateman which is going into this week’s episode of @intheroud.bsky.social.
Have run out of films to watch? No, but I’m just getting a head start on an already packed day.
The problem with trying to have a proper indoors day off after being away for a few days and getting home late, is that there’s no food in the house, and because it’s a Sunday, the shops don’t open until 10am or 11am.
I did not think this through…
Busy day prepping for this gig.
Filling in for Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne in the Angeline Morrison & the Sorrow Songs band.
Old pal @elizacarthy.bsky.social will also be doing the gig.
It’s for the BBC Proms, and will be broadcast live on Radio 3. Tune in at 5:30pm this Saturday (26th July).
How does the Captain Wedderburn’s Courtship (Roud 36) link to the Hebrew Bible? Find out on the current episode of my podcast, @intheroud.bsky.social
