Congratulations to you both. Looking forward to getting my hands on it.
30.01.2026 20:09
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Submitted today! Following a few years of rigorous peer-review and working with my co-editor @lukebshelton.bsky.social and many Tolkienists!
- 44 chapters
- 46 Tolkien scholars globally
- over 280K words overall
Still tons of work to do as proofs arrive, but feels like a moment to celebrate. ☺️
30.01.2026 12:28
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New prints available today of "The Ivy Bush", a small painting with a lot to teach us, I think, about how hobbit society worked and why it was good. More info in comments. #Tolkien #TolkienArt www.miriamellis.com/post/the-joy...
24.01.2026 23:37
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@thetolkienist.com maybe worth adding to your next Roving Ranger?
26.01.2026 02:13
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Anna Grob - The Messenger (official video)
YouTube video by Anna Grob
Hey #tolkien folks. Annie Grob, a wonderful musician who some of you will know from Oxonmoot has just released her first single from an album inspired by Tolkien's writings. Give it a listen and like of you have a chance.
youtu.be/xFV2yZCcgcc?...
26.01.2026 02:11
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🤦🤦🤦 Deary me Google!
22.01.2026 23:21
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Hey, everyone, I will have to send this again via social media etc...
Google considers short urls like youtu(.)be - from Youtube itself - as a red flag for spam. This rule came into effect in December and has now spread wider on the internet.
Next RR I'll use the full URL again 😅
22.01.2026 20:23
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Ahh so I was not alone. Thanks to Google for keeping us all safe, not from the dangers of the world, just from Marcel 🤣
22.01.2026 00:22
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I have alerted @thetolkienist.com privately but worth adding here. Those who has not received the latest Roving Ranger, mine was sent to SPAM because Google decided that a link was unsafe. There are no unsafe links, which I checked outside of Google. Check your spam folder if it has not arrived.
22.01.2026 00:14
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The One hundred and seventy-first Roving Ranger
The Roving Ranger #171 brings you all the interesting things Tolkienian of the last week and the weeks upcoming, curated by the Tolkienist.
Another edition of the Roving Ranger has just been sent to its subscribers.
Including: Kullervo in cinemas; Balrog Beatdown; Tolkien Tapestries Return; Leadership in Middle-earth (i.e. in Zurich!); Tolkien Day Ball; nominations for TSA open: music for a sorrowless forest; Grendel/ond; & much more!
21.01.2026 23:39
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Join the The Music of Paul Corfield Godfrey Discord Server!
Check out the The Music of Paul Corfield Godfrey community on Discord - hang out with 133 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
And over on our Discord server you can chat with us, ask Paul and the team about his productions as well as find out about our continuing work at Volante on other projects. We have a lot going on besides works based on Tolkien's books #Silmarillion #Hobbit #lordoftherings
discord.gg/qRTDmqtt
21.01.2026 23:39
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Listening Guide - PCG's The Silmarillion, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and Appendices
YouTube video by Volante Opera Productions
We are asked regularly about the work of Paul Corfield Godfrey, especially how one can approach his now enormous connected cycle of operas based on the works of J.R.R. #Tolkien. @scbuttle.bsky.social of Volante has put together a video that listeners may find useful. www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1lY...
21.01.2026 23:39
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And the answer is.....
All are true! I was doing some research on one of the first Tolkien related fanzines and a few hints and cross references exposed me to a newszine titled Skyrack, whose editor liked Tolkien and reported some news tidbits in various issues. 1/🧵
21.01.2026 21:52
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Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you. Happy birthday Mr. Gandalf......
What a missed opportunity.
21.01.2026 18:34
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Always a few months away....
21.01.2026 18:21
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I will fetch a spade 😅
21.01.2026 18:21
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I would like to say secret answer D. GA&U prepare for a film release. But as it is not a choice, I will go with B.
21.01.2026 18:15
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I mentioned yesterday finding a cool Tolkien tidbit hinted at in a 1960 fanzine. For fun, a quick poll if you want to guess what I found:
A. GA&U is taking pre-orders for The Silmarillion
B. A previously unknown interview is planned with Tolkien
C. A 1961 Tolkien related fan-made calendar
21.01.2026 15:36
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Paul Corfield Godfrey and Simon Crosby Buttle talk Operatic Lord of the Rings
YouTube video by TolkienGuide
Here’s a link to an interview we did with Tolkien Collector's Guide’s OnThe Trail and Trotter about Paul Corfield Godfrey’s operatic #thelordoftherings after the mythology of #tolkien
Many thank to them for being wonderful hosts!
youtu.be/MSyV7Lcp_DE?...
30.08.2025 17:51
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We're proud to announce our cast for our complete #DemoRecording of Paul Corfield Godfrey's #thehobbit after #tolkien
Huw Llywelyn will be returning from our recording of "The Lord of the Rings" to the role of #BilboBaggins.
Coming 2026
www.volanteopera.wales
#hobbit #middleearth
03.11.2025 08:12
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We're proud to announce our cast for our complete #demorecording of Paul Corfield Godfrey's “Musical Chapters from #thehobbit after #tolkien”.
Julian Boyce will be performing the role of #thorin
Coming 2026
www.volanteopera.wales
#hobbit #middleearth #dwarvesoferebor #dwarf
06.11.2025 08:09
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We're proud to announce our cast for our complete #DemoRecording of Paul Corfield Godfrey's “Musical Chapters from #thehobbit after the mythology of #Tolkien”.
Angharad Morgan will be performing the role of The Thrush
Coming 2026
www.volanteopera.wales
#hobbit #middleearth
10.11.2025 11:02
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We're proud to announce our cast for our complete #demorecording of PCG’s #thehobbit after the mythology of #Tolkien.
Simon Crosby Buttle will be performing three roles and returning as Frodo in "Quest of Erebor".
Coming 2026
www.volanteopera.wales
#hobbit #middleearth #frodo #dwarf
13.11.2025 08:33
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Coming Late Summer 2026.
Volante Opera Productions is proud to announce our next installment in the #Tolkien based works of composer Paul Corfield Godfrey - "Musical Chapters from #TheHobbit after the Mythology of JRR Tolkien".
www.volanteopera.wales
#hobbit #opera
15.11.2025 04:56
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We're proud to announce our cast for our #DemoRecording of Paul Corfield Godfrey's #TheHobbit after the mythology of #Tolkien
Gareth Long will be performing two roles and returning as #Gimli for "Quest of Erebor".
Coming 2026
www.volanteopera.wales
#hobbit #middleearth #dwarf #dwarvesoferebor
17.11.2025 08:16
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We're proud to announce our cast for our complete #DemoRecording of Paul Corfield Godfrey's #TheHobbit after the mythology of #Tolkien
Emma Mary Llewellyn will be performing the roles of Landroval and 2nd Spider.
Coming 2026
www.volanteopera.wales
#hobbit #middleearth #eagle #mirkwood
20.11.2025 08:11
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We're proud to announce our cast for our complete #DemoRecording of Paul Corfield Godfrey's #TheHobbit after the mythology of #Tolkien
Jasey Hall will be performing the roles of Nori, Galion, Bert and returning as Dain.
Coming 2026
www.volanteopera.wales
#hobbit #middleearth
27.11.2025 08:05
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We're proud to announce our cast for our complete #DemoRecording of Paul Corfield Godfrey's #TheHobbit after the mythology of #Tolkien
Rosie Hay will be returning to the role of #Gwaihir and also performing 1st #Spider.
Coming 2026
www.volanteopera.wales
#hobbit #middleearth #eagle
01.12.2025 08:12
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We're proud to announce our cast for our complete Demo Recording of Paul Corfield Godfrey's #TheHobbit after the mythology of #Tolkien
Philip Lloyd-Evans will be returning to the role of #Gandalfthegrey
Coming 2026
www.volanteopera.wales
#hobbit #demorecording #middleearth #gandalf
04.12.2025 08:11
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