Two bearded musicians holding guitars on a stage in soft blue lighting. On the left, Joey Landreth is wearing a flat cap, a denim shirt, and is playing a gold top Les Paul style guitar. On the right, Dave Landreth is playing a red semi-hollow bass, also wearing denim. A drum kit, stage monitors, and microphone stands are also visible

I went to the Brothers Landreth in Nottingham last night. They are sublime. The songs, harmonies, musicianship, innovation, tones, and generosity that they bring are second to none. They’re my favourite and and keep getting better

I'm pretty sure I saw the actor Richard Kind near the British Library yesterday. He looked entirely unassuming. News of this got a "WOW" text reply from my 13 year old son, which is high praise indeed

This is wonderful news. The UK has officially signed up to rejoin the EU’s Erasmus+ scheme from 2027

It means students, apprentices and young people will be able to study and work across Europe 👏

So deeply attacked by this

Oh look, there's the line

Add a letter, ruin a film

Star Wards

Ha, well I'm pausing my work to gather my thoughts...flicking through the printed pages of my thesis and scribbling intermittently

Their Raising Sand album is one of my favourites - it's just so beautiful. And the band that backs them! Sublime

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This level of intricate editing spikes my anxiety and makes me want to sack the whole book off, but...I have a gig on of Alison Krauss and Robert Plant performing live together and if their music isn't just perfect - www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxgG...

I thought there was a simple split where one could become two. Coming back to it and reading it all again, I can see that I need to untangle before I can split. That is today's job.

Then I need to add a conference paper to the second part. Splitting would have been easier!

I was fortunate to get a monograph contract for my PhD. I was even more fortunate that my external examiner is now my editor, so he knew the work well. His publication recommendation was that my unwieldy 2nd chapter ought to become two, and he was right.

The problem is...

No, I’d quibble that though I understand the meaning. I’m not sure what an indoor BBQ is however

I don’t think you need to specify that a BBQ is for outdoor use

I’m landing in there typically too - thanks

Indeed! I’ve done loads, I just feel like I e done too many and lost my bearings a bit

Thanks, that's helpful. I'm currently at almost 3300...I'll get culling

What's your spoken word count for a 20 minute conference paper? I'm reading from a script, with no powerpoint

Asked Alexa to play Sting and it started with Fragile. Even the machines know

The scariest thing about Trump is that there are still things he’s done that he doesn’t want us to know. That’s how bad the Epstein files are, when you consider what he’s done in public for so long

I miss the days of Covefe

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My Spotify algorithms have been playing bluegrass to me all day and it's been wonderful. I need to dust off my banjo

Voices from the Margins - CALL FOR PAPERS - RHS Voices from the Margins - 22 June, The John Rylands Library, Manchester Call for papers deadline - 25 May Narratives of British Nonconformity in the Long Eighteenth Century often centre on key charact...

@basjk677.bsky.social and I are hosting the "Voices from the Margins: British Nonconformity in the Long Eighteenth Century" conference on June 22nd at the John Rylands Library, Manchester.

The CfP is here - royalhistsoc.org/calendar/voi...

Please share far and wide - thanks!

My 13 year old son can sing this whole song and shared it with his friends, at my recommendation

I went to the awful game against Iceland before the last Euros but some of Trent’s passing was outrageous. You don’t start for Real for nothing

Henderson’s inclusion is baffling given the talent we have available

A new one for me - having a paper declined at a conference that I haven’t been applied to present at. Can’t be too careful, best email me to dissuade me on the off chance I show up

I’m presenting on evangelical hymns and slavery in a few weeks at the Reformation Society Symposium. I’ve presented on this before, but I’m happy that I’ll have a totally new paper on the same material - bodes well for generating a full journal article out of it all at some point

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I just did a 30 minute online open day presentation with my daughter under my desk tickling my feet and I kept it hidden like a pro

As a lifelong Newcastle United fan, after today’s defeat at home to Sunderland I’ve given up all interest in football altogether. The beautiful game is dead to me and so I’m now a Tottenham fan