My cultural awakening: a 60s folk band helped me find my place as a person of colour in Britain Dragged along by my dad to see Pentangle, I heard something ancient that kickstarted my obsession with this country’s folklore – an enchanted, subversive and strange version of a Britain where I could...

Great article! #Pentangle #folk
My cultural awakening: a 60s folk band helped me find my place as a person of colour in Britain www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...

Yes, there is hope in the world…! :-)

I'll be making my way back to the Colne Valley in April for a festival surrounding World Curlew Day.

Not often you're billed with David Gray on a day billing.

This should sell out pretty soon.

A timeline on a bright green background, detailing milestones related to pedestrian advocacy and safety. Timeline says: 1929: The Pedestrians' Association is formed by Viscount Cecil of Chetwood (President) and Tom Foley (Secretary). 1934: Transport Minister Leslie Hore-Belisha MP introduces 30mph speed limits in built-up areas and pedestrian crossings marked by beacons. 1951: The first black and white zebra crossings painted. 1997: Walk to School Week launches nationally. 2001: The Pedestrians' Association becomes Living Streets! 2008: Living Streets Scotland is officially established. The timeline is marked by dashed lines with icons, including road signs and walking figures.

A timeline on a bright green background, detailing milestones related to pedestrian advocacy and safety. Timeline says: 2015: Living Streets Cymru is formed. The first Wales Active Travel Act requires local authorities to improve facilities for walking. 2017: Living Streets is central to new requirement for UK Govt to review walking and cycling investment, with a new target set for number of primary school children walking to school. 2018: Scottish Government publishes Bill to ban pavement parking in Scotland. 2022: Changes to the Highway Code put pedestrians at the top of the road user hierarchy. 2023: Wales adopts a default 20mph speed limit in residential areas. Centenary: What will you do? The timeline is marked by dashed lines with icons, including road signs and walking figures.

Speed limits. Zebra crossings. Driving tests. Living Streets members have helped deliver some huge achievements in the past 97 years.

But there’s so much we still need to tackle together. Will you join the movement for a more walkable Britain? Find out more: livingstreets.org.uk/become-a-member

President Trump, your Melania movie has bombed

America, throw the entire administration in prison.

Excellent afternoon / evening in Newport to catch up with #MoragRose as she had a walk / book launch for her excellent The Feminist Art of Walking! Highly recommended! And so great to catch up with @aledsingleton.bsky.social too.

Excellent all round show - comedy (of course!), reminiscence & stories, memories & emotions - with @thefastshow.bsky.social in Swansea last night! Cheers gang!!

London has plenty of posh breakfast options – but give me a greasy spoon any day | Adrian Chiles The food’s better, the price is better and the company is better. You know where you are at a proper caff, writes Adrian Chiles

That @adrianchiles.bsky.social ‘hits the nail on the head’ in many ways yet again… Spot on!
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Marvellous evening in the amazing #BushHouse in central #London where @philhubbard.bsky.social more than effectively launched his book #ListeningToLandscape that I shall certainly be purchasing… Music; discussion; great crowd!

Well, enjoyed #BobDylan here on Monday & he’s 84… & mighty #NeilYoung 80 today & also ‘still going strong’! Happy Birthday Neil!!
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Happy to say #BobDylan did not disappoint last night… His voice stronger than I feared &, of course, his band excellent. No banter with the crowd of course but you can’t expect miracles! Cheers Bob!!

Dylan Thomas Centre - DylanThomas.com The Dylan Thomas Centre houses an exhibition telling Dylan's story. The Dylan Thomas Centre also runs a learning, outreach, and events programme,.

With #BobDylan playing 3 - yes 3! - nights in #DylanThomas’s #Swansea - I’m off to see him round the corner tomorrow! 🙂 - I really hope he’s getting to #DylanThomasMuseum dylanthomas.com & to his Uplands house dylanthomasbirthplace.com
Cheers Bob! :-)

Yesterday, Day 3 of #Swansea #music extended weekend superb! All day 1pm- #TŷTawe at this year’s @nawr-abertawe.bsky.social Festival. Fabulous range diverse music &, yet again, really liked it all. Company excellent too. Can’t wait until next year, of course including next chapter #RadioFreePonty!

My #musicweekend day 2 (Friday). Great evening in #Swansea #TaliesinArtsCentre where #Pulp’s guitarist #MarkWebber had his fine book (I’m With Pulp, Are You?) promotion. Good crowd with some coming a long way. And got my book signed!

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My weekend of #music has begun! 1. Angharad Jenkins and Huw Warren superb last night at All Saints Church in Mumbles. Great Welsh #folk material superbly performed! :-))
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After a day feeling horrid I’m happy to say totally enjoyed The Legend of Sleepy Hollow at #DylanThomasTheatre. Thanks everyone!! :-))

Absolutely excellent evening of mighty music as #GeoffandRosemary finely set up mighty @jonwilksmusic.bsky.social for mighty set! (Yes, he did do one of my favourite songs..) Superb!
Ps yes, getting used to the accents now!

Poetry in motion: the most joyous four hours I’ve ever spent on a train | Adrian Chiles The plug sockets may not work and there isn’t a trolley service, but the Heart of Wales Line is a friendly, bustling, beautiful treat, writes Adrian Chiles

Fine choice @adrianchiles.bsky.social fine choice! :-))
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Excellent evening entertained & made to think by the ever-superb #StewartLee at #SwanseaGrandTheatre. And the werewolf appeared! (Maybe some tickets left for tmrw here… *snap* them up!)

In my work I’ve published a lot over the years but this short entry in the just published - huge & highly recommended! - Billy Bragg A People’s History - made me very very pleased! Yep, been ‘with’ Mr Bragg since Christmas 1983! 😊
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What amazing evening yesterday - 5+ hrs! - with Life & Songs of #MartinCarthy presented by so many famous names. Only Martin’s immense contribution to folk & skill of #JonWilkes & team could get so many top artists together - too many to list! Just few in this ‘pub stage’ picture

Time to visit mighty #NationalGallery today & see outstanding #Millet exhibition (free! But only on until 19 Oct) before my evening wrapped up in all things #MartinCarthy at #EarthTheatre this evening. #JonWilks #BillyBragg et al! :-)

Farrige gives the impression he doesn’t trust scientists, but was willing to believe a taxi driver in Buckinghamshire, that Sharia Law is coming to Britain.

This guy wants to be PM?! You must be joking!

Nice one @billybragg.bsky.social 👏 #bbcqt

Grabbing brekko at Coventry station on my way back from Question Time. Didn’t expect to see this stirring evocation of the defeat of fascism adorning the wall of Coffee #1 #AllYouFascistsBoundToLose

#TheYoungUns