Jesus came back in a dinghy (Feat. Mark Woolley) YouTube video by Will Riding

Sadly, still relevant...
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Happy Bandcamp Friday everyone, this and other releases are still available for the price of a pint; and today, all proceeds go to the artist.
14 tracks, with many rerecorded old favourites which have become staples of the live set over the last decade or so.
cheers!

A nice little village hall gig last Saturday with the marvellous Sherburn Bartley and Sanders at Manley. Many thanks for having me and to all who came, Adele, who ran the night and Bernard on sound...and accordion.

Heirlooms @ Start-Yard, Birkenhead 18/06/25 YouTube video by Will Riding

This is "Heirlooms" a song inspired by a couple of paintings that belonged to my grandmother. At Start-Yard, Birkenhead 18/06/25
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Thanks Andy, splendid afternoon and all for a good cause.

A tribute to 70s H&S culture via Charley the cat

What Charley Said

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Whatever Happened To Barry? YouTube video by Will Riding

A ditty which started off as an observation about trends in names over the years but became more about the friends I was parted from as we went from junior school to secondary school...

Recollections#1 The Hand Down the yard – a place we were forbidden to visit alone due to some unspoken peril – there were a couple of large barns. One was – to us little ones – a Blackpool …

A little story from my rural childhood... and holding on to a sense of wonder.
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A new song.
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I'm wishing you all well from here in Blighty.
When someone farts in the Whitehouse, the smell soon wafts over here.
We're in pretty much the same boat. No choices for anyone who doesn't lean right.

All on the 14 years of Tory rule too....

And they don't come much more wholesome than Campfire Social... great to catch up with some amazing local bands, all for a worthy cause too.

Sustinere hitting the parts that folk music can't reach....

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Gritters YouTube video by Will Riding

My Christmas song "Gritters".
Childhood in West Lancs and climate change in one festive bundle....
Cheers everyone.

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Yes. Messed up in so many ways.

A Christmas poem...

He would, wouldn't he? It's one thing when you're not in power... that said I wouldn't want to give Reform UK any more oxygen than they already have.

Despite some reservations, they are getting some things right.

"Brexit has ruined this country, and now the majority of Britons thinks so too."

RP if you are that majority.

I was a very early reader... I was reading my grandad's paper before I was school age.
I'm 60 and have only just started not finishing books I'm not enjoying. I needed to hear this.

Happy Bandcamp Friday everyone :)
Plenty of stuff for the curious if you're of a mind
Feel free to rummage
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Grass roots music at its finest with Radco. Igloo Hearts' Blue Lantern Sessions have been an absolute joy, so glad they're firing up again in '25.
That's two brilliant nights in a week for the price of a few pints.
Your stadiums can do one...

One of the first songs I heard by you....

Setting it up for teen romance like they did with vampires and werewolves.....

Book at bedtime....

Man Drawer, by Will Riding 14 track album

Whamageddoned - on November 27th - the Christmas spirit has recovered and shook off the disappointment.
December means it's time to unleash the beast for a few weeks
Gritters - My Christmas memories of a West Lancs youth, my mate's dad, and climate change
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