Something a bit different tonight.. by all accounts it’s a good show. Looking forward to it.

Happens all the time 🤗😂
#lifestooshort

Very peaceful in the park ♥️
Refreshments soon before I go to work 🫖🧁

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Tuesday 21st April Joose Keskitalo at Cafe No9 Wayward Jane at White Horse, Misson Wednesday 22nd April Holly Clarke at Yellow Arch Studios Thursday 23rd April Serandite & Ruth Webber with Mad Hatters Lightshow at Samuel Worth Chapel Den Miller at Crookes Folk Club (Ruth Notman trio cancelled due to illness) Friday 24th April The Rosie Hood Band at Yellow Arch Studio Ceilidh Soc Ceilidh at The Edge, Endcliffe Student Village Jack’s Rake at Shakespears album launch Johnny Campbell: Kinder Trespass Anniversary at Open House, Hathersage Saturday 25th April Scott Doonican at The Lantern Theatre Kris Drever at Firth Hall M G Boulter at Cafe No9 Sunday 26th April True Foxes at The Greystones Mayukh Gangopadhyay & Jyotirmoy Chakrabarty at Cafe No9

Wednesday 29th April Jethro Tull at City Hall Sarah McQuaid at The Lantern Theatre The Ruth Eliza Trio at Cafe No9 The Furrow Collective trio at The Greystones Thursday 30th April John Smith at The Greystones Griffin and Collier at Samuel Worth Chapel Sarah Dean at Crookes Folk Club Friday 1st May May Day Morris Sunrise Dance: Pecsaetan + Sheffield City Morris at Parkwood Springs Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd May: Wath Festival Jackie Oates & John Spiers, Bar-steward Sons of Val Doonican, The Hunch and Jacks Rake Sunday 3rd May Hank, Pattie & the Current at The Greystones Gavin Fairhall Lever at Cafe #9 Monday 4th May John Showman and Chris Coole at Cafe #9

Friday 1st May May Day Sunrise Morris Dance: Pecsaetan + Sheffield City Morris at Parkwood Springs Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd May: Wath Festival Sunday 3rd May Hank, Pattie & the Current at The Greystones Gavin Fairhall Lever at Cafe #9 Monday 4th May John Showman and Chris Coole at Cafe #9 Tuesday 5th May Lord Conyers Morris at Kiveton Park Folk Club John Showman and Chris Coole at Cubley Hall, Penistone Wednesday 6th May Raahiya Duo, Iona Kaye & Two Mirrors at Samuel Worth Chapel Thursday 7th May Granny’s Attic St Andrews Church, Psalter Lane The Finch Charmers at Crookes Folk Club Jess Vincent and Katie Whitehouse at Cafe 9 Friday 8th May Northern Resonance at Bishop’s House Ceilidh Soc Ceilidh at The Edge, Endcliffe Student Village New Horizons and guests at Beehive Folk Club- Charity Night for Weston Park Hospital Charity Saturday 9th May Martin Simpson at Wild Traditions, The Gathering Ground, Hillsborough Park Roswell Road at Firbeck Village Hall Sunday 10th May Peter & Barbara Snape + Jeff Warner at Alder Bar Tuesday 12th May Litany at Kiveton Park Folk Club

Thursday 14th May Rebecca Hearne at Crookes Folk Club Tara MacLean at Cafe No9 Jig for a Kiss + Cold Bones + Gloria Monday at Nether Edge Bowling Club Friday 15th May Cahalen Morrison Live at Sam’s House Concert Saturday 16th May Kit Hawes & Aaron Catlow at Open House, Hathersage Around About Dusk at Cafe #9 Sunday 17th May Folk Who Roam Film Screening + Sāwol at Portland Works Iona Lane at Cafe #9 Monday 18th May Chris Brain at The Greystones Wednesday 20th May Jez Lowe at Nether Edge Folk Club sold out Bird Tunes: Miranda Rutter, Sam Sweeney & Rob Harbron at Crucible Playhouse Thursday 21st May Rube & Rake at Cafe No9 (also Fri 22nd) Friday 22nd May Ceilidh Soc Ceilidh at The Edge, Endcliffe Student Village Rube & Rake at Cafe No9 (also Thu 21st) Saturday 23rd May Edwina Hayes at Sidney & Matilda Sunday 24th May Whit Sing at The Old Band Room, Dungworth 2PM Scott Cook & Pamela Mae at Cafe No9 Monday 25th May Whit Sing at the Old Red Lion, Grenoside Joseph Decosimo at Cafe No9 Wednesday 27th May Virginia Kettles Rolling Folk Band at Cubley Hall, Penistone Friday 29th May Fri 29th to Sunday 31st Barnsley Folk Festival at Barnsley Civic (Kate Rusby on Fri 29th) Saturday 30th May The Levellers at Electric Sheffield sold out Kinnaris Q Afternoon Workshop + Evening Concert at The Greystones Sunday 31st May La Cozna & Mary Hampton at Samuel Worth Chapel

Sheffield Folk Guides for the next 2 weeks and a look ahead to May. #Sheffevents #Sheffieldfolk

Tonight is the peak of the Lyrids meteor showers and as luck would have it, clear skies are forecast here 🙌
So my fire pit will be lit, lounger will be in place and a flask of tea at hand.
May even see/hear some nocturnal wildlife and I don’t have to be out early in the morning either 😁
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This beautiful Hoverfly seems to have taken a liking to me.
It keeps perching on my hand ♥️

Love a Curlew ( and their “bubbling” calls)
#worldcurlewday
Photos my own.

I don’t recall planting a squirrel 🤔😉😂

Another ticket bought today for another Sheffield gig in June 🤗

Lovely what can be rustled up from bits that need using up. Simple and tasty. Sweet potato and mushroom frittata ( so easy to make) and a tomato, avocado and olive salad. Yum!

That smily moment when you answer the door and someone says “thought you’d appreciate these” .. some sticks of fresh rhubarb :-)
That’ll be nice on my porridge this week 🤗♥️😋
#kindness

Garden orb spiderlings.. an essential part of the ecosystem 😁

Loved my time out in nature today. Enjoyed a hearty brunch too…♥️

My first returning Sedge Warblers enjoyed today- I had 6 of them! This one kept coming out into the open atop this bush, vocalising before launching himself into that typical “parachuting” display flight. I watched him through my binoculars for a while - gorgeous 🥰
#springarrivals

Perfect peace. Humber bank at high tide ♥️.
#sundayvibes

2/2… and as Tim regularly gives us a shoutout on his shows, the couple guessed it was us there last night. The couple are fellow Bellowhead fans too. Our paths will cross again soon as, like us, they go to many folk gigs 🤗

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Random moment last night whilst at a folk gig. A couple we’d never seen before approached us and asked “ which one of you is Mandy and which one of you is Ann?”😁.. we were a bit flummoxed until they explained they listen to Tim Walker’s Folk radio show on a Sunday…..

Had another wonderful evening of music with “Wayward Jane” over in Nettleham ♥️

Best get my folkie boots on again 😂🙌
Ann and I are heading Lincoln way in a bit for another gig courtesy of Nettleham Live! - we love going there and only about 30 miles from home ♥️

Birds are singing, flowers are blooming.
The sun is shining. Felt apt to enjoy a pot of tea in my garden on this peaceful Saturday afternoon ♥️🫖☕️🍪🌸🌞
#simplepleasures

My strawbs are doing well.. love their flowers 🍓♥️🍓

Beautiful starry skies tonight. Had half an hour on my lounger/patio hoping to spot a Lyrid or two 💫💫 - no luck. Would’ve fallen asleep and/or froze to death so had to come indoors to warm up a bit 😂🥶🥱

Such a delightful evening with Oysterband's John Jones trio.. didn’t want it to end….great songs/music and a full house all singing along. Lovely stuff indeed ♥️

Looking forward to this evening’s sold out gig at The Ropewalk/Ropery Hall.
Saw Oysterband last year on their Long Goodbye tour (excellent gig/band) so will be good to experience this new trio I’m sure.
Knew it would be a sell out- had our tickets since October :-)

Weekend approaching.. bust a gut yesterday to get on top of the mundane stuff to free me up for the weekend. Looking forward to music, nature, sunshine, time with friends and in between, getting lost in a book. That’ll do fine♥️
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I do love stocks. Gorgeous scent too. Just treated myself to some during my food shop 😁
Thought the colour was very calming. Would’ve liked some gypsophila to go with them but none available. I will still enjoy them just as they are ♥️

That was quite therapeutic after a somewhat testing day - I have just demolished some old trellis by hand to make sticks for future use on my fire pit - and no splinters - go me 😂🙌🤗

After that glorious sunrise, the skies are still wonderful here..

5:45am ♥️🤩🤗🥰