I have never yet been to a Longest Johns show that didn't leave me smiling and wishing it could have gone on longer - if they are playing near you, don't miss out.

Mothman -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Longest…

BIG WEEK AHEAD!
Europe: we've got exciting tour news for you TOMORROW!
Then on Wednesday, we release... THE MOTHMAN! (ft. @brionykay.yogscast.com)
Are you ready?
youtu.be/VmFkLRn9bYE

#TheLongestJohns #EuropeTour #UKFolkMusic #Mothman #NewMusic

Longest Johns singer Andy is about to pull up his jeans to show off his "beautiful hairy leg". JD is kneeling to hold the leg up in the air and smiling at the audience.

Andy of the Longest Johns is playing his banjo with his foot up on a wheel of cheese, with the Longest Pony artwork on it. His long hair is across his face, and he generally looks like a rock star.

Robbie and JD of the Longest Johns are standing close together, about to start waltzing to the Tennessee Waltz.

Robbie of the Longest Johns is kneeling on stage, emoting about the crew that keep mutinying.

Some more fun moments from #TheLongestJohns concerts.

Were you at any of these?

#TLJGig

A mallard of such malice... From their last show at the Bristol Beacon - looking forward to seeing them again on the 30th May. #TLJGig #TheLongestJohns

Look we're not saying you should seek the Mothman

BUT

if you felt like it, the best place to start is right here:
found.ee/thelongestjo...

#TheLongestJohns #Mothman #FolkMusic #UKFolk #NewMusic

Looking forward to Oxford and Bristol.

Acoustic snippet of The Longest Johns latest release, great song, and loving that JD's still wearing his Home Free sweatshirt. 😃

Today is Tolkien Reading Day! Today is The Tolkien Society's international Tolkien Reading Day! The theme this year is Unlikely Heroes. What's going on? Tolkien Reading Day is held on the 25th of March each year. The date of the…

Today is #TolkienReadingDay!

Founded by the Society and held on 25 March, the date the Ring was destroyed, Tolkien Reading Day is an opportunity to read your favourite #Tolkien passages. This year's theme is "Unlikely Heroes". But what will you be reading? www.tolkiensociety.org/2026/03/toda...

Artwork for the Ends of the Earth single release, showing the album's stunning comicbook artwork of a giant crocodile island, bedecked with all sorts of flora AND fauna (hippos, snake, manatee, many trees) against a delightful blue background.

Ends of the Earth, the first single from our upcoming album, is launching on WEDNESDAY!
found.ee/thelongestjo...

#TheLongestJohns #EndsOfTheEarth #NewMusic #UKFolkMusic #ReleaseRadar

you dont HAVE to have an 18 step morning routine. you could simply. wake up. and exist for a while. this is legal

Missing Doctor Who Recovered!

The Film is Fabulous! team are pleased to announce the recovery of two missing episodes of Doctor Who, from the serial entitled, ‘The Daleks’ Master Plan’:

The Nightmare Begins (Broadcast: 13th Nov 1965)
Devil’s Planet (Broadcast: 27th Nov 1965)

A screenshot of the BBC Radio 4 page for Saturday Live (hosted by Adrian Chiles), showing the details for the upcoming broadcast on Saturday morning (28th February, 9am). It reads as follows: Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Shipwreck Hunting, Sea Shanties, and the Inheritance Tracks of Mike Wozniak. Sea Shanties is outlined in red FOR SOME REASON, HM.

We're a normal amount of excited to head on over to Radio 4 tomorrow morning and have a chat with the one and only Adrian Chiles (there will, of course, be some songs too)! Get your radios tuned in for 9am!

#TheLongestJohns #Radio4 #AdrianChiles #SaturdayLive #Shanties

A tour poster showing upcoming dates for the TLJ Canada tour. It shows the Ends of the Earth cartoon artwork (depicting a tropical island on the back of a giant crocodile, strewn with various other animals such as hippos, snakes, and manatees, and towering rickety structures as signs of habitation). The dates are as follows: July 2026 Fri 03 - Westben Arts Festival, Campbellford, Ontario Sat 04 - Mariposa Folk Festival Sun 05 - Mariposa Folk Festival Wed 08 - Lee's Palace, Toronto Thu 09 - Ottawa BluesFest Fri 10 - Beanfield, Montreal

We're coming to east Canada this July!
There's shows at
Westben Arts Festival, Campbellford
Mariposa Folk Festival
Lee's Palace, Toronto
Ottaway Bluesfest
and Beanfield, Montreal!

Tickets go on sale on Thursday, so make your plans and we'll see you then!

#TheLongestJohns #Canada #Tour #LiveMusic

Home Free - The Parting Glass YouTube video by Home Free

And so Home Free's wonderful Challenge the Sea album comes to an end with this traditional farewell song, featuring their partners on backing vocals and Darren Rust, their producer, on guitar.

youtu.be/8ONcMuYS3cA?...

Elf-fair Lady Lyrics So many songs and tales they sayHow the Elf Queen steals some men awayTo her shining land beyond the seaBut all ‘til now have chosen to fleeOh they have faint hearts that fear theeNow I woul…

"Now I am old they point and peer / As every day I await you here / I know you will come and heal my pain / Soon with you I shall dance again". Just posted a new recording of a song I wrote nearly 30 years ago about a mortal in love with the Queen of Elfland. apoolofsong.wordpress.com/elf-fair-lady/

I don't know nearly enough about these things, but I know JD of @thelongestjohns.bsky.social always makes DADGAD sound wonderful.

🦆

Someone had better warn @thelongestjohns.bsky.social - they've found Moby Duck. 😱

Moby Duck | Live at the O2 Bristol YouTube video by The Longest Johns

Oh, no, it's the mallard of such malice...

youtu.be/qP_h5BSXi64?...

Home Free - Nantucket YouTube video by Home Free

Premiere tomorrow of the video for Home Free's version of @thelongestjohns.bsky.social song Nantucket.

Now I have two versions to love.

youtu.be/MPVrPGvv-BI?...

White Squall by Stan Rogers | The Longest Johns White Squall, by Stan Rogers, is a truly beautiful and sorrowful song that weve loved for years and took great joy in getting to sing! We have a kickstarter for our next album, Ends of the Earth…

And alongside that (extremely cool) Kickstarter news, we've got a new video for Stan Rogers' White Squall that premieres at 6pm UTC! Click yourself on over to Youtube to catch that
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVnR...

#TheLongestJohns #FolkMusic #StanRogers #Shanty

End of free travel to Oxonmoot then - my Stagecoach season ticket I need for work anyway used to get me to Oxford as well. Ah well, it was good while it lasted.

Pulhams do run good services in modern buses.

The Parting Glass | The Longest Johns feat. @NatalieHolmes YouTube video by The Longest Johns

It's such a lovely song, can't wait for Home Free to release their video for it.

Have you heard the Longest Johns version?

youtu.be/B0lD6y-R6yc?...

Absolutely incredible thread

Circle Song Lyrics Circle round, hand in handRing of faces, ring of stoneGathered from across the land We are many, we are oneBetween the salt loch and the sweetRing of faces, ring of stoneJoining in the holy …

Happy solstice everyone! Here's a song about how it might have been celebrated in Orkney about 5000 years ago apoolofsong.wordpress.com/circle-song/ #wintersolstice #orkney

A poster for the upcoming 'Ends of the Earth' tour from The Longest Johns. It shows Robbie, Andy, and JD arranged against a luscious verdant backdrop of tropical-looking foliage. Robbie is crouched down in a colourful shirt, holding a camera. Andy has a hat on and a dark blue shirt with a picture of feathers on it, and JD is wearing a swanky green suit whilst reclining in an armchair. Behind Robbie is what appears to be some kind of wooden cabinet, with an old timey wireless radio on top. There is also a lamp in the background. The tour dates are as follows: May 2026 Fri 08 - Dublin, Academy Sat 09 - Belfast, The Limelight 2 Mon 11 - Liverpool, O2 Academy Tue 12 - Lancaster, Kanteena Wed 13 - Glasgow, Old Fruit Market Fri 15 - Newcastle, Old Fruit Shop Sat 16 - Manchester, Academy 2 Sun 17 - Leeds, Irish Centre Tue 19 - Oxford, O2 Academy Wed 20 - Cardiff, Tramshed Fri 22 - Exeter, Phoenix Mon 25 - Southampton, the 1865 Tue 26 - Cambridge, Junction Wed 27 - London, O2 Shepherds Bush Empire Thu 28 - Nottingham, Rock City Sat 30 - Bristol, Beacon

It's Toursday, tell your friends! The perfect gift for anyone who appreciates a good show (it can even be you, treat yourself)
Site's had a bit of a graphical revamp too, and is looking rather pretty
www.thelongestjohns.com/live
International dates, as ever, to follow!

#TheLongestJohns #UKTour

We are thrilled to announce the dates and location of #Westmoot26! It will take place May 22-24, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Bookings open soon, watch our website!https://www.tolkiensociety.org/events/westmoot-2026/

A poster for the upcoming 'Ends of the Earth' tour from The Longest Johns. It shows Robbie, Andy, and JD arranged against a luscious verdant backdrop of tropical-looking foliage. Robbie is crouched down in a colourful shirt, holding a camera. Andy has a hat on and a dark blue shirt with a picture of feathers on it, and JD is wearing a swanky green suit whilst reclining in an armchair. Behind Robbie is what appears to be some kind of wooden cabinet, with an old timey wireless radio on top. There is also a lamp in the background. The tour dates are as follows: May 2026 Fri 08 - Dublin, Academy Sat 09 - Belfast, The Limelight 2 Mon 11 - Liverpool, O2 Academy Tue 12 - Lancaster, Kanteena Wed 13 - Glasgow, Old Fruit Market Fri 15 - Newcastle, Old Fruit Shop Sat 16 - Manchester, Academy 2 Sun 17 - Leeds, Irish Centre Tue 19 - Oxford, O2 Academy Wed 20 - Cardiff, Tramshed Fri 22 - Exeter, Phoenix Mon 25 - Southampton, the 1865 Tue 26 - Cambridge, Junction Wed 27 - London, O2 Shepherds Bush Empire Thu 28 - Nottingham, Rock City Sat 30 - Bristol, Beacon

Next year we go to THE ENDS OF THE EARTH!
Presale goes live TOMORROW 10am, code available through our mailing list (bio.site/TheLongestJo...) and Discord community
This is just the start of the news (international dats to follow) so keep your eyes here for more...

#TheLongestJohns #Tour #LiveMusic

Would that be connected with market towns like Chipping Campden or Chipping Norton?

A small ginger cat sits neatly in a brown bookshop.org box. Text reads 'free shipping on cat forts (and the books that come in them).

This weekend there's free shipping from our UK bookshop.org. Your cat will thank you for it.

If you're looking for non-fiction, our research stack might be the list for you: uk.bookshop.org/list...