@calumbairdsongs.bsky.social , as seen in the Falkirk Herald on Thursday 24 April 2025

✨OUT NOW ✨ My new single, A Part of This Land, is now available wherever you get your music! Recorded in Germany last summer, this is a working class folk song all about Falkirk and my relationship with the town 🎶🌿 Go give it a listen 🎵🎧

STUC ✅ Straight on to gig number one of the tour: a house concert in The People’s Republic of Falkland with @joe-solo.bsky.social!

Really looking forward to playing another edition of The Great Edinburgh May Day cabaret on May 1st - gig two of my May Day Tour with @joe-solo.bsky.social! Tickets available at my link in bio!

On Tour with @calumbairdsongs.bsky.social for a couple of weeks in May. Here's where to catch us ✊️

New single, A Part of This Land, drops May 2nd - don’t miss it! A working-class acoustic track inspired by The Pogues & Scottish Folk. Contemporary, acoustic and rooted in everyday life ⚒️🌞

Keep up, keep left: www.democratic-left.scot / @anothergreen.bsky.social @niallchristie1.bsky.social @calumbairdsongs.bsky.social @redpeppermag.bsky.social @balaitous.bsky.social @cathiell.bsky.social @rednecklefty.bsky.social @ross-greer.bsky.social @danhutchison.bsky.social

Before Elon took over, I think Twitter went down once in the 10 years I had my account. It’s gone down three times today alone. The US is letting this guy run a government department and their space program. Uh huh…

Edinburgh! My headline show in Leith Depot is right around the corner - here’s a flavour of what you’re in for! 🎶 Grab your ticket today and let’s have a folkin great night together 🎟️🎸

Saturday 22 February 2025 : Leith @calumbairdsongs.bsky.social - Live in Leith Depot

I wrote some reflections on my time in Havana back in November for the @peaceandjustice.bsky.social - one of the sponsors who supported my performances at the Havana Biennial 📝 I talk about my gigs and Cuba as well as some other takeaways. Read all about it 👇 thecorbynproject.com/news/music-f...

My new single is out one week today and available wherever you get your music 🎶 Here it is in production back in August 2024 🎸 Presave from my link in bio 🆕🔗

@protestfamily.com @chuckdpe.bsky.social @totalmassacre420.bsky.social @davidrovics.bsky.social @kimyadawson.bsky.social @jakeblount.com @calumbairdsongs.bsky.social

I’m absolutely delighted that my song Between the Worlds was played on the Unwinds Show with Angela Griffin on BBC Radio 2 on Sunday night! ⚡️📻⚡️ The first time my music has been on Radio 2 and it followed on from Neil Young as well! Full show at my link in bio 🔗

Everyone hates on Twitter because of Elon but Instagram gets away with murder. Such a toxic place to be as well. “Oh, look at me, how exciting is my life right now?” Constant Match of the Day-style highlights reel that makes you feel pitted against everyone else. Burn it down.

Joined my local library yesterday! 📚 Probably the only person to walk in and out of the building to be reminded of the old Palast der Republik in the former DDR 😃

Una Semana en La Habana - Live in Havana 🎶 Recorded while I was out in Cuba performing at the Havana Biennial, the full version drops at 7pm on my YouTube Channel 🕖 For now, I hope you enjoy this sneak preview 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇺✨

Made it two days into December before being Whammed. Ffs 🤦🏻‍♂️ #whamageddon

Greetings from Havana, looking out at the sea from a friend’s apartment. Next stop: the USA 🌞🇨🇺

Was aggressively growing my beard ahead of going to Cuba so I’d low-key look like Fidel but, with just days to go, I caved and trimmed it back

MUSIC FOR THE MANY IN CUBA! 🇨🇺 Our #MusicForTheMany campaign is proud to support @calumbairdsongs.bsky.social who is performing at this year's prestigious Havana Biennial, promoting the power of the arts in building bridges and solidarity across borders. thecorbynproject.com/musicforthemany

We have joined @bsky.app! 🦋 From here, you will be able to stay up-to-date with our campaigns for peace and justice in Britain and around the world. Peace & Justice Project. Founded by @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social. Join us: thecorbynproject.com/action

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I’m heading out to Cuba on Monday to take a little bit of Scotland to the Havana Biennial - the only Scottish artist performing or exhibiting there! Travelling with support from Peace & Justice Project, PCS, FBU, Unison, BFAWU & supporters 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿➡️🇨🇺

Last night’s sunset in Falkirk 🌅

Elon has struck again

In a couple of weeks, the May Day Tour will be in full swing 🎸 Here’s where we’ll be: EDINBURGH - May 2nd DUNDEE - May 3rd SHEFFIELD - May 4th BARNSLEY - May 5th GLASGOW - May 6th Tickets available at my link in bio 🔗

‼️ NEW MUSIC - 23.02.24 ‼️ My next single, Una Semana en La Habana, drops Friday 23rd February 🇨🇺 The track asks questions about life, relationships, society and global politics as well as exploring what it is to be human in the world today ☀️ Pre-save at my link in bio 🔗

Live version of my song, Beauty in the Worst of Times, from my set at Culture For The Many back in August this year 🌺 🎥 by Keep It Creative youtu.be/8JIBL3Q6as8?...

Oh, Elon. What have done now, son?

Great night in Oran Mor in Glasgow on Sunday celebrating the 30th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s visit to Scotland 🇿🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎶 Lil reminder that you can now pre-save my upcoming new single, Sundays In Berlin, at my 🔗 in bio! 📸 by Ellie McCartney

🚨 NEW MUSIC - 03.11.23 🚨 My new single, Sundays In Berlin, will be out on Friday November 3rd 2023 🎶 The song asks questions relating to cultural memory, social history, selfhood, individualism, the nature of the city today and how one person plots a way through modern life 🌌

All right, time to fire this up again since Elon is burning the temple down…again Here’s me in a German newspaper earlier this week ✌️

I like jumping on this app. It’s quieter, feels kinder and I, mostly, follow artists and musicians who are out here doing their thing. It’s a cool place to be ✌️

New profile pic 🙌🏻🍃

To submit music for inclusion on the Playlist Obscura radio show: Send digital copies (not stream links, please) to [email protected] If there's anything you want me to review or discuss on Geek Grotto, email [email protected] #NewMusic #NerdCulture #Radio

Threads: Pros: - Longer msgs - 5 min videos - No follower rebuild Cons: - Buy verification - No dms - Less privacy than twitter The less privacy is a big issue & has so far prevented launch in EU. This is so data can be harvested meaning you're gonna get a shitload of adverts later....

Happy New-App-From-A-Billionaire-Trying-To-Shape-The-World-In-His-Own-Image Day

Beauty in the Worst of Times - Official Video 🌺📽️ A heartfelt call for resilience and hope in the face of adverse and alienating social and political problems. Steam and download the song via my link in bio 🔗 https://youtu.be/16Vi_hBP4X0

📣 TONIGHT 📣 The official video for my new song, Beauty in the Worst of Times, launches tonight at 7pm UK time on my YouTube channel 📽️ You can watch the video premiere via the link in my bio 👨‍💻 Huge thanks to This Is The Music for the support with this 🙌🏻