Got to love this guy. Also good to see a nice clean, blue, algae-free pool in the US of A.

Obviously I’ve known Spotify is evil for some time. It’s now proudly hosting Yaxley-Lennox’s podcast. I should have quit years ago. I am now. Transferring everything over to Qobuz.

Please make it stop.

Hopefuly we are getting to the point that the PM will just be a giant wicker figurine that can be burned ritually every year to stop the crops from failing

Seeing lots of clips of Scottish fans in Boston playing bagpipes, partying with other fans, getting on with the locals and making friends. Ah, and here’s clips of England fans, shirts off in a bar singing Ten German Bombers and Tommy Robinson. Hmm.

Obviously I’ve compiled a World Cup playlist featuring every participating nation. Moroccan version of Alright Now from 1971 anyone? youtu.be/7nOj97E0VCI

Unhinged. Even by his standards.

The fag ash fuhrer might think he’s now the PM but Reform UK will have 2500-3000 councillors out of a total of 20,000 and still just 8 out of 650 MPs (three of whom are Tory defectors. No time for complacency but let’s have some perspective.

Chasing the Reform vote, that went well didn’t it Keir?

If only the media had held Johnson to the same level of scrutiny. Or Farage.

Delighted that some of my formerly vast cassette collection of Andy Kershaw programmes have survived the past 30 odd years.

Sad news. Andy opened my ears to so much great music throughout the 80s and 90s, introducing me to vast swathes of ‘world’ music, keeping me in touch with the more interesting and less mainstream areas of UK/US rock and reigniting my love of folk music.

@scribblerrob.bsky.social was it you chatting about Connie Converse on here? If so, you may be interested in Camilla Aisa’s piece on her in the latest Shindig. Apologies if not you!

What a day to be out delivering Green Party leaflets in Leominster. In the rain. Massive congratulations from the Green heartlands of North Herefordshire to a superb candidate, now MP, Hannah Spencer.

Surely this was an influence for Reeves and Mortimer’s Mulligan and O’Hare characters.

Dydd Miwsig Cymru Hapus! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 m.youtube.com/watch?v=a5Ru...

That Mackenzie Crook, he’s bloody good, he is.

Johnson culled the Tory Party of all but its grimmest dregs & now the grimmest of the grimmest dregs are defecting to Reform. It would be funny if it didn't alllow them, along with Farage, to pretend that they're not responsible for the state of the nation.

Celebrating Burns Night with beautiful choral music to balm the soul.

Join @greenparty.org.uk

Sandy and Syd. Would have been 79 and 80 today. Never forgotten.

Noticed my 22 year old daughter had a Dylan poster in her uni digs so decided she needed at least one of his records. Just playing to make sure it’s ok and trying to imagine how utterly mind blowing this would have sounded to a 22 year old in 1964.

If you like singing and have ever thought about joining a choir, do it. I did and it’s such a joyful experience.

One of the joys of 2025 was ‘discovering’ Brian Bilston.

Labour are attacking Greens. Fine. I have yet to see any party that has entirely affordable aspirations. But at least the Greens HAVE aspirations. Labour have seemingly decided the status quo cannot be touched, even when it doesn't work for 90% of people, or the viability of life on the planet.

Hang on. No fan of Corbyn but HIGNFY referring to Your Party as ‘hard left’. So can we expect Reform to be called the ‘hard right’?

First day of winter rather glum. Much preferred Autumn. Yesterday.

What a shitty little country we’ve become.

Let’s start by bringing down Farage.

If a just and lasting peace is to be secured, it is Ukrainian voices - not Donald Trump's, not those of Russian aggressors - which need to be front and centre in all discussions on Ukraine's future.

Seconded.

youtu.be/PQiWL0HfIJs?... Morning. It's now late November so we all have to watch this amazing clip of Sandy Denny. It's the law.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Just to let you know, Chris Swift, the lovely chap that sent you the collection of the Harriers fanzine, The Soup, passed away recently. It was his funeral yesterday. Hoping for three points at Southport this afternoon. For Swifty.

Test cricket. Cannot be beaten.

Can we just leave it to the under 50s? I’d happily give up my vote.

What’s your favourite song about the rain? m.youtube.com/watch?v=pqa7...

A lovely evening of music, poetry and music and poetry with Brian Bilston and Catenary Wires at Huntingdon Hall in Worcester.

Second bell ringing of the day at the lovely parish church of St Peter and St Paul in Eye.

Calan Gaeaf hapus! m.youtube.com/watch?v=SX0Z...

Peak technology

Hey @adamthomaswalton.bsky.social my daughter is doing her undergraduate dissertation on the relationship between Welsh language music and national identity. She’s hoping to get interviews with artists. Anyone you’d recommend? I’m thinking Adwaith, Melin Melyn, Pys Melyn, Sage Todz etc

Me too.

Love buying direct from the artist. What an utter gem this is.

Da iawn i Don Leisure a @sainrecordiau.bsky.social Winner of the Welsh Music Prize 2025 for his superb labour of love, Tyrchu Sain. m.youtube.com/watch?v=o05t...

Love buying records direct from the artist.

Sheila Hancock is a fucking star! #HIGNFY

Maigret cet après-midi. Maigret et L’Etoile du Nord. Idéal pour un après-midi pluvieux.

I met a man Whose name was Time And he said I must be going But just how long ago that was I have no way of knowing Sometimes I want To murder Time Sometimes when my heart's aching But mostly I just stroll along The path that he is taking youtu.be/2dbRha3aMpo