So I bought a new small guitar, and then I played this...

Pretty Irish tunes can work nicely on tiny guitars, I've just discovered! This is O'Carolan's famous Concerto. #Irishmusic #VintageViator #halfsizeguitar

O'Carolan's Draught on a tiny Vintage Viator guitar. #O'CArolan #Carolan #Irishtune

#Carolan #O'Carolan #VintageViator O'CArolan's Draught on a tiny guitar

Photos from my constitutional in Kent this evening.

The u3a country dance tunes group I run sat down to play this tune for the first time on Monday morning, and an hour later it was swinging along nicely, according to this phone recording! #oldtunes #u3a #folkmusic

youtu.be/FI2sonPDx7I?... #carols #carolling #localcarols #Kent The Old Kent Carollers sing a Kent version of The Moon Shines Bright. Cecil Sharp collected it from James Beale of Warehorne by Cecil Sharp (1908) and Mrs Alice Harden, Hamstreet (1911).

#folk #folktune #melodeon Cader Idris is a cute waltz with a cute story to go with it. The melody we call Cader Idris was composed in 1804 by John Parry (1776-1851), and is named after a mountain at the southern end of Snowdonia. Thetune has also been used as a setting for various songs...

So here’s the update. The billionaire owner of the Guardian preparing to get rid of a core part of the news org + 100 journalists. If you’re a Guardian or Observer reader, please share this. The need for a strong, free & independent press couldn’t be greater. Yet, here it is.

hi lovely people. Happy 10th Birthday to Sam Hindley's and my tenure of Sheffield Live's "Thank Goodness It's Folk" as co-presenters! This week's episode features @mattquinnmusic.bsky.social chatting about his amazing podcast @intheroud.bsky.social - catch up here! www.mixcloud.com/Jimbobfagan/...

The falling of leaves in autumn.

A march in the cold yesterday afternoon, with a favourite oak and a spindle bush.

A characterful pony in Sussex hopes that I'm going to do something interesting...

A Kent sky, yesterday afternoon.