12 January 1894 | A Dutch Jew, Levi van Thijn, was born in Alkmaar. In August 1943 he was deported to #Auschwitz together with his wife Leentje and their son Marcus. None of them survived. --- 🎧 Listen about the development of the murder infrastructure at Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/tRwZ49q-9e0

Lovely to open MOJO and see the 4 ⭐️ review for the latest @ronsexsmith.bsky.social album. Click on the photo to see it in full. Love Ron ❤️

JD Vance’s Irish ancestry claim hits a genealogical dead end www.thetimes.com/article/d178...

#FindsFriday & The gorgeous Chariot of the Sun from the National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen From around 1400 BC, discovered in a bog in 1902 in Western Zealand 🏺AncientBluesky

Do gigs get any better?!!!!

Further to my earlier post, here is a lovely documentary about Ian Prowse/Amsterdam's most famous song (one of John Peel/Elvis Costello's favourites... can you get a higher recommendation than that?) #Liverpool #MusicSky www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-6w...

Thanks Richard for the play and the show ! 🥰

@leader-music.bsky.social appreciate the heads up about the post Easter changes. Fully understand, you must feel thinly spread with all of your commitments! Delighted that there will still be 2 hrs live - it’s a highlight of the week for me and a treasured space. Thanks for everything you do 🙏 😊

My pals, the fabulous @hannahwhitemusic.bsky.social & #kieronmarshall are playing #sandinos in Derry tonight (Tuesday) and #TheAmericanBar in Belfast tomorrow (Wednesday). Take my advice and go see em if you can. Tell them I sent you! You’ll not be disappointed.

Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...

@cerysmatthews.bsky.social the 6 Music show is SOOO good today that I will have to replay it in full tomorrow. No other radio show like it. Thank you for what you do, it’s immense 🙏

Brilliant show @leader-music.bsky.social thank you. Love the Midnight Special, great way to finish. Looking forward to seeing you at some point at the AMAs.

Any Irish writers with books being published this new year (2025)? Post here and I am happy to repost. Use #newirishwriting2025

Thanks to @danmulhall.bsky.social for his absorbing and witty guide to Ulysses; an interview with him inspired to to read Joyce’s book. It was fascinating, challenging but beautifully written. So, so clever too. I will return to some of the chapters without a doubt.

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Incredible line up!! My last live music before Xmas all sorted 😊

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Today’s glimmer of joy: hard to believe my roses bloomed in November but this may be the last few days of the blooming as I see the temperature is finally due to drop 😊