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Pre Xmas gig at the Bungalow. Potentially where I picked up b this cold. Potentially not.

What pictures do you keep in your wallet? If indeed you still have a wallet.

Thanks to everyone who came along last night to Sulidae and Adam Holmes at The Boarding House. A packed out room and some friendly faces made for a very special night. Keep supporting live music. #grateful

We dug deep for sticks, kicked clods of shed beech between dirt and decay. We danced between the poles of spirit and nature, all our souls emerged between damp grey and apricitic blue.

New single. Healing Light. All proceeds to SAMH benefitting mental health and suicide prevention in Scotland. The best thing I’ve written. Available on 7” vinyl via Bandcamp.

In the studio yesterday with these fine folk. New album.

“I can’t think of a case where poems changed the world, but what they do is they change people’s understanding of what’s going on in the world.” Seamus Heaney

New single. Healing Light. All proceeds to SAMH benefitting mental health and suicide prevention in Scotland. The best thing I’ve written. Available on 7” vinyl via Bandcamp.

Martin Stephenson will be playing at The Howwood Inn on Friday 26th September. A very limited number of tickets available for this. Get them here: t-s.co/mild1

I climbed the Matterhorn.

Some others… @sulidaepoem.bsky.social @constantfollower.bsky.social @thebetaband.com @youngfathers.bsky.social @dictator.bsky.social @thesnuts.bsky.social

Http://t-s.co/mild1

The absolutely beautiful @sulidaepoem.bsky.social probably the last piece of music for tonight… “…broken hearts take a time to heal…” 🤍🤍

I am delighted to announce the upcoming release of my third book of poetry, including many of my photographs of Lochwinnoch and its wildlife. This collection is the culmination of my tenure as Poet in Residence at @RSPBLochwinnoch Nature Reserve. @RSPBScotland @Natures_Voice

TRB HIT THE NORTH: Tom Robinson Band are playing a one-off show in W.Yorks this summer at Parish in HUDDERSFIELD on Thu 31 July. Opening the show are HENS BENS - Glasgow's answer to Devo - who make music in BLOCK CAPITALS and just released their debut album. Tickets available from bit.ly/TRB25Parish

This, on Friday. Be lovely to see you all.

An absolute arsehole of a thing.

Remembering to slow down. Sitting meditating on nothing, the sound of a tumbling burn, feet sunk in wispy hair grass, tormentil and tiny white heath bedstraw. House-martins hunting midges. Homer, in close attendance. I had forgotten to slow down.

Three tombs dating back thousands of years have been unearthed in an ancient Egyptian burial complex. Read more: cnn.it/43KaWsF

I have this coming up on the 20th June. I’ll be playing some songs and reading from my new book along with the wonderful Polly Bee. Be great to see ya.

High State Fractal Insight.

New single and video out today. youtu.be/uweb5uwMlc4?...

Friday 6th June

I should be practicing.

There will be a new single and video soon, there will be a new book - two in fact. It’s all go. Always the child. youtu.be/LB-6wT5r8qk

Highly recommend. youtu.be/ZypwY-hhI2c?...

Tonight at the Doublet Bar. Two excellent musicians Bobby Motherwell and John Douglas excellent end to the weekend. @whatsonglasgow.bsky.social @musicnewsscotland.bsky.social Doors 7.30

Most splendid set of shows coming up! @whatsonglasgow.bsky.social @musicnewsscotland.bsky.social

'What a liar. What an almighty, irredeemable, hideous liar.' @mrjamesob.bsky.social reacts as Donald Trump claims ignorance over the White House leaking war plans.

Next week. Glasgow.

Curved Ridge yesterday. We did it twice. I collected a smaller boulder with my face. Could’ve been worse. #matterhorn #Training

Morning folks. If you’re coming along to this haven’t already got your tickets for this, go get them now. Both John and I are looking forward to seeing you.

Delighted to be in this stellar line up for Heather.

I have a new dedicated Sulidae facebook page of you want to hook up there?

I’m interested in seeking out any post indyref ‘loving self satire’ which might have been written in the form of poetry, prose, song, screen or stage play, for a project I intend to start later in the year. If you’ve written anything, or know of work of this kind, can you DM me please?

Grateful to be playing these gigs, alongside these wonderful folk. And one more to announce for May very soon. And grateful for all your support.

#OtD 3 Mar 1932 the right to free speech on Glasgow Green in Glasgow, Scotland, was won after over a decade of direct action. Up to 100,000 people at a time defied a ban, often arming themselves with sticks, hammers and bottles until authorities caved stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1...

Coming up.

@sulidaepoem.bsky.social and @johndouglas.bsky.social at Doublet Bar 30 March tickets from Tickets Scotland

End of the month. The Doublet in Glasgow. Me and John. Get along. Thanks.

A real joy to be opening for Blue Rose Code in Coatbridge in June.

It’s so easy to find beauty in a morning like this, even in a freshly cut tree stump there is a wondering. After we had chased sticks we sat in the woods amidst the birdsong. Nothing unusual or remarkable, the usual suspects, but how beautiful it sounded. It’s so easy to find beauty. #grateful

Tomorrow night.

Tickets for Blue Rose Code at The Boarding House in Howwood from http//:t-s.co/mild1 Be quick!

Thank you Colin.

This appeared during the last reign of The Orange Fool - I never found the artists’ name for which I apologise. Please share it as far and wide as possible. And whatever you do - keep laughing. Their greatest weapon is fear – ours is anger and comedy.