Last weekend was great fun. My birthday present (from back in June) from my sister was for the two of us to watch Les Misérables at Sondheim Theatre in London. I've wanted to see it for years and it did not disappoint. Stunning and moving and everything I hoped it would be! #LesMisérables

I absolutely love being involved in this and it's a privilege to be among such a wonderful bunch of people. If you love folk songs, it's well worth listening to. Thanks to @mattquinnmusic.bsky.social for his dedication in creating the @intheroud.bsky.social podcasts 🤗

When you're sitting outside a #Dorset pub with a pint and discover the river next to it is called the River Jordan you can't help but hear Bellowhead's Jordan in your head. On repeat! 😊

It's #BandcampFriday, the day when the lovely @bandcamp.com waives its commission! If you pop by my Bandcamp store there are my unaccompanied folk songs. And if you join my mailing list you'll be first to hear about new releases too, including one coming soon in September helenlindley.bandcamp.com

Another gorgeous night, this time with a full moon. Apparently the July #FullMoon is called the #BuckMoon. (You can tell my age as I tend to think of it as the Buck Rogers moon! 🤭😁)

That's a beautiful night sky out there tonight! Almost a full moon but not quite. #NightSky

A brilliant chat with @benratkinson.bsky.social on Zoom today which could lead to some future possible projects. Do check him and his music out! #FolkMusic

It looked lovely in our rural Lincolnshire garden but far too hot to sit - at 5.30pm it was still a massive 35°C (95°F). It had cooled around 9pm to a less unbearable 25°C so I sat out until 10pm when it got too dark to read without a light and the bitey bugs came out! #Summer

The view from the kitchen window this morning! #sparrows

Here's another folk podcast for @intheroud.bsky.social where I join @mattquinnmusic.bsky.social for a chat about a lesser-known folk song! I love my job 😊 (Podcast available on the usual podcast channels.) #folksong

Delighted to be heading back to Cambridge in August with the Remnant Kings for a free al fresco folk gig in beautiful Cherry Hinton Hall park! www.cambridgefolkfestival.co.uk

No sooner has season 4 episode 2 of the @intheroud.bsky.social folk song podcast been released than @mattquinnmusic.bsky.social asked me back to record another one! They're great fun to do, even if we always spend so much time talking that Matt has a huge editing task 😂 ##folkmusic #InTheRoud

A super night at Royal Traditions Folk Club near Sheffield with my folk chums. The Dungworth Singers performance was fab: many great songs - their polyphonic song gave me goosebumps. Lots of singing/playing in the session & singaround too. Thanks to @jonboden.bsky.social & team for a great night 😊

Season 4 is well and truly underway now. Episode 2 out today!

You can hear me and @mattquinnmusic.bsky.social chatting about more folk music on @intheroud.bsky.social. New episode out today from your usual podcast providers. #FolkMusic

A wee reminder this is what I’ve been writing with @ericamarks.bsky.social while unemployed. Appreciate any preorders for it on Amazon Kindle — if not, a RT would be awesome, thank you! amzn.eu/d/gX7oJpj

Another fine birthday present that I received on Sunday. This is what happens when your family know you like @yorkshiretea.bsky.social!

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We are recruiting for a new Education Manager; responsible for adult, family and youth learning including London Youth Folk Ensemble and our Inclusive Folk programme for learning disabled young people. The deadline to apply is 30 June. Find out more and apply: bit.ly/3Sup9nd

Here's two of my birthday gifts from this morning: more Doc Martens (this time sage green ones to add to my colourful DM collection) and a 1905 edition of Songs of the West by Sabine Baring-Gould! #folkmusic #docmartens

When you find a bargain on the charity shop bookshelves, have to buy it, and then sit in the sun to read it! I already have the previous book to this, but this old copy of Children’s Songs of Long Ago by Moffat and Kidson is a very lovely thing. 😍

Getting ready to start the next folk song re-setting ahead of the next podcast recording!

I left a couple of boxes in the conservatory until I needed them. Turns out someone else wanted them! 😂 #BlackCat

Another @intheroud.bsky.social podcast recording today with @mattquinnmusic.bsky.social for a future episode. I love doing this - sharing with a podcast host and listeners who are as passionate about folk music and folk songs as I am! #FolkMusic

More song recording today, ahead of a podcast recording session tomorrow. This song, as well as being used in the podcast will also be released on my next EP of lesser-known unaccompaniedfolk songs, due out in June.

Apparently the new fence panels offer a great place to take a nap! #blackcat

Go to see Sam if you can. Lovely chap, brilliant musician.

In our village we have a lovely large hall - complete with stage - and a fab bunch of people who organise community events such as films, dances, and live music. As I've a passion for folk music I'm so excited to have been asked to join the team to look at putting on more folk music events here 😊

I love that twice a month we now have a folk singaround in our village pub. It's great fun, there's a lovely bunch of people, and getting to sing regularly at a location that's a 7 minute walk from my house is a real treat!

A fab night on Sunday watching the gorgeous Cri du Canard playing in our village hall. If you ever get the chance to see them, do go, as they're hugely entertaining and play beautiful music 😊

Apparently today, 8th May, is the Feast of Julian of Norwich. It therefore seems appropriate to share my post from last year. #JulianOfNorwich

Go on, you know you want to!

It's #BandcampFriday, the day when the lovely @bandcamp.com waives its commission! If you pop by my Bandcamp store there's my usual folk music, including my May Day Song. And if you join my mailing list you'll be first to hear about upcoming releases too! helenlindley.bandcamp.com

Mayday blessings to all! To celebrate I've released my unaccompanied singing of May Day Song on Bandcamp. I found the song in the Bodleian Archives in 2024 and added a chorus using lines from a John Clare poem. Free to download (or you can pay if you want!) helenlindley.bandcamp.com/track/may-da...

Having spent a week playing the Mawkin version of Young May Moon on the fiddle for relaxation, I decided it was time to revisit my Mawkin collection. It made me remember how much I loved that band.

This is the kind of quirkiness I'm here for!

New Remnant Kings tour dates announced for September! jonboden.com/campaigns/10...

I've been away from socials a bit as I've been busy with things from the many 'hats' I wear, including another EP of more unaccompanied Child Ballads (to hopefully release in June.) And then a bit more research work for @mattquinnmusic.bsky.social for Season 4 of @intheroud.bsky.social. Lots of fun!

Well that was fun - Saturday night event entertainment in Sheffield. I was responsible for the folk element of the evening! (And I realised that the last time I wore that jacket was before the pandemic!)

Getting ready for tonight's show. I'm on at 8.30!

I do love a morning in early spring. Cool, crisp, and bright - and it helps having a view of some fields over the fence! #SpringMorning

Didn't get home from Royal Trads Folk Club until 1am, but there was the morning alarm at the usual time! I'd have preferred a lay-in 😂

The usual 'which jacket do I wear?' decision! This time for a Royal Trads evening 😊

This artwork is even more thought-provoking now.....

A good sky over our village on Thursday. We had lovely bright sunshine but you can see the dark clouds showing rain falling over the next village! #Weather

The cat is unhappy that I'm reading. Apparently his supper should be served at 10pm and it was 5 minutes after. The poor starving creature, who hadn't eaten in almost 4 hours, had no choice but to take action. #CatsOfBluesky

I have a solo gig in Sheffield this Sunday, co-headlining with trad singer Jill Pidd. It’s a new venture and we want to get the word out, can you help by sharing? Thankyou! wegottickets.com/event/649011

I had another super session with the fab @mattquinnmusic.bsky.social for his In The Roud Podcast. 😊

More fun stuff coming up in March. (I can't remember what @mattquinnmusic.bsky.social had said but it obviously had me cracking up 😂).

Well, @jonboden.bsky.social, if you look south you really can see Orion, Jupiter, and Mars! (Admittedly it's Mars, Orion, Jupiter going left to right but hey, they're still together! Oh, and there's a bonus Venus in the west.) Charlotte started singing. Something about stars, I think 😉😂