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DrHume23.bsky.social @drhume23.bsky.social · 3h

You must both be so proud. Bet his grandad would have been too. Is this his first release?

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Barbara Waxer 🌈 @barbara-waxer.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

When Grammy-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens begins playing “Old Corn Liquor,” a traditional Black American folk tune, acclaimed Chinese pipa virtuoso Wu Man recognizes similarities to Chinese pentatonic music and spontaneously joins in. The joy on their faces says it all.

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DrHume23.bsky.social @drhume23.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

You are not allowed to get that close to the stones these days. Vandals.

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DrHume23.bsky.social @drhume23.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Guess who strolled in at 6.15am, after 10 weeks missing? The cat, not the child. Our vagrant Krampus is microchipped, with a collar message "Do not feed, I have a home". Sleek, fat and well fed. Dirty stopout. He's got prior though, did the same 2 years ago. Little hobo. #cats

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DrHume23.bsky.social @drhume23.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

That's it, I confess, I have weakened: I have put the heating on this morning.

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DrHume23.bsky.social @drhume23.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Radio 3's Steve Reich at 90 weekend has been a treat for the ears. Especially Music Map, which broke down and explained the influences and techniques behind "Music for 18 Musicians". But then I love Sara Mohr-Pietsch. She's able to explain complex things in a way even an idiot like me can get.

bbc.co.uk

Music Map - Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians - BBC Sounds

Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores Steve Reich's groundbreaking Music for 18 Musicians.

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DrHume23.bsky.social @drhume23.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The creeping wood sorrel that has taken root in our "Box o'Many Stanes" (repository for Special Stones outside the back door) is prettier and healthier than anything I've grown this year. I think I'll just do weeds next year.

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DrHume23.bsky.social @drhume23.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

There is no artist quite like nature herself.

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DrHume23.bsky.social @drhume23.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Orson left over some poster paints so I made a quick crappy painting of our trip to Felbrigg this weekend. I wasn't going to post it, but he noticed Mortimer was in it, and asked me to do one with him in it. So here he is with Daddy You'll notice he's not actually riding his bike. Lazy boy.

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DrHume23.bsky.social @drhume23.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Not necessarily. It might be that when they say "the UK police force is shrinking," that is meant quite literally.

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DrHume23.bsky.social @drhume23.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

@gidcoe.bsky.social Happy birthday, Gid. Thanks to your introduction to such vast swathes of excellent music, my "listen to later" list is now longer than a human lifespan. Best get started then... Today's deep dive: Dur Dur Band.

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DrHume23.bsky.social @drhume23.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This is my favourite time of year for the beautiful beaches of North Norfolk. All the holiday makers have gone home but there's still heating in the sun, and the sea is surprisingly warm and perfect for swimming. #art #drawing

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DrHume23.bsky.social @drhume23.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A brilliant evening of diverse and wonderful musical entertainment, as always. Thank you. Best show on the best radio station in the world. I'm rather attached to that picture. It's the cue that for the next 2 hours at least, everything is going to be alright.

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DrHume23.bsky.social @drhume23.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This is a brilliant bit of cross-channel pollination.

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Tom McKinney @tommckinney.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Happy #Tshirtday! It's Breakfast on BBCRadio3 6.30-9.30. Good morning!

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DrHume23.bsky.social @drhume23.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Sporting Amplifier today, Manchester's finest space rockers. Torn, faded and bleach stained as it is. Unfortunately I doubt the busy 6 Music schedule will be very forgiving of the 10-minute sprawling epics they are best known for. #TShirtDay

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DrHume23.bsky.social @drhume23.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Actually another weird coincidence, I spent Tuesday writing some dialogue in my novel, based in Swansea in 2010, during which Swansea Sound radio station makes a small cameo. And last night you revealed that band is your t-shirt for this year... Freaked me right out.

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DrHume23.bsky.social @drhume23.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Spooky synchronicity. Alarmingly, I've been re-reading "I, Robot", and on the news just now was a nervous tech executive expounding the need for some kind of regulation... Yeah. Like maybe, oh, I don't know... 3 Laws of Robotics, to protect humanity? Did nobody in Silicone Valley read Azimov?

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DrHume23.bsky.social @drhume23.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I would cheerfully pay £200 to never have to hear anything from them ever again.

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DrHume23.bsky.social @drhume23.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Absolutely wonderful episode of Between the Ears yesterday. Headphones recommended as it is ambisonic and totally immersive.

bbc.co.uk

Between the Ears - A Circular History of the Loop - BBC Sounds

An immersive exploration into the history of the music loop.

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DrHume23.bsky.social @drhume23.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Wonderful section from John Low about the acoustic guitar music in Nairobi from the 50s and 60s in last week's Music Planet. I love how he breaks down how he rhythms were actually played, and how different influences were integrated within the historical perspective.

bbc.co.uk

Music Planet - Transylvanian folk and acoustic guitar from Nairobi - BBC Sounds

Kathryn Tickell presents global roots music, joined by British-Kenyan musician John Low.

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DrHume23.bsky.social @drhume23.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Soggy morning run today. Squelchy feet relieved by a sodden tawny owl and a squirrel screeching at me from a tree. I was almost swimming through ever evolving waves of the spicy scent from hedgerows and delighting in the 3-dimensional music of the rain in the trees. #morningrun

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DrHume23.bsky.social @drhume23.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The obligatory annual "carrot needs a wee" photo competition entry. #funnyvegetables

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DrHume23.bsky.social @drhume23.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

It's that time of year again: Equidistant Starlings. #starlings

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DrHume23.bsky.social @drhume23.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

September is the best time of the year for early morning run sunrise photos. Plus it is neither too hot nor too cold. Goldilocks would love it.

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Jonathan Coe @jonathancoe.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Remember the protestor who interrupted Jacob Rees Mogg at the 2023 NatCon conference, stepping onto the stage to warn about 'the dangers of fascism'? That was musician Dirk Campbell, formerly of Egg and National Health. He is still making music, and his latest album is wonderful.

dirkcampbell.bandcamp.com

Erosion, by Dirk Mont Campbell

from the album Long Time Gone

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DrHume23.bsky.social @drhume23.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Post-eclipse dreams, nice. What's the backwards counting method? Thanks to my 5 year old waking me at 3.45am I've had under 4 hours today... And after a summer full of bad nights I'm wobbly and starting to hallucinate slightly. I might even find your colander.

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DrHume23.bsky.social @drhume23.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

My early morning runs are definitely becoming late night runs. That little black streak parallel to the wire in the bottom left quadrant? Bat. Finally got a photo.

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DrHume23.bsky.social @drhume23.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Unlike Orson, who loves digging and harvesting, Mortimer isn't keen on the allotment, viewing visits as some kind of obscure punishment. Today though, like Don Quixote tilting at windmills, he discovered a fierce joy in cutting back the rampant nettles.

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DrHume23.bsky.social @drhume23.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I've only just discovered how low calorie cottage cheese and salsa is. Here's me new "I've used all my calories today but I don't want to go to bed hungry" snack. 130 calories for this whole tub... #lowcaloriesnacks

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DrHume23.bsky.social @drhume23.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The beaches. Definitely my favourite thing about North Norfolk. Two of those distant dots are my boys. Mercifully, not fighting. For once. This might be the most restful afternoon I've had since school broke up. #northnorfolk #beach

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DrHume23.bsky.social @drhume23.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Turns out, it's not bloating due to gluten or dairy intolerance. I've looked 6 months pregnant for the last 5 years simply because I was regularly eating over 1000 extra calories in peanut butter and dark chocolate, and calling it a "healthy snack." #peanutbutteranonymous

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DrHume23.bsky.social @drhume23.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Arrr, good ole Laang Jaahn Silverstone.

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DrHume23.bsky.social @drhume23.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

I don't know much about birds, but either that mallard is tiny, or that wren is ENORMOUS.

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DrHume23.bsky.social @drhume23.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

On reflection, it's good that you're considering in advance whether to take your arm bands, but isn't it about time you learned how to swim, Gid?

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DrHume23.bsky.social @drhume23.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Farewell East Sussex. We'll miss the field straight out the back filled with all this kind of glory every night. Also the heron, red kites, noisy sparrowhawk, and clouds of chittering house martens. Won't miss the 9 hour power outages, barely accessible lane, and tummy bugs. #holidaydisasters