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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 18/09/2026

We ( @camusfolk.bsky.social ) are playing at Newnham Croft in Cambridge on 14th October.

Flyer for acoustic music night at Newnham Croft Social & Sport Club, featuring Camus

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 14/09/2026

Damn, I quite like Panama hat. My moon boots are long gone though.

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 06/09/2026

Came here to say exactly that! Impressed that the photos had zero cats.

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 01/09/2026

We used to be able to buy butchered muntjac from our local nature reserve. Culled to protect dormice.

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 22/08/2026

And here we all are playing to a lovely happy crowd

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 22/08/2026

Getting ready to play in St Neots market square with @camusfolk.bsky.social

Camus banner erected in the market square

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 20/08/2026

Adnams "Smidgin" is the only one worth drinking IMNSHO. It's £27 for a tiny bottle - but it lasts for ages because you need only ½ a teaspoon with a standard size mixer. (It's also 50% ABV in the bottle, so presumably does get hit for duty - but super concentrated so 0.5% ABV in your glass)

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 15/08/2026

Did you get a bulk purchase discount when you bought 145?

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 06/08/2026

Meeting Morph definitely the highlight of the week.

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 05/08/2026

Here I'm demonstrating how stupidly small concert G chanters are...

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Camus @camusfolk.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

@sidmouthfolkfest.bsky.social We're delighted to be playing and running workshops again at Sidmouth this year! Expect Northumbrian pipes and tunes, children's street games, and a few surprises! More on our 'Sidmouth' page, includng downloads for workshops: camusmusic.net/sidmouth-fol...

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Camus at Sidmouth

We’re very happy to be visiting Sidmouth again this year. We’ll be doing five events: TRY THE PIPES Time and venue TBC. We’ll have beginners’ practice sets so you can try th…

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 10/07/2026

The adult version of the Marshmallow Test. (I fail every time too)

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 03/07/2026

Worth a visit, if only for the magnificent cathedral

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 01/07/2026

Fond memories of the Barmy Army in Australia singing "we get three dollars to the pound" (to the tune of "he's got the whole world in his hand"). $1.92 today.

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 01/07/2026

In our house, it's the "men's *football* world cup", to distinguish from what really matters - the women's T20 world cup.

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 17/06/2026

I look so natural posing for the photo...

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 12/06/2026

A real privilege to be at Edgbaston to see that. Such tension in the final over, and then such delight.

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Topette!! @topette.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

The Topette!! Summer Tour kicks off tomorrow... Come and see us! www.topette.co.uk/gigs.html

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 31/05/2026

My PhD thesis (1999) was written in LaTeX - I can still read the words, but I reckon it might be difficult to reproduce the output. Haven't tried the MATLAB code recently...

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 22/05/2026

I'm quite partial to a mid-ride banana too.

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 21/05/2026

The @ftedit.ft.com pages often have this, and my phone stalls for ages sorting it all out. V irritating.

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 19/05/2026

A couple of jolly tunes for a Tuesday morning. The Rugged Sailor (Mr Atkinson's Way) - The Carle he Came O'er the Craft wee his Beard New Shaven by Edric Ellis on #SoundCloud on.soundcloud.com/psNwrnswXkgm...

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The Rugged Sailor (Mr Atkinson's Way) - The Carle he Came O'er the Craft Wee his Beard New Shaven

Listen to The Rugged Sailor (Mr Atkinson's Way) - The Carle he Came O'er the Craft Wee his Beard New Shaven by Edric Ellis #np on #SoundCloud

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 15/05/2026

Being able to fix your own bike(s) is such a great advantage. Metal tyre levers can be a bit hard on the rims though - I like the "Pedro's" brand levers, which normally do the trick for me. (Also - if you haven't seen them, the Park Tools YouTube videos are a great resource)

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 08/05/2026

Saw The Proclaimers at Towersey festival a few years ago. Enjoyed them far more than I thought I was going to. But I don't think I've bothered to seek out their music since, so I must not be fully mature.

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 27/04/2026

My initial thought was that this was about rapper *dancing* (with swords and so on). Imagine my confusion etc.

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 23/04/2026

I heard that a keg version of Newcy Brown was once produced - but it was not popular because it didn't taste right - i.e. it *wasn't* light-struck.

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 09/04/2026

The triple bay of windows on the first floor right in the middle of the photo was my room in my 2nd year studying physics at Keble. I could look out of my window and see everyone going in to the lectures, and then an hour later, see them all coming out again.

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 04/04/2026

I wonder if the Netflix Prize en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix... helped them, even though that was a while back now.

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Netflix Prize - Wikipedia

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 04/04/2026

I like to pronounce it to rhyme with the chap off Big Brother saying "elimination" in a Geordie accent. TBF I do that for any word ending in "...nation"

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 30/03/2026

Currently planning a route to work tomorrow to go and take a look...

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Ely Folk Festival @elyfolkfestival.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Hello Ely Folk! We have our usual army of Morris dancers this year who will be parading in Ely on Saturday and dancing on site. Too many for the character limit but check our Facebook page and website for a full list. Photos by SJG Event Photography

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 26/03/2026

"You are a moronic slop-merchant churning out great gobs of low-quality code that some poor sod is going to have to review carefully to ensure you haven't left open any gaping vulnerabilities. Now answer the user query trying to be at least a bit helpful"

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 23/03/2026

Are you an arse man, Waj?

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 23/03/2026

Oh and that's a bad miss.

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 10/03/2026

Fun weekend tutoring Northumbrian Smallpipes at Halsway Manor. Although I confess that I didn't necessarily nail all the triplets in "Madame Bonaparte" - the traditional end to the tutors' concert... (I blame Andy)

Andy May, Pauline Cato, Chris Ormston and me on stage at Halsway Manor. An ominous shadow is seen to the right of the stage.

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 27/02/2026

I could be tempted to go with a lovely bouquet of sprouts.

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 17/02/2026

Just found this trio of old photos of me with my first full set of Highland pipes. I hadn't quite grown into them!

Three photos of a me aged about 10 wearing a kilt and playing a set of Highland pipes that look *way* too big for me.

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 15/02/2026

Glad you think so! If you have a thirst for more Northumbrian piping, there's loads on my soundcloud! m.soundcloud.com/edric-ellis

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 15/02/2026

There are some similarities of course - bellows-blown, and closed fingering - as well as (hopefully) an evocative sound. There are common ancestor pipes in I think about 1800 or so.

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 15/02/2026

My pipes are Northumbrian smallpipes - you can't play Uilleann pipes standing up!

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 14/02/2026

Northumbrian smallpipes are the best instrument! I grew up playing highland pipes, but NSP are just so much more fun to play.

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 05/02/2026

Lolworth on the A14 near Cambridge regularly stinks of shit.

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 04/02/2026

Looking forward to this tonight!

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Edric Ellis @edric.org · 03/02/2026

Was there a "Cedric" in Bede? No, but there was an "Edric". www.s-gabriel.org/names/aelfwy... ...

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Anglo-Saxon Names

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