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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Excellent afternoon / evening in Newport to catch up with #MoragRose as she had a walk / book launch for her excellent The Feminist Art of Walking! Highly recommended! And so great to catch up with @aledsingleton.bsky.social too.

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Excellent all round show - comedy (of course!), reminiscence & stories, memories & emotions - with @thefastshow.bsky.social in Swansea last night! Cheers gang!!

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Marvellous evening in the amazing #BushHouse in central #London where @philhubbard.bsky.social more than effectively launched his book #ListeningToLandscape that I shall certainly be purchasing… Music; discussion; great crowd!

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Well, enjoyed #BobDylan here on Monday & he’s 84… & mighty #NeilYoung 80 today & also ‘still going strong’! Happy Birthday Neil!! s3.amazonaws.com/syndication....

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Happy to say #BobDylan did not disappoint last night… His voice stronger than I feared &, of course, his band excellent. No banter with the crowd of course but you can’t expect miracles! Cheers Bob!!

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

My #musicweekend day 2 (Friday). Great evening in #Swansea #TaliesinArtsCentre where #Pulp’s guitarist #MarkWebber had his fine book (I’m With Pulp, Are You?) promotion. Good crowd with some coming a long way. And got my book signed!

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

My weekend of #music has begun! 1. Angharad Jenkins and Huw Warren superb last night at All Saints Church in Mumbles. Great Welsh #folk material superbly performed! :-)) #AngharadJenkins #HuwWarren

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Absolutely excellent evening of mighty music as #GeoffandRosemary finely set up mighty @jonwilksmusic.bsky.social for mighty set! (Yes, he did do one of my favourite songs..) Superb! Ps yes, getting used to the accents now!

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Excellent evening entertained & made to think by the ever-superb #StewartLee at #SwanseaGrandTheatre. And the werewolf appeared! (Maybe some tickets left for tmrw here… *snap* them up!)

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

In my work I’ve published a lot over the years but this short entry in the just published - huge & highly recommended! - Billy Bragg A People’s History - made me very very pleased! Yep, been ‘with’ Mr Bragg since Christmas 1983! 😊 @billybragg.bsky.social

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

What amazing evening yesterday - 5+ hrs! - with Life & Songs of #MartinCarthy presented by so many famous names. Only Martin’s immense contribution to folk & skill of #JonWilkes & team could get so many top artists together - too many to list! Just few in this ‘pub stage’ picture

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Caught up with another outstanding #LiveToYourLivingRoom concert tonight by the amazing @younguns.bsky.social Thanks all round! :-))

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Paul & I thoroughly enjoyed mighty gig by mighty #BlindRiverScare at #RailwayInn this afternoon! Cold when out the sun but they still rocked! Or ‘countried’? Great stuff!

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Superb evening yesterday listening & watching #LeonRosselson & @robbjohnson.bsky.social #LiveToYourLivingRoom What a remarkable musical life Leon has led & still so sharp & clued up with politics! Robb, of course, a natural to pair with him! Thanks both & #LiveToYourLivingRoom for putting them on!

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Could not stay until end - getting bus home but also ‘cos it was v cold & I had no warm coat… but great few hours at #PontardaweBeerFest #PontardaweInn with, yes, fine beer, music & company! Highlight for me: #BoatbarToHamburg…

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Outstanding live gig in the amazing #HoxtonHall tonight by the amazing #IanNoe! So much great music around… just go out & enjoy it! And Ian more than ably supported by excellent #SammyHarrison! Cheers both (& Ian’s band of course)!

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Back to that London today on my week off, to visit stepmum tmrw & #IanNoe concert. But today a walk around the capital’s ’centre’, which got me couple good pics, & fab #EdwardBurra exhibition in #TateBritain!

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Okay, it may be Autumn now (brrr..) but mighty #Railway in #UpperKillay still have live music at weekends! So, walked up today in grim rain for another fine 2 hours of music… Cheers! (And it filled up big time when the rain stopped!)

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Another full day fantastic music at #moseleyfestival. Rain tried to spoil it again but less successful than yesterday! Recommend this festival big time. All ace but must note #LisaONeill for someone ace I’ve somehow missed before & #MercuryRev for being amazing still! Got up the front for them!! ;-)

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

A full day - 11 hours! - of fantastic music at #moseleyfestival from 13 diverse acts. Honestly loved them all - less welcome was the rain! - but the fantastic #fatherjohnmisty certainly merited the headline slot! :-))

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Although our fine #Geography annual RGS-IBG conference didn’t finish until 6.30 so I couldn’t catch much at #MoseleyFestival today, #Waterboys headliners were more than up to it. Excellent stuff!!

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Most excellent #SwanseaCamra evening with mighty beer ably supported by ace music by #CurrantsBand & most of all by such a great mixed group of positive people! There IS hope for this world… Thanks, I need that!!

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Beginning to assemble the barrels for Swansea Campaign for Real Ale beer festival (& cider!) in Brangwyn Hall Thurs-Sat this week! ;-)

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Well done #SwanseaAmplitudeFestival - only caught #WheresMolly today but mighty fine indie band! Cheers… www.visitswanseabay.com/event/amplit...

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Fab day with #SwanseaCAMRA exploring the trainline to Whitland &, hmmm nearly forgot!, the pubs there and back (well, those that sell good beer anyhow!)… Cheers!

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Well done @theguardian.com for this front page on 80th anniversary of #Hiroshima atom bomb… No words needed! 😔 😡

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Yet again mighty afternoon #RailwayInnSwansea with excellent #beer & #music! This afternoon was excellent #DaveDarrell doing a superb diverse set with not least mighty version of Springsteen’s River but with much more too. Cheers!

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Splendid evening #UplandsTavern at #BlindRiverScare gig! Tim & gang on mighty form & can’t wait to see them again at #RailwayInn in September. :-))

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Happy to say @johnnycampbell.bsky.social’s #DerbyRam youtu.be/spZeEMH1LRA beats my experience of it in the city last week! ;-)

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Sixth final day walk. Did favourite: mighty #MonsalTrail #Buxton #Bakewell. Yes, flat & easy but I love tunnels, general landscape & see many appreciating it. Weather ‘mixed’. Buses there & back from Derby excellent. Place of the day: #JoinersArmsBakewell facebook.com/share/16pgXP95…

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

5th walks day. With weather forecast predicting apocalypse, stayed in #Derby morning, then train #Matlock & mostly easy but interesting walk back esp up #CromfordCanal to Belper (good pubs!) . Place of day: #DerbyMuseumArtGallery derbymuseums.org, #JosephWright esp good!

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

4th day of walks… short one, from #Duffield into #Derby, staying 3 nights, after train from Sheffield (& being quite tired…). V interested to see www.the-land.co.uk. Mightily impressed by Derby ‘real ale’ choice! My fave so far, place of the day: maps.app.goo.gl/UR1kJxEkdvaj...!

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Third day of walks. Had hoped to appreciate fully the views from #StanageEdge near #Sheffield but low cloud, v damp & opaque, rather stopped that! Good walk though to mighty fine #Hathersage. Star place: #LittleJohnsGrave (ho hum…!)

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Second walking day of my short break… but longest I’ve walked for over a year… albeit quite level for the most part! From #Doncaster through mostly #DonValley / magnificent #TransPennineTrail to mighty #Elsecar. Star place: #MarketHotel, fab!

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

A few days away… First, with forecast dour, walked two valleys from/into #Sheffield - #Loxley on way out, then soaked crossing over the hills, to #Rivelin on way in. Great, in spite of weather. Star place: Rivelin Park Cafe for that cup of tea! maps.app.goo.gl/P3iue5u841Ch...

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Absolutely ace #folk night in #Cafe#9 #Sheffield tonight with 3 ace performances: #JonColey, #TrippersAndAskers, #WillStratton. Cannot recommend venue & its patrons highly enough either!

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

As always on a summer Sunday (if I’m in Swansea), a long walk to the ever fabulous #RailwayInnSwanaea for summer music from 4! And today one of the best ever - but I’m a fan! - with www.wildeyedwickedandoblivious.co.uk

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

On my way home yesterday, changing at #Crewe, popped into #EarlOfChester (as it’s in mighty #GoodBeerGuide) & happy to say both beers & folks there were excellent! Recommended if down Crewe way (not far to walk from station). And what a selection of rock posters!

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Now that’s a beer session to never come back from! (From the mighty fine #BeerAndBarrelAberystwyth)

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Home after #MoorforgeFestival in Cumbria. Fab couple days of 'folk', covering so well range of music this term covers. All excellent! Weather appalling Fri, not great Sat but we coped! Massive thanks to all musicians & mighty organisation of @johnnycampbell.bsky.social & local hosts David & Sue

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

And on my fine #HayOnWye walk today, nearly back, I spotted just the tree those two arseholes who cut the #HadrisnsWallTree down would love to line up next…

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

On my long weekend to fab #Brecon I took a day to #HayonWye for a loop walk around. Excellent 20km! Just a few pics…

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

On this mighty warm evening a fine crowd of around 30 curious guests came to see what #FriendsofHafodMorfaCopperworks had to show them in east #Swansea near the mighty River #Tawe. In my group, from start to finish:

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Another - yes another - fine trip to #RailwayKillay with live music today from #TheInsiderz - excellent rock covers band - recommended (on my list now) - with best version of #Abracadara I’ve heard! Cheers!!

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Another winner #RailwaySwansea with the music / beer / vibe combination… :-)

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Excellent couple of days’ walks with fine friend Paul (beers included!) with #Gower yesterday & #Maesteg today. Great views, nature, conversation… & today of course #CerddinBrewery in latter. Cheers!

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Just enjoyed ace gig by #BellaHardy #WaterRats on my trip to London. And you’re not too late to catch her too as tour just started: www.bellahardy.com On my trip also only say good things for #Munch #NationalPortraitGallery & #MudLarks #MuseumLondon

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Another excellent music evening in #Swansea. This time @TyTawe to see the excellent #TafodArian. I may not have understood the words but certainly got the excellent music & fantastic backing films! Diolch.

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Superb long & celebratory parade through #Swansea earlier for #Pride25. As is fitting, a huge diversity of people, groups & colourful banners! Not captured at all well in my photo…

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Keith Halfacree @halfa65.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Outstanding live music in #Swansea #Bunkhouse tonight - possibly best gig I’ve ever been to here… in all my many years - from the amazing #GracePetrie. More than superbly supported by Oz’s #TheMaes. Amazing musical night! Still a few tickets for rest of tour folks…

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