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Michael Hardy

@michaelcurates.bsky.social
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I like music and museums | Digital Curator at Barnsley Museums | Museums Computer Group committee member | Barnsley Civic Trust committee member | Recently started writing for the MA journal.

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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I don't use my own social media accounts as much these days. This unexpected announcement has hit me more than I could have expected. On my down days it's usually the music of Frank Turner I turn to and the prospect of his next show. These last shows at Wembley next year are going to be special ❤️
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
First cup of (hotel) tea: complete with a QR code, taking reading tea leaves to a whole new level
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
This year I planned to visit 40 new places. With a broken foot putting me out of action for a couple of months followed by illness I might have to change that to '40 different train stations' Currently on my way to Hitchin Live to see The Libertines and Maximo Park
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
So it looks like I'm back on Bluesky 👋 still having problems uploading images and then adding alt text. The tea was needed this morning after seeing Pulp and Self Esteem in Manchester last night.
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
My job is all about digital, but no I'm not scanning a QR code on a tea bag for the sake of it
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I'm feeling a little bit under the weather today, a night of Paul Heaton's music is already perking me up.
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
I really need to find a cheaper hobby with less train travel. Another weekend of Michael on Tour: today Birkenhead via Chester.
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
I filled up last weekend with as much music (and travel) as humanly possibly. Starting off at Scarborough to see Frank Turner and Bowling For Soup before heading south for Biffy Clyro at Finsbury Park. My travels then took me to Guilfest where I saw one of my fave live bands The Lottery Winners
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
It's the perfect temperature in Scarborough today. 🌞
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Say you're on holiday without saying you're on holiday.
A packet of ready salted Lays crisps
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Terry Wogan is still very much missed at #Eurovision but Sara and Rylan are providing an excellent commentary on Radio2.
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
The one thing I'm missing at the moment is live music. I was fortunate the other week to see Frank Turner in Boston.
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
I often say that no two days working in a museum are ever the same but today no two hours were the same: I went from being in a cinema where I'm helping out with an upcoming event, to running for a train before filming myself with a horses head
Me outside Penistone Paramount Me in the museum store looking at a horses head
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
He's finally back where he belongs! @geofflloyd.bsky.social on @virginradiouk.bsky.social 📻
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
The Traitors time! If I can stay awake long enough I might also watch the final of Stranger Things before I read any spoilers
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
My Christmas highlight so far has been a Christmas Singalong at Penistone Paramount which featured The Barnsley Carol. Ralph Shaw explains how the carol had been lost for 90 years at the start of this video youtu.be/0GzA4Oh-8KE
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
#MusicalAdvent Day 2: Lottery Winners - Christmas (I won't be alone) open.spotify.com/track/3qrXko...
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
#MusicalAdvent Day1 Tom A Smith - This Christmas Time A song that passed me by last year, not to be confused with the other Tom Smith from Editors who I will no doubt be sharing a song by this month! open.spotify.com/track/27TsIq...
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
#SpillTheBeans @tramlinesfestival.bsky.social #Tramlines2026
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
"The darker nights have come again, quicker than the year before" I've really got involved in the 20th anniversary of Maximo Park's A Certain Trigger by going to Limassol on my holiday earlier this month. Currently listening to the album playback with @johnkennedydj.bsky.social on @radiox.co.uk
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
I got weirdly emotional watching the Hollyoaks and #Brookside crossover. I suppose it was a reminder of simpler times. Dean Sullivan as Jimmy Corkhill was very much missed
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
It wouldn't be a day in Manchester without getting caught in the rain at some point! Brilliant night at the AO arena, Q&A sides, Chris Hawkins & Paul Smith I didn't take any photos so here's one from 2008 the first year I saw Maximo Park, a band I've seen every year since.
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
#Barnsley10k was a hot one! I'm really pleased with my time considering it's a decade since my last 10k race and I haven't been able to train for a couple of weeks. (1 hour and 18 seconds)
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
As ready as I'll ever be! #Barnsley10k
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Friends worry that Michael is already struggling to find ways to fill the Glastonbury void... I keep seeing photos of an M&S strawberry sandwich. I thought I'd have a go at making my own. I didn't have any cream so substituted with crisps.
A strawberry and crisp sandwich
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
I'm filling the Glastonbury void with a few smaller gigs this summer. Patrick Wolf sounded amazing at Rough Trade in Nottingham tonight, no sound system but five different instruments and insights into his new album
Patrick Wolf on a tiny stage
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
I aways get really cute notifications from YouTube 😕
A screenshot of a YouTube notification. Check out your anal...
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Possibly my last time at The Leadmill 😢
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
I appear to have woken up in the 1990s where there's a chart battle between Pulp and Backstreet Boys....
The top 10 including Backstreet Boys and Pulp
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
My first festival wristband of the year! Stockton Calling here I come
My pale white arm with a green wristband
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
It's my second visit to the Leadmill this month, there's a chance it will be going by a different name this time best year 😔 So I'm glad I've had the chance to see two of my all time favourite songwriters there one last time.
Beans on Toast Paul Heaton
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Earlier than usual start as I make my way to the @britishlibrary.bsky.social for a @ukmcg.bsky.social meeting. I'm so used to getting the train to Sheffield that I spent the first part of the journey worried I'd forget to get off at the right station 😂
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
It's not actually raining (for now) in Barnsley. Just snapped this pic outside of Experience Barnsley Museum, the fountains are back on which is a sign that spring is hopefully on the way 🤞 #WetWednesday
The fountains in full flow outside the town hall
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Happy #ValentinesDay Here's one of my favourite postcards from Barnsley Archives
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
I've spent the last few weeks searching through photos and films from Barnsley Archives for a new Stories of Childhood exhibition which opens today at Experience Barnsley. I'm looking forward to visitors spotting someone they recognise ☺️ @barnsleymuseums.bsky.social
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Just arrived at M Shed in Bristol for the Audience Agency's #LetsGetReal conference
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Decided to go for a walk which turned out to be 10% snow 80% mud and muddy water and 10% me cursing.
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
Benidorm's Liam Gallagher. I would love to see a video where Liam critiques tributes of himself.
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
Merry Christmas! (I've reached the conclusion I own far too much festive attire...)
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
#WinterSolstice "well done. Well done, everyone! We're halfway out of the dark!"
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
I can't remember the last time my hair was this short!
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Have you heard the #BarnsleyCarol yet? Here's just a few of the faces that appear in a new video from @barnsleymuseums.bsky.social youtu.be/AbwZC3T-XWs?...
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
I'm never too surprised by #SpotifyWrapped Maximo Park and @frankturner.bsky.social are always in the top two.
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Speaking on live radio is something very much out of my comfort zone but today felt very special as BBC Radio3 broadcast live from Cannon Hall Museum with Sarah Walker & Carols Across The Country. Live music by Grimethorpe Band a poem by Ian McMillan & I spoke about The Barnsley Carol
Members of Grimethorpe Colliery Band in front of a Christmas tree in the ballroom at Cannon Hall
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Some would say it's a bit early to start wearing Christmas jumpers, but in my defence I'm going out for a Christmas meal 🎄 🦕
Me in my tree Rex Christmas jumper
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
My friend had plans today so I've been on a whistle stop tour of Berlin on my lonesome. I love this city already!
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Time to explore Berlin through the day as it was dark too see much by the time we arrived yesterday!
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Some blue sky for Bluesky! This week should prepare me for a trip to Berlin this weekend.
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Michael Hardy @michaelcurates.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
"No two days working in museums are ever the same" is a term I've been using a lot lately... Today was the first filming day for a short film about The Barnsley Carol and it's composer Arthur Godfrey. Ian McMillan kindly agreed to be part of the Barnsley Museums & Fusion project....
Ian McMillan and a camera man outside Barnsley town hall
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