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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The most fun thing ever to randomly see

Sandy @sandyw-l.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Yes! It’s the Sugar-Wells-Lee Annual Xmas Spectacular returning for another year of music, frolics and culture. We have a very exciting line up to divulge in the coming weeks, so watch this space!

Gig poster has the head of a pantomime dromedary and says “Save The Date, Xmas Xtravaganza, 05/12/2026, Cumberland Arms, Byker”

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Sandy @sandyw-l.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Out of stock! You’re a trendsetter x

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Sandy @sandyw-l.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This is what inspired me to play Steel Guitar, along with The Triffids x

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Sandy @sandyw-l.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This was such a surprising and wonderful moment. 30 years ago! No wonder I feel old x

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Simkaye 🌈 @simkaye.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

anyone else feel like this

A digital illustration of a quetzalcoatlus perched on telephone wires among a flock of crows

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Sandy @sandyw-l.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Thanks for reminding me to ensure the AI is switched off

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Sandy @sandyw-l.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I’m very honoured to be bringing a little tropical joy to the Shieldfield Car Free Day on Sunday between 1-3pm. Please come along, especially if you can help by fussing Kevin T. Dog while I play…

Poster for the Shieldfield Car Free Day Sunday 4th October between 1-3pm. Napier St, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 1XJ

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Sandy @sandyw-l.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Skronk is a style of guitar playing if that helps?

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Sandy @sandyw-l.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Me! Tomorrow! Totally Free! Saturday Afternoon Party People at Two By Two, Original live music in a brewery. 2pm - 6pm. Saturday 19th September The Fry Ups Ceiling Demons Sandy Wells-Lee Street food by Flankman Morley's Yard Byker, NE6 1PQ Entry is free. Everyone is welcome.

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thatgirlinsb @34thparallel.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Protesters at the Irish Open. shitler’s international golf links and hotel Doonbeg, Ireland. Thank you, Doonbeg!

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Sandy @sandyw-l.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Performers will include Aurora Engine, Gem Andrews, Eddie Doyle, Beccy Owen, Bridie Jackson, Nicky Rushton, Hedley Sugar-Wells, Louise Sophia Marsh and many more. Oh, I’ll be playing as well. Profits to a Dolly-appropriate charity to be confirmed.

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Sandy @sandyw-l.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

How Mountain Girls Can Love are holding a tribute to Dolly Parton at The Old Coal Yard, Newcastle upon Tyne, on Sunday 27th September 3-6.

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Sandy @sandyw-l.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Portly Ivy will be onstage with The Hot Pearly Snatchers at Lindisfarne Festival this weekend. 4pm Disgraceland stage.

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Sandy @sandyw-l.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Our Ginger Clarence goes for walks with our Butch Bedlington Kevin. Here they are lamenting a cherry tree which was cut down by Karbon Homes, the Housing Association

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Sandy @sandyw-l.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I will be slinging my glittery guitar looking like a portly Poison Ivy for your Bank Holiday Monday afternoon delights as The Hot Pearl Snatchers warm up our act in advance of playing at Lindisfarne Festival

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Sandy @sandyw-l.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I haven’t watched this for a few years; such joy is expressed and nerdery. Give it a go! youtu.be/aeujZtBvMFY?...

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Tubular Bells by the Brooklyn Organ Synth Orchestra

YouTube video by Joseph McGinty

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Sandy @sandyw-l.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I love Questionable Content, especially Emily :)

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Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️🦈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

If there are three things that trans people need to remember if they’re using toilets in pubs, restaurants etc., it is these:

Asking about sex
13.161 Personal data includes information about a person's sex which may also be protected under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights
(ECHR). In particular, it is important to be aware that some people, including some trans or gender non-conforming people, may wish to keep such information private as far as possible and may find it distressing to be asked about their sex.
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To comply with Article 8 of the ECHR, a service provider must be able to objectively justify asking an individual about their sex. A request for information about sex should only be made where it is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim. Furthermore, a request for information about sex which is not a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim could also amount to unlawful indirect gender reassignment discrimination.

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3.170 It is unlikely to be either practical or appropriate to approach any particular dividual to make enquiries about their sex in relation to facilities, such as toilets, which are incidental to the primary service.

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Sandy @sandyw-l.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

It’s good to be needed x

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Sandy @sandyw-l.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

To mark Colombian Independence Day (20 July), join La Sonora Boreal, the North East of England’s finest purveyors of Colombian cumbia and música tropical, and friends in uniting in opposition to Colombia's newly elected far-right government. Talks | live music | empanadas

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Sandy @sandyw-l.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I have been invited to bring my exotica / lounge offerings on steel guitar to this amazing event. Celebrate Colombian Independence day, raise funds for Venezuela, resist the Colombian far right, eat empanadas, dance to some Cumbia. Por la Vida: A Concert and Gathering for Colombia and Venezuela

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Sandy @sandyw-l.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I’m playing indulging my queer pleasures by playing Totally Tropical Tunes as my alter-ego, Rosie Palms and will be spoffing off about the cultural history of colonialism, capitalism and the fetishisation of the other in Exotica this Saturday at Baltic Contemporary Art, between 2-4 with my lovely

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Sandy @sandyw-l.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Landlocked Festival Matlock Bath. The Sublime (Peak District) meets The Ridiculous (North East)

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Sandy @sandyw-l.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Do you like Surf? Do you like Garage? Do you like wearing Hawaiian Shirts in Derbyshire? Come to Landlocked Festival this weekend in Matlock Bath. I will be serving Exotic Steel Guitar realness. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/landlocked-4…

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Sandy @sandyw-l.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

How Mountain Girls Can Sing. Queer Country returns to The Old Coal Yard, Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunday 28th June, 3-6pm www.eventbrite.ie/e/how-mountain-gi…

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Sandy @sandyw-l.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Techno Gated Communities

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Unite the union @unitetheunion.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

⚡ The energy price cap will go up 13% OFGEM announced today 📈 That’s £18 a month. £221 a year 💰 Meanwhile, the UK energy industry reported over £3bn in profits in the first 3 months of 2026 “It’s time to pull the plug on the energy profiteers” @unitesharon.bsky.social Agree? 🗣️Comment & ♻️ Share

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Sandy @sandyw-l.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Me and my friend Fiona sang our way through all 4 sides at a party to the *delight* of all present. It was MY PARTY so I could do what I wanted to

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Sandy @sandyw-l.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

You should do it everywhere; here’s my wife onstage at a drag show. By this point the wings had somewhat collapsed…

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Sandy @sandyw-l.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Sounds like the movie for me x

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Sandy @sandyw-l.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Meta AI is being cheeky saying that my outfit is outdated. Make your own mind up at Cluny2 14/2/26

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Michael Harris @davidmichaelharris.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

I need at least 3 more folk to sign up for my Edinburgh Adult Education Programme archaeology classes at Craigentinny, or the course will be cancelled. If you know anyone who might be interested, please let them know. Thank you! adulteducationedinburgh.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spyd...

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Alexander Fox @alexanderfox1.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Finally, a flag worth fighting for.

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Sandy @sandyw-l.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

www.ticketsource.co.uk/the-cumberla...

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Sandy @sandyw-l.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Good Name Clowns, bringing you an Atropicalyptic time. No clown is an island. Come cruise with us… Cumberland Arms, 7.30pm, Saturday 13th, 2025. Ticket link below!

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Sandy @sandyw-l.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Xmas Spectacular ‘26 Introducing the amazing acts you can expect on our Tropical Cruise: Lorca is a comedy drag act who likes to flirt with the audience. whilst teaching them how to be an exceptional poet - and exceptionally sexy - this is very important, si? Cumberland Arms Saturday 13/12 7.30

A photo of a very handsome drag king, Lorca, smouldering over an open book. Lorca is appearing at our Tropical Christmas Cruise on the SS Cumberland Arms on Saturday 13th December.

Lorca is a comedy drag act who likes to flirt with the audience. whilst teaching them how to be an exceptional poet - and exceptionally sexy - this is very important, si?

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Sandy @sandyw-l.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Also Line Dancing with Winnie Nelson, DJ Dusty Haystacks and The House Band featuring yours truly on Pedal Steel Guitar and surprisingly low vocals for someone as dainty as me.

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Sandy @sandyw-l.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

How Mountain Girls Can Love is a Queer Country Afternoon, on today from 3-6 at The Old Coal Yard, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne. Today we will be having Country Diva and Beauty Pageant Star Patti Boo Rae all the way from Texas.

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Sandy @sandyw-l.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

New song; “Sad Abandoned Bear” with guest appearance by Kevin T. Dog

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