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Sarah Barnes @sjb2010.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Lăutăresele Șaraimanic at Womad

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Sarah Barnes @sjb2010.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

La Perla from Colombia at Womad

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Sarah Barnes @sjb2010.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Mohammad Reza Mortazavi from Iran, playing at Womad.

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Mitch Benn @mitchbenn.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

SPREAD THIS AROUND; the only thing that will stop him trying this is if he knows we’ve all seen it coming. Farage is going to stage his own failed assassination. Spread the word.

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Mitch Benn @mitchbenn.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

So he’s only got one way out, and I’ve just realised what it’s going to be: FAKE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT. I am NOT KIDDING. First of all, he steals all his moves from the Trump playbook. Second, it gets him out the race on wounded health grounds… He leaves the field a martyred hero…

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Mitch Benn @mitchbenn.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

GUYS - I’ve just realised what Farage is going to do… The thing is he now has NO WAY to proceed which doesn’t humiliate him. If he wins, he is, as Rachel Reeves put it, The Man Who Spent His Summer Arguing With A Bin. If he bails, he’s The Man Who Fled From A Bin. And if he LOSES…

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The Life of Sharks @thelifeofsharks.com · 04/07/2026

Saw this ad for a goat on Facebook. It’s perhaps the greatest advert I’ve ever read. It’s just superb.

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Sarah Barnes @sjb2010.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Supporting small music business @soundloungecio.bsky.social one beer and cake at a time

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Sarah Barnes @sjb2010.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

The Traf in South Wimbledon, a beautiful video on why pubs such as this are important and mean so much more to the community than profit. m.youtube.com/watch?v=AAJ1...

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SAVE THE TRAF – Part One

YouTube video by Lost Pint

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Tristan Bantock @britishbugs.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Lots of insects out now in the London area. 16 sp of shieldbugs & allies at Beddington Farmlands/Mitcham Common today, including the spurge bug Dicranocephalus medius and White-shouldered Shieldbug Dyroderes

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Sarah Barnes @sjb2010.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

@soundloungecio.bsky.social Brilliant night watching Sophie Lukacs at the Sound Lounge in Sutton. A small but very appreciative audience.

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Live to Your Living Room @livetoyourlr.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

The wonderful Maz O'Connor takes to the Live to your Living Room tonight at 8pm, where she will be debuting her latest album 'Love it is a Killing Thing'. A must listen for fans of 1960s and 1970s folk. events.livetoyourlivingroom.com/events/livet...

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Buy tickets – Maz O'Connor – Zoom

Maz O'Connor – Zoom, Thu 26 Mar 2026 - We’re delighted to welcome Maz O’Connor to the Live to your Living Room stage as part of our spring programme of music. Maz will be sharing songs from her…

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Ginger Cat Dusty @gingercatdusty.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Much different than Dire Straits but beautiful. Needed this for our Sunday morning... youtu.be/w-OfUq5HXX8?...

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Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms - Acoustic Guitar Cover by Kfir Ochaion - Emerald Guitars

YouTube video by Kfir Ochaion

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Live to Your Living Room @livetoyourlr.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

We're delighted to announce we're joining forces again with Warwick Folk Festival for 2026 - and it's going to be bigger and better than ever! Headliners include Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy, TRIP, Eddi Reader, and Fisherman's Friends... With more TBA! events.livetoyourlivingroom.com

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Pack your bags, charge your batteries, #InverteFest begins at midnight your time. If you're going out to spot critters, join our community science project here: www.inaturalist.org/projects/inv...

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#InverteFest December 2025

What is #InverteFest? It's a periodic online event where we invite you to celebrate the overlooked invertebrate fauna around you and share the joys of discovery online. The hashtag was conceived w...

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Evelyndroid's Aperture Science and Bugge-Finding 🏳️‍⚧️🕷️ @apsciencebylyn.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Things Found Under Palmetto Fronds Today: Otiocerus stollii (derbid planthopper) Apache degeeri (derbid planthopper) Sisyra sp (tiny lacewing) Little An't Man (Synemosyna formica jumping spider)

Dark orange fan-winged planthopper, colored roughly like a peach, with a little pointy snoot

Red veiny winged planthopper, shaped roughly like a maple seed, with a pointy snoot

Tiny shiny iridescent brown lacewing with long black and tan antennae

Slender red jumping spider boy with big immature palps, which hits big black eyes are peering over at you. He's waving one leg like antennae

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Tree House Second-hand Bookshop @treehousebookshop.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

It's 20 December, the day The Dark Is Rising begins, and when I and others usually start to read a chapter a day. We recently read it in our book club, so I'm going to listen to this wonderful adaptation by @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social instead. Best Christmas book of all www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...

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BBC Sounds - The Dark Is Rising - Available Episodes

Listen to the latest episodes of The Dark Is Rising on BBC Sounds.

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

They want to stamp out kindness and empathy because they think people alone are easier to subjugate than people together and theyre right

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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.

This is the saddest day of my professional life.
Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage.
I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys.
I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show,
A show that I named and helped develop over all those years.
Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry.
These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenter

In a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices.
Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'.
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I chose the latter.
It broke my heart.
I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make.
I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer.
I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence.
One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career.

I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more.
I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost".
James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice.
Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences.
I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness.
Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire.
I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal.
I am so sorry to let you down.
I hope that you can understand my reasoning.
I have to accept that I am not what the current
BBC expects of their freelance presenters.

Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not
"just a job"
I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world.
From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too.
The strawberry is dead.
Long live the strawberry. B

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Sarah Barnes @sjb2010.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

This song breaks my heart. "So I won't so blindfolded to the multitude of lies to the one night only corporate sponsored idea of pride Let's not forget where this all started lives lost on our streets, while they're selling us rainbow coloured packets of sweets." m.youtube.com/watch?v=52u4...

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Blindfolded

YouTube video by Maddie Morris - Topic

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Louisa @louisathelast.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

This is wonderful news, and also means it’s time for me to beat the drum I always do when HPV vaccines make the news: They are not only for women! HPV also causes penile, anal, and head and neck cancers. The latter are particularly deadly. Please vaccinate ALL your children.

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Lunatraktors @lunatraktors.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

As everyone knows, the ancient season of #Yule officially begins on November 21st, when the #BoxOfDelights was first screened on the BBC back in 1984. That makes it five days until the Box is opened... youtu.be/-BxxdE9GvZc?...

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Box of Delights opening

YouTube video by Net2099

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Tristan Bantock @britishbugs.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Utterly disgusted by this dismal disappointment of a govt

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English Folk Dance and Song Society @efdss.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

On the eve of last year’s General Election, an RPO survey found that 76% of adults want to ‘see the new Government do more to support arts and culture in Britain’. This has now risen to 85%. Survey says that public wants to see decisive action on music access, provision and funding. bit.ly/3WWIaRt

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Eight in 10 adults call for more government support for the arts

A new RPO survey reveals a rise in the number of people who want to see more Government support for arts and culture in Britain

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Live to Your Living Room @livetoyourlr.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

📢New gigs announced! 2 Dec: Tim Edey events.livetoyourlivingroom.com/events/livet... 12 Dec: Karine Polwart events.livetoyourlivingroom.com/events/livet... 21 Dec: A Warning to the Curious (Two Ghost Stories by MR James) events.livetoyourlivingroom.com/events/livet... #LiveMusic #FolkMusic #LTYLR

A poster featuring a photo of Time Edey standing infront of wooden barn doors, clutching his guitar. He wears a dark blue shirt and smiles broadly towards the sky.

A poster featuring a black & white photo of Karine Polwart singing into a microphone. She has bobbed hair, wears dark rimmed glasses, and spreads her arms expressively.

A poster featuring a photo of a bespectacled man sitting in a candlelit room, holding a pipe, and staring eerily into the distance.

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 05/11/2025

Repair Video xkcd.com/3163/

Comic. [Person sitting at desk with laptop with machine labeled E-21 making “click click” noises on the floor behind] VOICE FROM LAPTOP: Hey all! Does your E-21 humidifier make an annoying clicking noise? Mine did, but I finally figured out that there’s an easy fix, so I made this video in case anyone else… PERSON AT DESK: Oh my god. Yes. *Yes.* [caption] I know there’s more important work in the world, but I feel like these people deserve, at minimum a statue.

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Live to Your Living Room @livetoyourlr.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Prepare to be pleasingly terrified tonight at 8pm BST as Robert Lloyd Parry retells two of M R James' most spine-tinglingly terrifying ghost stories. There's still time to buy your tickets, if you dare... events.livetoyourlivingroom.com/events/livet... #LiveMusic #FolkMusic #LTYLR

A poster featuring a photo of a bespectacled, suited man sitting in an eery candlelit room, holding a pipe and staring into the distance with a concerned expression.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

X is a cesspit led by an unhinged billionaire who is desperately trying to stir up civil war in Britain. Nobody with any sense or decency should be there. No organisations, government departments, or politicians should be there. Everyone who is, is enabling this monster.

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Live to Your Living Room @livetoyourlr.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

What's coming up over the next few weeks? 🚣14 Nov - Tamesas ⭐20 Nov - Emily Portman introduces Lucy and Hazel 🪗🎻21 Nov - Knight & Spiers ✒️6 Dec - Charlie Dore Visit events.livetoyourlivingroom.com to buy your tickets! #LiveMusic #FolkMusic #LTYLR

A poster featuring a photo of Tamesas playing their instruments together in the garden. On the left are two women with long blonde hair wearing dark blue clothing, playing fiddle and guitar respectively. On the right is a woman with medium length auburn hair wearing dark purple clothing, playing ukelele. All three women seem relaxed and happy.

A photo of Lucy & Hazel standing infront of a large yellow van. On the left, Lucy has curly brown hair, wears a burgundy coloured hat and jacket with olive coloured trousers, and plays melodeon. On the right, Hazel has dark shaved hair, wears a dark coloured jacket with funky patterned black & white trousers, and plays guitar. Both have facial expressions full of attitude.

A poster featuring a photo of Knight & Spiers standing infront of some black garage-style doors. On the left, Spiers has short dark hair and wears a black T shirt with a brown leather jacket. On the right, Knight has a ponytail of long silvery hair with matching goatie, and wears dark rimmed glasses, a black long sleeved T shirt and a brown leather waistcoat. They look towards one another, smiling warmly.

A poster featuring a photo of Charlie Dore sitting outdoors on the step of a wooden porch. On the left is a woman who has long blonde hair with a blunt fringe, wearing a smart black suit with orange socks. Beside her sits a dark haired man wearing dark coloured jeans and suit jacket. Both look intently to camera.

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Sarah Barnes @sjb2010.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

I've seen Maddy Morris live twice & ended up with tears streaming. Their way of telling stories through song is exceptional & makes me very angry that people like (and unlike) them feel unsafe. They have a new EP out soon, I've seen some live at Purbeck and it's gorgeous. youtu.be/RNmDyamOd58?...

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Live Off Roses

YouTube video by Maddie Morris

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 07/10/2025

THE SECRET PROJECT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS IS FINALLY LIVE CHECK IT OUT outsidersartsclub.com

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Satanic Manic @killhamster.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Nature is healing

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 25/09/2025

if you've not watched it/been put off by the name then please understand you're missing out and it's maybe one of the 21st century's best sitcoms, it's so spiky and funny and weird, cannot recommend it enough

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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 24/09/2025

Also yes because while the link between HPV and cervical cancer is clear, and the vaccine has a 100- yes, 100 percent- prevention rate for cervical cancer, it’s also becoming known that HPV is also linked to throat, anal, and penile cancers! GET JABBED

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Lunatraktors @lunatraktors.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

More great live footage from our midsummer night's eve show for @thenestcollective.bsky.social! Here's our broken folk version of Scarborough Fair for voice and body percussion... youtu.be/Ly9_M_m7NP4?...

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Lunatraktors - Are You Going? Campfire Club, Cody Dock - 20 6 25

YouTube video by Lunatraktors

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kelsey jaffer⚡️they/she @kelatonin.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

i challenge you to find cooler news today than “despite all odds against American scientific research rn, a CO researcher developed a temperature-stable, single dose rabies vaccine that works bc of particles coated in CANDY & SAPPHIRE, & it could help reduce rabies deaths in places w/o electricity”

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Tom Clark @tom-clark.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Useful reminder from Peter Kellner on the problems we refuse to acknowledge are getting better, and the politics of hopelessness that this breeds open.substack.com/pub/kellnerp...

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Mike Melton @mikemelton.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

My very first #caturday This nice kitty visited @casabentbill.bsky.social this morning. No petting, though. The monkeys seemed to be a little stressed for some reason. #costarica #puma #cougar #cats #wildlife #dangercarport

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Stop Trump Coalition @ukstoptrump.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

FOR WEDNESDAY: Here is the route of the march against Trump & the far right GATHER: 2pm Portland Place (BBC) MARCH: at 3pm RALLY: 5pm at Parliament Square!!

Route map for Trump not welcome demonstration

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Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

“Why I’m demonstrating against Trump’s visit” Good on Max Hastings - where’s the demo? www.thetimes.com/article/db35...

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Why I’m demonstrating against Trump’s visit

My wife and I will stand with ‘Rent-A-Mob’ to protest at this most deplorable of US presidents

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Sarah Barnes @sjb2010.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Muddy Water Morris, having completed a blessing on the Wandle river, under a rainbow at The Hope in Carshalton.

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Lunatraktors @lunatraktors.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Solidity forever The union never dies Solidarity forever In the face of all their endless lies Decolonise Wonderful footage of our #MidsummerNightsEve show for @thenestcollective.bsky.social. Maybe our best live recording ever! youtu.be/9S4eeT1YOD0?...

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Lunatraktors - Solidarity Forever (Live at Campfire Club)

YouTube video by The Nest Collective

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