terenceblacker.bsky.social @terenceblacker.bsky.social · 15/09/2026This Saturday I'll be at The George in Wickham Market, a great community pub which has become a terrific music venue. Tickets: www.trybooking.com/uk/event/119... 000
terenceblacker.bsky.social @terenceblacker.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Countdown to my gig at the legendary outdoor venue the Thorington Theatre this Friday, 3 July. There are still some tickets left if you're quick. www.thoringtontheatre.co.uk/events/old-e... 000
terenceblacker.bsky.social @terenceblacker.bsky.social · 17/06/2026On 3rd July, I'll be playing at The Thorington Theatre, described by Country Life as 'one of Britain's most beautiful theatres'. It will be a gentle, balmy summer's night (of course it will) in the Suffolk woods. How can you resist? Tickets here: www.thoringtontheatre.co.uk/events/old-e... 000
terenceblacker.bsky.social @terenceblacker.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Sadly, and for reasons beyond our control, my show with Kath Tait planned for Hadleigh on 5 June has had to be cancelled. We hope to rechedule soon. 000
terenceblacker.bsky.social @terenceblacker.bsky.social · 14/04/2026My Live & Local show at Grafton Flyford, Worcs, on Friday 17th is now SOLD OUT. Tickets are still available for Saturday 18th at Holloway, near Matlock. www.ticketsource.com/florence-nig...ticketsource.com 000
terenceblacker.bsky.social @terenceblacker.bsky.social · 02/03/2026The Old Enough To Know Better road show - complete with new songs - heads to Long Sutton, Lincs, on 6th March and then to Upper Broughton, Notts, on 7th March. If you're a Long Suttoneer or an Upper Broughtonian - or nearby - come along, It's going to be fun. 000
terenceblacker.bsky.social @terenceblacker.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Why the warm, friendly, pointless world of the podcast is a reminder of why we need the 'legacy media'. A blog: terenceblacker.com/the-problem-...terenceblacker.comThe problem with podcasts - Terence-BlackerListening to Louis Theroux chatting amiably on his podcast with the comedian Jimmy Carr, I was surprised to find myself getting increasingly irritated. It had been so promising. Theroux is a bright an... 020
terenceblacker.bsky.social @terenceblacker.bsky.social · 24/12/2025'It's not the angels, It's not the choir, The Christmas tree By the open fire - It's here In you And me...' HAPPY CHRISTMAS to my friends on Bluesky! 010
terenceblacker.bsky.social @terenceblacker.bsky.social · 17/12/2025'In these days of culture wars, we all want to be on the side of the good guys. Sometimes, though, it gets complicated...' A blog about courage, cowardice, bullying, corporatism - and the Kate Clanchy controversy. terenceblacker.com/when-did-thi...terenceblacker.comWhen did this cultural cringe take hold of book publishing? - Terence-BlackerI had been looking forward to hearing the publisher’s perspective on the unhappy saga of Kate Clanchy and her book Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught Me. The book had won the Orwell Prize for non... 020
terenceblacker.bsky.social @terenceblacker.bsky.social · 15/12/2025A song for Christmas 2025 - surprisingly chirpy in spite of the times we're living through. It's called 'Something Happens at Christmas'. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPjR...youtube.comSOMETHING HAPPENS AT CHRISTMAS - Terence BlackerYouTube video by Terence Blacker 020
terenceblacker.bsky.social @terenceblacker.bsky.social · 24/10/2025The amazing Italian bass player Giovanni Crescenzi will be joining me on stage at the the Piano Smithfield on 19 November, bringing superb musicianship and great vibes. It's going to be a good evening... Tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/terence-bl... 010
terenceblacker.bsky.social @terenceblacker.bsky.social · 03/10/2025I'm really looking forward to playing at the Piano Smithfield - just down the road from the Barbican - on 19th November. Tickets now on sale here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/terence-bl... 010
terenceblacker.bsky.social @terenceblacker.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Countdown to Thursday's show at the Fisher theatre, Bungay, with the great Kath Tait. Songs - offbeat, funny, sometimes slightly strange - from New Zealand to Norfolk. Tickets here: fishertheatre.org/FisherTheatr... 010
terenceblacker.bsky.social @terenceblacker.bsky.social · 29/06/2025'Hang on, what was going on here? Where had Glasto Girl gone? Was she somewhere else, enjoying a happy glass of wine, or smoking a happy spliff, or strumming a happy guitar by a happy campfire, or making happy love wh=ith her partner in her tent?' terenceblacker.com/when-happine...terenceblacker.comWhen happiness gets kneecapped - Terence-BlackerThere’s a face which appears on our screens at this time of the year, and it so unusual as to be startling. It is that of a girl – pretty, young, joyful – sitting on someone’s shoulders in a cro... 010
terenceblacker.bsky.social @terenceblacker.bsky.social · 11/06/2025So sad to hear that the great, strange and utterly unique genius that was Brian Wilson is no longer with us. He was one of the great songwriters of the twentieth century. 'Love and mercy, that's what we need tonight...' www.youtube.com/watch?v=PISk...youtube.comLove and Mercy - Brian WilsonYouTube video by mindjoker 010
terenceblacker.bsky.social @terenceblacker.bsky.social · 02/05/2025'Here then is the government’s message: the best way to save the big, important Environment is to be prepared to trash the small, local environment.' My Blog: terenceblacker.com/do-the-gover...terenceblacker.comDoes the government really hate the countryside? - Terence-BlackerSeveral days after George Monbiot wrote an op-ed piece in the Guardian about the government’s planning reform. I have been unable to shift it from my mind. The legislation about to go through parliam... 000
terenceblacker.bsky.social @terenceblacker.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Another review for my forthcoming album Misfits' Jubilee. More at my Bandcamp page terenceblacker.bandcamp.com/album/misfit... www.youtube.com/watch?v=0K5j...youtube.comMisfits Jamboree reviews 2YouTube video by Terence Blacker 010
terenceblacker.bsky.social @terenceblacker.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Next Thursday, I'm returning to the great Uxbridge Folk Club with my show The Shock of the Old. 'Great entertainment, storytelling, humour and brilliant musicality,' said Phil Irwin of the Rolleston Club. Support by The Larks. Can't wait! sites.google.com/view/uxbridg...sites.google.comUxbridge Folk Club8:00 pm, Thursday, March 27th, 2025 Terence Blacker Tickets £15.00, members £12.50 000
terenceblacker.bsky.social @terenceblacker.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Spring has sprung, and I'm getting ready for a mini-tour of my show Old Enough To Know Better - I'm really looking forward to it. Just a few tickets left. 7 March - Bonsall, Derbyshire 8 March, Greatford, Lincs, 9 March, Rolleston-on-Dove, Staffs Details here: terenceblacker.com/on-the-way-o...terenceblacker.comOLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER - Terence-BlackerNOTE: This show, OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER, previously toured under the name The Shock of the Old. * “Musically wonderful. Just a fantastic evening.” “A cracking show.” “He speaks the truth. And he’s... 000
terenceblacker.bsky.social @terenceblacker.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Here's a superb piece by Boyd Tonkin in Prospect about the faith of Ronald Blythe, full of doubt and love, in the context of today's anguished C of E. #RonaldBlythe #Akenfield #IanCollins #BlytheSpirit www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/6911...prospectmagazine.co.ukThe religion of Ronald BlytheThe writer’s holy communion with the natural world was—is—an inspiration for believers and nonbelievers alike 110
terenceblacker.bsky.social @terenceblacker.bsky.social · 06/01/2025There are probably not many blogs which bring together the creators of How Sweet To Be an Idiot and Akenfield - but here's one. Memories of two great East Anglians who died in 2024, Neil Innes and Ronald Blythe. They had more in common than you'd think. terenceblacker.com/ronnie-and-n... 000
terenceblacker.bsky.social @terenceblacker.bsky.social · 25/12/2024Happy Christmas from the Waveney Valley to all my new friends on this happy little platform. Here's to an unexpectedly positive 2025. 010
terenceblacker.bsky.social @terenceblacker.bsky.social · 21/12/2024There are probably not too many blogs in which Ronald Blythe (Akenfield, The Age of Illusion, Word From Wormingford) and Neil Innes (How Sweet to Be an Idiot, Urban Spaceman, Shangri-La) appear together. But here's one. #RonaldBlythe #NeilInnes #Akenfield #Rutles terenceblacker.com/ronnie-and-n...terenceblacker.comRonnie and Neil: a couple of blithe spirits dipped in joy - Terence-BlackerIt is an odd business, reaching a stage in life when people you know are having books written about them. One moment they are there, a part (large or small) of your life, the next they are gone and b... 010
terenceblacker.bsky.social @terenceblacker.bsky.social · 20/12/2024'You can keep your virtuosos, Your shining, glittering star. I can find my heroes In this crowded little bar...' A new song... www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC50...youtube.comSingers' NightYouTube video by Terence Blacker 010
Reposted by @terenceblacker.bsky.socialOdd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Happy 78th anniversary to this diary entry from Evelyn Waugh, in which he drinks enough to hospitalise at least three of me: 2325441
Reposted by @terenceblacker.bsky.socialRobert Ashton @robertashton.bsky.social · 22/11/2024This biography of Ronald Blythe is one of the best books I've read. One Suffolk writer, telling the story of another. Sound familiar @unbounders.bsky.social? unbound.com/books/where-... 042
Reposted by @terenceblacker.bsky.socialStephen Embleton @stephenembleton.bsky.social · 07/10/2024I'm extremely grateful to say I have been awarded a grant by the Royal Literary Fund. 🙏❤️📖 It’s not something I would've thought I'd need, or thought existed, if it weren’t for a Brittle Paper article in June. Gentle support, with a clear goal. Keep writing! stephen.embleton.co.za/2024/10/roya... 143
terenceblacker.bsky.social @terenceblacker.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Yippee! I'm off to the great Harrison Pub to play tonight at 8 with the hilarious and heart-breaking songwriter Kath Tait. Tickets here or (if available) on the door. It's going to be a great night. wegottickets.com/event/635042...wegottickets.comSome Songs For MisfitsGigaholics presents: SOME SONGS FOR MISFITS Born on opposite sides of the world, Kath Tait and Terence Blacker share a love for the offbeat, the unspoken truths that lurk below the surface of everyda... 000
terenceblacker.bsky.social @terenceblacker.bsky.social · 15/11/2024I am part the great Xodus from the wreck of what used to be Twitter. What's it like over here? 120
