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garethpjones.bsky.social
Writer of books, composer of musicals, performer of performances, occasionally EP of TV. Listen, I'll pretty much do anything for the right price. I'll clean your car windows if you're paying & I have access to a damp cloth.
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How about a No Kings Day in the UK? Anyone up for that?

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Yesterday my daughter presented me with a found poem Father's Day card made by cutting up a David Walliams book apparently.

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One day I'll find a publisher willing to take a punt on the third instalment. It will happen. Oh yes, it will happen.

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And now for your listening delight... the Goth Sloth song. No goths or sloths were harmed during the making of this song. @stevemaythe1st.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/aU23s...

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Current status: writing a Goth Sloth song - as a test to see if I can make a plausible sounding goth song.

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Sometimes I write songs about my books. Sometimes I write songs about other people's books. I really enjoyed the challenge of this one as the brief was quite specific. See if you can work out which song was the reference point for this original tune? youtu.be/bQV88yFzl9I?...

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Today's song acting like it's a poem or something.

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My controversial opinion is that changing the lyrics of other people's songs is the musical equivalent of colouring in, & pretty much entry level of creative.

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Today I used Oi Frog! as the basis of the ukulele lessons & we sang about sitting on things that rhymed with our names. In After school Songwriting club we wrote raps. I also wrote this song about a broken sprinker, a bird & the meaning of life. youtu.be/d1OzOT3S97o?...

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Publishers, please form an orderly queue to acquire Goth Sloth & Emo Emu by me & Steve.

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Today's song was inspired by a post that appeared in my timeline by ‪@imagine0enigami.bsky.social‬ youtu.be/d1OzOT3S97o

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I was watching that old Bowie doc last night where he uses the cut-up technique to write songs & now I'm wondering if I could do the same using this screenshot of my recent youtube shorts.

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Came up with a new idea for a book called Goth Sloth about a sloth who is a goth, but how would a goth sloth even look like? @stevemaythe1st.bsky.social

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Today I've seen a seagull eating a pigeon, while the other pigeons ate bread. I saw ducklings balancing on lily pads. I saw a mouse scuttling around a pub carpet looking for food. I have seen many things & it's only just gone 3pm. What a world.

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Today's song

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Roar! Checking ukuleles are in tune. youtube.com/shorts/sQQ6w...

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I've popped to the pub & someone just ordered a cup of tea & a Guinness. I thought, that's an interesting order. Then I noticed that he's with the wake in the back garden & it makes total sense. It's a totally wake kind of drinks order.

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Oh Christ, do we have to go through this sort of nonsense with every single member of the new Harry Potter cast too? Jesus.

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I wrote this song this morning. youtube.com/shorts/EOB2B...

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Welcome to my stop on the #BlogTour for brilliant middle grade adventure-mystery Naeli and the Secret Song by @jasbinderbilan.bsky.social. Out now from @chickenhousebooks.bsky.social #KidlitUK #UKKidlit worldssmallestlibrary.wordpress.com/2025/06/10/b...

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Last night I dreamed someone told me about a band called Northern Expression.

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If parody songs was my thing I'd be knocking out a Musk/Trump version of I Know Him So Well.

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Marching Band, a song inspired by a book by @kaeltudor.bsky.social & Kate Hindley. youtu.be/uqVXu6Qh_xw

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This morning's song inspired by a story in the mirror. youtu.be/bii-dPxkGYg

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By focussing on my biggest regret from this weekend I hope The Ministry of Mini Musicals will get better. I need to try to read people & reflect their nature in both the music & words. I wish I'd done this for Vicky & written this on the spot (rather than 2 days later) youtube.com/shorts/goVKD...

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I'm just going to put this idea out there & wait for the publishers to come to me... Zombie Wombles!

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It began as #ScrollTheMusical, when I realised that the key to my songwriting was to use the stories of others. That led to Everything & Anything The Musical. And that's now morphed into The Ministry of Mini Musicals, a portable personalised songwriting service, creating unique magical moments.

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Today's song was written after one cup of coffee. It is about a book that was sent to me. youtube.com/shorts/8f6qi...

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As an author of 18 years I've grown a little weary of my fate being in the hands of others... hoping publishers will promote my books, booksellers will sell them & festivals will book me. Increasingly, I'm looking for ways to be the master of my own destiny.

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This weekend The Ministry of Mini Musicals - a portable personalised song writing service creating mini magical moments - made its festival debut at Wychwood Festival. Next up... Glastonbury.

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Being with @nationwideuk.bsky.social is like having a kindly aunt who, from time to time, says, "Here's a £100 for you to buy yourself something nice." Thank you Auntie Nationwide.

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I'm much more interested in writing new tunes than covering ones other people have already written, but I've been doing that recently because I'm trying to increase the number of songs I can just play. Anyway, this is one of mine that someone recently requested. youtube.com/shorts/BE2Dh...

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So so close to £45,000! Still a long way to go 🙏 www.gofundme.com/f/stuart-minty

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Writing a song on the spot. youtu.be/xRT-sLX5ttM?...

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