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Like Samhain, Midsummer was thought to thin the veil between worlds. In Irish and Scottish lore, fairies were especially active, leading people astray or bestowing gifts. Offerings of cream, bread, or flowers were left at fairy mounds for goodwill. #FolkyFriday Art: Rackham

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One of many once-common Beltane traditions was building two bonfires & driving herds of cows between them to bring good luck. Flowers would also be tied to the cows' horns & tails to protect them from supernatural milk thieves, like fairies & witches. #FolkyFriday

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I put a lot into this one. It might lift your spirits in this troubled week. It was certainly quite good for me to make it. www.mixcloud.com/Jimbobfagan/...

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These are both such good reads, and so looking forward to the rest in the universe

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Are you ready for hot folk midsummer? Info and buying links: www.canelo.co/authors/davi...

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@wenshalftime.bsky.social

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Close to getting another full house for @samsweeney.bsky.social on Saturday 21 June at St Mary’s in Guildford. Thanks to everyone for buying tickets and keeping live music alive! Last few tickets at www.folkinspiration.org

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I feel like there are more bees, hoverflies and other assorted flying creatures in my garden this year, and we have swifts circling above, and latge moths at night, but I'm really hoping butterflies will come back. What the best food for butterfly larvae please

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Little bee looking for a home… ‘Lilac Bumble’ 20x20cm oil on canvas, £210 www.charlottestrawbridge.co.uk/art

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Golowan is the Cornish Midsummer festival, commonly thought to be the remnants of some ancient druidic ritual involving bonfires. The town of Penzance even has its own horse in the tradition of Mari Lwyd: Penglaz the Penzance 'Obby 'Oss (Hobby Horse)! #FolkyFriday

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New to birding? Check out this Guardian article about 10 easy ways to start this hobby featuring top tips from BTO's Jon Carter! ➡️ www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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#OtD 18 Jun 1978 a multi-ethnic crowd of 4000 people took to the streets to protest against racism after a white mob attacked the predominantly Bengali area of Brick Lane in London the previous week. More on Asian struggles at this time in our podcast: workingclasshistory.com/tag/british-...

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Dark, powerful and ethereal, Mozart’s breathtaking Mass is the climax of a concert at the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford, with Schola Cantorum of Oxford and sopranos Elinor Rolfe-Johnson and Chiara Skerath. Monday, November 10, 7:30pm. Tickets here 👇

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New post: Martin Carthy Album Launch Concert with photographs by Phil Carter. #CarthyArchive #TransformMeThenIntoAFish carthyonline.wordpress.com/2025/06/19/m...

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Can you tell your guillemots from your razorbills? Do you know the difference between a common & sandwich tern? Why not come along to our Seabird ID for Beginners session on Tuesday 24 June & learn all about how to identify seabirds? www.seabird.org/events/summe... 📷©️J McDermaid

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#ChoralSky

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The Vance joining bluesky thing is a deliberate attempt to stoke tension once again & create content for a flailing disaster for American politics. His posts are deliberately “playing nice” so then lots of viral content can be created when people react angrily. Don’t get played. Just don’t engage

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Well this was absolutely fabulous. Roll on the album. Definitely up for more of these two playing together! @samsweeney.bsky.social @cecilsharphouse.bsky.social

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Just put a lot of gig and festival reviews live at www.fatea-records.co.uk/magazine/live/ Support live music, buy in advance

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Oooh I would...😊

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Lovely to chat about this great song. Check it out!

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Stay hopeful

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The Cuckmere Wildlife Festival (www.cuckmerewildlifefestival.com) is soon! How about a repost? @kneppwilding.bsky.social @tonyjuniper.bsky.social @jimspim.bsky.social @drmjwarren.bsky.social @tweetisaurus.bsky.social

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The books we love when we're young are the ones that make us readers. They shape us at the deepest levels, and they stay with us forever. So whatever else you do - please never stop reading books with kids, and encouraging them to read. Please never stop changing lives! #literacy

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17th-century Ely comes to Chichester. Our #Gibbons400 concert July 5 includes Xmas anthem ‘O ye little flock’ by John Amner who followed Tye & Whyte at Ely Cathedral. Revered in Ely - a close has been named after him! Hear the drama and wonder of the angels’ message. 🎧 youtu.be/zroOUg-PTjE?....

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Track of the week: Svensk mässa by Elfrida Andrée (1841-1929) Listen to the first movement here - youtu.be/tPOmVSWmYTI?... If anyone can direct us to a full recording, we'd be very grateful! #classicalmusic #choralmusic #choralcomposers #composer

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#choralsky

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Here's the poster for our #Singing Workshop on Thursday 26th June in #London - please share with like minds, and if you can, print off a copy to pin on a nearby noticeboard! Thanks! #protestsongs #choralmusic #communitychoir

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Fri 20/6 730pm we showcase the beauty of the human voice through acapella performances of Rheinberger mass in E flat and three Stanford motets. The programme also includes Dove’s thrilling Passing of the Year, the boistrous Songs of the Fleet and an enchanting nocterne 👉 tinyurl.com/GCU-Tickets-...

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Just 3 days to go until our joint concert with Söngsveitin Fílharmónía - the Philharmonic Choir of Iceland - at St Luke’s Chelsea! This is our last concert of the year and we'll be performing some of the pieces we are recording in just over a week, including beauties by Grigorjeva and Derri Lewis.

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Join us for a beautiful summers evening of glorious baroque music.

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this week's TGIF is filled with lovely songs for you. x www.mixcloud.com/Jimbobfagan/...

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Midsummer/ Gwyl Ifan Ganol Haf is approaching 🌻☀️✨️. One of my favourite things to do is watch Chesters Midsummer parade, a festival that has stood the test of time for well over 500 years & celebrates the beautiful traditions, mythical characters & history of the place. #witchsky #pagansky #folklore

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