Not just for Christmas — by Unknown on

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It's been a Christmas full of dogs. I want a dog but sadly my lifestyle is far from dog-friendly. Nice to borrow others' though, jus...

Christmas on the beach — by Unknown on

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This (Christmas) morning we snuck away from the mince pies for an hour and went to Exmouth  to witness the Exmouth Christmas Swim . The rain...

Like it's the end of the world — by Unknown on

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It will probably come as no surprise to learn that I don't believe the world will end tomorrow. I'm pretty certain that the end of t...

Backstage — by Unknown on

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...at the North Wall theatre, Oxford, October 2011, with Duotone , Wod and Nomi McLeod . It looks staged, right? I promise you it wasn'...

Feast of Fools — by Unknown on

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If you're anywhere near Dartmoor on the 23rd December then do come along to the Feast of Fools , a wonderful midwinter gathering with T...

Magic markings — by Unknown on

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After the brief efflorescence of the spunking knob , more strange markings have appeared outside, this time in the office car park just oppo...

The answer? — by Unknown on

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I'm not sure it answers everything but this TED Talk by moral psychologist Jonathan Haidt explains a lot.

Degrees of folk...part 2 — by Unknown on

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Oh my, I've really done it now. I've turned the apple cart good and proper with my last post . I was expecting a healthy debate but ...

Degrees of folk — by Unknown on

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Just lately I've been listening online to what's been emerging from Newcastle University's Folk Music degree course . Here's...

When a cigar isn't just a cigar — by Unknown on

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We awoke yesterday to discover that someone had graffitied the road outside.  At first it was hard to make out. Closer inspe...

The Mayan Prophecy, Timewave Zero, and 2012...the Great Debate — by Unknown on

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On Tuesday November 27th I shall be taking part in a debate about 2012 , organised by the indefatigable David Luke as part of his excellent ...

Shake yer bones — by Unknown on

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Last Friday  the Whirly Band took to the streets of Oxford once again to mark the Day of the Dead . It was our most successful yet, with a...

Wod - Live on Banbury — by Unknown on

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When Jim moved off his boat, Banbury , back in May, he decided to put on a farewell concert to a select audience of about twenty people....

I knew you were going to say that — by Unknown on

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A new study by psychologists at Northwestern University has found that we all might actually be a little bit psychic . The problem is, we d...

Trouble at t'Mill — by Unknown on

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There's a furore in the folk world, there's trouble at t'mill. Veteran presenter of Radio 2's weekly folk show, Mike Harding...

Let the revels begin — by Unknown on

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There's a particular kind of music that appears in films, a genre all of its own but one that has tended to get overlooked. It's cha...

Could do better — by Unknown on

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On Saturday I got to deliver my paper, What is a Bard? , at the OBOD Mount Haemus Award Lectures , held in the Medieval Hall in Salisbury Ca...

That night it was St Giles Fair... — by Unknown on

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Well, daytime actually, but Telling the Bees fans will get the reference. On again tomorrow too...