The Way of the Morris and Barleymow
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Telling the Bees played at Lunar Festival a couple of weekends ago, and despite the biblical weather it was a fine festival indeed with so...
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Go fly a kite
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During the recent spell of sunny weather (remember that?) I turned out a kite, a forgotten gift, from the bottom of a cupboard. What could b...
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Little Galicia
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Who'd have thought it? Oxford is home to a thriving Galician diaspora and they were out in force this week for the first of what I hope ...
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Weirdlore cancelled!
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Oh no! Bad news I'm afraid. It seems my earlier post about Weirdlore tickets selling fast was, erm, optimistic and the organisers have ...
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Buskers
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The sudden arrival of summer has multiplied the numbers of buskers and street entertainers working the streets of Oxford . Two caught my eye...
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Over 50? Take drugs?
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Channel 4 are looking to make a documentary about people over 50 who take illegal drugs but lead normal lives, and they need volunteers! I...
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Weirdlore
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Telling the Bees were recently asked to contribute a track to a new compilation of strange and peculiar folk music going by the appropriat...
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