Every year the government and fire chiefs tell us that we have to either accept low pay or face cuts to the service - and then they force through both. Firefighters and fire control staff have had enough. RT if you support them. #VoteYes #FairPayOrFireStrike

Les Barker eh? He was always there - one of the first top flight folk club performers I ever saw. Very funny and entertaining. Best wishes to the family and the memory of Mrs Ackroyd ❤️

Chuffed to receive our advance copy of The Holloway from the wonderful @MiltonHide who we are delighted to be releasing on Long Way Home and was co-produced by Phil and Jim and Josie. It’s a beautiful record and so cleverly presented. Do follow them #folk #music #NewReleases

Our boy Phil Jones is on a pilgrimage to his home town in SouthWales to play at the church where he was a chorister 50 plus years ago #wales #folk #music #roots #Aberdare #valleys #southwales

I’m in Hackney now volunteering at the Americana Music UK conference but heading down to South Wales on Friday to play a show at St Elvan’s church on Saturday. It’s where I was a choirboy 50 plus years ago! #folk #acoustic #music #americana #WALES #WalesOnline

A great night last night as Phil Jones steps out of Hatful of Rain and played an album launch gig in his hometown of Aberdare at St Elvan's Church. A packed crowd and Phil on great form . #NewMusic #NewMusic2023 #NewMusicRelease #albumlaunch #stpeterstumb #solophil #folk

Visits to food banks and then back to this.

Thanks to those lovely folks in Aberdare for welcoming me home. Nigel Evans had even sources me a genuine street sign from my childhood home! #Aberdare #folk #roots #americana #music

I’d like build a network of Welsh music artists and bands with #americana influences. So far I only have @jonnywilliamsm1 and GoatRoperRodeoBand. - who else? Help me out Americana Music UK Leader music @americanaUK #cwmericana

Don’t talk to me about resilience unless pure also talking about o capitalism is bleeding people dry.

In honour of those who got there first and to support the U.K. wide Americana scene -I’ve changed the name of this list to Cymrucana - hope it’s helpful 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #cymrucana #Americana x.com/i/lists/162006…

Join ⁦Phil Jones⁩ Long Way Home Productions and I on ⁦@radioreverb⁩ 3-4pm tomorrow Sunday for great chat, stories and music Jamie Freeman 🌱🪓 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Don’t forget to join in and listen to Kairen Kemp show this pm on @radioreverb I’ll be chatting and playing my music a track from Jamie Freeman 🌱🪓 a cover of Jamie’s song All In the Name by The Self Help Group Mark Bruce featuring Emma Lewis & me #americana #folk #music #roots Long Way Home Productions

Apologies for those who tuned in to @RadioReverb to hear my show with Phil Jones this afternoon. Due to a glitch it didn't run but you can listen to it now on mixcloud.com/Kairen_Kemp/ka… or check out the Radio Reverb schedule on Radioreverb.com for repeats.

I don’t often do this but please, please don’t use esure insurance car insurance - trying to sort out a problem of their making now for three months. As well as incompetence I’ve come across some scary data management issues #insurancebroker #avoid

⁦James O'Brien⁩

Referendums we could and should have had instead of leaving EU 1. Abolishing 1st past post system 2. Make offshore tax havens illegal 3. Should we tax land ownership annually on value as we do houses/flats 4. Abolish 2nd jobs for MPs 5. Should we renationalise utilities and