Those of us who turned out for Gigspanner Big Band at The Tung Auditorium following the withdrawal of #raynorwinn were treated to an incredible, multi-instrument performance by a ridiculously talented six-piece.

We always enjoy the folk music at the lovely Unicorn Theatre #Abingdon promoted by ⁦Music at the Unicorn⁩ The line up this autumn includes ⁦Roswell Road⁩ The Lost Trades ⁦Chris Fox⁩ Peter Knight & John Spiers ⁦John Spiers⁩ and in December IOTA

Happy #BandcampFriday everyone! Today any download from @bandcamp will see 100% of the proceeds going to the artists … and this is the first one since Gigspanner Big Band signed up … so today is the perfect day to buy Turnstone or our other albums. gigspanner.bandcamp.com

Only a couple of hours to go!

Hotfoot from the festival circuit & UK tour the superlative Gigspanner Big Band will be live in session BBC Radio 2 #folk show a week tomorrow (27th) performing tracks from their latest album 'Turnstone' & chatting to Mark Radcliffe John Spiers Edgelarks bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

'The album's such an incredible achievement' - Mark Radcliffe BBC Radio 2 #folk show welcomes Gigspanner Big Band to the Salford studio to play numbers from new release 'Turnstone' - from 14mins 05 in bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Charlie Kirk is a horrible lying grifter, but that doesn't mean he deserves to be shot. If you're celebrating this you're a ghoul.

Hi Amazon Help ... Today I tried to order a corkscrew from you ... your website asked me for age verification info (name, DOB, address) to match those on my debit card. I entered those correctly and was refused the sale. I turn 50 this month. I will take my business elsewhere

Call on Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper to take action for children in the occupied Palestinian territory now. act.savethechildren.org.uk/a/gaza-petitio…

NEW TOUR DATES ANNOUNCEMENT: We're delighted to announce that we're going back on the road in Feb/Mar 2026 and that tickets are going on sale today. Ticket links and details available from spiersandboden.com/live-dates Make sure to get your tickets early to avoid disappointment.

The now neutered FBI might as well have said the bullets had "It wasn't us guv'nor, honest!" written on it in phoney cockney ink.

Proof Richard Tice was wearing an upside down Union Jack on BBC Question Time The tv image on the left is blurry but you can just make out the blob of the finial that tops the flagpole at the bottom right of his badge. #FlagGate

'Free Palestine"=Racist and unacceptable. 'Death to Arabs'= Just a bit of football banter. Hope that clarifies.

I was hacked! Hacked as a newt! Bad men did it … it was the bigger boys. Why are racists so desperate to deny their beliefs that they’ll humiliate themselves with lies like this? No “hacker” gets access to your account without changing the password and locking you out!

You’d be nuts (and fruit and veg) to miss the Knight & Spiers November tour which starts tomorrow night at @huntingdonhall Worcester!! Full gig list and ticket links at johnspiers.co.uk/shows

Good morning from the Peter Knight and John Spiers tour! We’ve been having a great time so far, and wanted to remind you that tonight’s gig at Downend Folk & Roots is also being live streamed for anyone who can’t come in person to our dates. events.livetoyourlivingroom.com/events/livetoy…

People wonder why I'm not on here anymore ... but I post on Bluesky to my 2.7k followers and I get a ton of engagement. I post on X (RIP Twitter) and I don't get a peep from 14.3k followers ... none of you are seeing this. Why the fuck would I post here?

'A musical tour de force - breathtakingly brilliant' - #Folk London magazine reviewer Brian Cope picks Gigspanner Big Band's 'Turnstone' as his album of the year.

Just to let you know that these went on sale this morning and are selling really quickly! If you were thinking of coming to a gig NEXT November … just sayin’