Clare Wadd
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Clare Wadd
@clarewadd.bsky.social
Formerly half of Sarah Records. Currently Ramblers / walking London volunteer, Parkrunner, mediocre swimmer, amateur paddleboarder, reader and very occasional writer. Grew up in Yorkshire, live in London, still miss Bristol & often found at the seaside.
The path from @thamespathnt.bsky.social into Richmond Old Deer Park disappeared into an unexpected lake on my way to the swimming pool this morning. Although given all the relentless rain I shouldn’t have been too surprised. If I’d known the outdoor pool was going to be shut…
February 4, 2026 at 9:29 AM
I often feel #SarahRecords gets a bit unfairly overlooked in the Bristol culture / counterculture narrative - what with our total failure to ever be cool - so I’m extra pleased we’re included in the lovely looking A Bristol Con Banksy, taking our rightful place between Massive Attack and Cary Grant.
February 3, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Some wonderful goodies in the post from Circuitry waiting on the doorstep when I got back from Parkrun this morning, hurray!
January 31, 2026 at 10:48 AM
I was pleased to get this @gojauntly.bsky.social notification the other day when I hit the 250k mark in the Walk 2026k in 2026 Challenge #LondonLoop
January 30, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Some enforcement in London would be very welcome.
January 29, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Tripping the light fantastic in Canary Wharf this evening.
January 27, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Love London! Kicked this chill but sunny Saturday off with Northala Fields #Parkrun in the fabulously wacky Northala Fields (hills made from the rubble of the old Wembley Stadium) and adjacent Rectory Fields. My first Parkrun N!
January 24, 2026 at 11:16 AM
More #WinterSprinter fun tonight with The Moats, Starter Car and Comet Gain - plus lots of good company. That’s me done for this year I think, but here’s hoping @fikarecordings.com will do the honours again in 2027 (probably too exhausted to even think about it for now).
January 23, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Had a fun time last night at day 1 of the @fikarecordings.com #WinterSprinter seeing the lovely Jessica’s Brother and Steven Adams and new-to-me British Birds. This is one of my favourite London institutions!
January 22, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Lovely day for a stroll along @thamespathnt.bsky.social up to Hampton Court - where the gardens are open for free a few weekends each winter, including this one - and then back through @theroyalparks.bsky.social #BushyPark. Tea and cake in the middle of course.
January 18, 2026 at 4:07 PM
We were incredibly privileged to release quite a lot of East River Pipe’s beautiful music on #SarahRecords - and then post-Sarah @uncharteredstreets.bsky.social handled the UK release of Mel. Love this record so very much and delighted it’s getting a 30th anniversary reissue on Merge. Hurray!
This year is the 30th anniversary of East River Pipe’s ‘Mel’! Today, the definitive edition of the album, including formerly UK-exclusive tracks “Miracleland” & “The Way They Murdered Me,” is available for digital purchase through the Merge Records store or East River Pipe’s Bandcamp.
lnk.to/ERPMel
January 17, 2026 at 7:54 AM
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A lovely wintry ramble around Section 3 of the @ldnloop-capring.bsky.social today and not nearly as muddy as I’d feared. The route is a mix of gorgeous villages I’ll never afford to live in and some stunning woodlands made this an afternoon well spent.
January 10, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Kicked off another weekend with a walk to and along @thamespathnt.bsky.social in #Kingston - before another cold #Parkrun along it and then this walk back. So lucky to have all of this on the doorstep.
January 10, 2026 at 10:34 AM
First gig of the year was #Cribs at Circuit (previously Pryzm) in Kingston - really joyous evening in a room of jubilant grinning fans.
January 8, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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Looking for somewhere local to walk?
Try one of our 18 Short Circular Walks: an easy way to start exploring the Colne Valley Park. Varying from 1½-5 miles. See here for directions, a map, points of historical interest and cafes en route.
www.colnevalleypark.org.uk/things-to-do...
January 4, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Cold wander around the “new” (opened in July) Springfield Park in Tooting this afternoon - tho’ we strolled up from Earlsfield. All very pleasant and nicely done. New parks are fab.
January 1, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Another day, another #Parkrun! Great to kick the day off in the ever-wonderful @theroyalparks.bsky.social #BushyPark - and with a cold cold walk down @thamespathnt.bsky.social to get there.
January 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM
The low winter sun on @thamespathnt.bsky.social here in Kingston (on the way to Sainsbury’s) today was just gorgeous.
December 31, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Thanks to @precrecs.bsky.social for putting on this afternoon’s lovely show with @darrenhayman.bsky.social & @peteastor.bsky.social to round off my gig-going year. Didn’t manage to get pictures of everyone who played - though I really enjoyed all 4 sets!
December 28, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Just a heads up for all the Sarah Records fans, @logofiasco.bsky.social is putting some of their releases online and in their physical shop in Carshalton this coming week. Here’s a little blog post from their site: www.logofiasco.com/their-secret...
Their Secret World: A Tribute To Sarah Records – logo fiasco
www.logofiasco.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Thanks to all the volunteers and 609 other runner at a rather nippy but mud-free Woodhouse Moor #Parkrun in Leeds this morning. Always a great way to start the day!
December 25, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Happy Christmas to me! Planning some adventures for 2026 already…
December 24, 2025 at 10:41 AM
One of the good things about last night’s @skepwax.bsky.social event was seeing Bobby from Lightning In A Twilight Hour (there to support fellow original Field Mice member Michael, whose fab new band is The Gentle Spring) & picking up a copy of his beautiful new @elefantrecords1.bsky.social album!
December 21, 2025 at 10:35 AM