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Eliza Carthy
@elizacarthy.bsky.social
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Queen of the Whirl! Trad/prog singer, violinist, writer & stage/film composer, available for radio/TV presenting/arts curation. Pres. EFDSS. Feminist. LGBTQ+ ally.
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Eliza Carthy @elizacarthy.bsky.social · Mar 5
I did it
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frlschramm.bsky.social
Now „I want a hippopotamus 🦛 for Christmas“ @elizacarthy.bsky.social @jonboden.bsky.social
alisonfisk.bsky.social Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 2d
Happy Sunday! 🦛 💙

Adorable ancient Egyptian blue faience hippos made by artisans some 4,000 years ago!

📷 by me

#Archaeology
My photo collage shows four hippo statuettes made of Egytian blue faience, a ceramic material made of ground quartz. Their bright-blue shiny bodies are decorated in black with depictions of Nile river plants such as water weed and lotus flowers. This decoration depicts their marsh habitat as well as having various layers of symbolism associated with regeneration. For example lotus flowers open in the morning and close at night, symbolising rebirth. Blue faience hippos have been found in Middle Kingdom tombs of high ranking officials. It’s thought they were placed in the tombs to aid the rebirth of the deceased. Hippo top left - Walking hippo shown in profile facing right. Height 11.5 cm, Length 21 cm. Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Top right - Roaring hippo (looks like the hippo is smiling), seated, with head at left and turned inwards to front. Height 7.5 cm, length 12.5 cm. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen. Bottom left - Standing hippo in profile facing right. This hippo is part of the Met Museum’s collections and is popularly known as ‘William’. Height 11.2 cm, Length 20 cm Bottom Right - Reclining hippo with head on the right, facing front, and tilted down. Egyptian Museum, Cairo
November 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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alisonfisk.bsky.social
Happy Sunday! 🦛 💙

Adorable ancient Egyptian blue faience hippos made by artisans some 4,000 years ago!

📷 by me

#Archaeology
My photo collage shows four hippo statuettes made of Egytian blue faience, a ceramic material made of ground quartz. Their bright-blue shiny bodies are decorated in black with depictions of Nile river plants such as water weed and lotus flowers. This decoration depicts their marsh habitat as well as having various layers of symbolism associated with regeneration. For example lotus flowers open in the morning and close at night, symbolising rebirth. Blue faience hippos have been found in Middle Kingdom tombs of high ranking officials. It’s thought they were placed in the tombs to aid the rebirth of the deceased. Hippo top left - Walking hippo shown in profile facing right. Height 11.5 cm, Length 21 cm. Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Top right - Roaring hippo (looks like the hippo is smiling), seated, with head at left and turned inwards to front. Height 7.5 cm, length 12.5 cm. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen. Bottom left - Standing hippo in profile facing right. This hippo is part of the Met Museum’s collections and is popularly known as ‘William’. Height 11.2 cm, Length 20 cm Bottom Right - Reclining hippo with head on the right, facing front, and tilted down. Egyptian Museum, Cairo
November 9, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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cathy12341234.bsky.social
I hope @elizacarthy.bsky.social and @jonboden.bsky.social have a fantastic Christmas 🌲☃️ wassail concert that starts tonight I did get to see you both 2 years ago it was fantastic my favourite song is beautiful star🌟 and I want a hippo 🦛 for Christmas I hope all the concerts sell out you both are fab
November 2, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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efdss.bsky.social
This week's Classic Folk episode includes:
O'Hooley & Tidow
@martynjosephwales.bsky.social
Davy Graham
@willharmonicas.bsky.social
Kyson Point
@elizacarthy.bsky.social
Culverake
Lou Killen
@fayhield.bsky.social
Frankie Archer
Pentangle
Archie Fisher
+ more!
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Listen: Classic Folk
Classic Folk with Mike Norris Classic Folk is unique. It mines a rich seam of wonderful folk and roots music and song from around 75 years of recordings. From the great source singers to the legends o...
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November 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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folkonfoot.com
Here we go! Join us over on our YouTube channel right now as we count down some of the best new folk albums released in the past month

▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9eY...
Official Folk Albums Chart Show—4th November 2025
YouTube video by Folk On Foot
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November 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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jimallthetime.bsky.social
The Rock’n’Roll Doctor is IN
November 4, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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@elizacarthy.bsky.social Man transformed to fish!
a man is wearing a fish costume on his head
ALT: a man is wearing a fish costume on his head
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October 31, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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mandywest.bsky.social
😂
Two of my favourite folky folk ♥️💖
Only 32 days until the Whitby Wassail 🥰
October 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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helenlindley.bsky.social
Get tickets too see this daft pair* on their Wassail tour!

(*they're both very lovely 🤗)
October 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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elizacarthy.bsky.social
What do we want, Jon?
…🦛4🎄?
#sleighallday
#hohoho
Www.thewassail.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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matpringle.bsky.social
Folk horror linocut printed bunting.

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#BLOCTOBER2
Plywood linocut printed bunting with a folk horror theme including some cuddling skeletons, a hare witch and a mask made of sticks.
October 27, 2025 at 12:55 PM
elizacarthy.bsky.social
What do we want, Jon?
…🦛4🎄?
#sleighallday
#hohoho
Www.thewassail.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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helenlindley.bsky.social
Good idea. A pygmy hippopotamus isn't a crocodile or rhinoceros so we might get away with it!
October 25, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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frlschramm.bsky.social
Can’t get this out of my head after hearing it on the radio @elizacarthy.bsky.social and @jonboden.bsky.social will be on tour soon

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I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas
YouTube video by Eliza Carthy - Topic
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October 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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jimallthetime.bsky.social
No, you grow up
October 25, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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cathy12341234.bsky.social
Listening to this by other people and @jonboden.bsky.social and @elizacarthy.bsky.social talking about the wassail Christmas concert 🙂
October 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
elizacarthy.bsky.social
GET HIPPO’D
🦛
October 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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bwthornton.bsky.social
#LooseEnds
@elizacarthy.bsky.social and @jonboden.bsky.social, @JakeArnott, Kerry Godliman, India Knight, Kiri Pritchard-McLean
Saturday 18:15
BBC Radio 4
Kiri Pritchard-McLean and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Loose Ends, Eliza Carthy and Jon Boden, Jake Arnott, Kerry Godliman, India Knight, Kiri Pritchard-McLean
Kiri Pritchard-McLean and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 23, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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paulwcraig1.bsky.social
@elizacarthy.bsky.social
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The Daddy
Martin Carthy - Lowlands (Away)
YouTube video by Jon Riley
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October 23, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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helenlindley.bsky.social
Looking forward to @jonboden.bsky.social & @elizacarthy.bsky.social doing Wassail stuff on 15th Nov at Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre. I spent many happy hours as a child there as Mum was a regular performer. I never performed there and haven't even been back since I was 12, so it'll be emotional!
Images shoes Eliza Carthy (left) and Jon Boden (right) sitting to advertise their Wassail Tour.
October 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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crobertcargill.bsky.social
A lot of folks are criticizing the No Kings marches as not doing anything immediate, but for my money, having a single day when the left stops eating its own, locks arms, and is reminded that we're all on the same side and are in this together, is worth its weight in gold.
a couple of apes sitting next to each other with the words " apes together " written on the bottom
ALT: a couple of apes sitting next to each other with the words " apes together " written on the bottom
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October 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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helenlindley.bsky.social
Book tickets at www.stamfordcornexchange.co.uk/the-wassail-...
October 22, 2025 at 10:43 PM
elizacarthy.bsky.social
Thanks Helen! ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥
October 22, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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stokieboy.bsky.social
Eliza Carthy & Jon Boden's Wassail at Oxford Playhouse, Friday November 14 potteringabout8.wordpress.com/2025/10/20/e... #musicsky @oxfordplayhouse.bsky.social @elizacarthy.bsky.social @jonboden.bsky.social
Eliza Carthy & Jon Boden’s Wassail at Oxford Playhouse, Friday November 14
Tickets here Following the success of their last visit, Eliza Carthy and Jon Boden return for another unforgettable evening of music and merriment. Long before carolling became …
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October 20, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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ionafyfe.bsky.social
I need five folks to sign up for my Scots Song workshop at Club Passim in Cambridge MA that’s happening TOMORROW. If you’d like to learn to sing some Scots traditional ballads and folksongs, and do some listening to archive and source materials, sign up!

Sign up ➡️ www.passim.org/school-of-mu...
October 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM