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Joe Chester
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Musician, composer & producer from Ireland
Living in France
LUCIA for Guitar & Strings https://joechester.bandcamp.com/album/lucia
AU REVOIR TRISTESSE - Cinq Bagatelles pour Guitare https://lnk.fuga.com/aurevoirtristesse
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Joe Chester @joechester.bsky.social · Aug 29
Delighted to announce a new live album, released next Friday September 5th

NATIONAL CONCERT HALL, DUBLIN 2025 features ten tracks recorded live at this historic and special venue in Dublin on June 13th.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sdc...
New live album, NATIONAL CONCERT HALL, DUBLIN 2025
YouTube video by Joseph Chester
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THIS CITY - JOE CHESTER MIX ⭐️
“This City is a satellite of love bursting with shimmering riffs and glorious hooks….the kind that would perfectly soundtrack the end credits of an indie film. But more than anything else, it’s a banging tune” @hotpress.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Thank you President Higgins and Sabina for 14 years of dignity and humanity in the Áras! Buíochas ó chroí! ❤️ @president.ie #MichaelDHiggins
November 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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"..the net worth of the 10 richest US billionaires grew by $698bn in the past year. That money alone, the increment in the wealth of 10 people, is almost 10 times the annual amount required to end extreme poverty worldwide."
Think of how totally grotesque that is.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I wish we could ignore Bill Gates on the climate crisis. But he’s a billionaire, so we can’t | George Monbiot
Money talks – and his essay denouncing ‘near-term emissions goals’ at Cop30 mostly argues the case for letting the ultra-rich off the hook
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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***Low Ticket Warning***
The good folks at TradFest tell us there are only limited tickets left for our performance at Saint Patrick's Cathedral.

We are all so excited to play our music in this historic and special place!
November 5, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Great @quantamagazine.bsky.social interview with one of my favourite humans - www.quantamagazine.org/carlo-rovell...
Carlo Rovelli’s Radical Perspective on Reality | Quanta Magazine
The theoretical physicist and best-selling author finds inspiration in politics and philosophy for rethinking space and time.
www.quantamagazine.org
November 4, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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And this, Annie Briggs’ all too brief 90s comeback before walking away for good.
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Anne Briggs & Bert Jansch 1992 Go Your Way My Love .avi
YouTube video by randolphr RandolphRoeder
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November 1, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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So tempting these days to despair of the human race so it's good to be reminded that humans are capable of composing and performing music of such ecstatic beauty.
#JSBach #Tähe-LeeLiiv
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J. S. Bach: Partita No. 1, Tähe-Lee Liiv (piano)
YouTube video by Tähe-Lee Liiv
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November 1, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Revox Tape 2 uploading to Patreon later today.
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Exclusive : Revox Tape 2 | Joe Chester
Get more from Joe Chester on Patreon
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November 1, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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#BobDylan was incredible in Paris last night. Felt like watching John Coltrane, James Joyce and Howlin’ Wolf all rolled into one.
October 31, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Hardest thing I’ve ever done but a proud man in Paris this morning. Master Musicien, Ingénieur du Son.
October 22, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Patti Smith Group blew the roof of the Olympia in Paris tonight! Best I’ve ever seen them!
October 21, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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Got an appointment with Bob next week in Paris.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgYy...
Bob Dylan - Long and Wasted Years - Stockholm - 13 Oct 2013
YouTube video by gibsona01
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October 19, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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It's so beautiful how Eliza supports her Dad in this performance! I love to see musicians looking out for each other on stage.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS6g...
Martin Carthy - Scarborough Fair (Mercury Prize 2025)
YouTube video by BBC Music
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October 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Amnesty provides free online courses on many subjects including Human Rights, the right to protest and climate change and you don't have to be a member.
www.amnesty.org/en/get-invol...
October 16, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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Another great Zoom with @amnestyfrance.bsky.social last night. A great antidote for that helpless feeling! www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EQ9...
Agir avec Amnesty International France
YouTube video by AmnestyFrance
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October 16, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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I just found out that the website hosting provider that I use, Wix is an Israeli company, based in Tel Aviv. I'll be transferring my website to another provider but posting this for those who may wish to do the same. (Also in the process of shutting down my Gmail account.) @bdsmovement.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Thanks for all the years of laughter, Diane. You were wonderful. x.
La di da, la di da, la la. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXy9...
Annie Hall (5/12) Movie CLIP - Awkward Annie (1977) HD
YouTube video by Movieclips
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October 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Xenia’s book, Befriending Performance Anxiety, is brilliant. This is a great opportunity for musicians!
October 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Saw this video on the @remhq.bsky.social feed today - had never seen it before - so good! @michaelstipe.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9G1...
Sesame Street: Happy Furry Monsters Song with R.E.M
YouTube video by Sesame Street
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October 7, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Loved this interview with Briany on Off The Record this evening. He's an encyclopedia of great music - especially love the Rois and Fever Ray tracks! A great listen!
www.rte.ie/radio/gold/f...
For The Record Sunday 5 October 2025
Pat O'Mahony explores the record collection of Brian Brannigan: Singer, songwriter and big kahuna of Dublin post-punk roots band, A Lazarus Soul
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October 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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Patreon Exclusive : Revox Tape 1
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October 3, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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Sad to hear Danny Thompson has passed away, incredible musician rightly revered for his work on seminal folk records by John Martyn, Richard Thompson and Nick Drake but did you know he also played on this classic?
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Talk Talk - Spirit of Eden (1988) FULL ALBUM
YouTube video by lazlo74
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September 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Aargh -just found a wrong note in the landmark #JulianBream recording of Frank Martin's Quatre Pièces Brèves! In bar 3, the second slur is an E# but Bream plays an E Natural.
Really love this piece and Bream's recording.
www. youtube.com/watch?v=fzqVh-4duc8
Frank Martin - Quatre Pieces Breves for Guitar (1933) [Score-Video]
YouTube video by George N. Gianopoulos, composer
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September 16, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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National Concert Hall, Dublin 2025 is already 1 week old and it's still the Number 1 classical guitar album on Bandcalp which is so cool! Thanks for all the streams and downloads so far!
joechester.bandcamp.com/album/nation...
New live album, NATIONAL CONCERT HALL, DUBLIN 2025
YouTube video by Joseph Chester
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September 12, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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Happy 90th birthday to #ArvoPÄrt. We are lucky to share the world with a composer whose music brings such deep solace. I named my first band after him and cherish the memory of meeting the man himself some twenty years ago after a performance of his mighty Credo. 1/2
www.arvopart.ee/en/arvo-part...
Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten – Arvo Pärt Centre
On 5 December 1976, Arvo Pärt heard on the radio of Benjamin Britten’s death and was deeply affected by the news. The composer has said: "I had jus...
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September 11, 2025 at 10:23 AM