Lorna Simes
@lornasimes.bsky.social
Writer & broadcaster. Host of Global Heartbeat @ncpr. Author of Weight Not Wind & Questions After Dark. Runs on tea & biccies.
Will travel for the arts.
NH, USA/Glasgow, Scotland. 🏴
www.ncpr.org
Will travel for the arts.
NH, USA/Glasgow, Scotland. 🏴
www.ncpr.org
Radio drama has been described as the “theatre of the mind,” and we listeners have the opportunity to vote for our favorites in the @radiotimes.bsky.social Readers’ Drama Award.
Delighted to see ‘When Maggie Met Larry’ by @thattimwalker.bsky.social in contention!
Delighted to see ‘When Maggie Met Larry’ by @thattimwalker.bsky.social in contention!
February 8, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Radio drama has been described as the “theatre of the mind,” and we listeners have the opportunity to vote for our favorites in the @radiotimes.bsky.social Readers’ Drama Award.
Delighted to see ‘When Maggie Met Larry’ by @thattimwalker.bsky.social in contention!
Delighted to see ‘When Maggie Met Larry’ by @thattimwalker.bsky.social in contention!
Tonight’s Global Heartbeat on NCPR is a Robert Burns special — music celebrating Scotland’s national poet and his enduring legacy.
Hope you’ll tune in. 9pm ET.
www.ncpr.org
Hope you’ll tune in. 9pm ET.
www.ncpr.org
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January 25, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Tonight’s Global Heartbeat on NCPR is a Robert Burns special — music celebrating Scotland’s national poet and his enduring legacy.
Hope you’ll tune in. 9pm ET.
www.ncpr.org
Hope you’ll tune in. 9pm ET.
www.ncpr.org
Heartbroken to hear this news about Martin Carthy, but also immensely grateful for decades of songs, scholarship, and inspiration. Thank you, Martin, for carrying the tradition forward and sharing your gifts so generously. I wish you peace for your next chapter.
Folk legend Martin Carthy diagnosed with late onset Alzheimer's disease - sadly he won't be able to perform on his upcoming 'farewell' dates.
www.clashmusic.com/news/folk-le...
www.clashmusic.com/news/folk-le...
January 23, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Heartbroken to hear this news about Martin Carthy, but also immensely grateful for decades of songs, scholarship, and inspiration. Thank you, Martin, for carrying the tradition forward and sharing your gifts so generously. I wish you peace for your next chapter.
I’m sleeping out in March for the @WaypointNH SleepOut — a night to raise awareness of youth homeless.
15,000 young people in NH affected each year.
One night outside to say: you are heard. I would very much welcome your support. No amount too small.
p2p.onecause.com/waypointnhsl...
15,000 young people in NH affected each year.
One night outside to say: you are heard. I would very much welcome your support. No amount too small.
p2p.onecause.com/waypointnhsl...
January 7, 2026 at 9:49 PM
I’m sleeping out in March for the @WaypointNH SleepOut — a night to raise awareness of youth homeless.
15,000 young people in NH affected each year.
One night outside to say: you are heard. I would very much welcome your support. No amount too small.
p2p.onecause.com/waypointnhsl...
15,000 young people in NH affected each year.
One night outside to say: you are heard. I would very much welcome your support. No amount too small.
p2p.onecause.com/waypointnhsl...
A favorite part of the new year: the chance to start anew with these old friends.
January 5, 2026 at 12:47 AM
A favorite part of the new year: the chance to start anew with these old friends.
This is the first song I listen to every new year’s morning.
“Let the darkest side of the past stay dark, and only good recall. For I must believe the world to be a good world after all.”
Happy New Year.
garnetrogersmusic.bandcamp.com/track/after-...
“Let the darkest side of the past stay dark, and only good recall. For I must believe the world to be a good world after all.”
Happy New Year.
garnetrogersmusic.bandcamp.com/track/after-...
After All, by Garnet Rogers
from the album Speaking Softly In The dark
garnetrogersmusic.bandcamp.com
January 1, 2026 at 1:16 PM
This is the first song I listen to every new year’s morning.
“Let the darkest side of the past stay dark, and only good recall. For I must believe the world to be a good world after all.”
Happy New Year.
garnetrogersmusic.bandcamp.com/track/after-...
“Let the darkest side of the past stay dark, and only good recall. For I must believe the world to be a good world after all.”
Happy New Year.
garnetrogersmusic.bandcamp.com/track/after-...
“For last year's words belong to last year's language
And next year's words await another voice.”
T. S. Eliot - Little Gidding - The Four Quartets.
All the best when it comes, folks.
And next year's words await another voice.”
T. S. Eliot - Little Gidding - The Four Quartets.
All the best when it comes, folks.
December 31, 2025 at 11:37 AM
“For last year's words belong to last year's language
And next year's words await another voice.”
T. S. Eliot - Little Gidding - The Four Quartets.
All the best when it comes, folks.
And next year's words await another voice.”
T. S. Eliot - Little Gidding - The Four Quartets.
All the best when it comes, folks.
Wherever you are, however you’re celebrating, stay safe and well.
I wish you all the very best for 2026.
Auld Lang Syne youtu.be/CfjHEFQXovw?...
I wish you all the very best for 2026.
Auld Lang Syne youtu.be/CfjHEFQXovw?...
Auld Lang Syne
YouTube video by The Cast - Topic
youtu.be
December 31, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Wherever you are, however you’re celebrating, stay safe and well.
I wish you all the very best for 2026.
Auld Lang Syne youtu.be/CfjHEFQXovw?...
I wish you all the very best for 2026.
Auld Lang Syne youtu.be/CfjHEFQXovw?...
Dreams do come true.
December 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Dreams do come true.
An evening @nationaltheatre that began with Judi Dench and Send in the Clowns — not note-perfect, but soul-perfect — unfolding as companionable conversation. McKellen, Dench & Carter trusted the room, levelled the house, and reminded us why live theatre invites us home.
December 20, 2025 at 1:39 AM
An evening @nationaltheatre that began with Judi Dench and Send in the Clowns — not note-perfect, but soul-perfect — unfolding as companionable conversation. McKellen, Dench & Carter trusted the room, levelled the house, and reminded us why live theatre invites us home.
The final Alex cartoon annual has landed. Charles Peattie & Russell Taylor created a world — and characters — that felt utterly real. Sharp, perceptive, politically on point without ever being political, and unfailingly hilarious. I’ll miss this voice more than I can say.
December 18, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The final Alex cartoon annual has landed. Charles Peattie & Russell Taylor created a world — and characters — that felt utterly real. Sharp, perceptive, politically on point without ever being political, and unfailingly hilarious. I’ll miss this voice more than I can say.
Tonight on Global Heartbeat, we honour the voice and legacy of Raúl Malo — the Cuban Caruso — and celebrate music that carries warmth, beauty, and connection.
Listen tonight at 9pm ET on @ncpr ncpr.org
Listen tonight at 9pm ET on @ncpr ncpr.org
NCPR: North Country Public Radio
Member-supported public radio for the North Country serving communities in the Adirondacks, the St. Lawrence Valley, the Champlain Valley, the Thousand Islands, Jefferson County, Lewis County and the ...
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December 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Tonight on Global Heartbeat, we honour the voice and legacy of Raúl Malo — the Cuban Caruso — and celebrate music that carries warmth, beauty, and connection.
Listen tonight at 9pm ET on @ncpr ncpr.org
Listen tonight at 9pm ET on @ncpr ncpr.org
Tonight on Global Heartbeat we’re travelling in pairs — songs in conversation with each other, echoing moods, stories and rhythms across continents.
Join me at 9pm ET on @NCPR.
Listen live: www.ncpr.org
Join me at 9pm ET on @NCPR.
Listen live: www.ncpr.org
NCPR: North Country Public Radio
Member-supported public radio for the North Country serving communities in the Adirondacks, the St. Lawrence Valley, the Champlain Valley, the Thousand Islands, Jefferson County, Lewis County and the ...
www.ncpr.org
December 7, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Tonight on Global Heartbeat we’re travelling in pairs — songs in conversation with each other, echoing moods, stories and rhythms across continents.
Join me at 9pm ET on @NCPR.
Listen live: www.ncpr.org
Join me at 9pm ET on @NCPR.
Listen live: www.ncpr.org
My Victoria Threlfall print ‘Benediction’ is home.
Her work sits at the intersection of art & engineering — precise line work, thoughtful structure, & a beating heart.
I love how she plays with colour, perspective, texture & light.
If only a photo could do it justice.
Her work sits at the intersection of art & engineering — precise line work, thoughtful structure, & a beating heart.
I love how she plays with colour, perspective, texture & light.
If only a photo could do it justice.
December 3, 2025 at 11:33 PM
My Victoria Threlfall print ‘Benediction’ is home.
Her work sits at the intersection of art & engineering — precise line work, thoughtful structure, & a beating heart.
I love how she plays with colour, perspective, texture & light.
If only a photo could do it justice.
Her work sits at the intersection of art & engineering — precise line work, thoughtful structure, & a beating heart.
I love how she plays with colour, perspective, texture & light.
If only a photo could do it justice.
Happy Saint Andrew’s Day. 🏴
Join me for an hour of music from Scotland on Global Heartbeat, 9pm ET, on @ncpr and online from anywhere at www.ncpr.org.
Join me for an hour of music from Scotland on Global Heartbeat, 9pm ET, on @ncpr and online from anywhere at www.ncpr.org.
November 30, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Happy Saint Andrew’s Day. 🏴
Join me for an hour of music from Scotland on Global Heartbeat, 9pm ET, on @ncpr and online from anywhere at www.ncpr.org.
Join me for an hour of music from Scotland on Global Heartbeat, 9pm ET, on @ncpr and online from anywhere at www.ncpr.org.
IBlueprints by Marcus du Sautoy handed me a mirror — to the way I write, think, make & intuit.
It’s about creativity, through the lens of maths: invisible structures that shape how artists, writers, & musicians create.
I finally realized: “this is how I work”.
Poet brain + engineer brain = me.
It’s about creativity, through the lens of maths: invisible structures that shape how artists, writers, & musicians create.
I finally realized: “this is how I work”.
Poet brain + engineer brain = me.
November 27, 2025 at 12:27 AM
IBlueprints by Marcus du Sautoy handed me a mirror — to the way I write, think, make & intuit.
It’s about creativity, through the lens of maths: invisible structures that shape how artists, writers, & musicians create.
I finally realized: “this is how I work”.
Poet brain + engineer brain = me.
It’s about creativity, through the lens of maths: invisible structures that shape how artists, writers, & musicians create.
I finally realized: “this is how I work”.
Poet brain + engineer brain = me.
With thanks to Jude Rogers for this piece on one of my heroes, on and off stage.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
‘I never wanted to sing into a vacuum’: Scottish folk pioneer Dick Gaughan’s fight for his lost music
A skilled interpreter and social justice champion, Gaughan is a hero to the likes of Richard Hawley and Billy Bragg. Yet much of his work has been stuck in limbo for decades – until a determined fan s...
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
With thanks to Jude Rogers for this piece on one of my heroes, on and off stage.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
Axing the Iain Anderson show isn’t “schedule refresh.” It’s a loss to Scottish culture. Iain’s programme has been a place of warmth, discovery and musical storytelling for decades. Please consider signing the petition to save the show.
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c.org/FwnRN2ytYw
Sign the Petition
Save The Iain Anderson Show – Reverse the BBC Radio Scotland decision
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November 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Axing the Iain Anderson show isn’t “schedule refresh.” It’s a loss to Scottish culture. Iain’s programme has been a place of warmth, discovery and musical storytelling for decades. Please consider signing the petition to save the show.
c.org/FwnRN2ytYw
c.org/FwnRN2ytYw
Wilde reborn in technicolour.
A superb Earnest from Sonia Friedman / National Theatre — deftly paced, beautifully designed, and full of life.
Fry’s Lady Bracknell commands, the ensemble sparkles, and every line lands.
#TheImportanceOfBeingEarnest
A superb Earnest from Sonia Friedman / National Theatre — deftly paced, beautifully designed, and full of life.
Fry’s Lady Bracknell commands, the ensemble sparkles, and every line lands.
#TheImportanceOfBeingEarnest
November 8, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Wilde reborn in technicolour.
A superb Earnest from Sonia Friedman / National Theatre — deftly paced, beautifully designed, and full of life.
Fry’s Lady Bracknell commands, the ensemble sparkles, and every line lands.
#TheImportanceOfBeingEarnest
A superb Earnest from Sonia Friedman / National Theatre — deftly paced, beautifully designed, and full of life.
Fry’s Lady Bracknell commands, the ensemble sparkles, and every line lands.
#TheImportanceOfBeingEarnest
Just spent an hour in the company of @marcgooderham.bsky.social ‘s work at Taylor Jones & Son in Deal, Kent.
Few artists capture atmosphere like Marc — and the pieces in New York, London, Deal are among his finest.
This is the final weekend, do catch it if you can.
Few artists capture atmosphere like Marc — and the pieces in New York, London, Deal are among his finest.
This is the final weekend, do catch it if you can.
November 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Just spent an hour in the company of @marcgooderham.bsky.social ‘s work at Taylor Jones & Son in Deal, Kent.
Few artists capture atmosphere like Marc — and the pieces in New York, London, Deal are among his finest.
This is the final weekend, do catch it if you can.
Few artists capture atmosphere like Marc — and the pieces in New York, London, Deal are among his finest.
This is the final weekend, do catch it if you can.
Heartbroken to hear of the passing of Archie Fisher — writer, musician, and one of the great gentle voices of folk music.
It was Archie’s show that first gave me my love of folk music, and his kindness that encouraged me to become a broadcaster. Rest easy, old friend, I will miss you dearly.
It was Archie’s show that first gave me my love of folk music, and his kindness that encouraged me to become a broadcaster. Rest easy, old friend, I will miss you dearly.
November 1, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Heartbroken to hear of the passing of Archie Fisher — writer, musician, and one of the great gentle voices of folk music.
It was Archie’s show that first gave me my love of folk music, and his kindness that encouraged me to become a broadcaster. Rest easy, old friend, I will miss you dearly.
It was Archie’s show that first gave me my love of folk music, and his kindness that encouraged me to become a broadcaster. Rest easy, old friend, I will miss you dearly.
Tonight on Global Heartbeat, we travel to Vermont to meet folk duo Eloise & Co. — Becky Tracy and Rachel Bell.
Their music dances between Celtic, French bal folk, and Québécois traditions.
Tune in tonight at 9 p.m. ET on NCPR.org for our conversation and Music from their new project Avec Elodie.
Their music dances between Celtic, French bal folk, and Québécois traditions.
Tune in tonight at 9 p.m. ET on NCPR.org for our conversation and Music from their new project Avec Elodie.
NCPR: North Country Public Radio
Member-supported public radio for the North Country serving communities in the Adirondacks, the St. Lawrence Valley, the Champlain Valley, the Thousand Islands, Jefferson County, Lewis County and the ...
NCPR.org
October 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Tonight on Global Heartbeat, we travel to Vermont to meet folk duo Eloise & Co. — Becky Tracy and Rachel Bell.
Their music dances between Celtic, French bal folk, and Québécois traditions.
Tune in tonight at 9 p.m. ET on NCPR.org for our conversation and Music from their new project Avec Elodie.
Their music dances between Celtic, French bal folk, and Québécois traditions.
Tune in tonight at 9 p.m. ET on NCPR.org for our conversation and Music from their new project Avec Elodie.