Helen McCookerybook (aka Helen McCallum, aka Helen Reddington)
@mccookerybook.bsky.social
Songwriter, illustrator, writer: three people, one heart!
Solo album 'Showtunes from the Shadows' out now on Tiny Global.
Bandcamp https://helenmccookerybook.bandcamp.com
Website https://www.mccookerybook.com
Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@mccookerybook
Solo album 'Showtunes from the Shadows' out now on Tiny Global.
Bandcamp https://helenmccookerybook.bandcamp.com
Website https://www.mccookerybook.com
Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@mccookerybook
The test pressings have just arrived for this very limited edition Gaelic electronic double 'A' side and they sound amazing!
We have had to wait a very, very long time for the records to be pressed up and I hope the mail snail has them loaded up and ready to deliver soon!
We have had to wait a very, very long time for the records to be pressed up and I hope the mail snail has them loaded up and ready to deliver soon!
February 13, 2026 at 2:13 PM
The test pressings have just arrived for this very limited edition Gaelic electronic double 'A' side and they sound amazing!
We have had to wait a very, very long time for the records to be pressed up and I hope the mail snail has them loaded up and ready to deliver soon!
We have had to wait a very, very long time for the records to be pressed up and I hope the mail snail has them loaded up and ready to deliver soon!
With my embroidery today at the Fishsab Gallery, Whitstable.
The @profane-embroidery.bsky.social has a fantastic exhibition there till 17th February of library- themed embroideries, with every sort of smuttery & f*ckery that you could possibly imagine!
I promise you'll feel completely inspired!
The @profane-embroidery.bsky.social has a fantastic exhibition there till 17th February of library- themed embroideries, with every sort of smuttery & f*ckery that you could possibly imagine!
I promise you'll feel completely inspired!
February 12, 2026 at 9:20 PM
With my embroidery today at the Fishsab Gallery, Whitstable.
The @profane-embroidery.bsky.social has a fantastic exhibition there till 17th February of library- themed embroideries, with every sort of smuttery & f*ckery that you could possibly imagine!
I promise you'll feel completely inspired!
The @profane-embroidery.bsky.social has a fantastic exhibition there till 17th February of library- themed embroideries, with every sort of smuttery & f*ckery that you could possibly imagine!
I promise you'll feel completely inspired!
Listening to @marcrileydj.bsky.social
Love that Hannah Hu song!
Sorry, Yeah Yeah Noh, Quincy Jones, Sorry, Monochrome Set, BC Camplight, House of All, Marianne Faithfull
Drew Joni Mitchell
Love that Hannah Hu song!
Sorry, Yeah Yeah Noh, Quincy Jones, Sorry, Monochrome Set, BC Camplight, House of All, Marianne Faithfull
Drew Joni Mitchell
February 10, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Listening to @marcrileydj.bsky.social
Love that Hannah Hu song!
Sorry, Yeah Yeah Noh, Quincy Jones, Sorry, Monochrome Set, BC Camplight, House of All, Marianne Faithfull
Drew Joni Mitchell
Love that Hannah Hu song!
Sorry, Yeah Yeah Noh, Quincy Jones, Sorry, Monochrome Set, BC Camplight, House of All, Marianne Faithfull
Drew Joni Mitchell
Listening to @marcrileydj.bsky.social
Television (full version of MM), Swell Maps, McLusky, Nancy Sinatra, Paul Haig, White Denim, The Membranes, Second World War, Yeah Yeah Noh, Land Surveyor, David Bowie
Drew Robert Wyatt playing trumpet
Television (full version of MM), Swell Maps, McLusky, Nancy Sinatra, Paul Haig, White Denim, The Membranes, Second World War, Yeah Yeah Noh, Land Surveyor, David Bowie
Drew Robert Wyatt playing trumpet
February 9, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Listening to @marcrileydj.bsky.social
Television (full version of MM), Swell Maps, McLusky, Nancy Sinatra, Paul Haig, White Denim, The Membranes, Second World War, Yeah Yeah Noh, Land Surveyor, David Bowie
Drew Robert Wyatt playing trumpet
Television (full version of MM), Swell Maps, McLusky, Nancy Sinatra, Paul Haig, White Denim, The Membranes, Second World War, Yeah Yeah Noh, Land Surveyor, David Bowie
Drew Robert Wyatt playing trumpet
#bandcampfriday today
I still have copies of this, featuring a drawing of a girl group that I did when I was about 6
Once big dress shared between everybody!
helenmccookerybook.bandcamp.com/album/drawin...
I still have copies of this, featuring a drawing of a girl group that I did when I was about 6
Once big dress shared between everybody!
helenmccookerybook.bandcamp.com/album/drawin...
Drawing on my Dreams, by Helen McCookerybook
14 track album
helenmccookerybook.bandcamp.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:13 AM
#bandcampfriday today
I still have copies of this, featuring a drawing of a girl group that I did when I was about 6
Once big dress shared between everybody!
helenmccookerybook.bandcamp.com/album/drawin...
I still have copies of this, featuring a drawing of a girl group that I did when I was about 6
Once big dress shared between everybody!
helenmccookerybook.bandcamp.com/album/drawin...
I'm playing in Hythe, Kent, tomorrow as part of the #folkestonesongwritingfestival
Tickets here: wegottickets.com/event/686497
Tickets here: wegottickets.com/event/686497
February 5, 2026 at 11:01 AM
I'm playing in Hythe, Kent, tomorrow as part of the #folkestonesongwritingfestival
Tickets here: wegottickets.com/event/686497
Tickets here: wegottickets.com/event/686497
Reposted by Helen McCookerybook (aka Helen McCallum, aka Helen Reddington)
@idorisband.bsky.social @wherewesleep.bsky.social @mccookerybook.bsky.social @teletubbycustard.bsky.social Lilith AI on there too!
February 4, 2026 at 9:00 AM
@idorisband.bsky.social @wherewesleep.bsky.social @mccookerybook.bsky.social @teletubbycustard.bsky.social Lilith AI on there too!
Listening to @gidcoe.bsky.social
Radhika, Ex-Easter Island Head, Musical Youth, Swell Maps, The Delines, The Flying Hats, more Twinsets, LOVED Tony Joe White, Pigbros, Clever Bunny, Brightblack Morning Light
Drew Bob Dylan, musicians famous and not, for exhibition/gig in Valencia in April
Radhika, Ex-Easter Island Head, Musical Youth, Swell Maps, The Delines, The Flying Hats, more Twinsets, LOVED Tony Joe White, Pigbros, Clever Bunny, Brightblack Morning Light
Drew Bob Dylan, musicians famous and not, for exhibition/gig in Valencia in April
February 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Listening to @gidcoe.bsky.social
Radhika, Ex-Easter Island Head, Musical Youth, Swell Maps, The Delines, The Flying Hats, more Twinsets, LOVED Tony Joe White, Pigbros, Clever Bunny, Brightblack Morning Light
Drew Bob Dylan, musicians famous and not, for exhibition/gig in Valencia in April
Radhika, Ex-Easter Island Head, Musical Youth, Swell Maps, The Delines, The Flying Hats, more Twinsets, LOVED Tony Joe White, Pigbros, Clever Bunny, Brightblack Morning Light
Drew Bob Dylan, musicians famous and not, for exhibition/gig in Valencia in April
Listening to @gidcoe.bsky.social
Funny- just been writing about Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers. The Funks, Guy Hamper 3O, Weave Stonder, Kiki Dee, Gnac, Leslie Butler, The Twinsets, Hey Colossus, Spencer Cullum, Pentangle, more
Drew woman unloading a lorry
Funny- just been writing about Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers. The Funks, Guy Hamper 3O, Weave Stonder, Kiki Dee, Gnac, Leslie Butler, The Twinsets, Hey Colossus, Spencer Cullum, Pentangle, more
Drew woman unloading a lorry
February 2, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Listening to @gidcoe.bsky.social
Funny- just been writing about Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers. The Funks, Guy Hamper 3O, Weave Stonder, Kiki Dee, Gnac, Leslie Butler, The Twinsets, Hey Colossus, Spencer Cullum, Pentangle, more
Drew woman unloading a lorry
Funny- just been writing about Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers. The Funks, Guy Hamper 3O, Weave Stonder, Kiki Dee, Gnac, Leslie Butler, The Twinsets, Hey Colossus, Spencer Cullum, Pentangle, more
Drew woman unloading a lorry
Helen and the Horns on Pebble Mill at One
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j27l...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j27l...
Helen and the Horns Pebble Mill 1984
YouTube video by Helen McCookerybook
www.youtube.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Helen and the Horns on Pebble Mill at One
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j27l...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j27l...
Listening to @marcrileydj.bsky.social and @gidcoe.bsky.social
Tenuous links assortment: The Colour Field, Emma Tricca and Bridget St John, T Rex, Dele Sosimi, Lambchop, Jill Scott, Arlo Parks, Slaughter and the Dogs, Jazz Butcher
Drew woman in green bouclé coat with dachshund at the tube barrier
Tenuous links assortment: The Colour Field, Emma Tricca and Bridget St John, T Rex, Dele Sosimi, Lambchop, Jill Scott, Arlo Parks, Slaughter and the Dogs, Jazz Butcher
Drew woman in green bouclé coat with dachshund at the tube barrier
January 28, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Listening to @marcrileydj.bsky.social and @gidcoe.bsky.social
Tenuous links assortment: The Colour Field, Emma Tricca and Bridget St John, T Rex, Dele Sosimi, Lambchop, Jill Scott, Arlo Parks, Slaughter and the Dogs, Jazz Butcher
Drew woman in green bouclé coat with dachshund at the tube barrier
Tenuous links assortment: The Colour Field, Emma Tricca and Bridget St John, T Rex, Dele Sosimi, Lambchop, Jill Scott, Arlo Parks, Slaughter and the Dogs, Jazz Butcher
Drew woman in green bouclé coat with dachshund at the tube barrier
Listening to @marcrileydj.bsky.social and @gidcoe.bsky.social many miles between them, sounding in the same room
Tracks from Ty Segall, Hanna Hu, The Bevis Frond, The Vibes, The London Bones, Air, Forever Pavot and Lispector (fave track of night), Amy to come I think
Drew a man with piccolo trumpet
Tracks from Ty Segall, Hanna Hu, The Bevis Frond, The Vibes, The London Bones, Air, Forever Pavot and Lispector (fave track of night), Amy to come I think
Drew a man with piccolo trumpet
January 27, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Listening to @marcrileydj.bsky.social and @gidcoe.bsky.social many miles between them, sounding in the same room
Tracks from Ty Segall, Hanna Hu, The Bevis Frond, The Vibes, The London Bones, Air, Forever Pavot and Lispector (fave track of night), Amy to come I think
Drew a man with piccolo trumpet
Tracks from Ty Segall, Hanna Hu, The Bevis Frond, The Vibes, The London Bones, Air, Forever Pavot and Lispector (fave track of night), Amy to come I think
Drew a man with piccolo trumpet
Next gig! Folkestone Songwriting Festival, 6th February
Tickets here: wegottickets.com/event/686497
Tickets here: wegottickets.com/event/686497
Folkestone Songwriting Festival Presents The New Women's Songbook
A special evening celebrating some of the amazing women who are creating original music as diverse and unique as they are.
Folkestone Songwriting Festival continues to champion female artists and we a...
wegottickets.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Next gig! Folkestone Songwriting Festival, 6th February
Tickets here: wegottickets.com/event/686497
Tickets here: wegottickets.com/event/686497
Cailin Morun Sa clip from last night's gig at The Country Soul Sessions.
Full electronic version of the track here: williegibson.bandcamp.com/album/cailin...
@willieg.bsky.social
Full electronic version of the track here: williegibson.bandcamp.com/album/cailin...
@willieg.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Cailin Morun Sa clip from last night's gig at The Country Soul Sessions.
Full electronic version of the track here: williegibson.bandcamp.com/album/cailin...
@willieg.bsky.social
Full electronic version of the track here: williegibson.bandcamp.com/album/cailin...
@willieg.bsky.social
Reposted by Helen McCookerybook (aka Helen McCallum, aka Helen Reddington)
Had hoped to have the 7" vinyl in time for Burns Night but as the man said 'the best laid plans of mice and men . . . But if you can't make the Soho gig head over to Bandcamp for a bit of Gaelic Folktronica with @mccookerybook.bsky.social
b.link/eco33e
b.link/eco33e
January 25, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Had hoped to have the 7" vinyl in time for Burns Night but as the man said 'the best laid plans of mice and men . . . But if you can't make the Soho gig head over to Bandcamp for a bit of Gaelic Folktronica with @mccookerybook.bsky.social
b.link/eco33e
b.link/eco33e
Reposted by Helen McCookerybook (aka Helen McCallum, aka Helen Reddington)
@would-be-goods.bsky.social their new album, 'Tears Before Bedtime' @Water_Rats London on Sat 21st Feb, guests
@mccookerybook.bsky.social & Railcard. Tkts wegottickets.com/f/14042
tristesunset.com/2026/01/22/m...
@mccookerybook.bsky.social & Railcard. Tkts wegottickets.com/f/14042
tristesunset.com/2026/01/22/m...
(Make Me A) TRISTE© Mixtape Episode 240: Would-be-Goods (full band)
(Make Me A) TRISTE© Mixtape Episode 240: Would-be-Goods (full band)
tristesunset.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:54 PM
@would-be-goods.bsky.social their new album, 'Tears Before Bedtime' @Water_Rats London on Sat 21st Feb, guests
@mccookerybook.bsky.social & Railcard. Tkts wegottickets.com/f/14042
tristesunset.com/2026/01/22/m...
@mccookerybook.bsky.social & Railcard. Tkts wegottickets.com/f/14042
tristesunset.com/2026/01/22/m...
Tickets here for the Folkestone Songwriting Festival that I'm playing on 6th February:
wegottickets.com/event/686497
wegottickets.com/event/686497
Folkestone Songwriting Festival Presents The New Women's Songbook
A special evening celebrating some of the amazing women who are creating original music as diverse and unique as they are.
Folkestone Songwriting Festival continues to champion female artists and we a...
wegottickets.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Tickets here for the Folkestone Songwriting Festival that I'm playing on 6th February:
wegottickets.com/event/686497
wegottickets.com/event/686497
Listening to @marcrileydj.bsky.social & @gidcoe.bsky.social
Have not been on t-shirt tonight, but thanks for trying, Bones!
Lande Hekt, Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18, brilliant track by Viv Albertine, Race Horses, Juniore & Al Baabi, The Loft, Tiny Ruins, Edgar Broughton Band
Drew piper and son, Rothesay
Have not been on t-shirt tonight, but thanks for trying, Bones!
Lande Hekt, Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18, brilliant track by Viv Albertine, Race Horses, Juniore & Al Baabi, The Loft, Tiny Ruins, Edgar Broughton Band
Drew piper and son, Rothesay
January 21, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Listening to @marcrileydj.bsky.social & @gidcoe.bsky.social
Have not been on t-shirt tonight, but thanks for trying, Bones!
Lande Hekt, Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18, brilliant track by Viv Albertine, Race Horses, Juniore & Al Baabi, The Loft, Tiny Ruins, Edgar Broughton Band
Drew piper and son, Rothesay
Have not been on t-shirt tonight, but thanks for trying, Bones!
Lande Hekt, Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18, brilliant track by Viv Albertine, Race Horses, Juniore & Al Baabi, The Loft, Tiny Ruins, Edgar Broughton Band
Drew piper and son, Rothesay
Thank you Bones for suggesting me!
Given me a break from drawing impossible bagpipes!
@marcrileydj.bsky.social and @gidcoe.bsky.social
Given me a break from drawing impossible bagpipes!
@marcrileydj.bsky.social and @gidcoe.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Thank you Bones for suggesting me!
Given me a break from drawing impossible bagpipes!
@marcrileydj.bsky.social and @gidcoe.bsky.social
Given me a break from drawing impossible bagpipes!
@marcrileydj.bsky.social and @gidcoe.bsky.social
Reposted by Helen McCookerybook (aka Helen McCallum, aka Helen Reddington)
Never celebrated Burns Night before? It's never too late to start! Loads of music and poetry from bands who really know how to make an evening convivial!
I'm learning my Burns song right now, and will also sing 'Cailin Morun Sa' A Capella
Tickets here:
wegottickets.com/event/685637/
I'm learning my Burns song right now, and will also sing 'Cailin Morun Sa' A Capella
Tickets here:
wegottickets.com/event/685637/
January 21, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Never celebrated Burns Night before? It's never too late to start! Loads of music and poetry from bands who really know how to make an evening convivial!
I'm learning my Burns song right now, and will also sing 'Cailin Morun Sa' A Capella
Tickets here:
wegottickets.com/event/685637/
I'm learning my Burns song right now, and will also sing 'Cailin Morun Sa' A Capella
Tickets here:
wegottickets.com/event/685637/
Listening to @marcrileydj.bsky.social & @gidcoe.bsky.social
I want to marry the track Lucie by Clémentine March.
Can u marry music?
Race Horses, Butthole Surfers, Department of Eagles, The Wave Pictures (love em too), London Bones, Buzzcocks, Belle and Sebastian
Drew BBC3 Orchestra, end of concert
I want to marry the track Lucie by Clémentine March.
Can u marry music?
Race Horses, Butthole Surfers, Department of Eagles, The Wave Pictures (love em too), London Bones, Buzzcocks, Belle and Sebastian
Drew BBC3 Orchestra, end of concert
January 20, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Listening to @marcrileydj.bsky.social & @gidcoe.bsky.social
I want to marry the track Lucie by Clémentine March.
Can u marry music?
Race Horses, Butthole Surfers, Department of Eagles, The Wave Pictures (love em too), London Bones, Buzzcocks, Belle and Sebastian
Drew BBC3 Orchestra, end of concert
I want to marry the track Lucie by Clémentine March.
Can u marry music?
Race Horses, Butthole Surfers, Department of Eagles, The Wave Pictures (love em too), London Bones, Buzzcocks, Belle and Sebastian
Drew BBC3 Orchestra, end of concert
Thank you Louise in Teddington for writing to @marcrileydj.bsky.social about Thursday's gig!
A personal account of it here: mccookerybook.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
A personal account of it here: mccookerybook.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
The Gig At The Waiting Room. What It Was Like.
mccookerybook.blogspot.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Thank you Louise in Teddington for writing to @marcrileydj.bsky.social about Thursday's gig!
A personal account of it here: mccookerybook.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
A personal account of it here: mccookerybook.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
Thank you!
Congrats Helen!
I think this is the first time I've ever f*cking won anything!
I can't wait to visit the exhibition by the Profane Embroidery Group in Whitstable in February
I am going to revive the profane song 'Thrush' and play it at The Folkestone Songwriting Festival on Friday 6th February in celebration.
I can't wait to visit the exhibition by the Profane Embroidery Group in Whitstable in February
I am going to revive the profane song 'Thrush' and play it at The Folkestone Songwriting Festival on Friday 6th February in celebration.
January 19, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Thank you!
I think this is the first time I've ever f*cking won anything!
I can't wait to visit the exhibition by the Profane Embroidery Group in Whitstable in February
I am going to revive the profane song 'Thrush' and play it at The Folkestone Songwriting Festival on Friday 6th February in celebration.
I can't wait to visit the exhibition by the Profane Embroidery Group in Whitstable in February
I am going to revive the profane song 'Thrush' and play it at The Folkestone Songwriting Festival on Friday 6th February in celebration.
January 19, 2026 at 7:20 PM
I think this is the first time I've ever f*cking won anything!
I can't wait to visit the exhibition by the Profane Embroidery Group in Whitstable in February
I am going to revive the profane song 'Thrush' and play it at The Folkestone Songwriting Festival on Friday 6th February in celebration.
I can't wait to visit the exhibition by the Profane Embroidery Group in Whitstable in February
I am going to revive the profane song 'Thrush' and play it at The Folkestone Songwriting Festival on Friday 6th February in celebration.