Chris Barrett
@mrchrisbarrett.bsky.social
Cameraman/Librarian/Music Lover
Cycling/Walking Everywhere
https://heathcoatstreet.blogspot.com/
Nottingham, UK
Cycling/Walking Everywhere
https://heathcoatstreet.blogspot.com/
Nottingham, UK
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A Christmas Miracle - Praeter Rerum Seriem by Josquin Desprez
Josquin's Christmas motet (1) Praeter Rerum Seriem (PRS) is a setting of a text contemplating the mystery of the Virgin Birth. At the heart...
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New Blog Post: A probably overlong piece about my favourite Christmas music, Josquin's Praeter Rerum Seriem.
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"Ooh Betty, would you like one like one of these for your coronation?"
BBC Radio 3
Essential Classics
Now Playing
William Walton, Gabrieli Players & Paul McCreesh
Crown Imperial
Essential Classics
Now Playing
William Walton, Gabrieli Players & Paul McCreesh
Crown Imperial
January 5, 2026 at 12:55 PM
"Ooh Betty, would you like one like one of these for your coronation?"
"Ooh Betty, would you like one like one of these for your coronation?"
BBC Radio 3
Essential Classics
Now Playing
William Walton, Gabrieli Players & Paul McCreesh
Crown Imperial
Essential Classics
Now Playing
William Walton, Gabrieli Players & Paul McCreesh
Crown Imperial
January 5, 2026 at 12:55 PM
"Ooh Betty, would you like one like one of these for your coronation?"
Streaming language - "explore" = pay us some more if you want to watch this.
January 4, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Streaming language - "explore" = pay us some more if you want to watch this.
Loving these. Also really recommend his ECM pipe organ record, Obsidian, plus Breaking The Shell, w/ Bill Frisell & Andrew Cyrille (Red Hook).
Bumper dump of Kit Downes organ recordings, for people who are into that stuff (me)
kitdownesmusic.bandcamp.com/album/organ-...
kitdownesmusic.bandcamp.com/album/organ-...
Organ Recordings Archive (2017-2025), by Kit Downes
15 track album
kitdownesmusic.bandcamp.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Loving these. Also really recommend his ECM pipe organ record, Obsidian, plus Breaking The Shell, w/ Bill Frisell & Andrew Cyrille (Red Hook).
Reposted by Chris Barrett
Reposted by Chris Barrett
Bumper dump of Kit Downes organ recordings, for people who are into that stuff (me)
kitdownesmusic.bandcamp.com/album/organ-...
kitdownesmusic.bandcamp.com/album/organ-...
Organ Recordings Archive (2017-2025), by Kit Downes
15 track album
kitdownesmusic.bandcamp.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Bumper dump of Kit Downes organ recordings, for people who are into that stuff (me)
kitdownesmusic.bandcamp.com/album/organ-...
kitdownesmusic.bandcamp.com/album/organ-...
Bumper dump of Kit Downes organ recordings, for people who are into that stuff (me)
kitdownesmusic.bandcamp.com/album/organ-...
kitdownesmusic.bandcamp.com/album/organ-...
Organ Recordings Archive (2017-2025), by Kit Downes
15 track album
kitdownesmusic.bandcamp.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Bumper dump of Kit Downes organ recordings, for people who are into that stuff (me)
kitdownesmusic.bandcamp.com/album/organ-...
kitdownesmusic.bandcamp.com/album/organ-...
Huge lipsalve day.
January 3, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Huge lipsalve day.
Reposted by Chris Barrett
I'm A Knave 4U
How is it that I made it to 2026 without ever encountering an iteration of this joke?
January 3, 2026 at 3:46 PM
I'm A Knave 4U
I'm A Knave 4U
How is it that I made it to 2026 without ever encountering an iteration of this joke?
January 3, 2026 at 3:46 PM
I'm A Knave 4U
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Thought I'd try writing about The Count of Monte Cristo on a less morally dubious website than substack - my own wordpress blog rossmccleary.wordpress.com/2026/01/03/t...
The Count of Monte Cristo
They say that the best revenge is living well and while I don’t believe that for a second, even if it was, it wouldn’t make for much of a novel, would it? In the case of The Count of Monte Cristo l…
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January 3, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Thought I'd try writing about The Count of Monte Cristo on a less morally dubious website than substack - my own wordpress blog rossmccleary.wordpress.com/2026/01/03/t...
with gen x umpires
bluesky is where elder millennials enjoying internet retirement meet younger millennials with untreated depression
January 3, 2026 at 11:58 AM
with gen x umpires
Yet again, I Have "ACED" putting the right bin out. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
January 2, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Yet again, I Have "ACED" putting the right bin out. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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This is the kind of manager I would be: "I've got a good feeling about you today." No tactics.
Telling everyone 2026 is going to be a great year for them, like a football manager taking every player aside to let them know he fancies them to get a goal this afternoon.
January 1, 2026 at 1:30 PM
This is the kind of manager I would be: "I've got a good feeling about you today." No tactics.
Always forget it's Bill Evans on this. Lovely stuff.
#nowsurveyingthemessleftinthekitchenafterafryupto Oliver Nelson - The Blues & The Abstract Truth
January 1, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Always forget it's Bill Evans on this. Lovely stuff.
This is the kind of manager I would be: "I've got a good feeling about you today." No tactics.
Telling everyone 2026 is going to be a great year for them, like a football manager taking every player aside to let them know he fancies them to get a goal this afternoon.
January 1, 2026 at 1:30 PM
This is the kind of manager I would be: "I've got a good feeling about you today." No tactics.
Obviously, he's well regarded, but Freddie Hubbard is on *so* many great jazz records, across the stylistic spectrum. *Maybe* that goes unrecognised.
#nowsurveyingthemessleftinthekitchenafterafryupto Oliver Nelson - The Blues & The Abstract Truth
January 1, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Obviously, he's well regarded, but Freddie Hubbard is on *so* many great jazz records, across the stylistic spectrum. *Maybe* that goes unrecognised.
#nowsurveyingthemessleftinthekitchenafterafryupto Oliver Nelson - The Blues & The Abstract Truth
January 1, 2026 at 1:20 PM
#nowsurveyingthemessleftinthekitchenafterafryupto Oliver Nelson - The Blues & The Abstract Truth