Avro Simones
@avrosimones.bsky.social
Acoustic singer-songwriter currently based in the Scottish Borders.
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Avro Simones
@avrosimones.bsky.social
· Feb 23
The Twist In Time EP
Avro & The Simones / Avro Simones
on.soundcloud.com
Put my six most recent demos into this playlist
The Twist In Time Ep
on.soundcloud.com/er4y2gMbLfkT...
The Twist In Time Ep
on.soundcloud.com/er4y2gMbLfkT...
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Latest from me: one local frontline in the nightmarish political struggle now happening all over the world, and a queasy contradiction: between a U.K. govt increasingly at odds with Trump, & their own populist, punitive direction www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In Pontypool, I saw the looming threat of Nigel Farage – and how Labour is playing into his hands | John Harris
Instead of bowing to rightwing populism, Starmer should take it on by rebuilding towns – and giving people the jobs and homes they crave, says Guardian columnist John Harris
www.theguardian.com
March 2, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Latest from me: one local frontline in the nightmarish political struggle now happening all over the world, and a queasy contradiction: between a U.K. govt increasingly at odds with Trump, & their own populist, punitive direction www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Inequality is driving everything
YouTube video by Garys Economics
youtu.be
March 2, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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Uncork the history of a centuries-old beer mug once owned by Sir Isaac Newton, resurfaced after 160 years. Research published today in Royal Society Notes and Records sheds new light on this vaunted vessel: Read more: buff.ly/41cOmq0
March 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Uncork the history of a centuries-old beer mug once owned by Sir Isaac Newton, resurfaced after 160 years. Research published today in Royal Society Notes and Records sheds new light on this vaunted vessel: Read more: buff.ly/41cOmq0
Wishful thinking: is this Labours chance to reform the tax system and bring in a wealth tax (suggested by @garyseconomics.bsky.social) to fund the increase in defence spending?
Make paying tax a patriotic duty- which would hinder attacks from the right.
Make paying tax a patriotic duty- which would hinder attacks from the right.
March 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Wishful thinking: is this Labours chance to reform the tax system and bring in a wealth tax (suggested by @garyseconomics.bsky.social) to fund the increase in defence spending?
Make paying tax a patriotic duty- which would hinder attacks from the right.
Make paying tax a patriotic duty- which would hinder attacks from the right.
Seems appropriate today
March 1, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Seems appropriate today
Preparation for my one man Highway 61 Revisited Fringe show going well.
February 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Preparation for my one man Highway 61 Revisited Fringe show going well.
New idea for a Fringe show:
A one man run through of Highway 61 Revisited.
A one man run through of Highway 61 Revisited.
February 26, 2025 at 8:57 PM
New idea for a Fringe show:
A one man run through of Highway 61 Revisited.
A one man run through of Highway 61 Revisited.
Put my six most recent demos into this playlist
The Twist In Time Ep
on.soundcloud.com/er4y2gMbLfkT...
The Twist In Time Ep
on.soundcloud.com/er4y2gMbLfkT...
The Twist In Time EP
Avro & The Simones / Avro Simones
on.soundcloud.com
February 23, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Put my six most recent demos into this playlist
The Twist In Time Ep
on.soundcloud.com/er4y2gMbLfkT...
The Twist In Time Ep
on.soundcloud.com/er4y2gMbLfkT...
James Hoffmann vs Andy Kaufman in a wrestling match. Who wins?
December 30, 2024 at 6:37 PM
James Hoffmann vs Andy Kaufman in a wrestling match. Who wins?
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I’m currently reading Samantha Harvey’s Orbital and it’s blowing my mind. The elegance and richness of the prose, the interplay between narrative and thought. The inquiry into human connectivity, our dying planet, our dying bodies…it’s remarkable.
December 29, 2024 at 1:00 PM
I’m currently reading Samantha Harvey’s Orbital and it’s blowing my mind. The elegance and richness of the prose, the interplay between narrative and thought. The inquiry into human connectivity, our dying planet, our dying bodies…it’s remarkable.
Some moon tonight!
December 19, 2024 at 9:17 PM
Some moon tonight!
My cover of It Was a silent night at least until Jeff Lynne arrived by Grandaddy.
on.soundcloud.com/tUgqfn5pGhor...
on.soundcloud.com/tUgqfn5pGhor...
It was a Silent Night at least until Jeff Lynne arrived (2023 cover)
A cover of the Grandaddy Christmas classic. Recorded 2023
on.soundcloud.com
December 19, 2024 at 7:38 PM
My cover of It Was a silent night at least until Jeff Lynne arrived by Grandaddy.
on.soundcloud.com/tUgqfn5pGhor...
on.soundcloud.com/tUgqfn5pGhor...
New video from my pal and amazing singer-songwriter Steve Ferbrache.
Check him out!
youtu.be/TSrYl8v8bgA?...
Check him out!
youtu.be/TSrYl8v8bgA?...
Steve Ferbrache - 'After the Goldhawk' - Live at The Long Table
YouTube video by Steve Ferbrache
youtu.be
December 16, 2024 at 8:17 PM
New video from my pal and amazing singer-songwriter Steve Ferbrache.
Check him out!
youtu.be/TSrYl8v8bgA?...
Check him out!
youtu.be/TSrYl8v8bgA?...
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I seem to be a bit irritable all of a sudden.
December 15, 2024 at 7:34 PM
I seem to be a bit irritable all of a sudden.
Never has a sandwich been so political.
December 15, 2024 at 10:17 AM
Never has a sandwich been so political.
Swapping your blood with formaldehyde. Monsters?
Name that tune.
Name that tune.
December 13, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Swapping your blood with formaldehyde. Monsters?
Name that tune.
Name that tune.
Had a dream I was playing Some Might Say to a room full of people. Just me and an electric guitar that was badly out of tune. Whatever.
December 12, 2024 at 6:55 AM
Had a dream I was playing Some Might Say to a room full of people. Just me and an electric guitar that was badly out of tune. Whatever.
A song about Christmas past. A song about historical figures. A song about Christmas food.
What Does Christmas Mean To You?
on.soundcloud.com/3GZtZNRgDxhS...
What Does Christmas Mean To You?
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What Does Christmas Mean To You? (2023)
A re-recording of my song.
on.soundcloud.com
December 11, 2024 at 7:35 PM
A song about Christmas past. A song about historical figures. A song about Christmas food.
What Does Christmas Mean To You?
on.soundcloud.com/3GZtZNRgDxhS...
What Does Christmas Mean To You?
on.soundcloud.com/3GZtZNRgDxhS...
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To the office all the afternoon, and that being done Sir W. Batten and I and Captain Cock got a bottle of sack into the office, and there we sat late and drank and talked, and so home and to bed.
November 30, 2024 at 11:10 PM
To the office all the afternoon, and that being done Sir W. Batten and I and Captain Cock got a bottle of sack into the office, and there we sat late and drank and talked, and so home and to bed.
1st of December!
Here’s my Christmas song (re-recorded last year) to get the festive spirit flowing. I’m not hoping for a number 1 but you never know.
on.soundcloud.com/3KzEgpV6cH49...
Here’s my Christmas song (re-recorded last year) to get the festive spirit flowing. I’m not hoping for a number 1 but you never know.
on.soundcloud.com/3KzEgpV6cH49...
What Does Christmas Mean To You? (2023)
A re-recording of my song.
on.soundcloud.com
December 1, 2024 at 7:57 AM
1st of December!
Here’s my Christmas song (re-recorded last year) to get the festive spirit flowing. I’m not hoping for a number 1 but you never know.
on.soundcloud.com/3KzEgpV6cH49...
Here’s my Christmas song (re-recorded last year) to get the festive spirit flowing. I’m not hoping for a number 1 but you never know.
on.soundcloud.com/3KzEgpV6cH49...
My favourite albums for this time of year;
Adem - Homesongs
Doves - Kingdom of Rust
They both are great winter albums.
Adem - Homesongs
Doves - Kingdom of Rust
They both are great winter albums.
November 30, 2024 at 8:32 AM
My favourite albums for this time of year;
Adem - Homesongs
Doves - Kingdom of Rust
They both are great winter albums.
Adem - Homesongs
Doves - Kingdom of Rust
They both are great winter albums.
