Chantelle Smith (she/her)
@chantellesong.bsky.social
Folk singer, shepherd, cat minion, knitter, writer, code monkey, prehistory geek, socialist. Trying to be a force of kindness in the world
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This is part of why I’m so caustic about ‘how to write’ advice. The usual ‘Write what you know!’ gets challenged by ‘Write what you want to know!’ and then … this.
Art, its processes and origins, is ferociously personal.
Art, its processes and origins, is ferociously personal.
"The whole language of writing for me is finding out what you don’t want to know.” ~ James Baldwin
May 20, 2025 at 12:34 PM
This is part of why I’m so caustic about ‘how to write’ advice. The usual ‘Write what you know!’ gets challenged by ‘Write what you want to know!’ and then … this.
Art, its processes and origins, is ferociously personal.
Art, its processes and origins, is ferociously personal.
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we fucked up a perfectly good planet is what we did. look at it. it's got billionaires
March 20, 2025 at 3:37 AM
we fucked up a perfectly good planet is what we did. look at it. it's got billionaires
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This week on FilkCast
Chantelle Smith & Richard Wileman, Jen Midkiff, Wyld Dandelyon, Mary Crowell, Puzzlebox, Linda Short, Char Mackay, Barbership, Graham Leathers, Eli Bar-Yahalom, Mich Sampson, Annwn, Avalon Rising, Phoenyx
Chantelle Smith & Richard Wileman, Jen Midkiff, Wyld Dandelyon, Mary Crowell, Puzzlebox, Linda Short, Char Mackay, Barbership, Graham Leathers, Eli Bar-Yahalom, Mich Sampson, Annwn, Avalon Rising, Phoenyx
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March 19, 2025 at 1:24 AM
This week on FilkCast
Chantelle Smith & Richard Wileman, Jen Midkiff, Wyld Dandelyon, Mary Crowell, Puzzlebox, Linda Short, Char Mackay, Barbership, Graham Leathers, Eli Bar-Yahalom, Mich Sampson, Annwn, Avalon Rising, Phoenyx
Chantelle Smith & Richard Wileman, Jen Midkiff, Wyld Dandelyon, Mary Crowell, Puzzlebox, Linda Short, Char Mackay, Barbership, Graham Leathers, Eli Bar-Yahalom, Mich Sampson, Annwn, Avalon Rising, Phoenyx
It's #BandcampFriday and @kardaestra.bsky.social and I have a new single out: Bean Sidhe Song (Banshee Song)
smith-wileman.bandcamp.com/track/bean-s...
smith-wileman.bandcamp.com/track/bean-s...
Bean Sidhe Song (Banshee Song), by Chantelle Smith & Richard Wileman
track by Chantelle Smith & Richard Wileman
smith-wileman.bandcamp.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
It's #BandcampFriday and @kardaestra.bsky.social and I have a new single out: Bean Sidhe Song (Banshee Song)
smith-wileman.bandcamp.com/track/bean-s...
smith-wileman.bandcamp.com/track/bean-s...
A case of mistaken fleece identity. While Tatty's fleece _has_ been washed, I'd forgotten that Viola's last fleece had been added to the box so what I'm currently combing is Vi's fleece (Cotswoldn x Lleyn). No wonder it looked so Cotswold-y
#Spinning #Weaving #Fibrecraft #FleeceToProduct
#Spinning #Weaving #Fibrecraft #FleeceToProduct
February 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A case of mistaken fleece identity. While Tatty's fleece _has_ been washed, I'd forgotten that Viola's last fleece had been added to the box so what I'm currently combing is Vi's fleece (Cotswoldn x Lleyn). No wonder it looked so Cotswold-y
#Spinning #Weaving #Fibrecraft #FleeceToProduct
#Spinning #Weaving #Fibrecraft #FleeceToProduct
Onto the next phase of going from fleece to woven shawl: combing. There's a lot of wastage that comes from combing fleece but the combing waste will be used for other projects.
#fibrecraft #combingfleece #spinning #weaving
#fibrecraft #combingfleece #spinning #weaving
February 19, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Onto the next phase of going from fleece to woven shawl: combing. There's a lot of wastage that comes from combing fleece but the combing waste will be used for other projects.
#fibrecraft #combingfleece #spinning #weaving
#fibrecraft #combingfleece #spinning #weaving
The joy of letter writing to those I love and cherish never grows old. I get the joy of using nice stationery, fountain pen and wax seals, writing on my antique writing slant box while arranging my thoughts to share with people I care out. I hope to always find joy in the writing of letters
February 17, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The joy of letter writing to those I love and cherish never grows old. I get the joy of using nice stationery, fountain pen and wax seals, writing on my antique writing slant box while arranging my thoughts to share with people I care out. I hope to always find joy in the writing of letters
A gorgeous afternoon out at the Painswick Rococo Gardens with gorgeous and magical friends @theowildcroft.bsky.social and @wendahazel.bsky.social. So many snowdrops heralding the first stirrings of Spring.
February 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
A gorgeous afternoon out at the Painswick Rococo Gardens with gorgeous and magical friends @theowildcroft.bsky.social and @wendahazel.bsky.social. So many snowdrops heralding the first stirrings of Spring.
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To celebrate the start of the Spiers & Boden tour tomorrow ... I'll leave you with one more in my hashtag series:
#PeopleYouNeverKnewPlayedTheSqueezebox #5
This one's a goodie ... it's Benny Andersson out of ABBA!!!
Some full-on Swedish trad stuff as well.
#PeopleYouNeverKnewPlayedTheSqueezebox #5
This one's a goodie ... it's Benny Andersson out of ABBA!!!
Some full-on Swedish trad stuff as well.
February 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
To celebrate the start of the Spiers & Boden tour tomorrow ... I'll leave you with one more in my hashtag series:
#PeopleYouNeverKnewPlayedTheSqueezebox #5
This one's a goodie ... it's Benny Andersson out of ABBA!!!
Some full-on Swedish trad stuff as well.
#PeopleYouNeverKnewPlayedTheSqueezebox #5
This one's a goodie ... it's Benny Andersson out of ABBA!!!
Some full-on Swedish trad stuff as well.
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This week on FilkCast - Back From Break!
Mark Bernstein, Barry Gold, Kathy Mar, Jim Birrill, Aislinn, Karen Jolley, Phil Allcock, Mike Whitaker, Lawrence Dean, Rhodi James, Pat Brown, T. J. Burnside, Renee Alper, Gravity's Rainbow
Mark Bernstein, Barry Gold, Kathy Mar, Jim Birrill, Aislinn, Karen Jolley, Phil Allcock, Mike Whitaker, Lawrence Dean, Rhodi James, Pat Brown, T. J. Burnside, Renee Alper, Gravity's Rainbow
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February 5, 2025 at 1:28 AM
This week on FilkCast - Back From Break!
Mark Bernstein, Barry Gold, Kathy Mar, Jim Birrill, Aislinn, Karen Jolley, Phil Allcock, Mike Whitaker, Lawrence Dean, Rhodi James, Pat Brown, T. J. Burnside, Renee Alper, Gravity's Rainbow
Mark Bernstein, Barry Gold, Kathy Mar, Jim Birrill, Aislinn, Karen Jolley, Phil Allcock, Mike Whitaker, Lawrence Dean, Rhodi James, Pat Brown, T. J. Burnside, Renee Alper, Gravity's Rainbow
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Such a sweet playful detail here from Pompeii (and some truly excellent alt text too! ❤️)
One of the details that makes me love the House of the Vettii in #Pompeii even more than I already do. Here, a decorative acanthus scroll serves as a platform for a panther to stalk some *very* nervous looking hippocampi! Will he risk getting wet? (open it up to see the whole thing) 😆 🐈 💦 🏺
📸 me
📸 me
February 5, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Such a sweet playful detail here from Pompeii (and some truly excellent alt text too! ❤️)
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Out today! Season 3 is go!!
Join us for the next 10 weeks as we travel through the folk songs labelled Rouds 21 - 30.
Linktree in the thread.
Join us for the next 10 weeks as we travel through the folk songs labelled Rouds 21 - 30.
Linktree in the thread.
February 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Out today! Season 3 is go!!
Join us for the next 10 weeks as we travel through the folk songs labelled Rouds 21 - 30.
Linktree in the thread.
Join us for the next 10 weeks as we travel through the folk songs labelled Rouds 21 - 30.
Linktree in the thread.
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I'm so tired of it.
Neil Gaiman claiming autism.
Musk claiming autism.
Autism doesn't make you do terrible, terrible things.
Stop. Blaming. Autism.
Neil Gaiman claiming autism.
Musk claiming autism.
Autism doesn't make you do terrible, terrible things.
Stop. Blaming. Autism.
January 22, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I'm so tired of it.
Neil Gaiman claiming autism.
Musk claiming autism.
Autism doesn't make you do terrible, terrible things.
Stop. Blaming. Autism.
Neil Gaiman claiming autism.
Musk claiming autism.
Autism doesn't make you do terrible, terrible things.
Stop. Blaming. Autism.
I will actually post something that's not just #Inkvent2024 at some point but for now here's today's ink: Noble Fir is a green shimmer with gold overtones
December 3, 2024 at 8:57 AM
I will actually post something that's not just #Inkvent2024 at some point but for now here's today's ink: Noble Fir is a green shimmer with gold overtones
Day 2 of #Inkvent2024: a lovely dusky pink called Wilted Rose (and a reminder I need to get new nibs for my dip pen after a splodge incident 🙄)
#fountainpenink #handwritten
#fountainpenink #handwritten
December 2, 2024 at 9:12 AM
Day 2 of #Inkvent2024: a lovely dusky pink called Wilted Rose (and a reminder I need to get new nibs for my dip pen after a splodge incident 🙄)
#fountainpenink #handwritten
#fountainpenink #handwritten
#Inkvent2024 Day One: a lovely shimmery blue by the name of 'Baltic Breeze'
December 1, 2024 at 5:07 PM
#Inkvent2024 Day One: a lovely shimmery blue by the name of 'Baltic Breeze'
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As a result of the Bodleian Folk archives being no longer available from today, I'd like to try to get an idea of how many of us use it, how, and how often. It's such a vital resource for so many of us. I've set up an email at hlfolkmusic@gmail.com for this so please do feed back
November 29, 2024 at 9:18 PM
As a result of the Bodleian Folk archives being no longer available from today, I'd like to try to get an idea of how many of us use it, how, and how often. It's such a vital resource for so many of us. I've set up an email at hlfolkmusic@gmail.com for this so please do feed back
It's a bit soggy out there today! Hay given to the sheep, everyone checked, kit checked to make sure it's secured. Now back home to the dry and warm
November 24, 2024 at 1:31 PM
It's a bit soggy out there today! Hay given to the sheep, everyone checked, kit checked to make sure it's secured. Now back home to the dry and warm
I'm sure my little car is a TARDIS. Mine can fit two bales of hay in the back (and, if I really need it, one in the passenger seat) which is super useful when making sure the ovine overlords have the extra food they need. All done before Storm Bert went to full force in my neck of the woods. #sheep
November 23, 2024 at 1:21 PM
I'm sure my little car is a TARDIS. Mine can fit two bales of hay in the back (and, if I really need it, one in the passenger seat) which is super useful when making sure the ovine overlords have the extra food they need. All done before Storm Bert went to full force in my neck of the woods. #sheep
After years of talking myself out of buying one of these, I finally decided to treat myself to a Diamine Inkvent Calendar.
November 21, 2024 at 12:54 PM
After years of talking myself out of buying one of these, I finally decided to treat myself to a Diamine Inkvent Calendar.
Jumping on the Bluesky bandwagon *waves*
November 18, 2024 at 10:13 PM
Jumping on the Bluesky bandwagon *waves*