Leeds's Singing Organ-Grinder
@organgrinder.bsky.social
SingingOrganGrinder.com: Author of the Yorkshire Almanac/trad jazz trombone & vocals/brass & kazoo bands/allotmenteer/registered childminder/Romance & Germanic languages & Russian
Google Books
February 7, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Google Books
I fail to keep up with US journalism. Who is now their Chaves Nogales, horrified by the cruelty & stupidity of both sides? Someone sent me the excellent Englishing of his magnificent "A sangre y fuego," both published 1937. Who was Luis de Baeza, the translator?
January 25, 2026 at 8:25 AM
I fail to keep up with US journalism. Who is now their Chaves Nogales, horrified by the cruelty & stupidity of both sides? Someone sent me the excellent Englishing of his magnificent "A sangre y fuego," both published 1937. Who was Luis de Baeza, the translator?
A neighbour asks: Why are there dentures embedded in the concrete of a bridge over the beck near Skrikes Wood, Pateley Bridge?
January 21, 2026 at 1:10 PM
A neighbour asks: Why are there dentures embedded in the concrete of a bridge over the beck near Skrikes Wood, Pateley Bridge?
Tango toad.
Walter Benjamin in 1929 on a Berlin puppet theatre's prescient summary of American history:
Walter Benjamin in 1929 on a Berlin puppet theatre's prescient summary of American history:
January 19, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Tango toad.
Walter Benjamin in 1929 on a Berlin puppet theatre's prescient summary of American history:
Walter Benjamin in 1929 on a Berlin puppet theatre's prescient summary of American history:
German invasion plans envisaged regional taskforces based in Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, and Edinburgh (Rich, Hitler's War Aims vol 2), so whence the Quarry Hill, Leeds myth? See eg Gary Edwards 50 Shades of White. Bonus: German High Command invasion map of Headingley.
January 11, 2026 at 12:01 PM
German invasion plans envisaged regional taskforces based in Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, and Edinburgh (Rich, Hitler's War Aims vol 2), so whence the Quarry Hill, Leeds myth? See eg Gary Edwards 50 Shades of White. Bonus: German High Command invasion map of Headingley.
A belief in Headingley that @starshiprobots.bsky.social delivery bots aren't actually delivering anything, but that, given their incredible popularity with small children, they are part of some Pied Piper of Hamelin-type plot
January 9, 2026 at 11:22 AM
A belief in Headingley that @starshiprobots.bsky.social delivery bots aren't actually delivering anything, but that, given their incredible popularity with small children, they are part of some Pied Piper of Hamelin-type plot
Happy to report that in the Yorkshire Almanac monthly episodes of The Saga of Otis and Silica average only 1000 words, & daily excerpts from autobiography, press, official reports etc are 100% TikTok friendly at ca. 250 words
January 9, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Happy to report that in the Yorkshire Almanac monthly episodes of The Saga of Otis and Silica average only 1000 words, & daily excerpts from autobiography, press, official reports etc are 100% TikTok friendly at ca. 250 words
What were Mr & Mrs thinking when they called their son Mike?
January 8, 2026 at 10:02 AM
What were Mr & Mrs thinking when they called their son Mike?
Really chuffed with the latest 2nd hand book sale on my website: William Watmough's Practical Inbreeding (1961) to the excellent Irish canary- and finch-fanciers at downtheshed.ie. It's great when a book goes to someone you know will love it.
January 5, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Really chuffed with the latest 2nd hand book sale on my website: William Watmough's Practical Inbreeding (1961) to the excellent Irish canary- and finch-fanciers at downtheshed.ie. It's great when a book goes to someone you know will love it.
What is a Gardeners' World addict to do during the winter hiatus? Watch gardening programmes from temperate maritime climates in the southern hemisphere, even if they are annoying.
January 2, 2026 at 10:04 PM
What is a Gardeners' World addict to do during the winter hiatus? Watch gardening programmes from temperate maritime climates in the southern hemisphere, even if they are annoying.
Final rehearsal of Headingley Homophonic 'Horus in preparation for our annual Festival of Homophonic Carols, as featured in Yorkshire Almanac 2026, Sheep Flavour - google it
December 30, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Final rehearsal of Headingley Homophonic 'Horus in preparation for our annual Festival of Homophonic Carols, as featured in Yorkshire Almanac 2026, Sheep Flavour - google it
Even Amazon gets lost
December 24, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Even Amazon gets lost
Does ash dieback spell the end for Norse cosmology? Asking for Yggdrasil
December 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Does ash dieback spell the end for Norse cosmology? Asking for Yggdrasil
Peter Cook - Radley - was 25 years older than Farage
December 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Peter Cook - Radley - was 25 years older than Farage
Infant reading Pandora Perfect: "Mary Poppins meets Megamind." All is lost.
December 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Infant reading Pandora Perfect: "Mary Poppins meets Megamind." All is lost.
Someone explain the pricing model used by some vendors on Abebooks/Amazon
December 5, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Someone explain the pricing model used by some vendors on Abebooks/Amazon
Infant reads herself to sleep with Gorebrah, which she found in the library. I vaguely thought Gorebrain, should I be investigating.
December 5, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Infant reads herself to sleep with Gorebrah, which she found in the library. I vaguely thought Gorebrain, should I be investigating.
Calverley Library. Public buildings are a marker of civilization, but when the ability to generate a surplus declines, & central authority, shared ideology & collective identity are weak, you can pick em up cheap, & the best outcome is another Spoons
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December 2, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Calverley Library. Public buildings are a marker of civilization, but when the ability to generate a surplus declines, & central authority, shared ideology & collective identity are weak, you can pick em up cheap, & the best outcome is another Spoons
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Lycra lightweight strikes again
December 1, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Lycra lightweight strikes again
Gwilym William on FB has "had enough of this A303 Stonehenge tunnel nonsense. Time for a proper solution"
December 1, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Gwilym William on FB has "had enough of this A303 Stonehenge tunnel nonsense. Time for a proper solution"
Ah, Velké Pavlovice
November 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Ah, Velké Pavlovice
The infant has on her door her beloved Black Knight, so some place will be found for my Franciscan sisters from Denekamp's Nicolaasstichting
November 26, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The infant has on her door her beloved Black Knight, so some place will be found for my Franciscan sisters from Denekamp's Nicolaasstichting
One way of quantifying the development lag between London & Leeds: A certain avocado-green bathroom suite was installed in Leeds in 1979, while Alan Coren says in 1979 that such things were typical in London in 1965. 14 years?
November 21, 2025 at 12:23 PM
One way of quantifying the development lag between London & Leeds: A certain avocado-green bathroom suite was installed in Leeds in 1979, while Alan Coren says in 1979 that such things were typical in London in 1965. 14 years?
Tbf, a drop in support from 34% in the 2024 GE to ca 20% now doesn't leave a few supporters
November 19, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Tbf, a drop in support from 34% in the 2024 GE to ca 20% now doesn't leave a few supporters
Obvious metaphor for a Russian plot against Judi Dench
November 18, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Obvious metaphor for a Russian plot against Judi Dench