Rich Turner
@richturner.bsky.social
Plays and teaches Fiddle and Accordion. Interested in politics, history, cricket and trains. @richturnermusic on Instagram, Threads, YouTube and TikTok. Green Socialist. Winchester, England.
A rare Scottish tune from me. John Riddell was a blind fiddler from Ayr, and this jig was first published in 1776.
I first heard it in a recording by the Northumbrian musicians Joe Hutton, Willy Taylor, and Will Atkinson in the 1980s.
I first heard it in a recording by the Northumbrian musicians Joe Hutton, Willy Taylor, and Will Atkinson in the 1980s.
November 6, 2025 at 10:56 AM
A rare Scottish tune from me. John Riddell was a blind fiddler from Ayr, and this jig was first published in 1776.
I first heard it in a recording by the Northumbrian musicians Joe Hutton, Willy Taylor, and Will Atkinson in the 1980s.
I first heard it in a recording by the Northumbrian musicians Joe Hutton, Willy Taylor, and Will Atkinson in the 1980s.
AKA London Pride. A popular hornpipe and Morris dance tune.
October 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
AKA London Pride. A popular hornpipe and Morris dance tune.
A northern English dance tune from the late 18th century.
October 21, 2025 at 10:12 AM
A northern English dance tune from the late 18th century.
On the right side of history, with Southampton Stand Up To Racism this afternoon.
October 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
On the right side of history, with Southampton Stand Up To Racism this afternoon.
AKA Clee Hill. From the Shropshire mouth organ player, and first popularised in a recording by John Kirkpatrick & Sue Harris.
October 15, 2025 at 1:56 PM
AKA Clee Hill. From the Shropshire mouth organ player, and first popularised in a recording by John Kirkpatrick & Sue Harris.
Down The Road
The Gus Elen music hall song, as recorded in polka form by Flowers & Frolics in 1977.
Quintessentially English, specifically Esturian, and one of my favourites.
The Gus Elen music hall song, as recorded in polka form by Flowers & Frolics in 1977.
Quintessentially English, specifically Esturian, and one of my favourites.
October 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Down The Road
The Gus Elen music hall song, as recorded in polka form by Flowers & Frolics in 1977.
Quintessentially English, specifically Esturian, and one of my favourites.
The Gus Elen music hall song, as recorded in polka form by Flowers & Frolics in 1977.
Quintessentially English, specifically Esturian, and one of my favourites.
@goonpod.bsky.social Thanks for drawing my attention to this, Tyler. I like how Lewis starts off as a Norman Wisdom fan, just as I was.
October 2, 2025 at 6:47 PM
@goonpod.bsky.social Thanks for drawing my attention to this, Tyler. I like how Lewis starts off as a Norman Wisdom fan, just as I was.
From the playing of Devonshire accordionist Bob Cann.
September 30, 2025 at 3:27 PM
From the playing of Devonshire accordionist Bob Cann.
Politics in my lifetime, UK edition.
September 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Politics in my lifetime, UK edition.
I can warmly recommend 'The In Crowd: Mod Fashion & Style 1958 - 1966' at Brighton Museum and Art Gallery.
September 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I can warmly recommend 'The In Crowd: Mod Fashion & Style 1958 - 1966' at Brighton Museum and Art Gallery.
A great day out at Wormsley, for the Lord's Taverners charity match between @thefinalword.bsky.social and @zeroduckspod.bsky.social . David Gower umpiring, and an increasingly pissed @norcrosscricket.bsky.social commentating.
August 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A great day out at Wormsley, for the Lord's Taverners charity match between @thefinalword.bsky.social and @zeroduckspod.bsky.social . David Gower umpiring, and an increasingly pissed @norcrosscricket.bsky.social commentating.
A fine English jig, randomly remembered during Sunday morning fiddle practise.
August 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
A fine English jig, randomly remembered during Sunday morning fiddle practise.
An autobiographical polka in D, which I wrote in 1997. This, professionally recorded and suitably overdubbed, will be the title track of my forthcoming EP, out in September. Your support, via my PayPal, would be appreciated.
July 10, 2025 at 10:15 AM
An autobiographical polka in D, which I wrote in 1997. This, professionally recorded and suitably overdubbed, will be the title track of my forthcoming EP, out in September. Your support, via my PayPal, would be appreciated.
Spending an afternoon at the @guerillacricket.bsky.social studio.
July 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Spending an afternoon at the @guerillacricket.bsky.social studio.
@zeroduckspod.bsky.social Conjecture re Archer having an extended net turns out to be well founded, as England confirm an unchanged XI for the 2nd Test.
June 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
@zeroduckspod.bsky.social Conjecture re Archer having an extended net turns out to be well founded, as England confirm an unchanged XI for the 2nd Test.
Catching up on South Africa v Australia, via @guerillacricket.bsky.social . 4 Aussie wickets down at Lunch is excellent work from the Saffers.
June 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Catching up on South Africa v Australia, via @guerillacricket.bsky.social . 4 Aussie wickets down at Lunch is excellent work from the Saffers.
@norcrosscricket.bsky.social Excellent @zeroduckspod.bsky.social Book Club on Frank Worrell and Brian Close. Much mention of CLR James in relation to the former West Indies captain. Listeners may wish to add context in the form of John L Williams' 2022 biography of James, which I recommend warmly.
June 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
@norcrosscricket.bsky.social Excellent @zeroduckspod.bsky.social Book Club on Frank Worrell and Brian Close. Much mention of CLR James in relation to the former West Indies captain. Listeners may wish to add context in the form of John L Williams' 2022 biography of James, which I recommend warmly.
@anniechave.bsky.social and @rafnicholson.bsky.social at the Cricket Society lunch in Taunton.
June 7, 2025 at 12:27 PM
@anniechave.bsky.social and @rafnicholson.bsky.social at the Cricket Society lunch in Taunton.
Good morning from Taunton.
June 7, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Good morning from Taunton.
Got here early. Off for rain. @rafnicholson.bsky.social @norcrosscricket.bsky.social @crickether.com
June 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Got here early. Off for rain. @rafnicholson.bsky.social @norcrosscricket.bsky.social @crickether.com
A quick demo of my cheap-as-chips Gear4Music viola, improved with Dominant strings and an Aubert bridge. It's tuned to DGDA.
June 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
A quick demo of my cheap-as-chips Gear4Music viola, improved with Dominant strings and an Aubert bridge. It's tuned to DGDA.
The Diggers, by Paul James of Blowzabella, recorded with his permission. One for fellow English Civil War nerds, though bits of the tune remind me of the Irish jig, The Cliffs of Moher. Enjoy.
May 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The Diggers, by Paul James of Blowzabella, recorded with his permission. One for fellow English Civil War nerds, though bits of the tune remind me of the Irish jig, The Cliffs of Moher. Enjoy.
