David McLean
@swordsaintpress.bsky.social
Displaced Smoggie in the Great Wen. Worker, novelist, amateur #tradfolk singer and #folktronica muso. New book ‘Fox Silver’ out NOW! Fear no foe.
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“Folk music, punk ethos and political conviction” 😍
Catherine Connolly: the outspoken leftwinger set to be Ireland’s next president
Catherine Connolly: the outspoken leftwinger set to be Ireland’s next president
Independent candidate’s smooth campaign has enthused younger voters but views on Nato and Hamas may concern European allies
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:53 AM
“Folk music, punk ethos and political conviction” 😍
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If you don’t bother writing it, why should I bother reading it?
September 17, 2025 at 1:34 AM
If you don’t bother writing it, why should I bother reading it?
August 21, 2025 at 12:19 PM
A bit of Martin Carthy from the distant prehistoric past of 1993, when the BBC did arts programmes and folk music #folk #folkmusic #tradfolk #thedaddy
youtu.be/zKI6YO4auaE
youtu.be/zKI6YO4auaE
MARTIN CARTHY-THE LATE SHOW-BBC 2-1993
YouTube video by sunsetz777
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August 13, 2025 at 3:41 PM
A bit of Martin Carthy from the distant prehistoric past of 1993, when the BBC did arts programmes and folk music #folk #folkmusic #tradfolk #thedaddy
youtu.be/zKI6YO4auaE
youtu.be/zKI6YO4auaE
Fruit trees in the garden are giving it loads this year, we’ll see how many survive the squirrels: damsons, hazelnuts, plums, apples 1/2
June 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Fruit trees in the garden are giving it loads this year, we’ll see how many survive the squirrels: damsons, hazelnuts, plums, apples 1/2
June 15, 2025 at 7:27 AM
If you haven’t seen it, this is one of the great films about music and an document of a world now completely gone
Finally got around to watching ‘Travelling for a Living’, a wonderful documentary first broadcast in 1966 about The Watersons and traditional folk music in the British Isles.
Available for free on the BFI website. Thanks to @thameschoral.bsky.social for sharing. 🙌
player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/wa...
Available for free on the BFI website. Thanks to @thameschoral.bsky.social for sharing. 🙌
player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/wa...
Watch Travelling for a Living - BFI Player
This "musical profile of the Watersons" is a precious document of the British folk revival, much of it shot in their hometown, Hull.
player.bfi.org.uk
May 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM
If you haven’t seen it, this is one of the great films about music and an document of a world now completely gone
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Good Morning From The Drummer, My Friends.
Gang of Four - To Hell with Poverty
YouTube video by kisaac21
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May 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Good Morning From The Drummer, My Friends.
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May 3, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Very proud to be a member of the EFDSS and wholeheartedly support this.
May 3, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Very proud to be a member of the EFDSS and wholeheartedly support this.
At the Railway Tavern in Hornsey tonight to see Martin Carthy for the umpteenth time. Can’t wait! #folk #tradfolk #folkmusic #thedaddy
April 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
At the Railway Tavern in Hornsey tonight to see Martin Carthy for the umpteenth time. Can’t wait! #folk #tradfolk #folkmusic #thedaddy
The question of the hour is, Should I promote my books, given that no one buys them whether I do or don’t? Enquiring minds don’t want to know
amzn.eu/d/69fpCpu
amzn.eu/d/69fpCpu
The Wolf In The Blood eBook : McLean, David: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
The Wolf In The Blood eBook : McLean, David: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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April 1, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The question of the hour is, Should I promote my books, given that no one buys them whether I do or don’t? Enquiring minds don’t want to know
amzn.eu/d/69fpCpu
amzn.eu/d/69fpCpu
FOLK ALERT KLAXON (collected by Cecil Sharp from a source klaxon in 1895) for my #folk #tradfolk #folkmusic peeps and any passing trade:
I’ve backed jonwilksmusic@bsky.social ‘s new album kickstarter and heartily recommend you do too. Here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jon...
I’ve backed jonwilksmusic@bsky.social ‘s new album kickstarter and heartily recommend you do too. Here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jon...
Jon Wilks: New Album 2025
Original songs inspired by making music with friends, and a longing to escape the cold summer months and rejoice in the sun.
www.kickstarter.com
April 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
FOLK ALERT KLAXON (collected by Cecil Sharp from a source klaxon in 1895) for my #folk #tradfolk #folkmusic peeps and any passing trade:
I’ve backed jonwilksmusic@bsky.social ‘s new album kickstarter and heartily recommend you do too. Here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jon...
I’ve backed jonwilksmusic@bsky.social ‘s new album kickstarter and heartily recommend you do too. Here:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jon...
@profanity.accountant swearing is a noble calling without which the language is irredeemably pauperised. Am I keeping the side up?
March 7, 2025 at 6:55 AM
@profanity.accountant swearing is a noble calling without which the language is irredeemably pauperised. Am I keeping the side up?
Greetings my #folk #tradfolk #folkmusic peeps from #LDN and surrounds. Welcome to another in your host’s irregular series, SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL FOLK CLUB SO IT DOESN’T DIE
(Pictured: a folk club, yesterday)
(Pictured: a folk club, yesterday)
February 19, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Greetings my #folk #tradfolk #folkmusic peeps from #LDN and surrounds. Welcome to another in your host’s irregular series, SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL FOLK CLUB SO IT DOESN’T DIE
(Pictured: a folk club, yesterday)
(Pictured: a folk club, yesterday)
Saw Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell in Much Ado About Nothing tonight and it was the funniest thing I have ever seen. Absolutely spectacular. Shame they’re so blurry in real life really
February 18, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Saw Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell in Much Ado About Nothing tonight and it was the funniest thing I have ever seen. Absolutely spectacular. Shame they’re so blurry in real life really
Fight hard and never give up
February 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Fight hard and never give up
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It's called The Gulf of Mexico. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
February 12, 2025 at 4:30 AM
It's called The Gulf of Mexico. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.
For the evening shift!
Announcing a preorder for a new album of mine - a collaborative record of songs about Bird Folklore with Alison O'Donnell (Mellow Candle)
On limited LP with one-off lino print (which are going fast) and cd on Sonido Polifonico
Coming out 1st April
Acid folk / psych folk.
Announcing a preorder for a new album of mine - a collaborative record of songs about Bird Folklore with Alison O'Donnell (Mellow Candle)
On limited LP with one-off lino print (which are going fast) and cd on Sonido Polifonico
Coming out 1st April
Acid folk / psych folk.
February 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
