Lucy Prebble @lucyprebblish.bsky.social 
CN Lester ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ @cnlester.bsky.social Multi-genre musician
Co-lead @TransUnityQuilt
Founder & Artistic Director of Transpose
PhD on Barbara Strozzi - interdisciplinary work is life
โTrans Like Meโ, โFuries,โ 2 current trans historical WIP
they/them
www.cnlester.com
www.transpose.org.uk
David Quantick @quantick.bsky.social WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE AUSTEN? (French & Saunders, BBC Radio 4) writer. AND OTHER STORIES collection: https://tinyurl.com/msmv7amc. IMAGINE A FRIEND:
https://www.starsandsabers.com/books/imagine-a-friend/
Ruth Husko @dankackroyd.bsky.social If you like tweets youโre in for a treat ๐คซ
https://linktr.ee/Ruth_Husko
Your Own Personal Beatles @personalbeatles.bsky.social A podcast with Jack Pelling and Robin Allender in which we chat to guests about the greatest band of them all.
Series 4 out now.
https://podfollow.com/your-own-personal-beatles
Origin Story @originstorypodcast.bsky.social The real stories behind the most misunderstood and abused ideas in politics. A podcast with Dorian Lynskey and Ian Dunt.
http://patreon.com/originstorypod
https://linktr.ee/originstorypodcast
Produced by Podmasters
Jon Wilks @jonwilksmusic.bsky.social Folk songs of memory, place & tradition. โBadman fingerpicking guitaristโ (Carl Barรขt).
https://ffm.bio/jonwilksmusic
Nikki McCann Ramรญrez @nikkimcr.bsky.social politics reporter @ Rolling Stone โข host of @americanfric.bsky.social โข clipping with @snapstream.com โข siempre jodiendo ๐ฒ๐ฝ
send me a book: https://linktr.ee/Nikkimcr
signal: Nikkimcr.70
http://SnapStream.com/nikki
@grainnemaguire.bsky.social @grainnemaguire.bsky.social 
Michael Tedder @mtedder.bsky.social (He/Him) Words for Rolling Stone, Stereogum, The Ringer, bunch of other places.
Managing Editor: Antics (print is back, baby) https://www.anticsmag.com
Author: Top Eight: How Myspace Changed Music is available now.
https://michaeltedder.com/ 
Oh God, What Now? โ the politics podcast @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social Making sense of our political hell every Tues and Fri. From Podmasters UK.
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Back us: http://patreon.com/ohgodwhatnow
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Anil Prasad @innerviews.org Innerviews: The first and longest-running online music magazine.
Visit: Innerviews.org
Tiffany @piccolotacet.bsky.social Fluting/piccoloing, cats, horses, running, art, skiing up hills, libraries, dancing, singing, quizzing, Moomins, mountains, lemurs, cyclocross, biathlon etc.
Jenn Butterworth @jennbutterworth.bsky.social she/her ฯ Award winning trad musician ฯ New album โHer By Designโ out 28-02-25 ฯ Singles / pre-orders out now
#alternativefolk #tradmusic
https://linktr.ee/jennbutterworth
Mellowtone Records @mellowtonerecords.bsky.social Liverpool label.
Releases by:
Eugene McGuinness | Seafoam Green | Nick Ellis | Edgar โJonesโ Jones | Ragz Nordset | Anwar Ali & Dave Owen | SJ Downes | Martin Stilwell | + Compilations
LP | CD | Digital
http://www.mellowtonerecords.com
Julie Fowlis @juliefowlis.bsky.social Singer, musician, voice artist, composer. Gร idhlig/Gaelic. Singer on Disney Pixarโs โBraveโ. TV/radio presenter and creative collaborator. Love the Scottish outdoors and sport.
www.juliefowlis.com / Facebook / Instagram
@sangitamyska.bsky.social @sangitamyska.bsky.social Journalist & Presenter | ๐ป Formerly LBC โSangita Myska 1-4pm Weekends โ, BBC @Radio4 Documentaries & ๐บ@BBCNews TV | @JSchofieldTrust | RTs not an endorsement
Handed Down Folk Podcast @handdownpod.bsky.social Podcast about the weird history of traditional folk songs and folky chat from presenter Jenny Shaw. Random nerdiness. Handeddown.buzzsprout.com
Bodega Cats @bodegacats.bsky.social https://www.bodegacats.nyc
Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com jack of like five to six trades / journalist, author, radio person, art dealer, etc / marie.s.leconte@gmail.com
Jo Kendall @jothekendall.bsky.social Hengemaker, cake eater, uke destroyer, Associate Ed Prog Mag, contrib for Classic Rock, Record Collector and Electronic Sound, lecturer at BIMM London. Mixtape elf, Radio 5 Live-er, infiltrator to Woman's Hour, she/her. More on linktr.ee/jokendall 
Elizabeth Aubrey @aubreywrites.bsky.social Freelance arts & culture journalist / editor / lecturer.
Words: Guardian, GQ, IndieWire, MOJO, NME, Quietus, Radio Times, Record Collector, The Standard, Total Film & more.
www.elizabethaubrey.com
Drowned in Sound | Newsletter & Podcast & Community @drownedinsound.org DiS is one of the original music blogs and online communities, founded back in 2000. Its back as a weekly newsletter about the future of music and as a podcast hosted by founder Sean Adams. โ๏ธ http://drownedinsound.org
Patrick Clarke @paddyclarke.bsky.social Deputy Editor and folk music columnist at The Quietus // my book Bedsit Land: The Strange Worlds Of Soft Cell is out now // cult classic, not best seller
@maddiemorris.bsky.social @maddiemorris.bsky.social 
Tim van Eyken @tinmanicon.bsky.social 
Novelty Island @noveltyisland.bsky.social ๐งฉ Jigsaw Causeway - the new album out 03.10.25 ๐งฉ
Pre-order now and get winter tour tickets!
- https://linktree.com/_noveltyisland
Bookings: reuben@outsider-artists.co.uk
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Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social Benn Jordan / The Flashbulb
โขโขRecording artist | YouTuber | Researcherโขโข
https://linktr.ee/BennJordan
Music Venue Trust @musicvenuetrust.bsky.social UK registered charity which acts to protect, secure and improve Grassroots Music Venues.
https://linktr.ee/MusicVenueTrust
Billboard @billboardbot.bsky.social *UNOFFICIAL*
music โข charts โข news โข more
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Maintained & ran by @jglypt.co.uk
DIY @diymag.com Bringing music alive.
diymag.com / shop.diymag.com
Stereogum @stereogum.com ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐
โ stereogum.com
Merch: http://shop.stereogum.com
Music Ally @musically.com musically.com :) Knowledge and skills for the modern global music business.
THE LINE of BEST FIT @thelineofbestfit.com The UK's biggest new music discovery website | Follow our playlist for the best new music - bestf.it/discovery - and say hello AT thelineofbestfit.com
Musicians' Union (MU) @wearethemu.bsky.social The UK's only trade union for musicians
A community 36,500 strong
โผ๏ธ Urgent enquiry? Contact the MU at https://theMU.org/contact
๐จ Cover art by Malini Chakrabarty
Future of Music Coalition @futureofmusic.bsky.social Education, research and advocacy for musicians.
John Doran @jahduran.bsky.social Co-founder/Editor of theQuietus
Co-founder of Acid Horse
Writer/Editor
Anti-Fascist
Listen to Nurse With Wound
https://linktr.ee/jahduran
Laura Barton @ladymissbarton.bsky.social You can't start a fire worryin' about your little world falling apart
Eamonn-Forde @eamonn-forde.bsky.social Typist.
@radiohead.bsky.social @radiohead.bsky.social 
Billy Bragg @billybragg.bsky.social Still waiting for the Great Leap Forward
Hannah Peel @hannahpeel.bsky.social Composer, producer, synther, all the eerrrrs
Broadcaster on BBC Radio3 #nighttracks & 6Music #Instrumental // Mgmt: steve@randommusicmgmt.com
The Anchoress aka Catherine Anne Davies @theanchoress.bsky.social Songwriter/Producer 3x@musicproducersguild nominated. Management: sean{at}drownedinsound.org
Booking: lux@spideringtouring.com
Press: polly@completecontrolpr.co.uk
Mark Davyd @markdavyd.bsky.social Typicaltofueatingwokeliberatihumanrightslovingleftie. All posts reflect my personal views, especially that one youโre offended by. 
Stephen Kerrison @stephenkerrison.bsky.social Mastering Engineer
www.stephenkerrison.com
Cynefin @cynefinmusic.bsky.social Welsh folk musician from Ceredigion. Buy local, sing local! / Cerddor werin Gymreig o Geredigion. Prynwch a chanwch yn lleol!
New Album 'Shimli Out 30.01.25 // Albwm Newydd Shimli Allan 30.01.25
https://cynefinmusic.wales
Bellowhead Official @bellowhead.bsky.social Legendary 11 piece folk big band โฆ follow for tour news and individual member updates.
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman @kathrynandsean.bsky.social ๐๐ท๐ฎ ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ต๐ธ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐พ๐ธ๐ผ ๐ฒ๐ท ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ธ๐ต๐ด ๐ถ๐พ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ฌ
kathrynrobertsandseanlakeman.com
On Tour in 2026 ๐๐
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Bill Ryder-Jones @billryderjones.bsky.social billryderjones.co.uk
Hobgoblin Music @hobgoblin.com The UK's first choice for folk and acoustic musical instruments since 1976. Visit our nine UK music shops or find us online at hobgoblin.com
Ben Folds @actualbenfolds.bsky.social I play piano
Tracey Thorn @traceythorn.bsky.social Singer, songwriter, writer
Sean | Drowned in Sound @drownedinsound.bsky.social Founder of Drowned in Sound (est. 2000).
Get music recommendations and ponderings in your inbox ๐จ drownedinsound.org ๐ฆ follow @drownedinsound.org
Peter Rugman @thenonstickpans.bsky.social Part-time purveyor of power pop, full time purveyor of whimsy โจ๐ง
Lunatraktors @lunatraktors.bsky.social Broken folk experimentalists. If you're into weird folk music with drums and drones you might like this: https://lunatraktors.bandcamp.com/
Allen Valleys Folk Festival @allenvalleysfolk.bsky.social A 3-day folk festival in the glorious setting of the Northumbrian North Pennines.
www.allenvalleysfolkfestival.co.uk
SAVE THE DATE: 26-28 SEPT 2025.
Sam Sweeney @samsweeney.bsky.social Fiddle player with Bellowhead and Leveret. NYFE Artistic Director 2016-19. BBC Folk Musician Of The Year 2015. Folkophobe. Inadvisably vocal with my opinions.
Liverpool ECHO @liverpoolecho.co.uk The latest Liverpool news, sport and events.
Join our Whatsapp community - http://bit.ly/3zRXmDV
We're also on Facebook - http://bit.ly/3zPgGBR
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
Mark Dishman @markdishman.bsky.social Folk Witness blogger, poet, films... that sort of thing
Rachel Cunliffe @rmcunliffe.bsky.social Associate Political Editor @NewStatesman. Devout classicist, "indulgent editrix", at one point the only Ancient Greek teacher in South Korea
Zoรซ Grรผnewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social Political journalist & broadcaster |
Westminster Editor at the Lead UK |
Presenter on Fubar Radio |
Chatting on Oh God What Now |
Find my work and commission me here: https://www.zoegrunewald.com/
Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social Journalist, podcaster (Origin Story) and author (33 Revolutions Per Minute, The Ministry of Truth, Everything Must Go, Origin Story books). Anti-doomer despite everything. www.dorianlynskey.com
Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social Political Editor, Liverpool Echo. UK regional journalist of the year 2025. 4 x Specialist Regional Journalist of the Year winner. Orwell Prize and Paul Foot nominee. Proud dad who loves overpriced craft ale.
Steve Richards @steverichards.bsky.social Political writer, broadcaster, podcaster and host of Rock N Roll Politics live shows. Latest book-Turning Points in Modern Britain
Steven Hyden @stevenhyden.bsky.social The Ween Of American Rock Critics. Author of six books. My book on The Strokes is out 9/8/26. Indiecast dude. Writing at Evil Speakers: https://stevenhyden.substack.com
Graeme Thomson @graemethomson.bsky.social Writes books. In Another World: The Four Seasons of Talk Talk out now.
Also: Under The Ivy; Small Hours; Themes For Great Cities &tc.
Web: www.graemethomson.net
Jon Boden @jonboden.bsky.social Folkie
Clare Boyes @pickeletto.bsky.social Grief-stricken mum of Douglas (http://douglasboyes.co.uk). We shared passion for insects & Bellowhead. Particularly obsessed by solitary wasps and bees. VC47 recorder, Bees, Wasps, Butterflies. MRes Ento student at HAU.
Michael Bonner @michaelbonner.bsky.social Editor UNCUT magazine; heavy duty ultra stabilized
thisisthekit @thisisthekit.bsky.social Music
Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social Annoying journalist, bestselling author, sweary podcaster and so forth. New Book: 31 Inventions That Built Our World (UK, out now) / A Brief History of Cities in 32 Inventions (US, 13 October).
MOJO Magazine @mojomagazine.bsky.social Music of substance.
mojo4music.com
Nige Tassell @nigetassell.bsky.social Paperback writer.
Latest book โ Truly Gifted Kids: A Book About A Band Called Prefab Sprout
Five stars โ Mojo
'A beautiful thing' โ Tim Burgess
'Charming, compassionate and utterly entertaining' โ Mirror
'A terrific book' โ Mark Ellen
The Quietus @thequietus.com Black Sky Thinking since 2008.
Help support independent cultural journalism & get perks by becoming a tQ subscriber here: https://steadyhq.com/thequietus
Jude Rogers @juderogers.bsky.social Journalist on culture and news, author of The Sound Of Being Human: How Music Shapes Our Lives, radio programme maker, public arts project leader. Ten Sunday Spells for you every week on juderogers.substack.com
Folk London magazine @folklondon.co.uk Features, reviews and listings for folk and roots music in and around London. Contributions and review CDs welcome โ see http://folklondon.co.uk
KLOF Mag @klofmag.com Independent Music Journal (Est. 2004) - KLOFmag.com Substack: https://klofmag.substack.com/
Alex Needham @alexneedham.bsky.social Arts editor of The Guardian.
Jim Wirth @jimwirth.bsky.social Cheese mound, 51.
Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social Journalist. Author. Podcaster. Liberal extremist.
The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social Writes about law, history, and policy.
At The Empty City blog and elsewhere.
Birmingham/London. Janeite. #AVFC
www.theemptycity.com
Collingwood Cymbals @collingwoodcymbals.bsky.social Cymbalsmith, teacher, tall.
fesshole ๐งป @fesshole.bsky.social Confess your sins anonymously - will the internet absolve you?
Buy show tickets 2025/6: sites.google.com/view/fesshole
Add confession b3ta.com/addfess
Buy book amazon.co.uk/s?k=very+best+of+fesshole&tag=b3ta-21
Run @robmanuel.b3ta.com
Jason Hazeley @jasonhazeley.bsky.social Berk
Warren Ellis @warrenellis.bsky.social Musician with peculiar sense of pitch timing and rhythm writer of film music. Plays in Dirty Three and the Bad Seeds. Wrote Nina Simoneโs Gum and founded Ellis Park in Sumatra. Two kids two cats and two salamanders 
The Cosmic Shambles Network @cosmicshambles.com Independent creators of content for the curious. cosmicshambles.com | patreon.com/cosmicshambles| youtube.com/cosmicshambles
Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social Patreon.com/robinince for blog posts and podcasts
Patrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social Author of Chaos Walking, Monster Calls, More Than this, Burn, Different For Boys. Won a couple Carnegies and an Olivier. Four wins away from an EGOT.
Rhodri Marsden @rhodri.biz Vapid Response Unit. Tired dad. Writer, not always about tech. Gadget editor at ft.com/htsi
Also, multi-faceted musical human. Perform with Scritti Politti, Cardiacs, Lost Crowns, Sweet Billy Pilgrim, Spearmint, others. More info at rhodri.biz
Andrew Male @andrewmale.bsky.social Writer and arts journalist. MOJO, Guardian, and The Sunday Times. Sight & Sound's TV columnist.
Suzi Gage @soozaphone.bsky.social Mental health and substance use researcher. Author, podcaster and blogger #SayWhyToDrugs
Folk Police Recordings @folkpolice.com A record label raising funds to support wildlife conservation & nature recovery. Join the mailing list at the link below. Defend nature. Posts by Nigel Spencer
www.folkpolice.com
https://linktr.ee/folkpolice