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Folk Inspiration @folkinspiration.bsky.social · 1d

The fabulous folk duo Ninebarrow is coming to Guildford 14 Nov. Took 3 years of planning, but it's happening!! Woohoo! Www.folkinspiration.org

Folk Inspiration @folkinspiration.bsky.social · Sep 14

Superb dancing from Heather Ferrier with Adam Stapleford on drums. This for an encore!

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Folk Inspiration @folkinspiration.bsky.social · Sep 12

Gig bakes done for tomorrow's concert with the Heather Ferrier Trio. Come along for some fabulous jazzy alt-folk music. 13 September 7:30 pm at St Mary’s Church Guildford

Rows of chocolate crinkle cookies cooling on a wire rack

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Folk Inspiration @folkinspiration.bsky.social · Sep 11

Accordion virtuoso and clog dancer brings her exciting jazz-infused alt-folk to Guildford this Saturday. Www.folkinspiration.org

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Folk Inspiration @folkinspiration.bsky.social · Sep 5

These guys! Wow!!

Folk on Foot @folkonfoot.com · Sep 5

Entrancing musical alchemy from Owen Spafford and Louis Campbell in this month’s Official Folk Albums Chart Show 🎸🎻

Watch the full show here: youtu.be/9RSbpGLG9OE

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Folk Inspiration @folkinspiration.bsky.social · Sep 5

A beautiful thing happened last night. Article in Farnham Herald, music by The Dolina Quartet. www.farnhamherald.com/news/watch-s...

WATCH: String quartet perform Ukrainian national anthem at UCA Farnham

There were emotional scenes in the Foyer Gallery of UCA Farnham yesterday when an acclaimed string quarter performed the Ukrainian national anthem at an exhibition launch.

www.farnhamherald.com

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Folk Inspiration @folkinspiration.bsky.social · Sep 2

Only one more week before we welcome the talented Ukrainian bandura player and singer Mariia Petrovska to Farnham Maltings. 9 September @ 7:30 pm. Tickets www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/sur...

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Folk Inspiration @folkinspiration.bsky.social · Aug 20

💙💛 Khakiv, the "unbreakable" City. theconversation.com/kharkiv-what...

Kharkiv: what I saw in Ukraine’s ‘unbreakable’ eastern capital

Close to the Russian border, Kharkiv beat off invasion forces in 2022 and remains defiant under regular bombardment.

theconversation.com

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Folk Inspiration @folkinspiration.bsky.social · Aug 18

Thanks to our local press for their support. News of our benefit concert for Ukraine with Mariia Petrovska at Farnham Maltings is in the Farnham Herald www.farnhamherald.com/news/enterta...

Bandura player and singer giving Ukraine benefit concert in Farnham

A rising star of Ukrainian music will perform in a benefit concert for Ukraine in the Tindle Studio at the Farnham Maltings on September 9 at 7.30pm.

www.farnhamherald.com

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Folk Inspiration @folkinspiration.bsky.social · Aug 12

Thanks @johnspiers.co.uk !!

Squeezy John @johnspiers.co.uk · Aug 11

How come I've never seen this amazing thing before?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFfn...

The Tea Song - by Yorkshire Tea

YouTube video by Yorkshire Tea

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Folk Inspiration @folkinspiration.bsky.social · Aug 11

Even more inspiring folk in Surrey 🪗🎶🎻 Adding our benefit concert for Ukraine 🇺🇦 to our 2025 programme 😀 Www.folkinspiration.org

Folk Inspiration @folkinspiration.bsky.social · Aug 8

Our benefit concert for Ukraine is now on sale! Mariia Petrovska is a talented bandura player with a beautiful voice, one of the rising stars of Ukrainian music. 9 Sept 7:30 pm at Farnham Maltings, Surrey UK. Proceeds to charities supporting Ukrainian people Www.folkinspiration.org

Mariia Petrovska sitting on stage holding a bandura. She is smiling at the audience.

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Folk Inspiration @folkinspiration.bsky.social · Aug 3

Inspiring folk in Surrey 🎻🪗🎶 Our Autumn programme - brilliant musicians, inspiring tutors, gorgeous venues. Www.folkinspiration.org

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Folk Inspiration @folkinspiration.bsky.social · Aug 2

Last day of early bird sale. Get tickets for £14 to see a brilliant altfolk band Heather Ferrier Trio in Guildford on 13 September.

Folk Inspiration @folkinspiration.bsky.social · Jul 3

EARLY BIRD SALE 🐦 for July! Exciting contemporary folk music from The Heather Ferrier Trio. Saturday 13th September in Guildford. Heather will be teaching clog dancing in the afternoon. Www.folkinspiration.org

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Folk Inspiration @folkinspiration.bsky.social · Jul 15

Here's an update www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

WeTransfer says files not used to train AI after backlash - BBC News

Some social media users had threatened to delete their accounts after WeTransfer's terms were updated.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Folk Inspiration @folkinspiration.bsky.social · Jul 15

I have just downloaded the new WeTransfer Terms of Service. This is what it says on content ownership. User owns content rights but grants a royalty-free license to WeTransfer!

Folk Inspiration @folkinspiration.bsky.social · Jul 15

Yes, I have just seen the email from #wetransfer. Their message doesn't highlight this, leaving the user to click through and delve into the small print to discover it.

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Richard Williamson @rcwmsn.bsky.social · Jul 13

And now for something completely different.. Lars Lerin, Swedish, b. 1954 At Home, 2011 Watercolor on paper 100 × 150 cm

A man sits quietly in the filtered light of a veranda, cradling a cat in his arms—an image rendered with restraint and tenderness in this large-scale watercolor by Lars Lerin. At Home exemplifies Lerin’s ability to draw intimacy from stillness. His layered washes and softened contours evoke not only the warmth of light on a wooden interior, but the deeper, emotional texture of solitude shared.

One of Sweden’s most esteemed contemporary artists, Lerin is widely celebrated for his mastery of watercolor and his meditative, often autobiographical depictions of Northern domesticity and landscape. A prolific author and television figure, his reputation is grounded in the quiet integrity of works like this—where silence, affection, and time itself seem to settle visibly onto paper.

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Folk Inspiration @folkinspiration.bsky.social · Jul 9

It seems the journalist wasn't willing enough to hear the other side of the story before she published.

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Squeezy John @johnspiers.co.uk · Jul 9

There are two sides to every story … I’ve been flabbergasted to see just how ready most people are to believe everything they read in the papers without question.

Squeezy John @johnspiers.co.uk · Jul 9

Raynor Winn has published all of Moth’s medical diagnoses and countered every single attack on her by the Observer on her website.

www.raynorwinn.co.uk

Raynor Winn

www.raynorwinn.co.uk

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Folk Inspiration @folkinspiration.bsky.social · Jul 3

EARLY BIRD SALE 🐦 for July! Exciting contemporary folk music from The Heather Ferrier Trio. Saturday 13th September in Guildford. Heather will be teaching clog dancing in the afternoon. Www.folkinspiration.org

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Folk Inspiration @folkinspiration.bsky.social · Jun 30

Stunning flamenco show in the beautiful St Mary's Church Guildford. Rebeca Ortega, Ramon Ruiz, Carlos Lobo.

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Folk Inspiration @folkinspiration.bsky.social · Jun 27

Spotted in Woking. Great British Railways' new branding.

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Hope For Ukraine @hfu.org · Jun 27

Volunteers preparing vareniky to feed people near frontline 🥘🇺🇦 Support our Hope Begins With A Meal Crowdfunding Campaign donate.hfu.org/campaign/hop... #hfu #hopeforukraine

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Folk Inspiration @folkinspiration.bsky.social · Jun 26

Tonight in Brixton. Lovely sisterly vibe at the Academy for Lucy Dacus 😍

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