Graham Rickson 🇮🇪
@grahamrickson.bsky.social
London-raised, Leeds-based primary music teacher, horn and ukulele player, film and classical CD critic, responsible dog and cat owner. Writing things for www.theartdesk.com (@theartsdesk.bsky.social)since 2009. Proud Irish citizen ☘️.
Just picked this up in Lidl. Have never tried it before and am slightly apprehensive. Should I be? #leāomatte #yerbamate #tea
January 20, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Just picked this up in Lidl. Have never tried it before and am slightly apprehensive. Should I be? #leāomatte #yerbamate #tea
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'The film’s sexual frankness is startling' ★★★★★ OIL LAMPS - #JurajHerz’s harrowing, multi-layered period drama, brilliantly cast and directed - review @grahamrickson.bsky.social - now on @secondrun.bsky.social Blu-ray www.theartsdesk.com/film/blu-ray...
January 19, 2026 at 9:02 PM
'The film’s sexual frankness is startling' ★★★★★ OIL LAMPS - #JurajHerz’s harrowing, multi-layered period drama, brilliantly cast and directed - review @grahamrickson.bsky.social - now on @secondrun.bsky.social Blu-ray www.theartsdesk.com/film/blu-ray...
BS Johnson’s The Unfortunates and Julio Cortázar’s Hopscotch are famous examples of books with chapters to be read in any order. Here’s Edward Gorey’s The Helpless Doorknob, a story printed on 20 cards which are shuffled before reading. It’s gorgeous. #edwardgorey #fiction #bsjohnson
January 18, 2026 at 6:49 PM
BS Johnson’s The Unfortunates and Julio Cortázar’s Hopscotch are famous examples of books with chapters to be read in any order. Here’s Edward Gorey’s The Helpless Doorknob, a story printed on 20 cards which are shuffled before reading. It’s gorgeous. #edwardgorey #fiction #bsjohnson
Beautifully written article by @stephenkelman.bsky.social in today's @theguardian.com, especially moving if you've lost a parent to Alzheimer's or know someone who has. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘There is one story we never tell’: will old family photos bring joy to my ailing mother – or remind us of dark secrets?
As Alzheimer’s tightens its grip, we have started making our way through the hundreds of albums in my childhood home. But some are too painful to revisit
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Beautifully written article by @stephenkelman.bsky.social in today's @theguardian.com, especially moving if you've lost a parent to Alzheimer's or know someone who has. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
2026's first CD selection, and it's a good one: www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu... @bernardhughes.bsky.social @seb-scotney.bsky.social #julieroset #fernandolopez-graca #alberga #mahler #schubert #nicolabenedetti
January 10, 2026 at 7:28 AM
2026's first CD selection, and it's a good one: www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu... @bernardhughes.bsky.social @seb-scotney.bsky.social #julieroset #fernandolopez-graca #alberga #mahler #schubert #nicolabenedetti
This is Bertie, an RSPCA rescue who we adopted as a kitten. Today is his 15th birthday, and he's in excellent shape.
January 9, 2026 at 12:53 PM
This is Bertie, an RSPCA rescue who we adopted as a kitten. Today is his 15th birthday, and he's in excellent shape.
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I have spent two and a half years of my life in Hull and I have good memories of it. It has a bad reputation in the UK which I think it doesn't deserve. It has its problems, that's undeniable, but also has positives.
'A combination of a world record-breaking trawler, a floating lighthouse and a dizzying array of maritime objects that include a stuffed polar bear called Erik are all helping to make Hull one of the top 25 places in the world to visit in 2026.'
Hull’s maritime history thrusts city into world’s top places to visit in 2026
Historic trawler and floating lighthouse among East Yorkshire city’s attractions as it gears up for tourism boost
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:23 AM
I have spent two and a half years of my life in Hull and I have good memories of it. It has a bad reputation in the UK which I think it doesn't deserve. It has its problems, that's undeniable, but also has positives.
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Spoiled for choice, so packed with details: my classical music colleagues and I choose the best of 2025 on @theartsdesk.bsky.social theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...
December 30, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Spoiled for choice, so packed with details: my classical music colleagues and I choose the best of 2025 on @theartsdesk.bsky.social theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...
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Pick of the year from the Classical CDs team at @theartsdesk.bsky.social - lots of great stuff to discover
Our subjective pick of the year's BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM RELEASES, each one a zinger: theartsdesk.com/classical-mu... @bernardhughes.bsky.social @seb-scotney.bsky.social #arvopart #kapustin #antaldorati #shostakovich #terryriley #seandoherty #exaudi
December 27, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Pick of the year from the Classical CDs team at @theartsdesk.bsky.social - lots of great stuff to discover
Our subjective pick of the year's BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM RELEASES, each one a zinger: theartsdesk.com/classical-mu... @bernardhughes.bsky.social @seb-scotney.bsky.social #arvopart #kapustin #antaldorati #shostakovich #terryriley #seandoherty #exaudi
December 27, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Our subjective pick of the year's BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM RELEASES, each one a zinger: theartsdesk.com/classical-mu... @bernardhughes.bsky.social @seb-scotney.bsky.social #arvopart #kapustin #antaldorati #shostakovich #terryriley #seandoherty #exaudi
Finding this ruined summerhouse in Leeds’ Roundhay Park is so much easier in the winter. Lovely spot. #leeds #secretplaces
December 24, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Finding this ruined summerhouse in Leeds’ Roundhay Park is so much easier in the winter. Lovely spot. #leeds #secretplaces
Being able to upgrade to 1st Class on @seatfrog.bsky.social is a godsend on a long train journey for the legroom alone. Alas, the new SeatFrog app needs a new iOS which my old phone cannot install, so I'm stuffed. Why does everything have to be on a bloody app? #traintravel #badseats @lner.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Being able to upgrade to 1st Class on @seatfrog.bsky.social is a godsend on a long train journey for the legroom alone. Alas, the new SeatFrog app needs a new iOS which my old phone cannot install, so I'm stuffed. Why does everything have to be on a bloody app? #traintravel #badseats @lner.co.uk
The Fantomas trilogy takes in exploding cigars, rubber face masks, rockets, a flying Citroen DS and the great Jean Marais. Think Mission: Impossible, but sillier and French: theartsdesk.com/film/blu-ray... #eurekabluray #fantomas #jeanmarais #louisdefunes
December 23, 2025 at 7:38 AM
The Fantomas trilogy takes in exploding cigars, rubber face masks, rockets, a flying Citroen DS and the great Jean Marais. Think Mission: Impossible, but sillier and French: theartsdesk.com/film/blu-ray... #eurekabluray #fantomas #jeanmarais #louisdefunes
Have just nipped into the beautiful Leeds Central Library to collect my Chapel Allerton history book, written by the very affable Steven Burt and edited by @leedstours.bsky.social . It's a hefty tome @leedscivictrust.bsky.social #chapelallerton #leeds #localhistory #publiclibraries
December 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Have just nipped into the beautiful Leeds Central Library to collect my Chapel Allerton history book, written by the very affable Steven Burt and edited by @leedstours.bsky.social . It's a hefty tome @leedscivictrust.bsky.social #chapelallerton #leeds #localhistory #publiclibraries
As a primary music teacher I've accumulated far too many books of songs over the years. This is one I'd never part with, containing a mass of material from different eras and cultures, along with melody lines and chord symbols. I hope it's still in print. #primaryteaching #songbooks #cerysmatthews
December 20, 2025 at 10:24 AM
As a primary music teacher I've accumulated far too many books of songs over the years. This is one I'd never part with, containing a mass of material from different eras and cultures, along with melody lines and chord symbols. I hope it's still in print. #primaryteaching #songbooks #cerysmatthews
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“This album makes a persuasive case in favour of the music… and the Piano Concerto in particular is a fine piece, and takes its place alongside other Resonus issues celebrating neglected 20th century female British composers.” #AvrilColeridgeTaylor #SmanthaEge @leahbroad.bsky.social
Our final regular Classical CD column of the year, starring Avril Coleridge-Taylor and a big stack of Shostakovich: www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu... @bernardhughes.bsky.social @jkaconductor.bsky.social @londonsymphony.bsky.social #avrilcoleridgetaylor #shostakovich #bbcphilharmonic #classicalcds
December 20, 2025 at 8:19 AM
“This album makes a persuasive case in favour of the music… and the Piano Concerto in particular is a fine piece, and takes its place alongside other Resonus issues celebrating neglected 20th century female British composers.” #AvrilColeridgeTaylor #SmanthaEge @leahbroad.bsky.social
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Just in time for some last minute Christmas shopping: @grahamrickson.bsky.social + @bernardhughes.bsky.social share their latest classical CD choices including a neglected 20th century composer, plus three box sets of weighty Russian repertoire www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...
Classical CDs: Sussex landscapes and golden mountains
Avril Coleridge-Taylor: Piano Concerto & Orchestral Works BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/John Andrews, Samantha Ege (piano) (Resonus)
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December 20, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Just in time for some last minute Christmas shopping: @grahamrickson.bsky.social + @bernardhughes.bsky.social share their latest classical CD choices including a neglected 20th century composer, plus three box sets of weighty Russian repertoire www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...
Our final regular Classical CD column of the year, starring Avril Coleridge-Taylor and a big stack of Shostakovich: www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu... @bernardhughes.bsky.social @jkaconductor.bsky.social @londonsymphony.bsky.social #avrilcoleridgetaylor #shostakovich #bbcphilharmonic #classicalcds
December 20, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Our final regular Classical CD column of the year, starring Avril Coleridge-Taylor and a big stack of Shostakovich: www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu... @bernardhughes.bsky.social @jkaconductor.bsky.social @londonsymphony.bsky.social #avrilcoleridgetaylor #shostakovich #bbcphilharmonic #classicalcds
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★★★★ ISHANOU - Love, loss and belief collide in rural India in #AribamSyamSharma’s 1990 feature, now released on @secondrun.bsky.social Blu-ray - review @grahamrickson.bsky.social www.theartsdesk.com/film/blu-ray...
December 16, 2025 at 9:37 AM
★★★★ ISHANOU - Love, loss and belief collide in rural India in #AribamSyamSharma’s 1990 feature, now released on @secondrun.bsky.social Blu-ray - review @grahamrickson.bsky.social www.theartsdesk.com/film/blu-ray...
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Here's this years @theartsdesk.bsky.social Christmas classical round-up, including a bumper 7 discs from me. Lots to enjoy!
This year's Christmas selection, with music from Cambridge to Cuba: www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu... @bernardhughes.bsky.social #sarahwillis @delphianrecords.com #asyafateyava #cuba #johnrutter
December 13, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Here's this years @theartsdesk.bsky.social Christmas classical round-up, including a bumper 7 discs from me. Lots to enjoy!
This year's Christmas selection, with music from Cambridge to Cuba: www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu... @bernardhughes.bsky.social #sarahwillis @delphianrecords.com #asyafateyava #cuba #johnrutter
December 13, 2025 at 8:24 AM
This year's Christmas selection, with music from Cambridge to Cuba: www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu... @bernardhughes.bsky.social #sarahwillis @delphianrecords.com #asyafateyava #cuba #johnrutter
Wahey! Have long wanted to listen to Glenn Gould’s three radio documentaries and managed to find a secondhand copy. @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social @glenngouldofficial.bsky.social #glenngould #canada #radio
December 7, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Wahey! Have long wanted to listen to Glenn Gould’s three radio documentaries and managed to find a secondhand copy. @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social @glenngouldofficial.bsky.social #glenngould #canada #radio
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Soup, monkeys and McDonalds wrappers: @grahamrickson.bsky.social enjoys pianistic journeys to Java and the solar system, plus an impressive debut disc and contemporary song in his latest classical CD round up with @bernardhughes.bsky.social and Sebastian Scotney www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...
Classical CDs: Soup, monkeys and McDonalds wrappers
Image Leopold Godowsky: Java Suite
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December 6, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Soup, monkeys and McDonalds wrappers: @grahamrickson.bsky.social enjoys pianistic journeys to Java and the solar system, plus an impressive debut disc and contemporary song in his latest classical CD round up with @bernardhughes.bsky.social and Sebastian Scotney www.theartsdesk.com/classical-mu...
Your bi-monthly classical CD digest, ready for perusal: theartsdesk.com/classical-mu... @bernardhughes.bsky.social @trptk.bsky.social #tobiasborsboom #java #holst #elgar
December 6, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Your bi-monthly classical CD digest, ready for perusal: theartsdesk.com/classical-mu... @bernardhughes.bsky.social @trptk.bsky.social #tobiasborsboom #java #holst #elgar
The centre of Leeds a few weeks ago, looking like the sophisticated European city it aspires to be. Taken on a Pen EE3 with Ilford XP2. #halfframefriday #believeinfilm #leeds #yorkshire #35mmfilm
December 5, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The centre of Leeds a few weeks ago, looking like the sophisticated European city it aspires to be. Taken on a Pen EE3 with Ilford XP2. #halfframefriday #believeinfilm #leeds #yorkshire #35mmfilm