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Lucy Langley-Palmer

@lglpalmer.bsky.social

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Film & TV, Music, and Theatre librarian at Bristol University. Union type, writes stuff. Music/ culture writer often found at Bristol24/7 She/her.

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Lucy Langley-Palmer @lglpalmer.bsky.social · 1d

My review of the incredible @stickinthewheel.bsky.social gig at Strange Brew last Monday. They were so good, I’m ruined for all other bands now!

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Review: Stick in the Wheel, Strange Brew - 'One of the most original and exciting bands'

Are the London folk trio one of the best live acts out there?

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Lucy Langley-Palmer @lglpalmer.bsky.social · 10h

“A group of shushing librarians is called a cliché.”

And yet it persists.

McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 13h

"A group of people who only remember 'the cover was blue' is called a patron."

Collective Nouns for Librarians

A group of librarians is called a cardigan. A collection of empty chairs is called an author reading. A collection of Eric Carle books covered in s...

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Lucy Langley-Palmer @lglpalmer.bsky.social · 13h

Not only does it compound inequality, cos only people with money/leisure time can afford to volunteer so services will only stay open in affluent areas, but it also leads to poorer service because volunteers, however well meaning, are not professionals.

Lucy Langley-Palmer @lglpalmer.bsky.social · 13h

“Playgrounds, like libraries or other public services, shouldn’t depend on unpaid labour – they should be properly funded and run by local government.”
Well said @robbryher.bsky.social

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The politics of Bristol's playgrounds

Funding for parks and playgrounds in Bristol, some say, are subject to a postcode lottery

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Lucy Langley-Palmer @lglpalmer.bsky.social · 1d

My review of the incredible @stickinthewheel.bsky.social gig at Strange Brew last Monday. They were so good, I’m ruined for all other bands now!

www.bristol247.com/culture/musi...

Review: Stick in the Wheel, Strange Brew - 'One of the most original and exciting bands'

Are the London folk trio one of the best live acts out there?

www.bristol247.com

Lucy Langley-Palmer @lglpalmer.bsky.social · 13d

If you’re looking for a cosy evening of folk as the nights draw in, you could do a lot worse than The Greenbank Folk Club.
Here’s my write up for @bristol247.bsky.social of Malin Lewis upstairs at the Greenbank last week.

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Review: Malin Lewis, Greenbank Folk Club - 'A gorgeous patchwork of European folk'

Malin Lewis will return to Bristol in 2026

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Lucy Langley-Palmer @lglpalmer.bsky.social · Jul 25

Yep, agree with this. What the left needs is unity, not further fragmentation and division. Why create a new party when there’s so little to differentiate their policies from the Greens’? C’mon let’s work together!

Pete Baird @petebaird.bsky.social · Jul 25

I respect Corbyn & Sultana but a new left-wing party is completely unnecessary when we already have @greenparty.org.uk. Join the Greens by 31st Jul and #BackZack for leader. 💚

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · Jul 24

The Green Party is a growing grassroots movement.

I'm running to be the next leader with our collective bold, positive vision to tackle power & wealth.

I want to work with anyone who wants to take on Reform & this Government.

The moment is right now.

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Lucy Langley-Palmer @lglpalmer.bsky.social · Jul 24

I was lucky enough to review @deerhoof.bsky.social for @bristol247.bsky.social at the wonderful Strange Brew in Bristol. Fantastic support from locals foot foot and a memorable night all round.

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Review: Deerhoof, Strange Brew - 'A sound uniquely theirs'

The venue goes big guns with this superstar show, and it pays off

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Dr Anna Clark @drannaclark.bsky.social · Jun 25

”Either we all live in a decent world, or nobody does.”
George Orwell, English novelist, journalist, critic, born #OTD 1903; author of Animal Farm (1945), Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949).
BBC Archive | UCL Special Collections @uclspeccoll.bsky.social

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Fire Draw Near @firedrawnear.bsky.social · Jun 24

Thanks to @lglpalmer.bsky.social for this great review of the One Leg One Eye gig in the Cube Bristol last week! www.bristol247.com/culture/musi...

Review: One Leg One Eye, the Cube - 'Eerie and electrifying'

Experimental doom folk from Lankum's Ian Lynch is a visceral experience

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Lucy Langley-Palmer @lglpalmer.bsky.social · Jun 23

Killing your darlings? 🫣

Lucy Langley-Palmer @lglpalmer.bsky.social · Jun 23

Another hot and brilliant night at the Cube last Wednesday for One Leg One Eye. Here’s my review for @bristol247.bsky.social

www.bristol247.com/culture/musi...

Review: One Leg One Eye, the Cube - 'Eerie and electrifying'

Experimental doom folk from Lankum's Ian Lynch is a visceral experience

www.bristol247.com

Lucy Langley-Palmer @lglpalmer.bsky.social · Jun 22

Beautiful review, Gavin, so evocative.

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Gavin McNamara @tallfolk46.bsky.social · Jun 21

On a ridiculously hot evening @downendfolkroots.bsky.social, @caradillonsings.bsky.social was wonderfully cool.
My @bristol247.bsky.social review is just here...

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Review: Cara Dillon, Downend Folk & Roots - 'Languid grace, tenderness and enormous fun''

Acclaimed Irish singer Cara Dillon chose an oven-hot night to visit Bristol

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Lucy Langley-Palmer @lglpalmer.bsky.social · Jun 16

Looks like it was a good week for folk last week!

Lucy Langley-Palmer @lglpalmer.bsky.social · Jun 16

Thanks so much Gavin!

Lucy Langley-Palmer @lglpalmer.bsky.social · Jun 16

Eric Chenaux and RÓIS at Cube Microplex on Friday was incredible. Reminded me just how good live music can be. Here’s my write up for @bristol247.bsky.social

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Review: Eric Chenaux / RÓIS, the Cube - 'Channelling the celestial'

Two distinct artists converge to create an enchanting evening at the co-op run cinema-cum-venue

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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · May 22

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Lucy Langley-Palmer @lglpalmer.bsky.social · May 20

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Let the Right Hon In @danhon.com · May 16

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Foz Meadows @fozmeadows.bsky.social · May 15

decades of cyberpunk fiction, and I don't believe a single writer fully predicted how embarrassingly stupid so much of AI was going to be

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · May 19

As the UK and EU carve up fishing rights, I don't give a damn which party gets to trash our marine ecosystems by overexploiting fish populations, ripping up the seafloor and killing vast numbers of "non-target" animals. I just want this orgy of destruction to stop.

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Pip Burley @pipburley.bsky.social · May 18

Well done to the co-op

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Lucy Langley-Palmer @lglpalmer.bsky.social · May 19

Seems Labour’s policy is the same as the Tories’ before them. Starve the councils, blame the councillors.

Lucy Langley-Palmer @lglpalmer.bsky.social · May 19

This is so disingenuous. Instead of “fighting” @bristolgreenparty.bsky.social on proposed cuts, perhaps Damien Egan could use his influence as an MP in the governing party to campaign for proper funding for local councils, so they wouldn’t have to implement cuts?

A photo of a local campaign leaflet from the Labour Party with a picture of local MP Damien Egan.

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Lucy Langley-Palmer @lglpalmer.bsky.social · May 17

Beautiful words from @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social

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My island of strangers: a poem | Michael Rosen

The prime minister warns that immigration could turn Britain into an ‘island of strangers’. Author and poet Michael Rosen responds

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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · May 16

🚨 Calling all UK-based creatives! 🚨

The Eccles Institute for the Americas and Oceania is launching two new fellowships for artists working in zines or photography.

Dive into our rich Americas collections and fuel your next project. Applications close Monday 2 June: bit.ly/BLEcclesCrea...

A collection of pamphlets from America & Oceania collection

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