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Malcolm MacFarlane

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Malcolm MacFarlane @malcolmmacfarlane.bsky.social · Nov 15

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Malcolm MacFarlane

there's a wide selection of music on here! it's shared between solo projects and some varied and fabulous collaborations too! music across many different genres and styles and there will be much more ...

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Malcolm MacFarlane @malcolmmacfarlane.bsky.social · 48m

quite an achievement considering he produced over 80 albums! 😀 #zappa #prolific #output #unheard

Graeme Thomson @graemethomson.bsky.social · 1h

Just got an email in my inbox about Frank Zappa.

I believe I can confidently say I have never knowingly heard a single second of music by Frank Zappa

Malcolm MacFarlane @malcolmmacfarlane.bsky.social · 1d

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: community.350.org/petitions/we...

Stand with Indigenous People in Brazil!

Stand with Indigenous People in Brazil as they demand a real seat at the table in the world’s top climate talks. Let’s make sure their voices rise above the fossil fuel lobbyists! Sign the petition no...

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Malcolm MacFarlane @malcolmmacfarlane.bsky.social · 6d

it’s a typically grey and windy Scottish autumn day, this music is a very fitting accompaniment! 😀 #radiohead #grey #weather #music

Malcolm MacFarlane @malcolmmacfarlane.bsky.social · 7d

today, just in case anyone is in the Callander area! 😀 #solo

Malcolm MacFarlane @malcolmmacfarlane.bsky.social · 9d

November solo gig!

Malcolm MacFarlane @malcolmmacfarlane.bsky.social · 9d

a fun launch last night for this exciting @soundhouse.org.uk festival at which I will be playing a very small part as special guest for the amazing Niki King on November 29th! 😀
www.soundhousewinterfest.com

The Soundhouse Winter Festival

www.soundhousewinterfest.com

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Malcolm MacFarlane @malcolmmacfarlane.bsky.social · 13d

absolutely!!!

Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 14d

Compulsory ID cards are an expensive threat to democracy and freedom.

Discussing that on @bbc5live.bsky.social at 9am

Malcolm MacFarlane @malcolmmacfarlane.bsky.social · 17d

not long to go, my new solo set gets premiered here... 😀
#newmusic #live #solo #Callander #festival

Malcolm MacFarlane @malcolmmacfarlane.bsky.social · 20d

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Eurovision - Ban Israel now!

More and more countries are calling for Israel to be banned. Join in this critical moment – and push Eurovision to act!

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Malcolm MacFarlane @malcolmmacfarlane.bsky.social · 25d

nice, I'll try to check this out! (I have a busy week...) #poetry

Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 25d

Currently on BBC Sounds, recorded at the Ledbury Poetry Festival: Ian McMillan presents poetry in performance with Jackie Kay, @holliemcnish.bsky.social & @michaelpedersen.bsky.social, sharing poems of friendship, childhood, & of love in its many forms
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The Verb - The Adverb from the Ledbury Poetry Festival - BBC Sounds

Ian McMillan, Jackie Kay, Hollie McNish & Michael Pedersen at the Ledbury Poetry Festival

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Malcolm MacFarlane @malcolmmacfarlane.bsky.social · 26d

RIP Hermeto, a maverick and one-off!
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Hermeto Pascoal - Bebê

YouTube video by Hermeto Pascoal

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Malcolm MacFarlane @malcolmmacfarlane.bsky.social · 27d

nice project by young Scottish artists, covers of Joy Division songs in aid of the CALM charity - please have a listen! 👍
#CALM #charity #JoyDivision #ScottishArtists #music #health
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24 Hours, by Lolabored

from the album Joy Division Covers by Scottish Artists

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Malcolm MacFarlane @malcolmmacfarlane.bsky.social · 28d

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Sumud Flotilla – Safe Passage Now

They’re risking their lives to break the blockade on Gaza - join to demand safe passage and an end to the siege!

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Malcolm MacFarlane @malcolmmacfarlane.bsky.social · 29d

I bought a copy of this for a friend of mine assuming that, once she'd read it, she would then lend it to me - she's obviously enjoying so much that there's still no sign of it coming in my direction 😀 #books #possession #lender #borrower #johnmartyn #biography

Graeme Thomson @graemethomson.bsky.social · 29d

John Martyn was born on this day in 1948. Often sublime as an artist. Often the opposite as a human being. I wrote a book about him which came out in 2020. It’s quite short, but probably long enough. It stands up, I think. omnibuspress.com/products/sma...

5 paperback copies of Small Hours: The Long Night of John Martyn

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Malcolm MacFarlane @malcolmmacfarlane.bsky.social · Sep 10

just heard about his nomination on the radio, nice news!

Graeme Thomson @graemethomson.bsky.social · Sep 10

Nice for Martin Carthy to be nominated for the Mercury Prize. (He should win it, obvs). To celebrate, here's my epic @theartsdesk.bsky.social Q&A with the great man, back when he was a mere stripling of 70...
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theartsdesk Q&A: Musician Martin Carthy

One of Britain’s most esteemed and influential folk artists, Martin Carthy (b 1941) celebrates his 70th birthday on 21 May. The occasion is being marked by the release of a two-disc career overview, M...

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Malcolm MacFarlane @malcolmmacfarlane.bsky.social · Sep 9

they're not the only ones - energy companies, banks, Amazon, landlords, big oil, the whole shareholder culture etc... maybe we could fairly tax them all for the common good?
#equality #justice #fairness

38 Degrees @38degrees.bsky.social · Sep 9

Gambling companies are making billions in profit while outdated tax rules let them off the hook. A fairer tax could raise £3 billion - enough to scrap the cruel two-child limit and directly lift 500,000 children out of poverty overnight.

Malcolm MacFarlane @malcolmmacfarlane.bsky.social · Sep 9

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Stop Israel’s president from visiting the UK

While Gaza is being bombed and starved, Israel’s president is about to be welcomed by the UK. Even Starmer’s own MPs oppose this. Let’s show the public won’t stand for it - sign and share the petition...

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Sep 9

The grift goes on.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Revealed: how Boris Johnson traded PM contacts for global business deals

Exclusive: Leak exposes how former leader has used publicly subsidised office to manage commercial interests

www.theguardian.com

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Malcolm MacFarlane @malcolmmacfarlane.bsky.social · Sep 7

good interview, watch what happens around 12:54! 😀
#upstaged #interloper #unscripted #nyc #davidbyrne
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David Byrne: Who Is The Sky?, Social Media in Music, & Looking Forward | Zane Lowe Interview

YouTube video by Apple Music

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Malcolm MacFarlane @malcolmmacfarlane.bsky.social · Sep 3

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FIFA are rolling out the red carpet for Israel

But together with these brave Italian football coaches, we can do something about it. Join us.

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · Sep 2

This is how dictatorships behave

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Malcolm MacFarlane @malcolmmacfarlane.bsky.social · Aug 31

yes, one of the greats IMHO! #music #songs #guitarplaying

Graeme Thomson @graemethomson.bsky.social · Aug 30

I recently delivered my sleevenotes for this boxset. I can't wait for people to hear it. 7 CDs & a DVD filled with the most incredible music, much of it previously unreleased. Dick Gaughan is, of course, one of the greats. This set makes that fact blindingly & brilliantly clear, time and time again

A picture of R/evolution, the forthcoming boxset of music by Dick Gaughan.

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Malcolm MacFarlane @malcolmmacfarlane.bsky.social · Aug 25

ludicrous!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Screenwriter Paul Laverty arrested at protest under terror act

The 68-year-old, who wrote the film I, Daniel Blake, was arrested outside a police station in Edinburgh.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Aug 24

It's not asylum seekers who jack up rents, undermine the NHS, hold down wages and keep people insecure.
It's capital.
The role of the far right is to shift the blame for decades of economic attacks by the rich and powerful onto powerless people who have only just arrived here.

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Malcolm MacFarlane @malcolmmacfarlane.bsky.social · Aug 24

last show today! 😀 #edfringe2025 #festival #show
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...