Helen McCookerybook (aka Helen McCallum, aka Helen Reddington)
@mccookerybook.bsky.social
Songwriter, illustrator, writer: three people, one heart!
Solo album 'Showtunes from the Shadows' out now on Tiny Global.
Bandcamp https://helenmccookerybook.bandcamp.com
Website https://www.mccookerybook.com
Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@mccookerybook
Solo album 'Showtunes from the Shadows' out now on Tiny Global.
Bandcamp https://helenmccookerybook.bandcamp.com
Website https://www.mccookerybook.com
Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@mccookerybook
Listening to @marcrileydj.bsky.social and @gidcoe.bsky.social many miles between them, sounding in the same room
Tracks from Ty Segall, Hanna Hu, The Bevis Frond, The Vibes, The London Bones, Air, Forever Pavot and Lispector (fave track of night), Amy to come I think
Drew a man with piccolo trumpet
Tracks from Ty Segall, Hanna Hu, The Bevis Frond, The Vibes, The London Bones, Air, Forever Pavot and Lispector (fave track of night), Amy to come I think
Drew a man with piccolo trumpet
January 27, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Listening to @marcrileydj.bsky.social and @gidcoe.bsky.social many miles between them, sounding in the same room
Tracks from Ty Segall, Hanna Hu, The Bevis Frond, The Vibes, The London Bones, Air, Forever Pavot and Lispector (fave track of night), Amy to come I think
Drew a man with piccolo trumpet
Tracks from Ty Segall, Hanna Hu, The Bevis Frond, The Vibes, The London Bones, Air, Forever Pavot and Lispector (fave track of night), Amy to come I think
Drew a man with piccolo trumpet
Next gig! Folkestone Songwriting Festival, 6th February
Tickets here: wegottickets.com/event/686497
Tickets here: wegottickets.com/event/686497
Folkestone Songwriting Festival Presents The New Women's Songbook
A special evening celebrating some of the amazing women who are creating original music as diverse and unique as they are.
Folkestone Songwriting Festival continues to champion female artists and we a...
wegottickets.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Next gig! Folkestone Songwriting Festival, 6th February
Tickets here: wegottickets.com/event/686497
Tickets here: wegottickets.com/event/686497
Cailin Morun Sa clip from last night's gig at The Country Soul Sessions.
Full electronic version of the track here: williegibson.bandcamp.com/album/cailin...
@willieg.bsky.social
Full electronic version of the track here: williegibson.bandcamp.com/album/cailin...
@willieg.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Cailin Morun Sa clip from last night's gig at The Country Soul Sessions.
Full electronic version of the track here: williegibson.bandcamp.com/album/cailin...
@willieg.bsky.social
Full electronic version of the track here: williegibson.bandcamp.com/album/cailin...
@willieg.bsky.social
Reposted by Helen McCookerybook (aka Helen McCallum, aka Helen Reddington)
Had hoped to have the 7" vinyl in time for Burns Night but as the man said 'the best laid plans of mice and men . . . But if you can't make the Soho gig head over to Bandcamp for a bit of Gaelic Folktronica with @mccookerybook.bsky.social
b.link/eco33e
b.link/eco33e
January 25, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Had hoped to have the 7" vinyl in time for Burns Night but as the man said 'the best laid plans of mice and men . . . But if you can't make the Soho gig head over to Bandcamp for a bit of Gaelic Folktronica with @mccookerybook.bsky.social
b.link/eco33e
b.link/eco33e
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@would-be-goods.bsky.social their new album, 'Tears Before Bedtime' @Water_Rats London on Sat 21st Feb, guests
@mccookerybook.bsky.social & Railcard. Tkts wegottickets.com/f/14042
tristesunset.com/2026/01/22/m...
@mccookerybook.bsky.social & Railcard. Tkts wegottickets.com/f/14042
tristesunset.com/2026/01/22/m...
(Make Me A) TRISTE© Mixtape Episode 240: Would-be-Goods (full band)
(Make Me A) TRISTE© Mixtape Episode 240: Would-be-Goods (full band)
tristesunset.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:54 PM
@would-be-goods.bsky.social their new album, 'Tears Before Bedtime' @Water_Rats London on Sat 21st Feb, guests
@mccookerybook.bsky.social & Railcard. Tkts wegottickets.com/f/14042
tristesunset.com/2026/01/22/m...
@mccookerybook.bsky.social & Railcard. Tkts wegottickets.com/f/14042
tristesunset.com/2026/01/22/m...
Tickets here for the Folkestone Songwriting Festival that I'm playing on 6th February:
wegottickets.com/event/686497
wegottickets.com/event/686497
Folkestone Songwriting Festival Presents The New Women's Songbook
A special evening celebrating some of the amazing women who are creating original music as diverse and unique as they are.
Folkestone Songwriting Festival continues to champion female artists and we a...
wegottickets.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Tickets here for the Folkestone Songwriting Festival that I'm playing on 6th February:
wegottickets.com/event/686497
wegottickets.com/event/686497
Listening to @marcrileydj.bsky.social & @gidcoe.bsky.social
Have not been on t-shirt tonight, but thanks for trying, Bones!
Lande Hekt, Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18, brilliant track by Viv Albertine, Race Horses, Juniore & Al Baabi, The Loft, Tiny Ruins, Edgar Broughton Band
Drew piper and son, Rothesay
Have not been on t-shirt tonight, but thanks for trying, Bones!
Lande Hekt, Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18, brilliant track by Viv Albertine, Race Horses, Juniore & Al Baabi, The Loft, Tiny Ruins, Edgar Broughton Band
Drew piper and son, Rothesay
January 21, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Listening to @marcrileydj.bsky.social & @gidcoe.bsky.social
Have not been on t-shirt tonight, but thanks for trying, Bones!
Lande Hekt, Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18, brilliant track by Viv Albertine, Race Horses, Juniore & Al Baabi, The Loft, Tiny Ruins, Edgar Broughton Band
Drew piper and son, Rothesay
Have not been on t-shirt tonight, but thanks for trying, Bones!
Lande Hekt, Carwyn Ellis & Rio 18, brilliant track by Viv Albertine, Race Horses, Juniore & Al Baabi, The Loft, Tiny Ruins, Edgar Broughton Band
Drew piper and son, Rothesay
Thank you Bones for suggesting me!
Given me a break from drawing impossible bagpipes!
@marcrileydj.bsky.social and @gidcoe.bsky.social
Given me a break from drawing impossible bagpipes!
@marcrileydj.bsky.social and @gidcoe.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Thank you Bones for suggesting me!
Given me a break from drawing impossible bagpipes!
@marcrileydj.bsky.social and @gidcoe.bsky.social
Given me a break from drawing impossible bagpipes!
@marcrileydj.bsky.social and @gidcoe.bsky.social
Reposted by Helen McCookerybook (aka Helen McCallum, aka Helen Reddington)
Never celebrated Burns Night before? It's never too late to start! Loads of music and poetry from bands who really know how to make an evening convivial!
I'm learning my Burns song right now, and will also sing 'Cailin Morun Sa' A Capella
Tickets here:
wegottickets.com/event/685637/
I'm learning my Burns song right now, and will also sing 'Cailin Morun Sa' A Capella
Tickets here:
wegottickets.com/event/685637/
January 21, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Never celebrated Burns Night before? It's never too late to start! Loads of music and poetry from bands who really know how to make an evening convivial!
I'm learning my Burns song right now, and will also sing 'Cailin Morun Sa' A Capella
Tickets here:
wegottickets.com/event/685637/
I'm learning my Burns song right now, and will also sing 'Cailin Morun Sa' A Capella
Tickets here:
wegottickets.com/event/685637/
Listening to @marcrileydj.bsky.social & @gidcoe.bsky.social
I want to marry the track Lucie by Clémentine March.
Can u marry music?
Race Horses, Butthole Surfers, Department of Eagles, The Wave Pictures (love em too), London Bones, Buzzcocks, Belle and Sebastian
Drew BBC3 Orchestra, end of concert
I want to marry the track Lucie by Clémentine March.
Can u marry music?
Race Horses, Butthole Surfers, Department of Eagles, The Wave Pictures (love em too), London Bones, Buzzcocks, Belle and Sebastian
Drew BBC3 Orchestra, end of concert
January 20, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Listening to @marcrileydj.bsky.social & @gidcoe.bsky.social
I want to marry the track Lucie by Clémentine March.
Can u marry music?
Race Horses, Butthole Surfers, Department of Eagles, The Wave Pictures (love em too), London Bones, Buzzcocks, Belle and Sebastian
Drew BBC3 Orchestra, end of concert
I want to marry the track Lucie by Clémentine March.
Can u marry music?
Race Horses, Butthole Surfers, Department of Eagles, The Wave Pictures (love em too), London Bones, Buzzcocks, Belle and Sebastian
Drew BBC3 Orchestra, end of concert
Thank you Louise in Teddington for writing to @marcrileydj.bsky.social about Thursday's gig!
A personal account of it here: mccookerybook.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
A personal account of it here: mccookerybook.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
The Gig At The Waiting Room. What It Was Like.
mccookerybook.blogspot.com
January 19, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Thank you Louise in Teddington for writing to @marcrileydj.bsky.social about Thursday's gig!
A personal account of it here: mccookerybook.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
A personal account of it here: mccookerybook.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
Thank you!
Congrats Helen!
I think this is the first time I've ever f*cking won anything!
I can't wait to visit the exhibition by the Profane Embroidery Group in Whitstable in February
I am going to revive the profane song 'Thrush' and play it at The Folkestone Songwriting Festival on Friday 6th February in celebration.
I can't wait to visit the exhibition by the Profane Embroidery Group in Whitstable in February
I am going to revive the profane song 'Thrush' and play it at The Folkestone Songwriting Festival on Friday 6th February in celebration.
January 19, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Thank you!
I think this is the first time I've ever f*cking won anything!
I can't wait to visit the exhibition by the Profane Embroidery Group in Whitstable in February
I am going to revive the profane song 'Thrush' and play it at The Folkestone Songwriting Festival on Friday 6th February in celebration.
I can't wait to visit the exhibition by the Profane Embroidery Group in Whitstable in February
I am going to revive the profane song 'Thrush' and play it at The Folkestone Songwriting Festival on Friday 6th February in celebration.
January 19, 2026 at 7:20 PM
I think this is the first time I've ever f*cking won anything!
I can't wait to visit the exhibition by the Profane Embroidery Group in Whitstable in February
I am going to revive the profane song 'Thrush' and play it at The Folkestone Songwriting Festival on Friday 6th February in celebration.
I can't wait to visit the exhibition by the Profane Embroidery Group in Whitstable in February
I am going to revive the profane song 'Thrush' and play it at The Folkestone Songwriting Festival on Friday 6th February in celebration.
Sorry for any spelling errors!
mccookerybook.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
mccookerybook.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
The Gig At The Waiting Room. What It Was Like.
mccookerybook.blogspot.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Sorry for any spelling errors!
mccookerybook.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
mccookerybook.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...
Yee-ha!
…..highly commended for @tomshakespeare.bsky.social @mccookerybook.bsky.social and @goblyn.bsky.social with even more amusement to be found at #GirlsOwnCC
January 17, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Yee-ha!
Reposted by Helen McCookerybook (aka Helen McCallum, aka Helen Reddington)
Had a great time playing with the wonderful @mccookerybook.bsky.social the other night. Sadly couldn’t take any pics while playing but here’s a couple of shots of @ginabirch.bsky.social and Terry Edwards’ solo sets, both great.
January 17, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Had a great time playing with the wonderful @mccookerybook.bsky.social the other night. Sadly couldn’t take any pics while playing but here’s a couple of shots of @ginabirch.bsky.social and Terry Edwards’ solo sets, both great.
Snippet of 'It Wasn't Me' from Thursday night at The Waiting Room, with Lester Square on guitar and Ruth Tidmarsh on bass.
@bizarropromo.bsky.social
@waitingroomn16.bsky.social
@bizarropromo.bsky.social
@waitingroomn16.bsky.social
January 17, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Snippet of 'It Wasn't Me' from Thursday night at The Waiting Room, with Lester Square on guitar and Ruth Tidmarsh on bass.
@bizarropromo.bsky.social
@waitingroomn16.bsky.social
@bizarropromo.bsky.social
@waitingroomn16.bsky.social
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Yes, the vinyl has still not materialised after two and a half months - very frustrating when a factory decides to relocate! When we have it it will look like this:
January 16, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Yes, the vinyl has still not materialised after two and a half months - very frustrating when a factory decides to relocate! When we have it it will look like this:
Next up! Burns Night Special at the Country Soul Sessions.
I'll be doing a Rabbie song, some of my own, and a short acappella of Cailin Morin Sa, the Gaelic song that I recorded with @willieg.bsky.social just before Christmas (we're still waiting for the blue vinyl!)
wegottickets.com/event/685637
I'll be doing a Rabbie song, some of my own, and a short acappella of Cailin Morin Sa, the Gaelic song that I recorded with @willieg.bsky.social just before Christmas (we're still waiting for the blue vinyl!)
wegottickets.com/event/685637
The Country Soul Sessions 'Burns Night' Special
The Country Soul Sessions are delighted to announce we will be holding our 'Burns Night Special' on Sunday the 25th of Jan. This special night will be held as usual at our home venue The Spice Of Life...
wegottickets.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Next up! Burns Night Special at the Country Soul Sessions.
I'll be doing a Rabbie song, some of my own, and a short acappella of Cailin Morin Sa, the Gaelic song that I recorded with @willieg.bsky.social just before Christmas (we're still waiting for the blue vinyl!)
wegottickets.com/event/685637
I'll be doing a Rabbie song, some of my own, and a short acappella of Cailin Morin Sa, the Gaelic song that I recorded with @willieg.bsky.social just before Christmas (we're still waiting for the blue vinyl!)
wegottickets.com/event/685637
From yesterday's gig!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=orvb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=orvb...
Three Cheers For Toytown - Helen McCookerybook's January Spectacular - London, 15 Jan '26
YouTube video by Helen McCookerybook
www.youtube.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:38 PM
From yesterday's gig!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=orvb...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=orvb...
Reposted by Helen McCookerybook (aka Helen McCallum, aka Helen Reddington)
For non-German speakers:
“Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.”
“Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.”
Liebe Medien, ich kann die Schlagzeile "Keine Einigung zwischen USA und Dänemark" nicht mehr sehen. Wenn ein Bewaffneter eine Bank stürmt, titelt ihr doch auch nicht: "Räuber und Kassiererin finden keinen Konsens über Geldübergabe." Hört auf, imperiale Aggression als normale Diplomatie zu framen.
January 15, 2026 at 11:11 AM
For non-German speakers:
“Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.”
“Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.”
January 15, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Listening to @marcrileydj.bsky.social
Metronomy, Das Wanderlust, Hey Colossus, Lyr, Courtney Barnett, London Bones, Land Surveyor in session
Drew a guitarist with pedals.
Know who it is?
Metronomy, Das Wanderlust, Hey Colossus, Lyr, Courtney Barnett, London Bones, Land Surveyor in session
Drew a guitarist with pedals.
Know who it is?
January 14, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Listening to @marcrileydj.bsky.social
Metronomy, Das Wanderlust, Hey Colossus, Lyr, Courtney Barnett, London Bones, Land Surveyor in session
Drew a guitarist with pedals.
Know who it is?
Metronomy, Das Wanderlust, Hey Colossus, Lyr, Courtney Barnett, London Bones, Land Surveyor in session
Drew a guitarist with pedals.
Know who it is?
It wasn't until the floor of the living room iced over that Father agreed to light the fire.
Enjoy the Sunday caption contest. Give away ❤️s, retweet to encourage more competitors, include #GirlsOwnCC
January 14, 2026 at 3:37 PM
It wasn't until the floor of the living room iced over that Father agreed to light the fire.