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Had huge fun making this for @bbcsounds.bsky.social - a programme about 'non-singing' singers...

Feat @drycleaning.bsky.social @nightingalesuk.bsky.social Big Special @sowetokinch.bsky.social and - sort of - Bob Dylan.

WARNING: Contains examples of me "not" singing.

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Artworks - Do You Call That Singing? - BBC Sounds
Why do many great singers speak their songs? Adrian Goldberg on the power of sprechgesang.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Our Robert is interviewed on Radio 4 today at 4PM as part of “Artworks: Do You Call That Singing?” where @goldbergradio.bsky.social looks at the entertaining history of "Sprechgesang", AKA speak-singing
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December 2, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Super excited to announce that I’ll be supporting the Nightingales on the following UK tour dates in February:

19 Feb, Thurs: Swansea,
20 Feb, Fri: Southampton
22 Feb, Sun: Cambridge
24 Feb, Tues: London
27 Feb, Fri: Hebden Bridge

Tickets: www.ThomasTruax.com/shows
December 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
*SUPPORT ANNOUNCED* Very happy to have the great Thomas Truax & sax god Terry Edwards join us at selected shows in February

A nice amount of tickets sold already on these, thank you ! www.thenightingales.org.uk/live
December 2, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Great showing of @nightingalesuk.bsky.social 'King Rocker' @margatefilmfest.bsky.social yesterday, complete with very jovial Q&A with Messrs Lee and Cumming. Terrific seeing it on "the big screen" and hopefully will get people along to see them at #RamsgateMusicHall in February......
December 1, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Ho-Ho-Ho ! The Nightingales 2025 Christmas gift guide has landed. Plan ahead for that uncertain future . . .

www.nightingales.bigcartel.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Southampton Fri 20 Feb, all being well.
AWRIGH ! ! All links are now live for our 2026 Ireland dates and the Feb UK tour. London, Brum & Hebden are in particular off to a very fine start indeed, ain’t that grand. Go get ‘em www.thenightingales.org.uk/live
November 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Awroit my luvvers, it’s FRIDAY!! After a week in the rehearsal room with the full band, three of us have found ourselves stranded far from home in Bristol … could this perfect day get any better?? It’s over to you, The Saints ! Eternally yours, the Gales XXX
November 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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AWRIGH ! ! All links are now live for our 2026 Ireland dates and the Feb UK tour. London, Brum & Hebden are in particular off to a very fine start indeed, ain’t that grand. Go get ‘em www.thenightingales.org.uk/live
November 14, 2025 at 10:32 AM
AWRIGH ! ! All links are now live for our 2026 Ireland dates and the Feb UK tour. London, Brum & Hebden are in particular off to a very fine start indeed, ain’t that grand. Go get ‘em www.thenightingales.org.uk/live
November 14, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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Their last show in Waterford was one for the ages! NOT TO BE MISSED!!!👇👇👇👇👇💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥
🇮🇪 NEW SHOWS 🇮🇪 Very pleased to announce Nightingales will return to Ireland in May 2026 and we’re bringing our good mate Ted Chippington with us for these three dates. Tickets go on sale tomorrow Friday Nov 14th at 10AM … you know what to do!

thenightingales.org.uk/live
November 13, 2025 at 10:50 AM
🇮🇪 NEW SHOWS 🇮🇪 Very pleased to announce Nightingales will return to Ireland in May 2026 and we’re bringing our good mate Ted Chippington with us for these three dates. Tickets go on sale tomorrow Friday Nov 14th at 10AM … you know what to do!

thenightingales.org.uk/live
November 13, 2025 at 9:56 AM
King Rocker will be screening at Margate Film Festival with a Q&A from Stewart Lee & director Michael Cumming on Sunday Nov 30th

Screening ARK Cliftonville at 5.35PM & THEN later than night Michael Cumming will be screening the brilliant Oxide Ghosts at 8.20

Tickets here dice.fm/event/7deox7...
November 4, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Roll up! Roll up! Tickets for the Nightingales first headline tour in 3+ years are now on sale. Go get em tiger! www.thenightingales.org.uk/live
October 31, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Thank your lucky stars, the stellar shine again. Following a fairly fallow 2024/25 - due to grim illness and its gruff treatment - the glorious Gales are now readying themselves to rock n roll afresh next February. Tickets go on sale Fri Oct 31st at 10AM www.thenightingales.org.uk/live
October 28, 2025 at 10:02 AM
And... then there were five. Welcome aboard sublime Brummie super talent Natalie Mason. As BBC6music probably said “This sparkling cherry on the icing of pop music’s tastiest cake sees John Cale finally relegated to #2 in the official ‘Best Viola Player In Rock’ chart”

Brilliance now beams brighter
October 24, 2025 at 9:06 AM
As you know, we’re a clean shaven bunch but in this case we’ll make an exception : The Nightingales & Ted Chippington will be performing at Bearded Theory Festival 2026, huzzah ! www.beardedtheory.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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BBC Radio 6 Music
Riley & Coe

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Robert Lloyd & The New Four Seasons
Part of the Anchor (Radio 1 Session, 10 Mar 1987)
September 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
September 5, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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My friend went to Krankenhaus this weekend and came back raving about seeing the film King Rocker. I designed this last year but did nothing with it. That’s fine, but I wanted to put it out there again to show my appreciation for having Vindaloo records in my early teens. Bostin’.
August 28, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Good to see old friends
August 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Vielen Dank for having us @krankenhausfest.bsky.social @seapowerband.bsky.social … what a thing!! Had a blast on stage & had ourselves some fun off stage over the weekend. Ta to the festival for really looking after us & everyone who came out

Nightingales is over & out for the rest of the year X
August 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM