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Arts Council England @artscouncilengland.bsky.social · 1h

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Phil Gibby @philgibby.bsky.social · 5d

Belfast. On the Van Morrison Trail. “Caught one more time up on Cyprus Avenue”. Evocative.

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Phil Gibby @philgibby.bsky.social · 7d

Dublin. After all these years, a first encounter with the Abbey Theatre for Marina Carr’s The Boy. Plus Leopold Bloom’s front door at the James Joyce Cultural Centre, and a pint of Smithwick’s and a couple of hours of trad at The Cobblestone. Not a bad effort for a Thursday, that.

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Phil Gibby @philgibby.bsky.social · 8d

A few days off. Dublin in the autumn sunshine, on the Ulysses trail. Set foot in Davy Byrne’s. Found the undertakers. Bought my lemon soap.

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Phil Gibby @philgibby.bsky.social · 12d

Oasis at Wembley. Magnificent. A reunion for the ages and one of those gigs that’ll stay with you your whole life. Current mood: caught beneath a landslide in a champagne supernova in the sky.

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Phil Gibby @philgibby.bsky.social · 15d

Pet surgery is such a worrying time - hope that good doggo is quickly on the mend!

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Phil Gibby @philgibby.bsky.social · 15d

…I don’t think there’ll ever be such a thing as a great omelette photo!

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Phil Gibby @philgibby.bsky.social · 15d

I know this account is essentially books I’ve read, gigs I’ve attended and despatches from the south west’s cultural sector, but I’m home alone, I’ve just nailed the *perfect* Omelette Arnold Bennett, and I find myself in need of an appreciative audience. (Unlikely ever to be repeated, I’d suggest).

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Phil Gibby @philgibby.bsky.social · 22d

Such a fulfilling evening hearing Joanna Pocock reading from and discussing her new book Greyhound at Storysmith Books tonight. Warmly recommended.

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Phil Gibby @philgibby.bsky.social · 27d

Well done Inside Out Dorset on the 2025 festival launch at the Red House Museum, Christchurch this evening. Full of admiration as always for the curatorial firepower and audience insights of Kate Wood and Bill Gee. And an evocative start to proceedings with River Of Hope down on Christchurch Quay.

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Phil Gibby @philgibby.bsky.social · 28d

And, most memorably of all, at B-Side HQ, an excerpt of the Bibby Boys exhibition - a moving record of people and cultures from around the world which, for a few brief months, all intersected at Portland. Magical, deeply human work by Theo McInnes and Thomas Ralph. Deserves to be widely seen. (3/3)

Phil Gibby @philgibby.bsky.social · 28d

Earlier, at High Angle Battery, a couple of excellent @bsidefest.bsky.social installations courtesy of Kevin Cameron and Concrete. (2/3)

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Phil Gibby @philgibby.bsky.social · 28d

Well done @bsidefest.bsky.social on the launch of The Portland Dress as part of the Big Weekend. Hundreds of local stories embroidered in a very special community textiles project. And beautiful choral work led by Destination Opera to mark the launch at the Old Engine Shed tonight. (1/3)

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Phil Gibby @philgibby.bsky.social · 29d

I am devoting the rest of the evening to this.

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Phil Gibby @philgibby.bsky.social · Sep 10

We've done good work. But Blood Orange has been robbed.

Phil Gibby @philgibby.bsky.social · Sep 10

Excellent recommendation, @markwallace.uk!

Phil Gibby @philgibby.bsky.social · Sep 10

Huge admiration for Shaun and Abigail Bengson’s show Ohio, which is on at Bristol Old Vic. Indie-folk gig theatre spliced with existential philosophy. Quite the night out. And, although it deals with challenging subjects, infused with joy from start to finish. Warmly recommended.

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Phil Gibby @philgibby.bsky.social · Sep 5

To the cultural capital that is Plymouth in the autumn sunshine for today’s ACE South West Area Council meeting. Thanks to @theboxplymouth.bsky.social for hosting - looking forward to checking out the Jyll Bradley exhibition later on.

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Phil Gibby @philgibby.bsky.social · Aug 23

Urgently referring Sympathy Tower Tokyo to Book Club, @phillimilne.bsky.social @adam57.bsky.social …

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Phil Gibby @philgibby.bsky.social · Aug 23

Rambling along the Ridgway on a perfect late summer’s afternoon, amid clouds of hawthorn, elderberry, crabapple. XTC’s English Settlement close to hand. Peaceful.

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Phil Gibby @philgibby.bsky.social · Aug 21

Delighted to confirm my bank holiday reading arrangements are in place, which is always easily achieved when you live round the corner from Storysmith Books in south Bristol.

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Phil Gibby @philgibby.bsky.social · Aug 13

Congratulations Swindon on the launch of the town’s new cultural collective. Proud to support alongside Swindon Borough Council and other key partners. A big result for one of our SW priority places. www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc....

Swindon's arts and culture get £1.3m 'turbo boost' - BBC News

A new collective will manage a project aimed at establishing Swindon as a festival town.

www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org

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Phil Gibby @philgibby.bsky.social · Aug 8

Happy Bristol Balloon Fiesta, everyone.

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Phil Gibby @philgibby.bsky.social · Aug 5

Happy 40th birthday, Rum, Sodomy And The Lash. One of those rare, perfect albums that retains all of its original impact no matter how many times you play it. “McCormack and Richard Tauber still singing by the bed” etc etc.

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Phil Gibby @philgibby.bsky.social · Aug 4

Finally, a first visit to Sidmouth Folk Festival. Morris on the esplanade. Clog dancing in the market square. Trad sessions. A jig competition. And Richard Thompson performing 1952 Vincent Black Lightning & the rest of his glorious back catalogue in the Ham Pavilion. A summer Sunday very well spent.