Cate Clifford
@catecliffordmusic.bsky.social
The older/easier to sing with others it is, the more excited I am to sing it. She/her. https://cate-clifford.com/ Gig tix & the like: https://linktr.ee/catecliffordmusic
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Not what I usually sing, but, well. Couldn't resist. 'Cause after all, since we gotta resist...here we are.
Hi, y'all. I'm Cate. Welcome to my corner of this expanse. #Xodus
Hi, y'all. I'm Cate. Welcome to my corner of this expanse. #Xodus
Ain't even 11 AM yet and I already yawp-ed today, so at least there's that. #fuckyeah #carpediem #brightspots
November 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Ain't even 11 AM yet and I already yawp-ed today, so at least there's that. #fuckyeah #carpediem #brightspots
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Miss Major, the LGBTQ+ rights activist who has been on the front lines since Stonewall, passed away yesterday. The impact of her resistance will not be forgotten. Read more in her memoir, "Miss Major Speaks: Conversations with a Black Trans Revolutionary," which won a Lammy in 2024.
October 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Miss Major, the LGBTQ+ rights activist who has been on the front lines since Stonewall, passed away yesterday. The impact of her resistance will not be forgotten. Read more in her memoir, "Miss Major Speaks: Conversations with a Black Trans Revolutionary," which won a Lammy in 2024.
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My first homemade cup of tea in weeks -- a month? -- happens to have been made on the 4th of July.
NICE ONE, brain.
NICE ONE, brain.
July 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM
My first homemade cup of tea in weeks -- a month? -- happens to have been made on the 4th of July.
NICE ONE, brain.
NICE ONE, brain.
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A win! In a rare show of unity, the Senate voted 99–1 overnight to remove a controversial provision that would have blocked states from passing and enforcing their own artificial intelligence laws for the next decade.
July 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
A win! In a rare show of unity, the Senate voted 99–1 overnight to remove a controversial provision that would have blocked states from passing and enforcing their own artificial intelligence laws for the next decade.
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A win! A federal judge has temporarily blocked a major reorganization of the Department of Health and Human Services, ruling that the mass firings and structural changes violated the law.
July 1, 2025 at 10:56 PM
A win! A federal judge has temporarily blocked a major reorganization of the Department of Health and Human Services, ruling that the mass firings and structural changes violated the law.
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A win! A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to terminate deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitians living in the U.S., halting their removal to Haiti.
July 2, 2025 at 12:12 PM
A win! A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to terminate deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitians living in the U.S., halting their removal to Haiti.
Powerful sweetness to hold on to this morning.
July 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Powerful sweetness to hold on to this morning.
I get to lead Friday's late-night, post-concert pub sing at @oldsongs.bsky.social Festival again this year - discounted tickets are only available through June 6th! Get yours & come sing - I want your voice in that barn with me. Let's get stronger and braver, and breathe out, together. <3
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May 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I get to lead Friday's late-night, post-concert pub sing at @oldsongs.bsky.social Festival again this year - discounted tickets are only available through June 6th! Get yours & come sing - I want your voice in that barn with me. Let's get stronger and braver, and breathe out, together. <3
THIS SUNDAY. Unaccompanied song, harmony, friendship, joy, community. Call or email to RSVP and join us for all of it.
April 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
THIS SUNDAY. Unaccompanied song, harmony, friendship, joy, community. Call or email to RSVP and join us for all of it.
THIS WEEKEND. Come sing, bring or tell friends, come nerd out, come gather courage and strength in song together.
#NYC, I'm coming to town to do a house concert & my True Crime in Traditional Ballads workshop Feb 22nd & 23rd -- come hang out on the #LowerEastSide and sing! Address specs & other event details: folkmusicny.org/events/
February 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
THIS WEEKEND. Come sing, bring or tell friends, come nerd out, come gather courage and strength in song together.
#NYC, I'm coming to town to do a house concert & my True Crime in Traditional Ballads workshop Feb 22nd & 23rd -- come hang out on the #LowerEastSide and sing! Address specs & other event details: folkmusicny.org/events/
February 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
#NYC, I'm coming to town to do a house concert & my True Crime in Traditional Ballads workshop Feb 22nd & 23rd -- come hang out on the #LowerEastSide and sing! Address specs & other event details: folkmusicny.org/events/
Reading this, scanning the site, I just kept saying "This is FUCKING DOPE." over and over. Cheers, @alexsturbaum.com and @haydenstern.bsky.social -- and thanks. Keeping an eye on developments, with joy!
@alexsturbaum.com and I have been dreaming up a folk music festival, welcoming to all, that’s designed to uplift trans and gender non-conforming talent in traditional music. We have a venue, we have a lineup (TBA soon!), and now we want to spread the word! Our website is transtradfest.org
January 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Reading this, scanning the site, I just kept saying "This is FUCKING DOPE." over and over. Cheers, @alexsturbaum.com and @haydenstern.bsky.social -- and thanks. Keeping an eye on developments, with joy!
HEADS UP #MA - I'm doing a #houseconcert THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON in Medford! There will be tea, snacks, choruses, and the chance to waltz to songs. COVID rapid tests required from all audience members. DM me for the address/with questions! Sing you sooooooooon.....!
Photo of me singing for tax.
Photo of me singing for tax.
January 14, 2025 at 7:44 PM
HEADS UP #MA - I'm doing a #houseconcert THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON in Medford! There will be tea, snacks, choruses, and the chance to waltz to songs. COVID rapid tests required from all audience members. DM me for the address/with questions! Sing you sooooooooon.....!
Photo of me singing for tax.
Photo of me singing for tax.
Reposting to read later, because I'm me and I will NEVER miss a chance to dive down a #RabbitHole about #MaidMarian. (Plus, there are newsletters to write. But mostly, it's for Nerdjoy.) A little bit of #RobinHood folklore in the morning makes every day better, even if it was already great.
#Folklore Maid Marian evolved from the rustic mysticism of the May Queen to the archetypical lady of high society with a secret lover, to a more confident and assertive female whose history in many ways reflects the lot of women through the ages.
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English Folk Heroines: Maid Marian
Maid Marian, famous as the legendary girlfriend of Robin Hood, took on many roles and personas over the centuries standing out as one of the strongest and enduring female characters in folklore and…
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January 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Reposting to read later, because I'm me and I will NEVER miss a chance to dive down a #RabbitHole about #MaidMarian. (Plus, there are newsletters to write. But mostly, it's for Nerdjoy.) A little bit of #RobinHood folklore in the morning makes every day better, even if it was already great.
I really, really dig my Senator, you guys. (Thanks, Sen. Whitehouse, for plainspeaking truth to and about power. Also for sometimes having fun with your posts/just sharing beautiful photos of RI, as they give much-needed smiles to balance the stress of political updates.)
The Washington Post was a great, historic newspaper. I thought being bought by a billionaire would protect its solvency and integrity. But billionaires needing to ass-kiss Trump to protect their interests has put an end to that. One of many things to mourn.
January 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I really, really dig my Senator, you guys. (Thanks, Sen. Whitehouse, for plainspeaking truth to and about power. Also for sometimes having fun with your posts/just sharing beautiful photos of RI, as they give much-needed smiles to balance the stress of political updates.)
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The Queer & Trans PVD mutual aid fund is still going strong. Learn more here including how to donate (anyone & how to request funds (RI dwellers only) docs.google.com/document/d/1...
QTMA PVD - Guidelines
QTMA PVD is a small mutual aid fund for queer and trans folks in the Providence, RI area volunteer-run by a small group of queer + trans white and non-Black POC. We do payouts once per week and respon...
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November 18, 2024 at 1:23 AM
The Queer & Trans PVD mutual aid fund is still going strong. Learn more here including how to donate (anyone & how to request funds (RI dwellers only) docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Following testimony from residents, artists and patrons, including this reporter, Myrtle retains their entertainment license
November 20, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Not what I usually sing, but, well. Couldn't resist. 'Cause after all, since we gotta resist...here we are.
Hi, y'all. I'm Cate. Welcome to my corner of this expanse. #Xodus
Hi, y'all. I'm Cate. Welcome to my corner of this expanse. #Xodus
November 20, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Not what I usually sing, but, well. Couldn't resist. 'Cause after all, since we gotta resist...here we are.
Hi, y'all. I'm Cate. Welcome to my corner of this expanse. #Xodus
Hi, y'all. I'm Cate. Welcome to my corner of this expanse. #Xodus
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Here's a little reel I wrote last year called Expect Resistance (as in, respect my existence or expect my resistance). Felt timely to share it with the world; hope y'all like it.
November 19, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Here's a little reel I wrote last year called Expect Resistance (as in, respect my existence or expect my resistance). Felt timely to share it with the world; hope y'all like it.
Just gonna leave this here. Thanks to T.R. Ritchie for writing the song I needed, and to the #DailyAntidoteofSong for providing a space to share it last week. #Xodus #HiyaBlueSky #FolkIsPolitical
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November 19, 2024 at 9:20 PM
Just gonna leave this here. Thanks to T.R. Ritchie for writing the song I needed, and to the #DailyAntidoteofSong for providing a space to share it last week. #Xodus #HiyaBlueSky #FolkIsPolitical