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Stiofán Mac Conmara
@halifaxirish.bsky.social
Teacher; Socialist; agnostic; music lover; book reader; apparently opinionated. AKA Stephen McNamara.
Monday 9th March 2020. Brittany Howard singing 'Stay High' is a vibe (as I imagine cool people to say). A balls-out joyous celebration of life and love. Just the tonic when the Rapture is about to hit. An anthem for our times. 🎶🖤🎸
March 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Marie Franc were magical at The Grayston Unity tonight. Excellent support from Groves, too. Remember to support grassroots music venues. Use it or lose it. 🎶🖤 ##lovelivemusic #musicmatters #leavethelighton
March 21, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Looking forward to UK tour in April
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March 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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'Safety Rope' live at @dolanslimerick.bsky.social from a few years back. Lockdown times
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Mick Flannery - "Safety Rope" (Live from Dolans)
YouTube video by Mick Flannery
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February 15, 2025 at 11:47 AM
My lasting memory of Norma Waterson in performance, that astonishingly powerful, warm, and expressive voice aside, was the way she delivered each song with her whole body and spirit. Arms opened wide, she lived each word and moment.
Three years gone. The O.G. The GOAT. The Mighty Oak. 🧡
February 8, 2025 at 12:02 PM
When you just know what the answer is going to be, but still have to ask the question. 😆
January 31, 2025 at 11:37 PM
There was time for a little trip down memory lane this evening at The Victoria Theatre as Embrace's Danny McNamara offered his reflections on the salubrious nightlife of late-80s/early-90s Halifax. 😆
November 24, 2024 at 12:32 AM
Great show by the McNamara boys and the rest of the band at The Victoria Theatre this evening. Here's the usual 90-second clip of my personal Embrace favourite - 'Come Back To What You Know'. 🎶❤️
November 24, 2024 at 12:10 AM
Hometown gig for the other Halifax McNamara boys. 🎶❤️ @embrace_band_official
November 23, 2024 at 8:46 PM
I've totally stolen this precious clip of Dolly, Emmylou, and Linda harmonising effortlessly from another page, but in my defence, I just wanted to share something beautiful (albeit a tad melancholic). 🎶🖤
November 23, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Marie Franc is definitely an artist (I'm not sure if it's the name of the band or the singer) I'll be looking out for in the future. They all certainly impressed The Grayston Unity crowd last night. Sublime and original. 🎶🖤🩶 @thegraystonunity.bsky.social @mariefrancmusic
November 23, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Beans On Toast spreading joy and common sense of a sunday evening at The Grayston Unity is a tonic at the end of a peculiarly stressful weekend. 🎶🧡 #musicmatters #thewaronwar #Halifax #thegraystonunity
November 17, 2024 at 11:31 PM
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3 weeks tonight!
11th annual Saturday night knees up in the greatest city in the world.
Special guests @theblowmonkeys.bsky.social
Get yer tickets now: www.ticketmaster.co.uk/ian-prowse-a...
November 16, 2024 at 11:33 AM
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Looking forward to this @ianprowse.bsky.social & @theblowmonkeys.bsky.social
❤️💛💚💙
November 14, 2024 at 6:19 PM
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Good morning woke feeling like someone’s filled my head and ears with memory foam - whilst a sumo wrestler is doing one finger press ups on my forehead…Meanwhile - These rotten people will be bringing a little danger and sexy back to your 2025.. give them a follow here..
November 15, 2024 at 9:54 AM
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For the uninitiated who might be like, I recognise that bloke in the daft bucket hat & shades from somewhere? Here’s an interesting feature written by @danieldylanwray.bsky.social where I spew forth a story of a life lived www.loudandquiet.com/interview/ac...
Acid Klaus: "Have I ever thought of giving up? Every 15 minutes”
An afternoon talking drag queen putdowns, physical trauma and a shift in The Fall with Adrian Flanagan, aka Sheffield maverick Acid Klaus
www.loudandquiet.com
November 14, 2024 at 8:18 AM
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@ianprowse.bsky.social
Is on Bluesky ✊
For my first @bsky.app post I’d like to give my appreciation to the choir for making me aul song sound holy ahead of our St. Georges Hall 601 guitars event on Dec 3.
#DoesThisTrainStopOnMerseyside
November 14, 2024 at 9:43 PM
I had a little trip to West Yorkshire's own Royston Vasey last night for alcohol and conversation, and the Halifax Minster campanologists were giving it large. Sláinte 🍻 #Todmorden
November 16, 2024 at 11:55 AM