Hugh Miller
hughmiller.bsky.social
Hugh Miller
@hughmiller.bsky.social
Singer, storyteller, photographer. Likes traditional music. Ex-teacher and social scientist.
The band Wayward Jane were outstanding in their gig at Carrington Triangle Folk Club this week. Appearing at various places round the UK in June: www.waywardjane.com/tour
Worth seeing if you like Old Timey.
#waywardjane #carringtontrianglefolkclub #oldtimey #americana
May 31, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Dancing up the sun on May 1st in Nottinghamshire. #RattlejagMorris and #TrentsideHolmeMorris.
May 1, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Flowers in the spring. Wilwell Cutting, Nottinghamshire.
(And some beetles)
April 30, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Good Music in Nottingham 2: Más Y Más (with #RikkiThomas-Martinez) at City Arts, Nottingham last Saturday.
March 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Good music in Nottingham 1: #KarenMacleod launching her new record, Low Road, at The Chapel last week.
March 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
At the urology clinic in the past, I've been complimented on the quality of my urine and a 'beautiful bladder'. Today they were saying nice things about my hair. tTey may be hoping for repeat custom.
March 4, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Most of the year, I sing positive love songs, but around Valentine's I get a bit cynical. Here's my latest blog post about traditional music: The Wages of Cuckoldry.
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The Wages of Cuckoldry
Chicken crowed for midnight, chicken crowed for dayMe upstairs with another man’s wife, time to get awayTrad The are many traditional songs about unfaithful wives (even more about unfaithful or unr…
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February 16, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Portugal: always good for seascapes.
February 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Beelzebub being revived by a home-made defibrillator (and a home-made doctor) at the Plough Play at Southwell this Sunday. Tradition must move with the times.
January 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
My latest blog post: a suggestion that we could add 'songs of harassment' to the various genres/categories of traditional songs (sea songs, love songs, industrial songs, etc).
millerpsych.wordpress.com/2024/12/19/s...
Songs of Harassment: or a Ballad Guide to Dealing with Sex Pests
Traditional songs are often categorised – sea songs, industrial songs, love songs, drinking songs, and so on…. The classic 10-record ‘Folk Songs of Britain’ set that was based on recordings from th…
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January 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
A hopeful New Year message.
A crowdsourced recording from #MerryHell
I'm on there, possibly slightly out of time, among 1000+ others: listen carefully.
merryhell.bandcamp.com/track/peace-...
Peace Can Be Louder Than War, by Merry Hell
track by Merry Hell
merryhell.bandcamp.com
January 1, 2025 at 11:09 PM
#SuraSusso playing kora at #Peggy'sSkylight Nottingham tonight.
December 11, 2024 at 11:55 PM