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Milton Hide
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Songwriting duo from East Sussex, UK. Jo Church and Jim Tipler. New online directory of all things folk and roots, THE ROOTS LIST is now live.
https://linktr.ee/miltonhide
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To coincide with @bandcamp.com Friday we released Forgetting To Live. A song about our over reliance on Social Media. (We do get the irony by the way ;-)

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Have a listen and let us know what you think. #bandcampfriday #klezmer style #satire
December 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Feeling festive after tree decorating with help from a 2 year old and showing him twinkly lights on the way home. Ready for our festive Bluebell Roots gig on Sunday.
#festive #gigready #musiciansonbluesky
Close up of Christmas tree lights, tinsel and bauble
December 3, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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"This year I'll do Christmas Lite"
Something we did a few years ago. I think possibly our first video. Thought wed share again. Hope you like
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Christmas Lite by Milton Hide - Official Video
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December 3, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Megan is really enjoying Hastings’ live music scene. We are too. Two wonderful gigs within a very short walk of each other - Jude Brothers at The Jenny Lind and Rob Corcoran at Noah’s Goat wine shop. Someone said the other day she has the best ears in Hastings! Here she is listening to Rob C
December 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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#musicwomenwednesday Here’s Jo performing our song Say It All The Time

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Say It All The Time - Milton Hide - Official Video
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November 26, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Our UK roots music website is up and running. The Roots List is a friendly directory for anyone involved with or who loves folk and roots music. Browse the site today, create your (public or private) profile and start listing your folk and roots events!
#folk #roots #listings www.therootslist.co.uk
logo featuring tilted grey box with the roots list in modern bold font in white and green
November 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Spectacular sunrise over Hastings this morning.😊

#hastings #sunrise
Orange sky and grey clouds above trees and houses
November 22, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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We’ll be playing at the festive Bluebell Roots session in Arlington on 7th December. Joining us will be Bruce & Carolyn, John & Di Cullen, Jade, Two’s Company and more. Tickets from bluebellroots.co.uk

Pay for meal in advance, bring cash for music on the night.

#livemusic #eastsussex #grassroots
Man and woman covered in fairy lights, the man holds a guitar. A sign above reads Bluebell Roots
November 22, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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On Friday, Milton Hide moved back to our spiritual home of Hastings, after being away for 35 years! This morning we wandered down to the old town, said ´hello’ to loads of people and breathed in the sea air😁❤️
#hastings #movinghome #cominghome
Night time, an open front door showing a hallway and stairs lit by a ceiling light. A doormat reads Home Sweet Home
November 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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The beauty of our Bluebell Roots nights is not just the wonderful music ( thank you @chriscleverley.bsky.social) or the delicious food, it’s the amazing people all brought together through music.
Next event 7Dec, bluebellroots.co.uk
#grassrootsmusic #arlington #musicians #people
A singer guitarist stands centre stage in a hall decked with hangings, fairy lights and mood lighting watched by an audience seated at candle lit tables.
November 3, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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As well as being 50% of Milton Hide, I am a visual artist and currently seeking bookings to give demonstrations and run workshops to Art groups across the UK to tie in with our tours. See website for prices and details.

#womenartists #arttutor #artistsonbluesky #artgroup

www.josietipler.co.uk
Montage of art by Josie Tipler. A variety of subjects, mediums and styles. Dramatic sky in pastel, multicoloured sunlit glade in acrylic, ruined hove pier in gouache, waterfall in watercolour, abstracts in mixed media, nudes in oils, dancers in oils on glass, landscapes, pet portraits, still life, figurative, cubist, movement.
October 31, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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As well as being 50% of Milton Hide, I am a visual artist and currently seeking bookings to give demonstrations and run workshops to Art groups across the UK to tie in with our tours. See website for prices and details.

#womenartists #arttutor #artistsonbluesky #artgroup

www.josietipler.co.uk
Montage of art by Josie Tipler. A variety of subjects, mediums and styles. Dramatic sky in pastel, multicoloured sunlit glade in acrylic, ruined hove pier in gouache, waterfall in watercolour, abstracts in mixed media, nudes in oils, dancers in oils on glass, landscapes, pet portraits, still life, figurative, cubist, movement.
October 31, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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Go splash in those puddles today 😁
#joyful #autumn #fall
Toddler in blue rain suit and yellow wellies standing in a deep puddle by autumnal coloured hedge
October 30, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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Our next guest night is an evening of song and tunes with Four Gone Confusion on SUNDAY 2nd NOVEMBER
Find us in the heart of Reading at Watlington House Hall, RG1 4RA, entry on foot from South Street.
@rdgwhatson.bsky.social @acespacenewbury.bsky.social #TheDing
Image advertising Readifolk's guest night with Four Gone Confusion on Sunday 2nd November at 8pm. The background is a noticeboard with posters advertising the club. In the centre is a poster advertising the band's appearance at the club, with a black-and-white photo of the four members of Four Gone Confusion singing and playing a variety of instruments. The venue is Watlington House Community Hall, accessed on foot from South Street in Reading. The postcode is RG1 4RA. The cost is £10 cash on the door (£5 if you are under 25) and you bring your own refreshments. The poster also includes logos for Reading Arts and the English Folk Dance and Song Society. There is a QR code leading to www.readifolk.org.uk and a logo for the club. There are social media icons for @readifolk on Bluesky, Facebook and Instagram.
October 29, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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Book now to see Chris Cleverley on 2nd November at Arlington’s Bluebell Roots

linktr.ee/bluebellroots

6pm. Pass the Hat. Food available -booking essential. BYOB

chriscleverley.com
#chriscleverley #livemusic #eastsussexgigs #blueskymusic
Man in red and black check shirt looks at camera, pine forest behind him. Words reads Chris Cleverley Nov 2 at bluebell roots
October 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Chuffed to be played on the wonderful Pete Jones' show on Radio Reverb again this week. The bloke is a legend. Loads of support for local music (Brighton and surrounding areas) - have a listen 👂📻
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@radioreverb.bsky.social #brighton #localradio #miltonhide #bungaroosh
black and white photo by pete jones of jim playing guitar and jo playing clarinet sitting in the radio reverb studio
October 28, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Yesterday in the sunshine we finally scattered the ashes of this little guy’s best friend/arch enemy. He’s been our shadow since the day we said goodbye.
#lastgoodbye #cats #catsofbluesky
Cat curled up on a duvet
October 27, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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A new French customs regulation means more hoops to jump through if you are taking merch to France in a van as part of your music work

Learn more
🔗 https://ow.ly/PupT50Xh0YG

#EUTouring #CarryOnTouring
New French Customs Regulation Affects Musicians Taking Merchandise to France
A new French customs regulation means more hoops to jump through if you are taking merchandise to France in a van as part of your music work.
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October 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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This is one of my favourite songs to sing. We wrote it as part of the National Lottery funded Your Stories In Song project. Inspired by the late Amy Wooller’s writings of local Wilmington characters. youtu.be/AG5gOfeDa-c?...
#folksong #folksky #songwriter #mollymothballs
Milton Hide -Molly Mothballs
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October 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Our 'Question of the Show' for our next Bluebell Notes podcast is:
What's the furthest you've travelled to a gig?
Let us know who was playing (or if it was YOUR gig) and where. And how did you get there? 😀
#bluebellnotes #musicpodcast #rootsmusic
October 23, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Here’s the YouTube link to our music podcast, Bluebell Notes. youtube.com/@bluebellnot...

Sponsored by Long Way Home Productions, our podcasts feature interviews and music from guests plus a lot of related and off the wall chat and laughter.
#podcast #musicpodcast #bluebellnotes #rootsmusic
Bluebell Notes
Bluebell Notes is a partner podcast to the popular Bluebell Roots live music event. We love the live grassroots music scene and so the podcast includes convivial conversation, live music recorded at o...
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October 23, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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The latest sister show (we use that term on purpose) is now up, featuring an interview with @katiespencermusic.bsky.social on her experiences as a touring woman artist, a song from Nigel Wesson as well as a full interview and song from Donna Canale
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Bluebell Notes Off Beat [for Ep. 12]: Katie Spencer; Donna Canale; Nigel Wesson
Bonus episode to accompany Episode 12 - featuring an interview with musician Katie Spencer on her experiences as a woman in music, live music from Bluebell Roots floor spot guest Nigel Wesson, the ful...
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October 22, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Anyone know what kind of tree this is?
#uktrees #trees #berries #identifyplant
Black berries surrounded by pink petals in a tree
October 22, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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When you are feeling angry or frustrated, writing angry lyrics is really cathartic!!
I came up with these lyrics after a long and unsatisfactory conversation with a "customer services representative". I went for a long walk with the dog and wrote:
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#cathartic #songwriting
Widows Revenge by Milton Hide - Official Video
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October 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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It’s really hard to be upbeat sometimes. Here’s our song inspired by the book by Auschwitz survivor, Eddi Jaku. In the aftermath he chose to be happy in order to honour those that didn’t survive. youtu.be/33quJtfWhQA?...
#hardtimes #lovenothate #spreadjoy #behappy
The Happiest Man On Earth by Milton Hide - Official Video
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October 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM