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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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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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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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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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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 👂📻
www.mixcloud.com/RadioReverb/...
@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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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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We spent a pleasant Saturday morning performing outside Tenterden Museum. Small town and village museums are brilliant resources that need to be celebrated.
That’s our final gig in the diary ‘til spring. Now: recording, writing, admin … and recharging
#museums #tenterden #folk #keephistoryalive
Small crowd stand watching a musical duo perform in front of a white weatherboard fronted building under a sign reading Tenterden and District Museum Musical duo perform in front of Tenterden museum
October 19, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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Episode 13 of Bluebell Notes the podcast is now up, featuring April Moon. bluebellnotes.podbean.com/e/bluebell-n...
#ontour #canadiana @aprilmoonband.bsky.social
One woman and two men at a table with headphones on Man playing electric guitar woman playing acoustic guitar, both singing into mics on stage
October 18, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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bluebellnotes.podbean.com Episode 12 of our podcast is up now, featuring Donna Canale. Extended interview with Donna and an interview with @katiespencermusic.bsky.social coming soon on bonus content Off Beat
#podcast #musicpodcast #podbean
Three blue heads
October 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Our final gig of 2025 will 🍎 #AppleDay 🍏 at Tenterden Museum, Sat 18th October. Come and join us!
It's an annual celebration of apples, orchards and their place in our cultural history. None of our songs feature apples so might need to adapt some lyrics! 😀
#UKtraditions #kent #livemusic #folksky
Tenterden & District Museum. www.temterdenmuseum.co.uk. Apple Day 10am - 4pm. Saturday 18th October. No booking required. Traditional songs and folk music all day with: Milton Hide, Morrigan, Plus others. Apples and traditional apple-themed activities for families. Tenterden and District Museum, Station Road, Tenterden.
October 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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What’s better than a model village? A model village with a miniatures exhibition! Visited Bourton on the Water on our short break in the Cotswolds.
#bourtononthewater #modelvillage #miniatures #diorama
Miniature diorama of the inside of an olde groceries shop complete with bread, sacks of potatoes, ladder and aproned owner
October 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Happy memories of our beautiful boy
#caturday
Black and white photo of black fluffy cat
October 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Off on a short break with our canine companion 😁
#dogsofbluesky #beardie #dogs
Dog asleep in dog bed in back of car, only nose and top of head visible
October 9, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Farewell Charlie Cat, you beautiful weirdo. You leave us with nothing but smiles.
🌈❤️
#cats #catsofblueasky #goodbye
Fluffy black cat curled up on pile a random bags on black and white tiled floor Black fluffy cat in warm sunlight oozes out of a tine garden trug Sleeping black fluffy cat sleeps on carpet under desk with one paw stretched out towards camera Side view of handsome black fluffy cat with sunlight picking out his mane
October 9, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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It’s amazing what you can fit into one weekend. 5 sets in 3 venues 168 miles apart, new people, new sites, new knowledge gained and shared. Grateful for these opportunities and the people who create them.
#grassrootsmusic #musicians #folksky #eastpoint #volunteersinmusic #lowestoft #arlington
Sunlight burns through grey clouds in a grey sky, a pool of white light on the dark sea, land and buildings silhouetted on horizon, some picked out by the sun. Lowestoft, Suffolk. Two men stand playing guitar in front of an audience seated at tables with food and drinks. A warm light embraces them. Banners either side of the stage read Bluebell Roots, bluebellroots.co.uk
October 6, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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How beautiful is this Lowestoft venue!? East Point Pavilion, Suffolk. Obviously not the best acoustics but the sound crew did a grand job. We did 2 sets and had a blast. Then travelled back to Sussex for Bluebell Roots.
#firstlightfestival #lowestoft #musiciansontour
Group of shanty singers on stage in big ornate glass building with seated audience Ornate glass building East Point Pavilion, external view
October 5, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Blew away the cobwebs after a long drive to Suffolk with a walk at Oulton Broad. Storm Amy whipping up the water and rattling the reeds.
#ontour #suffolk #musiciansontour #stormamy
Silhouetted branches and leaves in front of silver water and sky , little boats at anchor, land on horizon
October 5, 2025 at 6:12 AM