Thomas Hardy
@thh76.bsky.social
Arts Education, Folk Music, Running, East London etc.
www.fromtheedge.org
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Thought I’d pop up here and revive my decades old blog and start jotting down mostly things about folk music and stuff. www.fromtheedge.org
From The Edge
Folk, Community, Music, Culture
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November 1, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Thought I’d pop up here and revive my decades old blog and start jotting down mostly things about folk music and stuff. www.fromtheedge.org
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Wow! Uprising was utterly extraordinary. It was the combination of the sumptuous score, the young voices of school children and the subject matter that just blew me away!
March 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Wow! Uprising was utterly extraordinary. It was the combination of the sumptuous score, the young voices of school children and the subject matter that just blew me away!
The teenage and community chorus for this production have been amazing. One show left at 3pm today.
What a privilege for our young people at SWCHS to sing in Jonathan Dove’s new opera about climate change and the climate strikes. ‘Uprising’ is on at Saffron Hall this weekend and we can’t wait!
March 16, 2025 at 9:35 AM
The teenage and community chorus for this production have been amazing. One show left at 3pm today.
The English Tune Session at the Rose and Crown in Walthamstow is now on third Monday of the month at 7.30pm – starting on 17th March 2025.
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Changing times – The Walthamstow Tune Session
TLDR: the monthly English Tune Session at the Rose and Crown in Walthamstow is now on Mondays – starting on 17th March 2025. The Walthamstow tune session is a long established traditional Eng…
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March 13, 2025 at 8:36 AM
The English Tune Session at the Rose and Crown in Walthamstow is now on third Monday of the month at 7.30pm – starting on 17th March 2025.
fromtheedge.org/2025/03/13/c...
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Have been enjoying discovering Joshua Burnside’s music recently and last nights show in Islington has turned me into a hardcore fan. fromtheedge.org/2025/03/12/j...
Joshua Burnside – Islington Assembly Hall
Joshua Burnside Joshua Burnside has been quietly and mostly independently releasing records for almost a decade. This gig, a couple of weeks after the release of his sixth album was, he said, the b…
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March 12, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Have been enjoying discovering Joshua Burnside’s music recently and last nights show in Islington has turned me into a hardcore fan. fromtheedge.org/2025/03/12/j...
@robgmacfarlane.bsky.social @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social - hello/ if you haven’t clocked it already and are around this weekend do let us know if you can come to Uprising at Hall. So many echoes of your writing throughout. It would be great to connect. www.saffronhall.com
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Saffron Hall is an award-winning 740-seat performance space built in the grounds of Saffron Walden County High School.
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March 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
@robgmacfarlane.bsky.social @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social - hello/ if you haven’t clocked it already and are around this weekend do let us know if you can come to Uprising at Hall. So many echoes of your writing throughout. It would be great to connect. www.saffronhall.com
Hoping my eggs are in the right basket. I’m not going back to the other places and only have energy for one. So far, I like it.
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March 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Hoping my eggs are in the right basket. I’m not going back to the other places and only have energy for one. So far, I like it.
We worked with @cambridgezero.bsky.social and Hazel Askew to respond to the themes of Uprising. Read more here : www.saffronhall.com/articles/a-c...
A creative response to climate change - Saffron Hall
Working with local primary schools
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March 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
We worked with @cambridgezero.bsky.social and Hazel Askew to respond to the themes of Uprising. Read more here : www.saffronhall.com/articles/a-c...
I agree and neglected this in my last post. It is poetic and moving. Lines keep popping into my head. Whilst I’m here again Uprising was initiated by philanthropist Jim Potter - who sadly won’t see it but April has captured his spirit and philosophy.
@timashash.bsky.social has reviewed a new opera by Jonathan Dove but there's no mention of librettist April de Angelis, despite the work having "a didactic parable, reminiscent of Brecht and Weill".The Guardian should update the review to acknowledge de Angelis. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/m...
Uprising review – ravishingly sung opera rails against older generation destroying the planet
Teenage climate activist Lola struggles with school and family, while damaged nature is given its own voice
www.theguardian.com
March 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I agree and neglected this in my last post. It is poetic and moving. Lines keep popping into my head. Whilst I’m here again Uprising was initiated by philanthropist Jim Potter - who sadly won’t see it but April has captured his spirit and philosophy.
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Uprising! Director Sinéad O’Neill on Glyndebourne's new community opera written by Jonathan Dove and April De Angelis. Sinéad O’Neill's Q&A:
www.planethugill.com/2025/01/upri...
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Uprising! Director Sinéad O’Neill on Glyndebourne's new community opera written by Jonathan Dove and April De Angelis
Uprising! Director Sinéad O’Neill on Glyndebourne's new community opera written by Jonathan Dove and April De Angelis
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January 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Uprising! Director Sinéad O’Neill on Glyndebourne's new community opera written by Jonathan Dove and April De Angelis. Sinéad O’Neill's Q&A:
www.planethugill.com/2025/01/upri...
www.planethugill.com/2025/01/upri...
After a Full weekend of rehearsals for our semi staging of Uprising with massed forces of community choruses, drummers etc - it’s clear Jonathan Dove has written another masterpiece. You will cry.
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March 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
After a Full weekend of rehearsals for our semi staging of Uprising with massed forces of community choruses, drummers etc - it’s clear Jonathan Dove has written another masterpiece. You will cry.
www.saffronhall.com/whats-on/vie...
www.saffronhall.com/whats-on/vie...
Reposted by Thomas Hardy
Uprising review – ravishingly sung opera rails against older generation destroying the planet
Uprising review – ravishingly sung opera rails against older generation destroying the planet
Teenage climate activist Lola struggles with school and family, while damaged nature is given its own voice
www.theguardian.com
March 3, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Uprising review – ravishingly sung opera rails against older generation destroying the planet
Reflections on a decade
of going to Richard Dawson gigs. Long and niche post.
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of going to Richard Dawson gigs. Long and niche post.
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End of the middle – A decade of Richard Dawson Live
As I digest Richard Dawson’s excellent latest album, End of The Middle, I found myself reflecting on the presence and impact his music has had in my life over, (surprisingly!) the last decade…
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February 21, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Reflections on a decade
of going to Richard Dawson gigs. Long and niche post.
fromtheedge.org/2025/02/20/e...
of going to Richard Dawson gigs. Long and niche post.
fromtheedge.org/2025/02/20/e...