Garry Scott-Irvine

@British_Airways sadly, the usual baggage chaos at T5 an hour wait for bags (although the automated screen says bags delivered). No longer ‘The World’s Favourite Airline.’ And, when you fly in, they’ve allowed Concorde to be covered in moss…

Lesia Ukrainka's "laughter through tears" and patriotism despite sorrow: poetic inspiration for a country at war - Euromaidan Press euromaidanpress.com/2021/02/23/les…

"The time to act is now KNOW US BY OUR COURAGE—NOT BY OUR FEAR! We are not here to be cowed, afraid to speak aloud and express the truth to any tyrant, who chooses to spit bilious hate upon us, and threatens to destroy our way of life." Stand Up For Ukraine by @breonrydell

"In the name of justice—remove your army of oppression. Abandon your false claims to the soil of Ukraine This is our task—the strong, the brave, the wise—wherever you are, we must gather united in spirit and resolve." Strong words of support from a true friend of 🇺🇦 @breonrydell

@SkyNews Jane Switter, very respectful, and intelligent narration of the proceedings.

From Warsaw, criss-crossing south eastern Poland, crossed the border into Ukraine, and headed for Kyiv, where I am currently being hosted by senior members of the Government and the Ministry of Defence @DefenceU

“Know us by our courage not by our fear.” Bréon Rydell @breonrydell Total combat losses of the enemy from Feb 24 to Sep 8:

My work is characterised by its consistent humanitarian themes. I have always sought to highlight the suffering of others, and most importantly, to create a stirring, positive, narrative to help uplift the human spirit. youtu.be/yZ6I8jQNFqc @finborough @MFA_Ukraine

Stand Up For Ukraine is out now on the @finborough YT youtu.be/yZ6I8jQNFqc @finborough @dmytrokuleba @MFA_Ukraine @Euan_MacDonald

Tomorrow at 6pm the film resulting from a joint collaboration between Ukrainian sound designer Anna Heller and myself in support of the people of Ukraine is being released. Head to @finborough YT to view and listen @finborough @ChrisWiegand @guardian

"The best theatre to stream this month..." STAND UP FOR UKRAINE, written and performed by @breonrydell , will be available from 4 July at 6pm on the Finborough Theatre YouTube channel here youtube.com/watch?v=yZ6I8j… Read the full article theguardian.com/stage/2022/jul…

Thank you to the Guardian for recognising my piece Stand Up For Ukraine 🇺🇦 bit.ly/3ybDYjN Part of The Finborough’s vital Voices from Ukraine season @finborough

UKRAINE by BRÉON RYDELL breonrydell.com/zeitgeist/ukra… via @twitter

@justinsuntron @ChristiesInc @beeple Have an amazing Francis Bacon painting...

1/12 I participated in the @ChristiesInc #NFT auction for Everydays: the First 5,000 Days by @Beeple. My final effective bid was $60 MIL (plus fee $69 MIL). However, was outbid by another buyer in the last 20 secs by $250k. Difference was less than 0.3% of the total price.

breonrydell.com/the-archive/ Echoes of ‘Accent’ and Looking ahead Accent’s last ‘gig’ at the Rock Garden, Covent Garden, London

Some new content — AWAKENING currently being filmed/recorded in Scotland. breonrydell.com/awakening/

There is renewed interest in my first London band, ACCENT — some interesting material that gives some background to the band’s history, and the early evolution of my song writing ... breonrydell.com/the-archive/

@MrMichaelWinner We miss him, and when this mess is all over, we should have lunch at the Wolseley again and raise a glass to him! 😘

It’s now 8 yrs ago you wished us all farewell. How life has changed. I miss you.

@lespaul55_57 Hello, you published an image of Francis Bacon, could you let me know who it is by? Many thanks. Garry

'Silence is only frightening to people who are compulsively verbalizing' William Burroughs William Burroughs, Photo © Loomis Dean, 1959