Gail Tasker

I'm hunting for more Wales-based writers on the arts. Would love your recommendations. Thank you/diolch yn fawr iawn!

Some words about Shetland folk music, archival research & the balance between tradition and experimentation featuring Norman&Corrie ⬇️

Please help #tomdoherty

CALL FOR PITCHES! We want writing on the theme of ‘knowledge’ for our Issue 11 (Nov 2024) ➖Email editor@itsfreezinginla.com, subject ‘ISSUE 11 PITCHES'. Pitch deadline is 10th Aug ➖We'll pay £130 for ~1,000 words and respond by mid Aug if successful ➖Access riders welcome

For those interested in Japanese folk music, here's a little blog post about a compilation of Kyushu folk songs that we have in the @BL_Music_Colls .. 🔗blogs.bl.uk/music/2024/06/…

I’ve resigned from the Labour Party.

Really excited to see this online. It was a real pleasure to interview Tomos about his jazz/folk project Cwmwl Tystion for @theQuietus, on tour now. Big thanks to @PaddyClarke for the editing!

Museum Wales: At least 90 jobs cut and Cardiff building may close bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Newish album 'Third page: resonance' available via @EditionRecords editionrecords.com/releases/sun-m…

Pleasure to write about the incredible Sun-Mi Hong Quintet for @Jazzwise, their first gig at the Vortex but hopefully not their last... jazzwise.com/review/article…

We will be marching again in London on March 9th, calling for #CeasefireNOW to stop the genocide. Join us. Further details to follow.

We’re 80% towards achieving our goal, but we still need to raise more to cover start-up costs. This is an All or Nothing Crowdfunder, so IKLECTIK will only survive if we hit this target by 1st March. Please support us to move into our next chapter crowdfunder.co.uk/p/iklectikfutu…

Next week in Parliament, I will be voting for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. I urge fellow MPs to wake up, think about what is happening in Gaza, and do the same.

Good that the Bowie archive ad is drawing attention to appalling sector pay. But of course people live on £27k (and much less) in London, 'dream job' or not -- suggesting otherwise seems counterproductive in ignoring swathes of the workforce 1/2

This is 7 year old Sidra, the cousin of my wife. The impact of the Israeli missile was so powerful it flung her out, leaving her mutilated body dangling from the ruins of the destroyed building in Rafah 48 hours ago. My wife’s aunt Suzan, her husband Fouzy Hassouna, two of their sons, Muhammad and Karam, Karam's wife Amouna and her three children (7-year-old twins Sidra and Suzan, and 15-month-old Malik) were all killed. The family had been displaced from the north of Gaza and took shelter in Rafah. We will be relentless until those responsible brought to justice.

'Restoring access to the British Library's Music Collections': new blog post with an overview of current availability of music material here at the British Library: blogs.bl.uk/music/2024/01/… @britishlibrary

Join us at the British Library and play a major part in preserving the nation's sound heritage. We're looking for a knowledgeable Electronics Engineer with experience of analogue and digital audiovisual equipment maintenance. See more details here - tinyurl.com/2am32wjr

@zakiasewell @shabakah @NTSlive Really interesting interview. Caught the end of it, will listen back to the full thing when it's available!

Link for more info: ucl.ac.uk/european-insti…

Enjoyed visiting the @UCL_EI Lost and Found exhibition, which explores European literary interpretations of London, exhibiting until end of May ‘24. Audio was produced by @SOCIALBRDCSTS, with flute improv and field recordings from me:)