music absorber, writer, flautist, cataloguer at the British Library, based in Cardiff/London
Joined January 2017
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Gail Tasker retweeted
2 May 2025
I'm hunting for more Wales-based writers on the arts. Would love your recommendations. Thank you/diolch yn fawr iawn!
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11 Nov 2024
Some words about Shetland folk music, archival research & the balance between tradition and experimentation featuring Norman&Corrie ⬇️
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Gail Tasker retweeted
24 Jul 2024
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
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26 Jun 2024
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/mi…
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Gail Tasker retweeted
4 Jun 2024
I’ve resigned from the Labour Party.
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3 Jun 2024
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!
3 Jun 2024
A great interview and article @theQuietus about @cwmwltystion. Thanks. We're on tour until Saturday 8th June #jazz #Welshjazz
thequietus.com/interviews/a-…
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Gail Tasker retweeted
14 Apr 2024
Museum Wales: At least 90 jobs cut and Cardiff building may close
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj7m…
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5 Apr 2024
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/…
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5 Apr 2024
Newish album 'Third page: resonance' available via @EditionRecords
editionrecords.com/releases/…
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Gail Tasker retweeted
26 Feb 2024
We will be marching again in London on March 9th, calling for #CeasefireNOW to stop the genocide. Join us. Further details to follow.
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Gail Tasker retweeted
21 Feb 2024
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/iklectik…
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Gail Tasker retweeted
18 Feb 2024
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.
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Gail Tasker retweeted
18 Feb 2024
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
18 Feb 2024
Just a warning about British jobs like this— £27k per annum pre tax is not London living wage. And it’s not enough to make any UK visa minimum. You can’t live off this no matter how fun it sounds, and since it’s full time, that basically means it has to go to someone wealthy.
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15 Feb 2024
RT @hzomlot: 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 h…
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Gail Tasker retweeted
'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/re… @britishlibrary
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Gail Tasker retweeted
18 Dec 2023
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
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6 Dec 2023
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:)
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