Melodeon player: Gigspanner Big Band, Saltlines, Spiers & Boden, Bellowhead, Jackie Oates & John Spiers. "The Real Deal" Robert Plant (after a Saltlines show)
Joined December 2009
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John Spiers retweeted
Feb 15
Liz Truss meets Trump. Fingers crossed she hasn't lost her touch.
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John Spiers retweeted
Feb 7
Brilliant @boden_jon and @squeezyjohn gig this evening @RevelationAsh
They just get better and better! 🎶
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Jan 30
This is absolute bollocks.
What is a left-wing voter to do in a choice between Reform (far right) and Labour (right) when there is a left wing party to vote for?
Labour have relied on our generosity and fear of first past the post too often now.
Jan 28
This is why I’ve been saying what I have - only voting Labour defeats Reform. A vote for the Greens or any other party risks a Reform MP in Manchester.
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Jan 30
They have proven in 18 months of power that they have no interest in making our country fairer for the average working person ... you only have to look at the comments by Reeves on the Student Loans outrage to see that.
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John Spiers retweeted
Jan 26
This morning I cancelled our family holiday to America. I cannot in good conscience take my wife and children there and tell them they will be safe. The United States is no longer a place for decent people.
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John Spiers retweeted
29 Mar 2023
There’s always a tweet!
4 Feb 2020
The selections for Labour candidates needs to be more democratic and we should end NEC impositions of candidates. Local Party members should select their candidates for every election.
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Jan 22
Shelagh Fogarty has been radicalised via her support of Israel despite the genocide and her joining those feminists who purport to be supporting women's rights by denying trans rights.
It's interesting that all the pressure on those political points are of the "far right".
LBC's Shelagh Fogarty said on air yesterday that "Well, I think Trump has done some good things" & defended him against various callers she felt were too critical. Does it get more evil than this clip and her/LBC's collusion?
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John Spiers retweeted
We have a winner! After counting up over 500 votes, we're pleased to say that The Gigspanner Big Band are the winners of our 2025 Readers' Choice poll.
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Jan 4
Ditto ... and so it continues until we're all gone. Crying!
18 Sep 2022
Such devastating news. Paul was a fantastic guy. It was an honour to be his friend and make music for so many years. Thinking of his family and friends at this sad time.
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15 Dec 2025
We’ve got just three more of our Christmas concerts left to go this week … come along and get in the seasonal mood.
Tonight - Shires Oast, Paddock Wood, Kent.
Wed 17th - Llantrisant Folk Club
Thu 18th - Livermead Cliff Hotel, Torquay
6 Nov 2025
Its now just under a month until John Spiers and I head out on our annual Christmas tour! This year we'll be heading to Bretforton, Masham, Chester, Saltaire, London, Bradford on Avon, Lewes, Uffington, Paddock Wood, Llantrisant and Torquay!
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28 Nov 2025
Just to let you know that these went on sale this morning and are selling really quickly!
If you were thinking of coming to a gig NEXT November … just sayin’
24 Nov 2025
Delighted to let you know will be touring again in November 2026 to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Burlesque! We'll be joined by celebrated kora master Seckou Keita. Tickets go on general sale this Friday at 10am 🥳
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John Spiers retweeted
24 Nov 2025
'A musical tour de force - breathtakingly brilliant' - #Folk London magazine reviewer Brian Cope picks Gigspanner Big Band's 'Turnstone' as his album of the year.
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24 Nov 2025
People wonder why I'm not on here anymore ... but I post on Bluesky to my 2.7k followers and I get a ton of engagement.
I post on X (RIP Twitter) and I don't get a peep from 14.3k followers ... none of you are seeing this. Why the fuck would I post here?
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21 Nov 2025
Good morning from the Peter Knight and John Spiers tour! We’ve been having a great time so far, and wanted to remind you that tonight’s gig at Downend Folk & Roots is also being live streamed for anyone who can’t come in person to our dates.
events.livetoyourlivingroom.…
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30 Oct 2025
You’d be nuts (and fruit and veg) to miss the Knight & Spiers November tour which starts tomorrow night at @huntingdonhall Worcester!!
Full gig list and ticket links at johnspiers.co.uk/shows
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21 Oct 2025
I was hacked! Hacked as a newt!
Bad men did it … it was the bigger boys.
Why are racists so desperate to deny their beliefs that they’ll humiliate themselves with lies like this? No “hacker” gets access to your account without changing the password and locking you out!
20 Oct 2025
On Sunday night my Facebook was accessed and a vile message was posted on my page without my knowledge. It contained words that I would never write and an opinion I don’t share. As soon as I found out I immediately deleted the post and have taken steps to ensure my cyber security is enhanced. Obviously I am mortified that such a post could have gone out in my name and am now attempting to find out how it could have happened. I am equally very sorry for any distress it has caused to anyone.
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John Spiers retweeted
19 Oct 2025
'Free Palestine"=Racist and unacceptable.
'Death to Arabs'= Just a bit of football banter.
Hope that clarifies.
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John Spiers retweeted
25 Sep 2025
Proof Richard Tice was wearing an upside down Union Jack on @bbcquestiontime The tv image on the left is blurry but you can just make out the blob of the finial that tops the flagpole at the bottom right of his badge. #FlagGate
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