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Dr Chris Inglis
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Musicologist. Bibliophile. Welsh Geordie. Running Punk. Republican. Dysgwr. Dad. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺🇵🇸🇺🇦
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Dr Chris Inglis @chrisswinglis.bsky.social · Aug 1
I've got a chapter featured in this excellent collection, which is due out next month, and ready to pre-order now! @bloomsburymus.bsky.social
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/nostalgia...
Nostalgia, Song and the Quest for Home
What does it mean to evoke a sense of home through song, or intentionally utilize nostalgia in songwriting?This book explores a neglected aspect of scholarship…
www.bloomsbury.com
chrisswinglis.bsky.social
#thismustbetheplace
November 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Reposted by Dr Chris Inglis
royalscostwatch.co.uk
The Chancellor tells us difficult decisions will be taken this Budget - but she's ignoring the millions we spend on the monarchy every year.

Here's what we could fund instead. 🧵

#AbolishTheMonarchy #NotMyKing
November 24, 2025 at 7:43 AM
chrisswinglis.bsky.social
The Christmas lights in Bute Park are as magical as ever this year
November 24, 2025 at 8:58 AM
chrisswinglis.bsky.social
In today's edition of obvious common sense: nation.cymru/opinion/wels...
Welsh history should be taught in England too
Stephen Price Earlier this year, I received a press release from an England-based charity that was, shall we say, a little insensitive about Wales. The charity that shall remain nameless contained a s...
nation.cymru
November 23, 2025 at 12:21 PM
chrisswinglis.bsky.social
Really enjoyed seeing Wet Leg tonight. Easily one of the most exciting British acts currently on the scene!
November 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Reposted by Dr Chris Inglis
greenelects.world
Under-50s Back Green Party as FIRST Choice in Latest YouGov Poll.
First place is The Greens with twenty-eight percent of the vote, a six-point increase. Second are Labour with twenty-five percent of the vote, a four-point increase. Third are Reform with eighteen percent of the vote, a five-point decrease. Fourth are The Liberal Democrats with fourteen percent of the vote, a seven-point increase. Fifth are The Conservatives on five percent of the vote with a five-point decrease. These figures compare results from November seventeenth to those from November tenth and represent the combined eighteen to twenty-four and twenty-five to fifty age groups.
November 18, 2025 at 9:20 PM
chrisswinglis.bsky.social
This is phenomenal news if it actually goes ahead
www.ft.com/content/e76d...
UK to ban resale of tickets above face value for live events
Aggressive crackdown on touts comes after backlash over cost of watching live music and sport
www.ft.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
chrisswinglis.bsky.social
Absolutely wild show as expected. It genuinely is amazing that three lads rapping in Irish have made such an impact across the world. It's a good sign for the future of Celtic languages 🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
November 17, 2025 at 10:34 PM
chrisswinglis.bsky.social
Miss Kaninna was the perfect support for Kneecap. Definitely an act I'm gonna start putting on regular rotation
November 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
chrisswinglis.bsky.social
Got a full-on week of exciting shows this week. Kneecap tonight, Bloodywood on Thursday, and Wet Leg on Friday night!! All shows that are bound to be brilliant.
November 17, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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BBC with the hard-hitting news www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Shouting at gulls could stop food stealing - study
Exeter researchers played different recordings to gulls in nine Cornish towns.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 8:42 AM
chrisswinglis.bsky.social
Good lad
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sam Fender gives £25,000 Mercury Prize winnings to small music venues
The singer donates all of his Mercury prize money to the Music Venue Trust to protect grassroots music.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 6:14 AM
chrisswinglis.bsky.social
Very strong list but I'd probably have to go with Unknown Pleasures
punkrockhistory.bsky.social Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 17d
46 Years Ago

1979 was also a year with great punk rock, post-punk, and ska albums.

Here's a selection—is your favorite among them?

Mine is definitely Ramones - It's Alive

#punk #punks #punkrock #postpunk #ska #vinyl #legends #musiclegends #history #punkrockhistory
November 9, 2025 at 9:37 AM
chrisswinglis.bsky.social
First festive bake of the season!! #greggs
November 6, 2025 at 2:48 PM
chrisswinglis.bsky.social
Is bonfire night the most overrated holiday of all time??
November 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
chrisswinglis.bsky.social
West End Girl could well be the album of the year
November 4, 2025 at 12:50 PM
chrisswinglis.bsky.social
Saw Six the musical at the WMC last night. I remember seeing posters for this plastered all over Edinburgh when it was just a small student show in 2017. Great to find it still going strong!
November 2, 2025 at 3:27 PM
chrisswinglis.bsky.social
The idea of translating Newspeak into Cymraeg is fascinating. I'd love to give this a read. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
George Orwell classics Animal Farm and 1984 translated into Welsh
Animal Farm and 1984 will both be published in Welsh for the first time.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Reposted by Dr Chris Inglis
ceilidhann.bsky.social
It's always a good day to abolish the monarchy.
October 30, 2025 at 8:19 PM
chrisswinglis.bsky.social
Having to move out of your mansion is not sufficient punishment for being a child abuser
October 30, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Reposted by Dr Chris Inglis
zackpolanski.bsky.social
With all the milestones, how extraordinary this is can get lost!

Last Sunday on the BBC I announced we overtook the Tories at 124k members.

That's +26,000 members in the last week.

Hope is feeling normal again....
greenparty.org.uk The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · Oct 27
🚨BREAKING : The Green Party has passed 150,000 members 🥳

Thousands are joining right now to help us replace Labour and take the fight to Reform.

Are you in?

Make hope normal again. Join the Green Party now ⤵️
REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE. 150,000 Green Party Members Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ
October 27, 2025 at 10:46 AM
chrisswinglis.bsky.social
This is absolutely awful. Cymraeg is the official language of this country, and everyone should be given the right to speak it whenever they choose, regardless of the circumstances. www.bbc.com/news/article...
HMP Berwyn: Welsh-speaking prisoners 'told to speak English' in prison
Ex-inmates say Welsh speakers were made to use English at Wales' biggest prison.
www.bbc.com
October 26, 2025 at 6:16 AM
chrisswinglis.bsky.social
"My children singing, 'Baa, Baa, Caora Dubh' - 'Baa, Baa, Black Sheep' - is no weapon for anybody."

I am continuously baffled by how anyone can be in any way opposed to a language...

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Irish language 'weaponised', says communities minister - BBC News
Gordon Lyons clashed with members of a Stormont committee over delays in bringing forward an Irish language strategy.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
chrisswinglis.bsky.social
Racism isn't winning in Caerffili 💛
plaidcymru.bsky.social Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · Oct 24
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Plaid Cymru WIN Caerphilly
💚 Plaid Cymru yn ENNILL Caerffili.

Llongyfarchiadau Lindsay Whittle - the new Member of the Senedd for Caerphilly.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
October 24, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Reposted by Dr Chris Inglis
zarahsultana.bsky.social
Don’t just abolish Prince Andrew’s titles, abolish the monarchy.
October 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM