Jeremy Benson
@jembenson.bsky.social
Adviser @aqaeducation.bsky.social, MAT and @RSPH.bsky.social trustee, ex-senior civil servant; classical music, #LCFC 🦊, England⚽️🏏, walks, photos, words (no politics); husband, father, generally curious
https://substack.com/@jembenson
📍 Leicestershire, UK
https://substack.com/@jembenson
📍 Leicestershire, UK
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Strong recommendation for Snarky Puppy’s new album Somni: so much variety - colour, drama, excitement, virtuosity - for the ear to enjoy. (Listen out for my son’s cheering: he was in the audience at one of the recording sessions in the Netherlands earlier in the year...)
@realsnarkypuppy.bsky.social
@realsnarkypuppy.bsky.social
Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest - Somni
Bursting with dynamism, the fusion ensemble reunite with the Metropole Orkest for the first time since their last collaboration ten years ago.
www.prestomusic.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Strong recommendation for Snarky Puppy’s new album Somni: so much variety - colour, drama, excitement, virtuosity - for the ear to enjoy. (Listen out for my son’s cheering: he was in the audience at one of the recording sessions in the Netherlands earlier in the year...)
@realsnarkypuppy.bsky.social
@realsnarkypuppy.bsky.social
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Not the first to share it but the ‘Google Maps for Roman Roads’ is great: c300,000 kilometres of Roman Roads as they were in AD150. By Roman ox cart, my commute to London from SE Leicestershire via Ratae (Leicester) then down Watling Street to Londinium, would have taken 90 hours (nearly four days).
itiner-e
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November 23, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Not the first to share it but the ‘Google Maps for Roman Roads’ is great: c300,000 kilometres of Roman Roads as they were in AD150. By Roman ox cart, my commute to London from SE Leicestershire via Ratae (Leicester) then down Watling Street to Londinium, would have taken 90 hours (nearly four days).
Late stroll. There are now three sentries by the gate: the changing of the bin? An aeroplane has left a scar in the night sky. The dog collar’s red lights bound around in the dark park. A row of large electric candles winds along the path, and I might be on a giant’s cake.
November 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Late stroll. There are now three sentries by the gate: the changing of the bin? An aeroplane has left a scar in the night sky. The dog collar’s red lights bound around in the dark park. A row of large electric candles winds along the path, and I might be on a giant’s cake.
Late stroll. A plump half-moon lights the snaking, silvery footpath up the hill. The ghosts of leaves make a fading patterned carpet. Two bins guard a garden gate: rubbish sentries. A For Sale sign has grown overnight on the verge, like a rare species of mushroom.
November 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Late stroll. A plump half-moon lights the snaking, silvery footpath up the hill. The ghosts of leaves make a fading patterned carpet. Two bins guard a garden gate: rubbish sentries. A For Sale sign has grown overnight on the verge, like a rare species of mushroom.
Not the first to share it but the ‘Google Maps for Roman Roads’ is great: c300,000 kilometres of Roman Roads as they were in AD150. By Roman ox cart, my commute to London from SE Leicestershire via Ratae (Leicester) then down Watling Street to Londinium, would have taken 90 hours (nearly four days).
itiner-e
itiner-e.org
November 23, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Not the first to share it but the ‘Google Maps for Roman Roads’ is great: c300,000 kilometres of Roman Roads as they were in AD150. By Roman ox cart, my commute to London from SE Leicestershire via Ratae (Leicester) then down Watling Street to Londinium, would have taken 90 hours (nearly four days).
Strong recommendation for Snarky Puppy’s new album Somni: so much variety - colour, drama, excitement, virtuosity - for the ear to enjoy. (Listen out for my son’s cheering: he was in the audience at one of the recording sessions in the Netherlands earlier in the year...)
@realsnarkypuppy.bsky.social
@realsnarkypuppy.bsky.social
Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest - Somni
Bursting with dynamism, the fusion ensemble reunite with the Metropole Orkest for the first time since their last collaboration ten years ago.
www.prestomusic.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Strong recommendation for Snarky Puppy’s new album Somni: so much variety - colour, drama, excitement, virtuosity - for the ear to enjoy. (Listen out for my son’s cheering: he was in the audience at one of the recording sessions in the Netherlands earlier in the year...)
@realsnarkypuppy.bsky.social
@realsnarkypuppy.bsky.social
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In reflection, these leaves fallen across a puddle, have found a way back into their parents’ arms.
November 23, 2025 at 10:04 AM
In reflection, these leaves fallen across a puddle, have found a way back into their parents’ arms.
I don’t think I’d like ice hockey but somehow I’m glad that @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com does.
Ice hockey turned out to be the perfect sport | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 6:50 AM
I don’t think I’d like ice hockey but somehow I’m glad that @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com does.
Late stroll. Winter taps insistently at my face. A streetlight illuminates the cloudy breath of passing ghosts. The first tentative Christmas lights have the grace to look a bit sheepish. The moon draws a cloak across its face, while illuminating its designer cloudhat.
November 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Late stroll. Winter taps insistently at my face. A streetlight illuminates the cloudy breath of passing ghosts. The first tentative Christmas lights have the grace to look a bit sheepish. The moon draws a cloak across its face, while illuminating its designer cloudhat.
My train is five minutes late, and apparently ‘the reason for the delay is currently being investigated by our team’. 🤔
November 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
My train is five minutes late, and apparently ‘the reason for the delay is currently being investigated by our team’. 🤔
Listening to this now. Some wonderful music here - strongly recommended. 🎶
IT’S HERE IT’S HERE IT’S HERE!!!! The very first album ever dedicated to Avril Coleridge-Taylor. This has been such a labour of love - please do listen to it, her music deserves to be heard @jkaconductor.bsky.social @tomedney.bsky.social open.spotify.com/album/6EroQD...
Avril Coleridge-Taylor: Piano Concerto & Orchestral Works
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November 22, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Listening to this now. Some wonderful music here - strongly recommended. 🎶
Matchday. Can we do it on a wet Saturday afternoon against Stoke? Beyond looking at the table (they’re a long way above us, even before our likely points deduction) I’ve not had the time or energy to think about this game, so I’ll turn up this afternoon at the KP and find out, I guess.
#LCFC 🦊💙
#LCFC 🦊💙
November 22, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Matchday. Can we do it on a wet Saturday afternoon against Stoke? Beyond looking at the table (they’re a long way above us, even before our likely points deduction) I’ve not had the time or energy to think about this game, so I’ll turn up this afternoon at the KP and find out, I guess.
#LCFC 🦊💙
#LCFC 🦊💙
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Some work I did with Ian McMillan and The Bridge Singers in 2020-2021 - Just been writing it up over the last few weeks - these things seem to take longer than the composing! cherylcamm.co.uk/song-stories...
Song Stories: Silent Early Stroll Songs - Cheryl Camm – Composer
Seven songs using texts by Ian McMillan composed for SATB choir, The Bridge Singers during the lockdowns of 2020-2021.
cherylcamm.co.uk
July 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Some work I did with Ian McMillan and The Bridge Singers in 2020-2021 - Just been writing it up over the last few weeks - these things seem to take longer than the composing! cherylcamm.co.uk/song-stories...
