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Seriously? #Showofhands... how in the #actual_fuck is anyone "shocked" at any of this now?
January 29, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Seriously? #Showofhands... how in the #actual_fuck is anyone "shocked" at any of this now?
January 29, 2026 at 5:31 PM
JC Album Of The Week:

My final selection from Dark Fields is the closing song, High Germany / Molly Oxford.
This excellent version is a live recording and sees Show of Hands accompanied on vocals by the angelic voice of Kate Rusby.

#showofhands

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January 8, 2026 at 9:47 PM
JC Album Of The Week:

My penultimate selection from this week's album is the haunting song The Bristol Slaver.

This harrowing Show of Hands song portrays the pain of the slave trade and how its ghosts are still heard in Bristol.

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January 6, 2026 at 7:30 PM
JC Album Of The Week:

Today's selection from Dark Fields is a traditional folk song, given a West Country Show of Hands twist.
Flora or Flora, Lily of the West, is a song of love, betrayal and murder, the staples of good folk music.

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January 5, 2026 at 7:38 PM
JC Album Of The Week:

Today's selection from Dark Fields is one of the livelier songs on the album.

The song, Longdog, a song about poaching became a firm Show of Hands favourite highlighting their wit and irony.

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January 4, 2026 at 12:11 PM
My first album of the week for 2026 takes us into my Show of Hands collection with their 1997 release, Dark Fields.

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My first selection is the album, the classic and live favourite, Cousin Jack .

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January 3, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Compendium 242 - Song 2

Show Of Hands - Mesopotamia
Album: The Long Way Home
Date: 2016
Web: www.showofhands.co.uk
Blue Sky: #ShowOfHands
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Home page of Show of Hands, a folk group from Exeter
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December 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Lead writer Daniel Orrett talks about the influence of the band #ShowofHands on #TheSojourn ‘s writing and vibes.

#scifi #audiodrama #writing #sciencefiction #music
November 26, 2025 at 3:29 AM
My drawing hand is now in the permanent collection of The Mazza Museum, the world’s largest collection of picture book art — joining 130+ illustrators in the museum’s hand bust collection. 👀 #TheInvisibleParade #ShowOfHands
November 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Compendium 235 - Song 2

Show Of Hands - Hambledon Fair
Album: The Long Way Home
Date: 2016
Web: www.showofhands.co.uk
Blue Sky: #ShowOfHands
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Home page of Show of Hands, a folk group from Exeter
www.showofhands.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
JC Album Of The Week:

My final selection from this week's album is the title track from my first Show of Hands album, the song Country Life.
A cutting and insightful song about rural life.

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September 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
JC Album Of The Week:

My penultimate selection from As You Were is the song Cousin Jack, a song that has taken on anthem status for Show of Hands.
Cousin Jack is a powerful track about the exodus of the Cornish during the 19th century.

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September 17, 2025 at 6:35 PM
JC Album Of The Week:

Today's selection from As You Were is a medley of two songs that were staples of the SOH live set, songs that go back to the early days of the band.
First up is The Blind Fiddler followed by The Galway Farmer.

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September 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
JC Album Of The Week:

Today's selection from As You Were is a the song Be Lucky.
Originally from the Show of Hands Country Life album, this a cutting song about ambiton and achievement with biting lyric from Steve Knightley.

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September 15, 2025 at 7:18 PM
JC Album Of The Week:

My second selection from As You Were is the song Crow On The Cradle.
A 1960's anti-war song that Show Of Hands have very much made their own.

With Phil Beer's haunting vocal its a very powerful and poignant song.

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September 14, 2025 at 10:14 AM
his week's album takes us into my Show Of Hands collection with their 2005 live release, As You Were.

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My first selection is the album opener, Longdog, a song about poaching.

#showofhands

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September 13, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Happy 72nd birthday, Multi Instrumentalist, Composer, and Producer Phil Beer. 🎂 #ShowofHands
May 12, 2025 at 6:51 AM
May 4, 2025 at 4:29 AM
British folk group Show of Hands "Columbus didn't find America." Good music to be shared. #showofhands #columbus youtu.be/he1cW-Czjpk?...
Show of Hands with Track Dogs 'Columbus Didn't Find America' From 'The Dog Show Sessions' live.
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April 28, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Every. Single. Day.
I have loved books even longer and more intensely than cooking.
You?
Who is in my beloved bookworm tribe? #ShowOfHands
November 26, 2024 at 10:59 PM
Good old #JukeboxFridayNight is rolling a political theme this week: #ShowOfHands and #HaveASay and while I'm pretty sure folks are talking about getting out and voting... I went straight to more radical direct action songs:

https://cloudisland.nz/@dznz/111107059121041748

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How I feel about so many of these RW parties in our local elections. The Muslims - Fuck these Fucking Fascists https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-7-DDgUh_E #JukeboxFridayNight #ShowOfHands #HaveASay
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September 22, 2023 at 5:31 AM
#politics How many would accept that their credit card is NOT secure online to allow authorities to decrypt #terror talk? #showofhands
November 16, 2024 at 4:37 PM
What a way to start Tuesday. Blue screen of death....time to reimage. Anyone else having a grand morning? #ShowOfHands
November 22, 2024 at 5:36 PM