Amy McGrath

YouTube video by Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman - Talkin' Bout A Revolution (Official Music Video)

One guitar, one voice through the decades. Now more than ever.

Much appreciated! I highly reco watching the Hal Holbrook version, as there are so many outstanding performances, including my fave, Sada Thompson. Fun fact: Thompson made her stage debut in 1955 in an off-Broadway production of Under Milk Wood!

Jilly Cooper, Beloved British Author of ‘Rutshire Chronicles,’ Including ‘Rivals’ and ‘Riders,’ Dies at 88 British author Jilly Cooper, beloved for her work on the Rutshire Chronicles, has died at the age of 88.

British author Jilly Cooper, beloved for her work on the Rutshire Chronicles, has died at the age of 88.

The Michael Sheen Chronicles: 'Our Town' The Welsh National Theatre's debut will be a touring production of Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning play

While the correlation between small-town America and the valleys of Wales may seem vast as the ocean that separates them, the connection is stronger than you might imagine.
My article on 'Our Town' bridging @welshnattheatre.bsky.social's Michael Sheen and Thornton Wilder is on Substack.

We The People by Jill LePore.

Got my reading sorted for the next few weeks here in what is passing for the United States of America.
Thank you @barnesandnoble.com 🫡

Taylor Swift The Stories Behind The Greatest Hits both editions by Annie Zaleski.

Spotted in the wilds of Five Below @anniezaleski.bsky.social 🥳

Sand, sea, Sheen!
Here's @mchshe.bsky.social in Llandudno doing the selfie thing on the cast announcement for the @welshnattheatre.bsky.social production of Our Town. 👀

Cover of the sheet music for Love and Marriage.

Michael Sheen posing in a publicity shot as The Stage Manager for Our Town. He is wearing a button up striped shirt and dark vest.

I was today years old when I discovered that "Love and Marriage" was written for the 1955 NBC Producers Showcase television musical adaptation of Our Town.
What's the over-under that Michael Sheen will burst into song for the upcoming @welshnattheatre.bsky.social staging? Asking for a friend. 😆

Michael Sheen and Russell T Davies headline return of Swansea Arts Weekend - Swansea Bay News Michael Sheen and Russell T Davies headline Swansea Arts Weekend 2025 on 11–12 October. The free two‑day festival brings performances, exhibitions and workshops to venues across the city.

Two of West Glamorgan Youth Theatre's best! 👇

I believe its translation is “on the mount of the Lord, it will be provided.”
The photoshoot was for Vera magazine in 2024 at the Jacobean-era Boston Manor House in Hounslow.

Old centres of industry like Port Talbot are struggling to retain jobs, while net zero businesses tend to be far more dispersed nationally, with many in London and the south-east. As the transition progresses, industrial towns will feel even more abandoned Nicholas Beuret wp.me/p8Mk4U-16u2

Eight years ago today, a shooter killed 60 people and injured 800 more at the Route 91 Harvest music festival in Las Vegas.

Armed with 13 rifles equipped with bump stocks, the shooter was able to fire more than 1,000 rounds in 11 minutes, devastating the nation and shattering hundreds of families.

The Freedom Festival is discussed in the October 19, 1992 edition of The Boston Herald with two photos and itinierary for the celebration including Faneuil Hall presentation.

October 19, 1992 edition of @bostonherald.com discusses the importance of The Freedom Festival, including our installation at Faneuil Hall, art exhibition and what it all meant from our 'founding father' O Positive's Dave Herlihy.

If this deeply degrading, wasteful and dangerous stunt proved anything, it’s that the best thing Hegseth can do to strengthen our military is resign in disgrace.

Immediately.

Michael Sheen and David Tennant at the premiere of Good Omens, London, 2019. Both are wearing suits and posing in front of a garden wall.

Ah! You want scientific proof on why Michael Sheen and David Tennant work so well together?

Please thank the researchers at UCLA and Dartmouth College that helped define a "neurological explanation for kinship."

Link in comments 👇

Republicans want Democrats' help in fucking over 22 million Americans. Absolutely not.

👀 Super Furry Animals are expected to announce a reunion tour tomorrow. The Welsh rock band last performed at a hometown show in 2016.

The 'Alternating Currents' Legacy Interview: Midge Ure From 1991, the former Ultravox frontman talks about Band Aid, The Prince's Trust and his latest release 'Pure'

From my 1991 interview: Midge Ure would just like to be “known well enough to have people pronounce my name correctly,” and with his new release, the situation may be rectified.

My latest post is now on Substack.

I bow to your moonlight capture, sir!

YouTube video by Live Aid Ultravox - Vienna (Live Aid 1985)

Midge Ure being the absolute GOAT vocally with this performance at Live Aid.

BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs - Nine things we learned from Michael Sheen’s Desert Island Discs Michael Sheen on playing Tony Blair, giving away millions and theatre changing his life.

Of all the songs @mchshe.bsky.social would choose for his Desert Island Discs, Ultravox's "Vienna" is the most Michael Sheen song to choose.
*Checks BBC notes* And yes... he did have a Manic Street Preachers song in there. 😉

YouTube video by Band of the Welsh Guards - Topic Under Milk Wood / All Through the Night (feat. Michael Sheen)

For all you lovelies... here's Michael Sheen doing his Dylan Thomas impression...

"Don't call them impressions!" 🤡

Love Hoopla (and kanopy) which I use thru the app(s) on my iPhone. And yes, it's a free service you tap into using your library card.

March 1992 letter from Commissioner Bruce Rossley endorsing The Freedom Festival.

One of my prized receipts from March 1992 is the recognition of The Freedom Festival, which was endorsed by Commissioner Bruce Rossley from Boston’s Office of Arts and Humanities.

Friend of Michael Sheen and all-around fantastic person Matthew Rhys is taking on the role of Richard Burton for @welshnattheatre.bsky.social fund-raising performances across Wales, incl. Q&A's in Cardiff and Swansea.

Fun fact: Matthew and Michael were roomies during the filming of 'Fantabulosa!'

Freedom Festival press release, 1991.

During my rock 'n' roll days in Boston, this endeavor was the product of love, commitment, music and education. Since I was keeping receipts back in the early 1990s, I'll have more about the Freedom Festival... what we hoped for, what we accomplished and why it's STILL relevant now.

🦉 📣 Introducing Howl Owl Howl, a band comprised of Hootie frontman Darius Rucker, @millsish.bsky.social & drummer Steve Gorman. The longtime friends and co-writers will release their debut single on Halloween, followed by a string of tour dates.
Tickets on sale Friday here: howlowlhowl.com

YouTube video by Movieclips All the President's Men (9/9) Movie CLIP - People's Lives Are in Danger (1976) HD

"Nothing's riding on this except the, uh, First Amendment to the Constitution, freedom of the press, and maybe the future of the country. Not that any of that matters, but if you guys fuck up again, I'm going to get mad. Goodnight."