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Keith Halfacree

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Father, Human Geographer, English, Maps, Real Ale, Americana & Folk Music, Walking, Green, Utopian, Arsenal, All Round Human Being! More?! See https://www.swansea.ac.uk/staff/k.h.halfacree/#supervision=is-expanded&taught-modules=is-expanded

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After a day feeling horrid I’m happy to say totally enjoyed The Legend of Sleepy Hollow at #DylanThomasTheatre. Thanks everyone!! :-))

01.11.2025 22:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Absolutely excellent evening of mighty music as #GeoffandRosemary finely set up mighty @jonwilksmusic.bsky.social for mighty set! (Yes, he did do one of my favourite songs..) Superb!
Ps yes, getting used to the accents now!

30.10.2025 00:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Poetry in motion: the most joyous four hours I’ve ever spent on a train | Adrian Chiles The plug sockets may not work and there isn’t a trolley service, but the Heart of Wales Line is a friendly, bustling, beautiful treat, writes Adrian Chiles

Fine choice @adrianchiles.bsky.social fine choice! :-))
Poetry in motion: the most joyous four hours I’ve ever spent on a train | Adrian Chiles www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

23.10.2025 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€―Human Geography: Fully funded ESRC Wales Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS) PhD Human Geography pathway (RS891) - Swansea University We offer a wide range of funded and fully funded research scholarships in all subject areas. Explore your options and apply now.

Great PhD Human Geography *fully funded* opportunity here in Swansea!
www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate...

21.10.2025 11:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Excellent evening entertained & made to think by the ever-superb #StewartLee at #SwanseaGrandTheatre. And the werewolf appeared! (Maybe some tickets left for tmrw here… *snap* them up!)

15.10.2025 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In my work I’ve published a lot over the years but this short entry in the just published - huge & highly recommended! - Billy Bragg A People’s History - made me very very pleased! Yep, been β€˜with’ Mr Bragg since Christmas 1983! 😊
@billybragg.bsky.social

12.10.2025 09:15 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What amazing evening yesterday - 5+ hrs! - with Life & Songs of #MartinCarthy presented by so many famous names. Only Martin’s immense contribution to folk & skill of #JonWilkes & team could get so many top artists together - too many to list! Just few in this β€˜pub stage’ picture

28.09.2025 08:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Time to visit mighty #NationalGallery today & see outstanding #Millet exhibition (free! But only on until 19 Oct) before my evening wrapped up in all things #MartinCarthy at #EarthTheatre this evening. #JonWilks #BillyBragg et al! :-)

27.09.2025 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Farrige gives the impression he doesn’t trust scientists, but was willing to believe a taxi driver in Buckinghamshire, that Sharia Law is coming to Britain.

This guy wants to be PM?! You must be joking!

Nice one @billybragg.bsky.social πŸ‘ #bbcqt

25.09.2025 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 258    πŸ” 83    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3
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Grabbing brekko at Coventry station on my way back from Question Time. Didn’t expect to see this stirring evocation of the defeat of fascism adorning the wall of Coffee #1 #AllYouFascistsBoundToLose

26.09.2025 08:21 β€” πŸ‘ 180    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

#TheYoungUns

22.09.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Caught up with another outstanding #LiveToYourLivingRoom concert tonight by the amazing @younguns.bsky.social Thanks all round! :-))

22.09.2025 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Paul & I thoroughly enjoyed mighty gig by mighty #BlindRiverScare at #RailwayInn this afternoon! Cold when out the sun but they still rocked! Or β€˜countried’? Great stuff!

21.09.2025 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For the British #RobbJohnson… ;-)

18.09.2025 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Whoops! Sorry! All my best… :-)

18.09.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Superb evening yesterday listening & watching #LeonRosselson & @robbjohnson.bsky.social #LiveToYourLivingRoom What a remarkable musical life Leon has led & still so sharp & clued up with politics! Robb, of course, a natural to pair with him! Thanks both & #LiveToYourLivingRoom for putting them on!

18.09.2025 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Could not stay until end - getting bus home but also β€˜cos it was v cold & I had no warm coat… but great few hours at #PontardaweBeerFest #PontardaweInn with, yes, fine beer, music & company! Highlight for me: #BoatbarToHamburg…

13.09.2025 22:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Certainly don’t endorse killing of #CharlieKirk but wonder how many suffered at various levels of hurt in response to the gruesome nonsense he spouted…

12.09.2025 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Had moving afternoon #ExeterUniversity remembering #HenryBuller late Dept #Geography. Saw fine folks. Great family here too. To lose him 2yrs ago horrible shock but remembered him so positively today. Thanks all who arranged esp Nicola for heading it up. πŸ™‚ #RuralGeography #AnimalGeographies

12.09.2025 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sir William Peel Home of the Old Stables Bar & Bottle Shop

Here’s a quick shout out to anyone liking fine ale to #CAMRA multi award winning #SirWilliamPeel pub sandy in #Sandy. Super enthusiastic landlord & some mighty fine ales! Sadly, though, I won’t be there for imminent beer festival. Check it out! See also sirwilliampeelsandy.co.uk

11.09.2025 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Outstanding live gig in the amazing #HoxtonHall tonight by the amazing #IanNoe! So much great music around… just go out & enjoy it! And Ian more than ably supported by excellent #SammyHarrison! Cheers both (& Ian’s band of course)!

10.09.2025 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Back to that London today on my week off, to visit stepmum tmrw & #IanNoe concert. But today a walk around the capital’s ’centre’, which got me couple good pics, & fab #EdwardBurra exhibition in #TateBritain!

09.09.2025 21:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Okay, it may be Autumn now (brrr..) but mighty #Railway in #UpperKillay still have live music at weekends! So, walked up today in grim rain for another fine 2 hours of music… Cheers!
(And it filled up big time when the rain stopped!)

07.09.2025 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Evidence-Based Punk Rock Coming soon! The cover art is based on Steve’s songwriting notebook and the CD version of the album knits the songs together into consistent narrative with sounds and poems. Yes, Evidence-Based Pun…

Got mine already & it’s bloody good!
protestfamily.com/2025/07/21/e...
#SteveWhiteandtheProtestFamily

03.09.2025 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Another full day fantastic music at #moseleyfestival. Rain tried to spoil it again but less successful than yesterday! Recommend this festival big time. All ace but must note #LisaONeill for someone ace I’ve somehow missed before & #MercuryRev for being amazing still! Got up the front for them!! ;-)

31.08.2025 22:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A full day - 11 hours! - of fantastic music at #moseleyfestival from 13 diverse acts. Honestly loved them all - less welcome was the rain! - but the fantastic #fatherjohnmisty certainly merited the headline slot! :-))

30.08.2025 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Although our fine #Geography annual RGS-IBG conference didn’t finish until 6.30 so I couldn’t catch much at #MoseleyFestival today, #Waterboys headliners were more than up to it. Excellent stuff!!

29.08.2025 22:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Most excellent #SwanseaCamra evening with mighty beer ably supported by ace music by #CurrantsBand & most of all by such a great mixed group of positive people! There IS hope for this world… Thanks, I need that!!

23.08.2025 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Swansea Bay Beer and Cider Festival 2025 Swansea Neath Port Talbot branch will be holding their 35th Beer and Cider Festival at the iconic Brangwyn Hall on August Bank Holiday 2025. Live music, bar games and of course a great range of beer a...

And the big room filled up! So, how about joining us at #SwanseaBeerFestival 12-11 Friday or Saturday in #BrangwynHall for some mighty tastes (inc Cider!), cool people & music?
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#SwanseaCAMRA

21.08.2025 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BBC Radio 4 - Artworks, What Happened to Counter-Culture?, 3. Beauty in the Streets Stewart Lee explores the story and ideas of counter-culture and its importance today.

Just to big up again #StewartLee’s superb #Counterculture series on Radio 4. Excellent overview with so many key figures covered. Fascinating! (And will feed into my Marginal Geographies lectures!)
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

21.08.2025 08:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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