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@sambarton.bsky.social

Choir director, tenor soloist, and composer based in Brighton, UK. I also play the double bass and have a license to drive a bus. I like sweary cross-stitch. he/him πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ

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Disko Balls by KÀÀrijÀ just dropped and it is OUTSTANDING.

21.11.2025 09:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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London Labour MPs 'sh*tting it' over the Green Party surge Halloween may be over for the rest of us, but for Labour MPs every day is the scariest time of the year now that the Green Party is surging

www.thecanary.co/trending/202...

08.11.2025 23:22 β€” πŸ‘ 609    πŸ” 123    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 9

I'm going to put it out there, that if you have to have a cognitive test that maybe, just maybe, it should disqualify you from the presidency...

27.10.2025 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Has anyone else noticed that the first letter of each verse of 'The Day Thou Gavest Lord Has Ended' spells out TWATS? #choir

23.10.2025 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A purple mushroom being held by a human hand.

A purple mushroom being held by a human hand.

Haven't been on here for a while! Anyhoo, here's a picture of a purple mushroom. #mushroomsofbluesky

16.10.2025 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thoughts and prayers.

10.09.2025 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm very excited to be spending next week in Chichester participating in the Girton Conducting Course! There's some great repertoire on the menu, including Brahms 4 and Copland's Appalachian Spring (chamber version).

22.08.2025 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

'Squid Game' is an anagram of 'aged quims'.

06.08.2025 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, does this mean the BBC and all other media outlets will now give equal air time to the Green party, who have the same number of MPs??

05.07.2025 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here's a clip of Loveday Singers rehearsing 'In Flanders Fields'

28.06.2025 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On Tuesday July 1st I have two pieces being performed by the Loveday Singers, 'In Flanders Fields' and 'The Key To Change'. If you are around Woking or can get there easily I thoroughly recommend you check out the concert, they are a superb choir!

28.06.2025 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The LAPD is a criminal gang.

09.06.2025 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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B16 present β€˜To the Sea…’ Sat 7. June at 19:00 - 20:00

I'm singing in this, it's going to be amazing. The timing is even civilised enough that you could easily travel to Brighton from a city such as London to come and watch it! (The venue is around 10 mins walk from the Brighton station)

fienta.com/b16-present-...

01.06.2025 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope next year's venue is in Fucking. #eurovision

17.05.2025 23:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

German fairy tales are a good option then!

16.05.2025 08:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sounds like the Antarctic Stargate.

13.05.2025 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I bought a packet of jersey royal potatoes, and three had conjoined...

09.05.2025 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I think a similar thing is applicable when you have a drink named after you...

01.05.2025 11:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I just drove home listening to BBC Radio 3 and they were playing a delightful rendition of The Swan by Saint-SaΓ«ns with piano and theremin!

28.04.2025 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I just saw an advert that pronounced 'gigabyte' as 'jigabyte' and now I feel violated.

20.04.2025 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Got an upgrade on my flight home from India, that'll do nicely! Thank you Emirates 😁

20.04.2025 06:07 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Artist David Hockney, No 346, 22nd May 2020, iPad drawing.
From his series The Arrival of Spring, Normandy, 2020.

Created on an iPad during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown, it captures the essence of spring in Normandy.Β 
It is part of a series of 116 iPad paintings documenting the arrival of spring. 
Hockney created these works outdoors, finding it an antidote to the anxieties of the time. 
The paintings showcase the changing landscape from late winter to early summer. 
The style and technique are reminiscent of Impressionists like Monet.Β 

Artist David Hockney, No 346, 22nd May 2020, iPad drawing. From his series The Arrival of Spring, Normandy, 2020. Created on an iPad during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown, it captures the essence of spring in Normandy.Β  It is part of a series of 116 iPad paintings documenting the arrival of spring. 
Hockney created these works outdoors, finding it an antidote to the anxieties of the time. 
The paintings showcase the changing landscape from late winter to early summer. 
The style and technique are reminiscent of Impressionists like Monet.Β 

Artist David Hockney, No 346, 22nd May 2020, iPad drawing.
From his series The Arrival of Spring, Normandy, 2020.

19.04.2025 07:43 β€” πŸ‘ 166    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3

Sorry but I just don't feel comfortable sharing public toilets with transphobes. At any moment they could just demand to have a look at my gennies. The law should protect women's spaces from these creeps.

18.04.2025 13:23 β€” πŸ‘ 9948    πŸ” 1876    πŸ’¬ 93    πŸ“Œ 60
A light blue diagram depicting the sea, with the water's surface at the top, and just below it is an outline of the Mary Rose, with the depth (12m, 40ft or 6.7 fathoms). There is a line showing the seabed, which takes a rapid dive into the vertical...

A light blue diagram depicting the sea, with the water's surface at the top, and just below it is an outline of the Mary Rose, with the depth (12m, 40ft or 6.7 fathoms). There is a line showing the seabed, which takes a rapid dive into the vertical...

On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked,

"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"

Allow our scaled diagram to explain...

15.04.2025 08:21 β€” πŸ‘ 13181    πŸ” 5348    πŸ’¬ 217    πŸ“Œ 1319
A VW ID Buzz in an aquamarine retro paint job, in a Portland neighborhood, in bright sunligh

A VW ID Buzz in an aquamarine retro paint job, in a Portland neighborhood, in bright sunligh

this thing is going to sell so much better than it would have, simply because it is so clearly the anti-Cybertruck

13.04.2025 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 5288    πŸ” 453    πŸ’¬ 272    πŸ“Œ 108

I was working a shift on a bar once and realised that song had been playing constantly for 45 minutes, the CD skipped at a perfect loop point near the end. I was then driven insane because the bar was so busy I couldn't communicate to any other staff members to fix it.

12.04.2025 13:02 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Delicious mandatory holiday beer

Delicious mandatory holiday beer

Obligatory holiday beer as I head off to India for a week!

11.04.2025 11:40 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I just saw a scaffolding truck which said 'erection specialists' on the side.

08.04.2025 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Well that's awesome!

06.04.2025 11:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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