Stornoway

Your friendly reminder that our Bonxie 10th anniversary special edition is on its way!

Available on coloured eco vinyl, CD and streaming 🦢 can’t wait to share this with you!

everybody involved in getting this shanty performed by (undoubtedly our favourite choir in the whole world, and quite possibly our favourite ever recording artist) those magicians—the world is a far better place for having you in it 🕊️🥰🙏🎙️

PS #letscollab?

Here you can see them led in a #collab by #jeremyloops (who’s been posting his own glorious renditions of #Josephine in recent weeks, in various arrangements solo and with his band mates, all of which we’ve most enjoyed). Go check him out! Big love & thanks to Jeremy and

One of life‘s #MountaintopMoments… We received reports (and thankfully this footage) that none other than #LadysmithBlackMambazo have incorporated one of our songs into their set:

Thrilled to be joining forces with #wildwildsky in our quest to #FreeTheBatteryHuman with the help of some magical musicians including #SamLee, @annabsavage.com, @dutchuncles.bsky.social, #CephasAzariah, #RossMcNae,
#DOREY,
#Alessia, #Bishopskin… click here for full info: youtube.com/shorts/o3wln...

With all the newly arrived music scholars, now seems a good time to re-advertise my new book.

If you're interested in migration, Pakistan, multiculturalism, music, 19thC Sufism, contemporary poetry, rap, Britain's bizarre views on integration, and curry, then this is the book for you.

Gosh, what a lovely early review of my book by the peerless @katherineschof8.bsky.social 🙏

(link in my bio!)

Tom Hodgson’s beautiful new book on Mirpuris and music between Bradford and Kashmir is a must read ❤️

I'm thrilled to say I will be speaking at the Bradford Literature Festival 2025 about my new book, Journeys of Love.

It'll be a real homecoming both for me an the book, which explores music and poetry between Bradford and Pakistan.

29th June, 1-2pm, City Park

@bradfordlitfest.bsky.social

Journeys of Love An empathetic and eye-opening portrait of Muslim migrants in England that debunks many misperceptions about their music and poetry.   In Journeys of Love, ethnomusicologist Thomas Hodgson offers a sen...

My book is officially out today and I found out I got tenure 🎈

Can't wait to talk about it at the Bradford Literature Festival this Saturday! @bradfordlitfest.bsky.social

Get your copy here!

US: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

UK: www.waterstones.com/book/journey...

I super excited to be launching this new journal - Music and Data - with the peerless Stacy Huang. Website to launch v soon!

Well that was unexpected...

And be sure to follow @thomashodgson.org here on blue sky! ❤️💛💚

"This is an intimate musical ethnography of migration over time and space like no other—it is a magnificent achievement.” - Katherine Schofield, KCL

“a must-read" - Jim Sykes, UPenn

"To understand migration as being poetic opens up new possibilities" - Alessandra Ciucci, Columbia University

diverse social fabric. Tom’s book builds on his upbringing in Bradford and many years of dedicated, expert research, including studying #urdu, to weave a narrative about music & poetry between Britain & Kashmir.

@uchicagopress.bsky.social @bradfordlitfest.bsky.social

Some review quotes follow:

Tommy is from Bradford, whose Pakistani community is one of the largest in the UK and has origins primarily in the #Mirpur region of #AzadKashmir. This community has grown since the post-war migration period to become an integral part of the UK‘s

Stornoway’s instrumentation is inspired by a huge array of influences… the harmonium Jon plays in our #unplucked versions is from South India, and Tom on trumpet is trained in how to play the #shehnai. Did you know he’s also just released a book!? visit linktr.ee/thomashodgson

#duck

20 years ago, a tragedy happened in London
which informed the writing of this song about
how people had started to
lose sense of unity & companionship
20 years on, do you feel closer or more separated from those around you?
#77 we’ve got to learn to love our neighbour

Thankyou for
15 magical years of
#BeachcombersWindowsill
What’s your favourite
memory soundtracked by
a song from the album?

New track from RYADER featuring harmony vocals from Stornoway’s Brian Briggs👂 youtu.be/DZpU6nbEpM0?...

What one song more than anything else do you want us to play at the Royal Albert Hall? Cover suggestions welcome! General sale is now live via www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/even...

Nobody has guessed correctly yet…! Here is a cheeky sneaky peeky… enough of a clue for you? 😇

Best guess gets a shout out — comment below 👇

Excited to be coming to Manchester on 20th March for our performance at @manchesterfolk.bsky.social