@gaildtasker

music absorber, writer, flautist, cataloguer at the British Library, based in Cardiff/London

 Cardiff, Wales
Joined January 2017
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I'm hunting for more Wales-based writers on the arts. Would love your recommendations. Thank you/diolch yn fawr iawn!
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CALL FOR PITCHES! We want writing on the theme of ‘knowledge’ for our Issue 11 (Nov 2024) ➖Email [email protected], subject ‘ISSUE 11 PITCHES'. Pitch deadline is 10th Aug ➖We'll pay £130 for ~1,000 words and respond by mid Aug if successful ➖Access riders welcome
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I’ve resigned from the Labour Party.
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Museum Wales: At least 90 jobs cut and Cardiff building may close bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj7m…
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We will be marching again in London on March 9th, calling for #CeasefireNOW to stop the genocide. Join us. Further details to follow.
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We’re 80% towards achieving our goal, but we still need to raise more to cover start-up costs. This is an All or Nothing Crowdfunder, so IKLECTIK will only survive if we hit this target by 1st March. Please support us to move into our next chapter crowdfunder.co.uk/p/iklectik…

IKLECTIK - Beyond a Venue

We are raising £55,000 to keep IKLECTIK alive and propel it into its next chapter.

crowdfunder.co.uk
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Next week in Parliament, I will be voting for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. I urge fellow MPs to wake up, think about what is happening in Gaza, and do the same.
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Good that the Bowie archive ad is drawing attention to appalling sector pay. But of course people live on £27k (and much less) in London, 'dream job' or not -- suggesting otherwise seems counterproductive in ignoring swathes of the workforce 1/2
A.V. Marraccini@saintsoftness18 Feb 2024
Just a warning about British jobs like this— £27k per annum pre tax is not London living wage. And it’s not enough to make any UK visa minimum. You can’t live off this no matter how fun it sounds, and since it’s full time, that basically means it has to go to someone wealthy.
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Husam Zomlot
@hzomlot14 Feb 2024
This is 7 year old Sidra, the cousin of my wife. The impact of the Israeli missile was so powerful it flung her out, leaving her mutilated body dangling from the ruins of the destroyed building in Rafah 48 hours ago. My wife’s aunt Suzan, her husband Fouzy Hassouna, two of their sons, Muhammad and Karam, Karam's wife Amouna and her three children (7-year-old twins Sidra and Suzan, and 15-month-old Malik) were all killed. The family had been displaced from the north of Gaza and took shelter in Rafah. We will be relentless until those responsible brought to justice.
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Eleanor@Eleanor_Leydon13 Feb 2024
Please share this widely to urgently evacuate a family with two small kids in Rafah gofund.me/37230065
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'Restoring access to the British Library's Music Collections': new blog post with an overview of current availability of music material here at the British Library: blogs.bl.uk/music/2024/01/re… @britishlibrary
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Join us at the British Library and play a major part in preserving the nation's sound heritage. We're looking for a knowledgeable Electronics Engineer with experience of analogue and digital audiovisual equipment maintenance. See more details here - tinyurl.com/2am32wjr
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Mixmag
@Mixmag21 Nov 2023
Spotify will phase out its service in Uruguay after the country's parliament passed an amendment to its copyright bill requiring "equitable remuneration" for artists Full story: mixmag.net/read/spotify-end-…

Spotify will end service in Uruguay due to bill requiring fair pay for artists

The Uruguayan Parliament approved an amendment to the country's copyright law last month

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Funding opportunity 📣 Applications for Developing your Creative Practice are now open until 12pm (midday) on 14 December 2023. Find out more about the fund 👇
Developing your Creative Practice: Applications open until 14 December 2023

ALT Developing your Creative Practice: Applications open until 14 December 2023

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New blog post from Jim Hickson, Hidden Collections Audio Cataloguer, World and Traditional Music. Photo of Edmundo Ros in Amsterdam, 1957, by Harry Pot. blogs.bl.uk/sound-and-vision…
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Today, together with @WeAreTheMU we’re sharing our findings from the first ever Musicians’ Census. It gives detailed insight into the life of the UK’s musicians, the barriers to career progression and the economic challenges being faced. Read the report bit.ly/3PyalDr
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I did an interview on sound, climate change and our Polar Sounds project for this lovely feature on @itsfreezinginla 👇
Cities and Memory (@citiesandmemory.bsky.social)@citiesandmemory29 Jun 2023
"Within a wider context, sites like Cities and Memory are becoming increasingly important archives for slowly-disappearing, or in some cases, already obsolete natural sounds." Great feature on our Polar Sounds project via @itsfreezinginla 👀 📰itsfreezinginla.com/articles…
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Our brand new special edition is now available at itsfreezinginla.com/shop! 'Visible Signs That Something Isn't Right' is a collection of creative responses to the climate crisis, dedicated to exploring the boundaries of climate communication. We can't wait to see what you think!
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R.I.P. Astrud Gilberto, March 29, 1940 - June 5, 2023. Here she is performing "The Girl from Ipanema" in 1964 with Stan Getz on tenor sax, Gary Burton on vibraphone, Gene Cherico on bass, and Joe Hunt on drums.
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Baba Yaga's Hut@byhut23 May 2023
Drahla come and play their first show for us at @thelexington on 28thth May with @ForBreakfast420 Can check them out here youtube.com/watch?v=lrAK1cUY…
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