Musician/Composer/Electro-Medievalist. PhD (Arabic poetry, Old French song). Hammered dulcimer, vielles/viols/violins. Inventor of the phantasmaphone. "Absolutely extraordinary" - BBC R3 https://katearnolduk.bandcamp.com/ https://katearnoldmusic.com/https://bsky.app/profile/dulcimerkate.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dulcimerkate.bsky.social/post/3mz2bzh7fmk2tThe Inner Light. https://youtu.be/H4RR8MZOEbo?is=r5sCHdswKeBHqNRO29 Oct 2026 22:13 +0000at://did:plc:vbwe2udfpuhncnleuiwegzev/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz2bzh7fmk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/dulcimerkate.bsky.social/post/3myyy7ktu7226Good short article on the Abbot's Door at St Albans; a reminder that texts were/are in dialogue with wider culture. #AdoorableThursday #MedievalSky [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Oct 2026 09:45 +0000at://did:plc:vbwe2udfpuhncnleuiwegzev/app.bsky.feed.post/3myyy7ktu7226https://bsky.app/profile/dulcimerkate.bsky.social/post/3mywdchtluk2eBe kind to the pigeons. We may need them soon. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Oct 2026 08:26 +0000at://did:plc:vbwe2udfpuhncnleuiwegzev/app.bsky.feed.post/3mywdchtluk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/dulcimerkate.bsky.social/post/3mytvekw2ns27I'm an archaeologist specialising in an obscure period of history when railways were run by giant cats. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Oct 2026 09:11 +0000at://did:plc:vbwe2udfpuhncnleuiwegzev/app.bsky.feed.post/3mytvekw2ns27https://bsky.app/profile/dulcimerkate.bsky.social/post/3myp6f6fn6c2fInspired by political events in the 1830s: the Swing riots, in which three of my relatives (all brothers) were involved. Lyrics include direct quotes from newspapers of the time! I'm not a fan of my vocals on this track but here it is anyway. https://katearnolduk.bandcamp.com/track/family-ii-captain-swing #HomeMadeMusic [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Oct 2026 12:09 +0000at://did:plc:vbwe2udfpuhncnleuiwegzev/app.bsky.feed.post/3myp6f6fn6c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/dulcimerkate.bsky.social/post/3myowfm5ix22kMedieval prog. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Oct 2026 09:46 +0000at://did:plc:vbwe2udfpuhncnleuiwegzev/app.bsky.feed.post/3myowfm5ix22khttps://bsky.app/profile/dulcimerkate.bsky.social/post/3myovrxfe7s2kInteresting thread on saxophone history. Not one of my favourite instruments. I often wonder about that time in the mid 1980s when it popped up incongruously (as I felt) in goth and post-punk bands. I think I saw someone had written an academic paper on that recently, or perhaps I dreamt it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Oct 2026 09:35 +0000at://did:plc:vbwe2udfpuhncnleuiwegzev/app.bsky.feed.post/3myovrxfe7s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/dulcimerkate.bsky.social/post/3myjvblvpdc2kNext live show! [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Oct 2026 09:43 +0000at://did:plc:vbwe2udfpuhncnleuiwegzev/app.bsky.feed.post/3myjvblvpdc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/dulcimerkate.bsky.social/post/3my2sxcq7a22rMidlands friends! Recommended! [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Oct 2026 09:51 +0000at://did:plc:vbwe2udfpuhncnleuiwegzev/app.bsky.feed.post/3my2sxcq7a22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/dulcimerkate.bsky.social/post/3mxqwo3ms5k2oI am here for posts like this. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Oct 2026 11:31 +0000at://did:plc:vbwe2udfpuhncnleuiwegzev/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxqwo3ms5k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dulcimerkate.bsky.social/post/3mxj2x7zyhs2bHow brilliant to hear some Mohammed Abdel Wahab on BBC Radio 3 this morning 🎶🎵 [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Oct 2026 08:26 +0000at://did:plc:vbwe2udfpuhncnleuiwegzev/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxj2x7zyhs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/dulcimerkate.bsky.social/post/3mxh7h5msbs2aOne of my most favourite cathedrals! This would be a brilliant job to have. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Oct 2026 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:vbwe2udfpuhncnleuiwegzev/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxh7h5msbs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/dulcimerkate.bsky.social/post/3mxgh2whs4k2zGordon's alive! And I've just been informed that today is the 90th birthday of the extraordinary Brian Blessed. A friend of mine has worked with him a few times and says "you can hear him coming from three floors away." [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Oct 2026 07:25 +0000at://did:plc:vbwe2udfpuhncnleuiwegzev/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxgh2whs4k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/dulcimerkate.bsky.social/post/3mxetk2q4rs2d08 Oct 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:vbwe2udfpuhncnleuiwegzev/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxetk2q4rs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dulcimerkate.bsky.social/post/3mxetk2q4rs2d08 Oct 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:vbwe2udfpuhncnleuiwegzev/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxetk2q4rs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dulcimerkate.bsky.social/post/3mwg7k5whpc2mLive show coming up! I'm really happy about this one, as I love NSRO. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Sep 2026 11:45 +0000at://did:plc:vbwe2udfpuhncnleuiwegzev/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwg7k5whpc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/dulcimerkate.bsky.social/post/3mx7i2m5hks2u"Two foreign ladies who are staying here would like to invite you to supper..." [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Oct 2026 12:54 +0000at://did:plc:vbwe2udfpuhncnleuiwegzev/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx7i2m5hks2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/dulcimerkate.bsky.social/post/3mx7hc7mdyc2yGetting my copy out right now to have another look... [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Oct 2026 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:vbwe2udfpuhncnleuiwegzev/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx7hc7mdyc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/dulcimerkate.bsky.social/post/3mx7eb6u2kc2nAnother reason why we must resist LLM AI. It's sold as saving us from 'work', but what if that work is the work of being human? [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Oct 2026 11:46 +0000at://did:plc:vbwe2udfpuhncnleuiwegzev/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx7eb6u2kc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/dulcimerkate.bsky.social/post/3mx6wdponlc2aShocking and sad, shortsighted and stupid. The Nottingham music dept (where I had PhD supervision) has been vibrant and an important centre for Early Music. Music and languages are not dispensable. They're the lynchpins of humanity. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Oct 2026 07:37 +0000at://did:plc:vbwe2udfpuhncnleuiwegzev/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx6wdponlc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/dulcimerkate.bsky.social/post/3mx4dp4t3dc2qGood news and worth a look, although the adverts in this article are disruptive and annoying. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Oct 2026 06:58 +0000at://did:plc:vbwe2udfpuhncnleuiwegzev/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx4dp4t3dc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/dulcimerkate.bsky.social/post/3mwyi7ntelc2iA few years ago I had the opportunity to try playing a crumhorn. It was Very Difficult. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Oct 2026 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:vbwe2udfpuhncnleuiwegzev/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwyi7ntelc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/dulcimerkate.bsky.social/post/3mwxov5uzh22pI love a historic pub (not just the one; all of them) and have been to several which claim to be 'the oldest'... But are they? Answers here! [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Oct 2026 10:35 +0000at://did:plc:vbwe2udfpuhncnleuiwegzev/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwxov5uzh22p