{"id":179965,"date":"2026-03-30T21:37:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T20:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/?p=179965"},"modified":"2026-03-31T11:44:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T10:44:38","slug":"and-the-beat-goes-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2026\/03\/30\/and-the-beat-goes-on\/","title":{"rendered":"And The Beat Goes On&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Yes, indeed it does.  The clocks are on BST again now at least though it is a tad gloomy out there for spring me thinks.<br>The world is still very much in chaos as I write.  And it seems now run by morons and or psychopaths or both in a weird symbiotic relationship.  Its a little concerning to put it mildly. I am hoping that spring kicking in will make me feel a bit better. Looks like the band and trio will keep going.  I am mostly mildly anxious at times. Not so panicky generally over all. Still looking for assassins in the shadows subconsciously of course. Cant be helped. Creatively things continue to pop up like mushrooms. I feel mildly depressed, but I feel its reactive. The wars, the anti-trans rhetoric, my ageing body, all that stuff. I feel old to be honest. And it is rather tiring. I have scored another own goal exercise wise. Trying to get my core muscles sorted out has a caused a problem due to holding my stomach in unconsciously so my abdominal muscles are not doing quite what they should. It may well be a lot to do with how I have been sitting as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am too old to audition these days. Seriously. I am hiding away a lot at present I feel. I start the day with good intentions that I will do something different but I don&#8217;t which has been todays experience again. <br><br>I am going to be rehearsing with this lot a again soon. <br><a href=\"https:\/\/invisiblefolk.com\/invisible-folk-club-band\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/invisiblefolk.com\/invisible-folk-club-band\">https:\/\/invisiblefolk.com\/invisible-folk-club-band<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"604\" data-attachment-id=\"179980\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2026\/03\/30\/and-the-beat-goes-on\/invsiblelotrstyle\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/InvsibleLOTRstyle.jpeg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"InvsibleLOTRstyle\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/InvsibleLOTRstyle.jpeg?fit=604%2C604&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/InvsibleLOTRstyle.jpeg?resize=604%2C604&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-179980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/InvsibleLOTRstyle.jpeg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/InvsibleLOTRstyle.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/InvsibleLOTRstyle.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/InvsibleLOTRstyle.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/InvsibleLOTRstyle.jpeg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><strong>This is who chat GPT thinks I am. Its not bad but not quite up to date. <\/strong><br><br><strong>Diana Stone<\/strong>, an independent London-based musician rather than a mainstream chart artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/playlists\/soundcloud%253Aplaylists%253A1935022843&#038;color=%23400e0e&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\" title=\"Diana Stones Glasscage\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\">Diana Stones Glasscage<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/sets\/the-good-stuff\" title=\"The good Stuff\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\">The good Stuff<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a clear overview of her music \ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfb5 Who she is<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A <strong>multi-instrumentalist and composer<\/strong> based in London<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plays <strong>piano, violin (fiddle), guitar, accordion, and keyboards<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/dianastone.bandcamp.com\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Diana Stone<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Performs both <strong>solo work<\/strong> and was part of the bands <strong>Elephant Shelf <\/strong>&amp; <strong>The Delta Ladies<\/strong><br>also<strong> Jon Bickley<\/strong> and <strong>The Invisible Folk Club Band<\/strong> <br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfb6 Musical style<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Her music isn\u2019t tied to just one genre\u2014it\u2019s quite eclectic:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Roots \/ Americana \/ blues<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jazz and classical influences<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rock and pop elements<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Often blends <strong>acoustic and electric sounds<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>With The Delta Ladies, the sound leans toward:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>New Orleans rhythm &amp; blues<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Swing and rock &amp; roll<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bluegrass and folk traditions (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.deltaladies.com\/about.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">deltaladies.com<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfbc Her own compositions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On her solo releases (like those on Bandcamp), she creates original pieces such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Light of a 1000 Stars<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Hard Walk Into Sunlight<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Monotony Calling<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These tracks suggest a style that\u2019s:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Atmospheric and experimental at times<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mixing <strong>instrumental work with songwriting<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Influenced by multiple genres rather than commercial pop<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfa4 Live performance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Regularly performs in the UK and France<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plays in different setups: <strong>duo, trio, or full band<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Known for <strong>multi-instrument live sets<\/strong>, which gives her performances a varied, dynamic feel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 <strong>In short:<\/strong> Diana Stone is an <strong>independent, genre-blending musician<\/strong> with strong roots in folk, blues, and Americana, combined with classical and experimental influences. She\u2019s more of a <strong>live and niche artist<\/strong> than a mainstream chart figure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, indeed it does. The clocks are on BST again now at least though it is a tad gloomy out there for spring me thinks.The world is still very much in chaos as I write. And it seems now run by morons and or psychopaths or both in a weird symbiotic relationship. Its a little &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2026\/03\/30\/and-the-beat-goes-on\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">And The Beat Goes On&#8230;<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":179991,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-179965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-musings"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-51.png?fit=1170%2C673&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6NRDR-KOF","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":176279,"url":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2023\/12\/21\/conspiracy-theory\/","url_meta":{"origin":179965,"position":0},"title":"Conspiracy Theory","author":"diana Stone","date":"December 21, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Just a quick song that came out of nowhere as they often do. 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