{"id":180133,"date":"2026-05-14T20:09:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T19:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/?p=180133"},"modified":"2026-05-14T20:09:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T19:09:11","slug":"folkie-doings-with-the-old-ruins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2026\/05\/14\/folkie-doings-with-the-old-ruins\/","title":{"rendered":"Folkie Doings With The Old Ruins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The weary travellers plod on. At least for now. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61577282906130&amp;__cft__[0]=AZa3lVbat8n_Eaab1A7RG2WyCpfI1s4wCoHKW9LxQgVPLjRGnDuZ-b5qxyGzuoPOHWRIh32v79m1NDpYi0iA_qzqU3W5exHe_xGU4aj5yigo0JVjzVFdIg9I9hpa-_J2cTvx4uFjGPJXR_u8Ux597Fe2TsKF3KhKO35JozYDfLr1Pw&amp;__tn__=-]K-R\">Invisible Folk Club Band<\/a>  were at St Peter and St Paul Great Missenden recently. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/phil.beavis?__cft__[0]=AZa3lVbat8n_Eaab1A7RG2WyCpfI1s4wCoHKW9LxQgVPLjRGnDuZ-b5qxyGzuoPOHWRIh32v79m1NDpYi0iA_qzqU3W5exHe_xGU4aj5yigo0JVjzVFdIg9I9hpa-_J2cTvx4uFjGPJXR_u8Ux597Fe2TsKF3KhKO35JozYDfLr1Pw&amp;__tn__=-]K-R\">Phil Beavis <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100093486994094&amp;__cft__[0]=AZa3lVbat8n_Eaab1A7RG2WyCpfI1s4wCoHKW9LxQgVPLjRGnDuZ-b5qxyGzuoPOHWRIh32v79m1NDpYi0iA_qzqU3W5exHe_xGU4aj5yigo0JVjzVFdIg9I9hpa-_J2cTvx4uFjGPJXR_u8Ux597Fe2TsKF3KhKO35JozYDfLr1Pw&amp;__tn__=-]K-R\">Jonathan Bickley <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/milo.downs?__cft__[0]=AZa3lVbat8n_Eaab1A7RG2WyCpfI1s4wCoHKW9LxQgVPLjRGnDuZ-b5qxyGzuoPOHWRIh32v79m1NDpYi0iA_qzqU3W5exHe_xGU4aj5yigo0JVjzVFdIg9I9hpa-_J2cTvx4uFjGPJXR_u8Ux597Fe2TsKF3KhKO35JozYDfLr1Pw&amp;__tn__=-]K-R\">Milo Richard Downs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/diana.stone1?__cft__[0]=AZa3lVbat8n_Eaab1A7RG2WyCpfI1s4wCoHKW9LxQgVPLjRGnDuZ-b5qxyGzuoPOHWRIh32v79m1NDpYi0iA_qzqU3W5exHe_xGU4aj5yigo0JVjzVFdIg9I9hpa-_J2cTvx4uFjGPJXR_u8Ux597Fe2TsKF3KhKO35JozYDfLr1Pw&amp;__tn__=-]K-R\">Diana Stone . <\/a> There will be some video from this gig at some point too. Thanks to everyone that came  and the tea and cakes were excellent too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"272\" data-attachment-id=\"180138\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2026\/05\/14\/folkie-doings-with-the-old-ruins\/invisble-fcb-chesham2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Invisble-FCB-Chesham2.png?fit=1787%2C804&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1787,804\" 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=\"Invisble FCB Chesham2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Invisble-FCB-Chesham2.png?fit=604%2C272&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Invisble-FCB-Chesham2-1024x461.png?resize=604%2C272&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-180138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Invisble-FCB-Chesham2.png?resize=1024%2C461&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Invisble-FCB-Chesham2.png?resize=300%2C135&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Invisble-FCB-Chesham2.png?resize=768%2C346&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Invisble-FCB-Chesham2.png?resize=1536%2C691&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Invisble-FCB-Chesham2.png?w=1787&amp;ssl=1 1787w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Invisble-FCB-Chesham2.png?w=1208 1208w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>That is a now picture and this one  was a then.  Doing a live radio broadcast on FM at Burnham On Crouch.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" data-attachment-id=\"180140\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2026\/05\/14\/folkie-doings-with-the-old-ruins\/radiodays\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/radiodays.jpg?fit=604%2C453&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"604,453\" 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=\"radiodays\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/radiodays.jpg?fit=604%2C453&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/radiodays.jpg?resize=604%2C453&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-180140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/radiodays.jpg?w=604&amp;ssl=1 604w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/radiodays.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-beige-background-color has-background has-small-font-size\">No glasses then except beer ones \ud83d\ude42 I do have a few gigs coming up for May and June which is nice though so I am not quite completely retired yet. Things seem to come in clumps, its a bit feast or famine. But there is no doubt its much harder work now than it used to be physically I have discovered.<br><br>Meanwhile here is a song<br><br><strong>I had a Plan I guess <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/soundcloud%253Atracks%253A2320467968&#038;color=%23ff5500&#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\/i-had-a-plan-i-guess\" title=\"I had a Plan I Guess\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\">I had a Plan I Guess<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Its hard at times though, today being one of them. This morning I mixed a track and put it on line whilst trying to ignore my aches and pains as usual. In other news allegedly the Gov digital ID scheme (which is not compulsory but might be useful) apparently will not have a gender\/sex marker. That will no doubt cause a fuss in the GC contingents. If it is confirmed that there is no G or S marking I may well get one.<br><br><strong><em>May the road rise up to meet you,<\/em><br><em>May the wind be always at your back,<\/em><br><em>May the sun shine warm upon your face,<\/em><br><em>The rains fall soft upon your fields,<\/em><br><em>And until we meet again,<\/em><br><em>May God hold you in the palm of His hand<\/em><\/strong><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The weary travellers plod on. At least for now. The Invisible Folk Club Band were at St Peter and St Paul Great Missenden recently. Phil Beavis Jonathan Bickley Milo Richard Downs Diana Stone . There will be some video from this gig at some point too. Thanks to everyone that came and the tea and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2026\/05\/14\/folkie-doings-with-the-old-ruins\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Folkie Doings With The Old Ruins<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":180134,"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-180133","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\/05\/Invisble-FCB-Chesham.png?fit=1817%2C857&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6NRDR-KRn","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":955,"url":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2010\/12\/19\/delta-ladies-at-st-harmonicas-10-12-10\/","url_meta":{"origin":180133,"position":0},"title":"Delta Ladies at St Harmonicas 10.12.10","author":"diana Stone","date":"December 19, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Delta Ladies at St Harmonicas 10.12.10, originally uploaded by Ralph Stephenson. 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