Andreas Micklei

@amicklei
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Today is #NationalPotatoDay

To all spuds lovers, this is for you my people! A lovely yellow flesh potato in all its glory.

#patate #spud #potato

TL;DR
Greetings from #Calgary #Alberta #Canada

Wow, didn't know this band and I love it!

https://screamingfemales.bandcamp.com/track/black-moon

The voice, the fuzz, the Rickenbacker (OK, the drums are also good).

Black Moon, by Screaming Females

from the album All At Once

Screaming Females
Heute mal im eigenen Landkreis unterwegs: #Skywalk in #Willingen (#Upland) besucht - aka die drittlängste Hängebrücke der Welt (665m). Wackelige Angelegenheit 🙂. Nebenbei noch die Mühlenkopf #Skisprungschanze und den #Ettelsberg besucht. #Skispringen #Wandern #Hessen

Es ist schlimm genug, dass bereits viele Menschen Wissenschaft und die Ergründung der Realität ablehnen. Aber eine Welt, in der diejenigen, die die Wahrheit herausfinden und auf ihrer Basis handeln wollen, Realität von KI nicht mehr unterscheiden können, macht mir Angst.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWpg1RmzAbc

AI Slop: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube
Ich habe eine Zeitlang gegendert. Im TV. Ich wurde bedroht, ich wurde beleidigt. Ein Mann wünschte mir ein Wachkoma. Damit meine Familie stets zwischen Bangen und Hoffen hängen möge. Ich hörte auf zu gendern. Niemand hat mich seitdem auch nur schief angeguckt. So viel zu Zwang und Sprachpolizei.
No, you did not give those of us who happened to look like the people who bombed Pearl Harbor any due process. And that was profoundly wrong. It destroyed our lives.
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Hello from the hill! #efmf #yeg
Serena Ryder is absolutely killing it as always. #efmf #yeg
Rainbow Kitten Surprise was interesting. Not really my thing but they put on a great show. #efmf #yeg
Current Swell was… swell! Definitely an add to my playlist. #efmf #yeg
The Mentors session with Aysanabee, AHI, Julianna Riolino, and Jennifer Castle was fantastic. Honestly, the sessions are one of the better reasons to come to Folk Fest! #efmf #yeg
Stephen Wilson Jr, his father’s son, was pretty good for never actually moving his lips. #efmf #yeg
Allison Russell was just amazing. So cool to have her return to her very first festival as a headliner. Very well deserved! #efmf #yeg
The Slocan Ramblers were wonderful. Incredibly talented and super catchy. #efmf #yeg
Goldie Boutilier killing it as usual. Every time we see her she just gets better and better. So excited to see her success! #efmf #yeg
Holy moly, what an evening. Danielle Ponder with an INCREDIBLE voice and then The Roots blew the imaginary roof off the festival with a next level party. #efmf #yeg
Day FOUR on the hill with Tallisk from Scotland! It was a Celtic party! #efmf #yeg

Okay so I’m officially a Jesse Welles fan. His lyrics are absolutely top notch on point. Totally worth the risk in a brief thunderstorm! 🌩️

Go find his music wherever you consume music. #efmf #yeg

Richy Mitch & the Coal Miners were fantastic. Was fun to see the duet with Jesse Welles!

Then John Butler, all the way from Australia, stunned the audience. He’s such a talented guitarist! #efmf #yeg

Mt. Joy rounded out the evening in the most Folk Fest way… in the pouring rain.

My socks my be soggy, but that’s okay. #efmf #yeg

And with that, it’s a wrap on The Edmonton Folk Music Festival 2025. Excellent work by the organizers, given some bumps, that’s 46 years of music making in the books. #efmf #yeg
@chad I heard that party as I walked to stage 6.
@chad I love music festivals. Looks like you're having a most excellent time.
@chad Just plain AWESOME! And, I first saw Allison here.
@chad Edmonton is so great with all the back to back festivals. I still misss it in the summertime.
@Bwacton we are known for being a festival city!
@chad if not THE best reason.
@chad interesting is the correct word. I thought the show was pretty boring, but listening to the recorded music in preparation for efmf was fun. 🤷‍♂️
@justinlachance could have done without the constant flash bangs from the video displays beforehand, too!

@chad haha yeah I had to lower my hat and shove kettle corn in my mouth to keep me sane.

Please tell me you caught Aysanabee. He’s incredible.

@justinlachance of course! He was fantastic. Glad Serena had him for a song too!
@chad Totally! All in all, a successful first night at the fest!
@chad this Gallagher Hill park ?

@chad This proving the lie of “Alberta is nearly all flat!”

[you’re probably thinking of Calgary, which is why they have that tower]

@chad what's up with all the tarps? Do Albertans hate touching grass?
@chad
Ah looks like much nicer weather than we had at Calgary's! 🌧️🌧️🌧️