Beste Invisible Folk Club Podcasts (2024)

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A poetry reading with Clare Pasquale, Ben Batten and Jon Bickley 28:56

1M ago28:56

28:56

Invisible Folk hosts another poetry reading. This podcast features the comic verse of Clare Pasquale, the reflective nature poems of Ben Batten and 4 of Jon's poems that can be found in For the Many not the Few volume 39. An anthology published by Inherit the Earth, available through Amazon where all the proceeds go to charities for the homeless.…

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a poetry reading with Jon Bickley, Karen Luke and Ben Batten 34:31

2M ago34:31

34:31

Jon, Karen and Ben read some of their poems

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Invisible Folk - Jon Bickley talks to Raven Dane 39:26

2M ago39:26

39:26

This is a podcast from Invisible Folk in collaberation with the Chesham Literary Festival. In this episode I talk to Raven Dane, novelist, short story writer and occasional film star. Raven is famous for her dark fantasy, steampunk and folk horror novels and a wide variety of short stories.Von Jon Bickley

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Chesham Literary Festival 2024 - poetry competition awards ceremony 1:02:57

4M ago1:02:57

1:02:57

Listen to the highlights of the Chesham Literary Festival poetry competition awards ceremony held at the Town Hall, Chesham on 12th July 2024. It was a great evening. Many thanks to the four judges - Emily Townsend, Valerie Jack, Ben Batten & Jon Bickley, with additional thanks to Mark Jackson-Hancock and Pemby. Invisible Folk is proud of the brill…

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Invisible Folk and the Arts Council 1:08:28

6M ago1:08:28

1:08:28

Since Spring 2019 Invisible Folk are proud to have been the recipients of four Arts Council Grants. In this podcast Jon Bickley talks about our relationship with the Arts Council and how that has enabled us to commission new compositions, new performances and to inject some money into the folk music community. You'll also hear some great music; wit…

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Sabine Baring-Gould @ the Invisible Folk Club 57:28

7M ago57:28

57:28

Singer/Songwriters Jim Causley and Miranda Sykes joined narrator John Palmer (director of the critically-acclaimed Vaughan Williams anniversary 'From Pub to Pulpit' Cathedral tour) to talk us through a new show entitled 'Ghosts, werewolves and countryfolk - the songs and stories of Sabine Baring-Gould' Polymath and Victorian superstar Sabine Baring…

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Brewer's Daughter revisits the Invisible Folk Club 1:03:45

8M ago1:03:45

1:03:45

Rhiannon Crutchley is an independent, alternative, acoustic musician who performs under the name Brewer's Daughter. For the last 10 years she has lived on a narrowboat travelling the inland waterways of the English east Midlands. She has worked the festival scene in the UK and Europe both solo and as fiddle player with Tarantism. Released on 5th Ap…

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James Walvin - a new book about Amazing Grace 43:24

10M ago43:24

43:24

This is the final podcast of our Grace will lead me home project, a partnership with the Cooper & Newton Museum (Olney) to mark the 250th anniversary of the writing of Amazing Grace. Our guest speaker is James Walvin, OBE Emeritus Professor of History at York University, his latest book is the cultural history of Amazing Grace. It is fascinating an…

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Invisible Folk Club radio No328 (New Year & Wassail) 1:00:01

11M ago1:00:01

1:00:01

It's catch-up time. The Invisible Folk Club radio show is currently syndicated to eight community or local stations, six based in the UK with the other two mainland Europe. Jon Bickley presents the show, Steve Yarwood is Producer. Nothing in the broad church of trad folk, roots or Americana is off limits, there are so many shades. Our show features…

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Invisible Folk Club radio No327 (Christmas) 1:00:10

11M ago1:00:10

1:00:10

It's catch-up time. The Invisible Folk Club radio show is currently syndicated to eight community or local stations, six based in the UK with the other two mainland Europe. Jon Bickley presents the show, Steve Yarwood is Producer. Nothing in the broad church of trad folk, roots or Americana is off limits, there are so many shades. Our show features…

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Invisible Folk Club radio No326 (Winter) 1:00:03

11M ago1:00:03

1:00:03

It's catch-up time. The Invisible Folk Club radio show is currently syndicated to eight community or local stations, six based in the UK with the other two mainland Europe. Jon Bickley presents the show, Steve Yarwood is Producer. Nothing in the broad church of trad folk, roots or Americana is off limits, there are so many shades. Our show features…

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Louis de Bernières @ the Invisible Folk Club 55:26

1y ago55:26

55:26

Everybody knows Louis de Bernières is a world famous novelist and poet, but we were intrigued to discover he had a lesser known talent as a singer and songwriter. His second solo album 'Delicate Lies' was due for release in October 2023 so we invited him to the Invisible Folk Club for a musical discussion. An interesting conversation ensued. Many t…

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Anna Howie & My Girl The River @ the Invisible Folk Club part 1 1:06:26

1y ago1:06:26

1:06:26

We were delighted when My Girl the River (Kris Wilkinson-Hughes & Joe Hughes) and Anna Howie agreed to make a joint return to the Invisible Folk Club. Both Kris and Anna are talented songwriters, the music and conversation ebbed and flowed for 2½ hours. It was a fabulous session.Von Jon Bickley

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Anna Howie & My Girl The River @ the Invisible Folk Club part 2 1:19:58

1y ago1:19:58

1:19:58

We were delighted when My Girl the River (Kris Wilkinson-Hughes & Joe Hughes) and Anna Howie agreed to make a joint return to the Invisible Folk Club. Both Kris and Anna are talented songwriters, the music and conversation ebbed and flowed for 2½ hours. It was a fabulous session.Von Jon Bickley

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Chesham Literary Festival - 20 sonnets with Jon Bickley & Ben Batten part 1 47:27

1+ y ago47:27

47:27

The Invisible Folk Club is creating podcasts to make aspects of the Chesham Literary Festival (CLF) available to an online audience. In this latest podcast we hear new work by two of the Festival's founders, poets Jon Bickley and Ben Batten. In a 5 week period during June & July 2023 they wrote 76 sonnets, quite an achievement. They read some of th…

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Chesham Literary Festival - 20 sonnets with Jon Bickley & Ben Batten part 2 55:43

1+ y ago55:43

55:43

The Invisible Folk Club is creating podcasts to make aspects of the Chesham Literary Festival (CLF) available to an online audience. In this latest podcast we hear new work by two of the Festival's founders, poets Jon Bickley and Ben Batten. In a 5 week period during June & July 2023 they wrote 76 sonnets, quite an achievement. They read some of th…

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Chesham Literary Festival – Emily Townsend 29:07

1+ y ago29:07

29:07

Emily Townsend had two of her poems commended in the Chesham Literary Festival Poetry Competition 2023 and she read them in our last CLF podcast. In this episode she reads three of her short stories. You can expect to see more of Emily at futures CLF events. invisiblefolk.com jonbickley.com Jon Bickley on Facebook Follow the festival's Facebook pag…

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Chesham Literary Festival – Poetry Competition 2023 1:07:50

1+ y ago1:07:50

1:07:50

Jon Bickley hosts the first in a series of podcasts from the Chesham Literary Festival. In this edition Ben Batten – poet and cometition judge talks about the festival and reads some of his own poems. We then have poets reading their commended poems in the three categories – Under 11s, Chesham residents and the rest of the world. The podcast ends w…

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For the Many Not the Few 1:07:48

1+ y ago1:07:48

1:07:48

For The Many Not The Few is a collaborative writing project founded by Colin Meek to which anyone can contribute. There are lyrics, stories, blogs, thoughts, poems, odes, prose, observations. The FTMNTF ethos is to encourage people to write and get published. All proceeds from sales goes to charity. To join the forum on Facebook https://www.faceboo…

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Dan Raza at the Invisible Folk Club 42:29

1+ y ago42:29

42:29

Dan Raza is a renowned singer/songwriter based in London. One of a handful of live dates in April 2023 was at Sharnbrook Mill Theatre in north Bedfordshire. Invisible Folk Producer Steve Yarwood met up with Dan for a chat before the show. At the end of the interview Dan kindly played a couple of songs for us accompanied by Fabio Mancini, a musician…

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Songwriters Circle - Session 1 57:34

1+ y ago57:34

57:34

Invisible Folk Club are getting back to 'face to face' podcast sessions. It's just like the old days, sitting around chatting, drinking tea and playing songs. During the pandemic Jon Bickley convened an online Song Writing Circle with Alan Garmonsway, Stewart Murdoch & Dave Artus. The idea was to come up with a different songwriting topic each mont…

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Grace will lead me home - Sally-Anne Huxtable 1:00:29

1+ y ago1:00:29

1:00:29

Sally-Anne has published extensively on the History of Art and at the time of interview was the Head Curator for the National Tuest. In this capacity she co-edited a report tracing where slave trade compensation money went and which of the estates, now managed by the trust, benefited. We also discussed the way in which the heritage industry tells t…

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Erica Roffe at the Invisible Folk Club 49:24

1+ y ago49:24

49:24

Erica Roffe is co-founder and Managing Editor of the Bedford Independent, a dynamic, informed and informative local news website. The demise of print media and buying-up of local titles by syndicates has resulted in a collapse of local news services in Bedford. Coupled with the decline of its distinctive High Street the town is in danger of losing …

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Grace will lead me home - Amanda Molcher 27:30

1+ y ago27:30

27:30

Amanda Molcher is a trustee of the Cowper & Newton Museum (Olney, Bucks) and has led the museum's AG250 project. She has also been a key facilitator in Invisible Folk's Grace Will Lead Me Home project. Her knowledge of the museum's collection, history and contemporary relevance has inspired thousands of visitors through exhibitions and events. In t…

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Grace Will Lead Me Home - Jon Bickley's project diary2 25:45

1+ y ago25:45

25:45

In March 2023 Jon Bickley met up with Angeline Morrison and Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne. They stayed togther in Dartmouth House in Olney, once owned by the Earl of Dartmouth, the man who gave John Newton his first clerical position, that of Curate in Charge at St.Peter and St.Paul's church (Olney). Together Angeline, Cohen and Jon researched Newton'…

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Mandela Memories 35:23

1+ y ago35:23

35:23

On April 7th 2000 Nelson Mandela came to Bedford to rededicate the bust of his friend and mentor Trevor Huddleston who was born in Bedford in 1913. The visit lasted less than an hour but it made a lasting impression on everyone who was there. Invisible Folk tracked down some of those people and asked them for their memories, we collected them toget…

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Grace will lead me home - Pauline Stepney 38:54

1+ y ago38:54

38:54

Jon Bickley talks to community leader Pauline Stepney for an ongoing podcast series marking the 250th anniversary of the writing of Amazing Grace. Its author John Newton was a slave trader and later an abolitionist. We all know that Amazing Grace is universally loved but how do we view the slave trade today? We asked three people of Caribbean desce…

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Grace will lead me home - Sharon de Leonardis 37:36

1+ y ago37:36

37:36

Jon Bickley talks to arts and community leader Sharon de Leonardis for an ongoing podcast series marking the 250th anniversary of the writing of Amazing Grace. Its author John Newton was a slave trader and later an abolitionist. We all know that Amazing Grace is universally loved but how do we view the slave trade today? We ask three people of Cari…

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Grace will lead me home - Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne 26:08

1+ y ago26:08

26:08

Jon Bickley talks to musician Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne for an ongoing podcast series marking the 250th anniversary of the writing of Amazing Grace. Its author John Newton was a slave trader and later an abolitionist. We all know that Amazing Grace is universally loved but how do we view the slave trade today? We ask three people of Caribbean desc…

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David Gunawardana & Sue Graves at the Invisible Folk Club 40:16

1+ y ago40:16

40:16

It's been 3 years since the Invisible Folk Club last convened in 'face to face' mode. We've all learned new skills since then, online recording certainly enabled us to carry on in the face of adversity. It was great to be back with David Gunawardana, an old friend of Invisible Folk, and to welcome a new face in Sue Graves. It was just like the old …

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Grace Will Lead Me Home - Jon Bickley's project diary 49:36

2y ago49:36

49:36

'Grace Will Lead Me Home' is where Invisible Folk look at John Newton's life and work and what it means today. We create new arrangements of some of his Olney Hymns (including Amazing Grace), we learn about his life including his involvement in slavery and his later campaign to abolish the trade. We ask people what is the legacy of the transatlanti…

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Burd Ellen at the Invisible Folk Club 56:04

2y ago56:04

56:04

Experimental Scottish folk duo Burd Ellen are Debbie Armour and Gayle Brogan. They have carved out a sonically adventurous niche informed by a deep love and respect for traditional song. Combining drones, electronica and distinctive vocals, their sound is hypnotic, stark and uneasy. We talk to singer Debbie (on the left in the photo) about tarot, t…

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Fiona Soe Paing at the Invisible Folk Club 55:03

2y ago55:03

55:03

Avant-folk producer Fiona Soe Paing is a Scottish vocalist and sound artist. Combining multi-layered vocals with dark electronica, field recordings, archive material and traditional instruments, her music creates atmospheric and often unsettling songscapes. Sand, Silt, Flint (released November 2022) is Fiona's second solo album, a re-imagining of f…

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Amy Hopwood at the Invisible Folk Club 1:03:19

2y ago1:03:19

1:03:19

Amy Hopwood is an Exeter based folk singer and songwriter. She is also a qualified Leadership and Management Coach, Song Therapist and Natural Voice Practitioner. Amy's Songwriting Project is a fun activity online or in the community, building confidence, creativity and social connection, and supporting participants’ overall health and wellbeing. W…

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Invisible Folk Club radio No276 - Wassail & New Year 1:00:01

2y ago1:00:01

1:00:01

The first show of a new year and the final part of our seasonal trilogy. Resolve to keep those spirits up. As always, nothing in the broad church of folk related music is off limits, there's many shades of folk, ours is an eclectic mix. https://invisiblefolk.com/ PLAYLIST: Thea Gilmore - Sol Invictus Amy Hopwood - The Snow it Melts the Soonest Wate…

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It's an Invisible Folk Club Christmas 2022 - Part 1 59:56

2y ago59:56

59:56

So this is Christmas and it's the first part of our seasonal trilogy. There's something for everybody to keep those spirits up. The music is in turn traditional and contemporary, spiritual and inspirational, light and shade, sometimes darker. A merry Christmas to y'all! https://invisiblefolk.com/ PLAYLIST: Daria Kulesh - Lully Lullay Anna Howie - S…

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It's an Invisible Folk Club Christmas 2022 - Part 2 1:00:02

2y ago1:00:02

1:00:02

So this is Christmas and it's the second part of our seasonal trilogy. There's something for everybody to keep those spirits up. The music is in turn traditional and contemporary, spiritual and inspirational, light and shade, sometimes darker. A merry Christmas to y'all! https://invisiblefolk.com/ PLAYLIST: Coope, Boyes & Simpson - The Coppers' Chr…

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Amazing Grace - Jon Bickley with Tom Jones - John Newton's life in Olney 32:14

2y ago32:14

32:14

In this episode Jon talks to Tom Jones, historian in the town of Olney and trustee of the Cowper and Newton Museum. We talk about John Newton's life; what brought him to Olney, his life as a preacher and hymn writer, his relationship with Cowper and his journey from slave trader to abolitionist. This episode was recorded in the courtyard at the Cow…

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Amazing Grace - Jon Bickley with James Walvin - Transatlantic slavery 37:02

2y ago37:02

37:02

In this episode Jon talks to James Walvin OBE Professor Emeritus in History at York University. James is a world renowned authority on the subject of the transatlantic slave trade and has written extensively on the subject. As a young man John Newton was a sailor and rose to be captain of a ship transporting enslaved Africans to the Caribbean. At o…

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Amazing Grace - Jon Bickley with Martin Clarke - The Amazing Grace music 41:17

2y ago41:17

41:17

In this episode Jon talks to Dr Martin Clarke, a musicologist at the Open University. We talk about the music in Newton's sermons, West Gallery music and Thomas Hardy. We discuss how the most famous tune associated with Amazing Grace came about so long after the words were written. Finally we talk about the many inspiring and iconic performances of…

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Amazing Grace - Jon Bickley with Marylynn Rouse - John Newton, the scripture 45:03

2y ago45:03

45:03

In this episode Jon talks talk to Marylynn Rouse founder and Director of the John Newton Project, a charity established to make available previously unpublished sermon notes, letters and other material by John Newton. Marylynn has written and presented extensively on Newton's life and writing. We talk about the tunes associated with Amazing Grace o…

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Amazing Grace - Jon Bickley with Judy Collins - An iconic performance 46:39

2y ago46:39

46:39

In this episode Jon talks talk to Judy Collins, a beloved and admired folk singer since the early sixties. She toured the southern states with Fannie Lou Hamer to support Black voter registration as part of the Civil Rights Movement, introduced Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell to the world. In 1970 she had a world wide hit with Amazing Grace that we…

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Lizzy Hardingham - Invisible Folk Club revisited 1:08:31

2y ago1:08:31

1:08:31

Singer/songwriter Lizzy Hardingham is a long standing friend of the Invisible Folk Club, this is her third visit. Host Jon Bickley talks to Lizzy about 'How Did We Get Here?' the latest album (released 19th Oct 2022) which explores the relationship between music and mental health. It's full of great new songs with a big production sound, but the ic…

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From Pub to Pulpit 1:05:27

2y ago1:05:27

1:05:27

John Palmer, Josephine Swinhoe & Paul Hutchinson talk about 'From Pub to Pulpit' a nationwide musical tour celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. John is project director, Jo is a singer with acapella folk group Broomdasher, Paul is accordionist with Coracle, a trio he recently formed with clarine…

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Angeline Morrison at the Invisible Folk Club 1:17:42

2y ago1:17:42

1:17:42

Angeline Morrison's eagerly awaited album 'The Sorrow Songs: Folk Songs of Black British Experience' reflects the lives of Englands's historic black population. These are stories about real people, real places, and real events. Produced by Eliza Carthy the album is released on the prestigious Topic label. As usual, interviewer Jon Bickley is asking…

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Sharon De Leonardis at the Invisible Folk Club 1:28:34

2+ y ago1:28:34

1:28:34

Sharon De Leonardis is CEO of SpectaculArts, a Bedford based arts and events organisation looking to change the narrative for under-represented communities in the town. In this podcast Sharon talks in depth about her vision for an International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Spectacularts are plannin…

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Steve Warner at the Invisible Folk Club 1:07:13

2+ y ago1:07:13

1:07:13

Singer/Songwriter Steve Warner makes a welcome return to the Invisible Folk Club 2½ years after his last appearance. He talks to host Jon Bickley about faith, songwriting and his new album 'Corran Ferry.' For more info visit https://www.stevewarnerfolk.com/Von Stephen Yarwood

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Vincent Burke at the Invisible Folk Club 1:04:45

2+ y ago1:04:45

1:04:45

Vincent Burke is a talented singer/songwriter whose work has been championed by the likes of Tom Robinson (6Music), Max Rheinhardt (Late Junction on Radio 3) and Chris Difford of Squeeze. He has played the Latitude Festival as a ‘BBC Introducing Artist’ and has ambitions to curate multi-media events in South London. He also wrote one of Invisible F…

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Invisible Folk Club radio No255 1:00:00

2+ y ago1:00:00

1:00:00

t's catch-up time. This Invisible Folk Club radio show went out live to five community stations across England and Europe. Jon Bickley presents the show, Steve Yarwood is Producer. Nothing in the broad church of trad folk, roots or Americana is off limits, there are so many shades. We have legendary singer/songwriters, we have rising stars, we have…

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Invisible Folk Club radio No254 1:00:01

2+ y ago1:00:01

1:00:01

It's catch-up time. This Invisible Folk Club radio show went out live to five community stations across England and Europe. Jon Bickley presents the show, Steve Yarwood is Producer. Nothing in the broad church of trad folk, roots or Americana is off limits, there are so many shades. We have legendary singer/songwriters, we have rising stars, we hav…

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