Ian Mason – Page 48 – the dim pause

Posted on February 2, 2026

Two days in London, away from Wales. But I’ve ended up having Abergavenny goats’ cheese for breakfast each morning 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🤷‍♂️

Old-fashioned basement bar at Wigmore Hall🍷

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Wigmore Hall. 🗺

Here for a Sunday afternoon concert 🎵

ARC Ensemble

ALBERTO HEMSI

1898-1975 
3 Egyptian Dances Op. 11
Méditation Op. 16
3 Arie Antiche (dalle Coplas Sefardies) for string quartet Op. 30

PAUL BEN-HAIM

1897-1984 
Clarinet Quintet Op. 31a

Radical Reprint: Who’s afraid of the A Word?

🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Arc Ensemble (17 plays), Dove Ellis (11), Phish (10), Mandrake Handshake (9), Black String (6)

Walking away 📷

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Literally got back row seats to see The Unthanks at the Barbican 🎵

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