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Author: joeholtaway
music and words
September – December
Photograph from Trust Your Artists Retreat workkshop Autumn 2025 (zine by Jean McEwan) Somewhere underground, a seed has cracked open, certain of the existence of light. @thetinyjoyproject Jasmine Wilder https://soundcloud.com/joe_holtaway/september-december/s-PTvVbrM24Hu?si=ccb57420aeb041a3a6ca33c2e50b1894&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Songs Return - Danny Nedelko and Asylum Hotels/Support Artists - Buy Direct - Fund Change/ Gaza EP and Artists Supporting Palestine/ Warmth of the Ages [...]
Welcome
https://soundcloud.com/joe_holtaway/landr-welcomenew-balanced-low/s-bCKP9bDUHIz?si=564fef3a5d1a44b2871fb3221d5f73b6&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Hello and thank you for the follow/interest However you found me I wanted to show you my appreciation and welcome you to my website, a home for my art (songs and poems) and links to events and projects. Come by anytime, I add updates to my socials (linked here) fairly regularly, new song releases, [...]
Colours with Larissa
in English and German Make Your Own Natural ColorsWe’d love to invite you to this beautiful experience of creating your own natural colors. It takes a little time at the beginning, but it’s so worth it — the colors that come out are wonderfully delicate, fragrant, and even edible. It’s amazing how bright and lively [...]
Gaza Ep
October 2025 Thank you for downloading the Gaza EP. This collection of songs has come together slowly and meaningfully over the past couple of years. Each song carries with it a deep commitment to solidarity and support for those affected by the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. I know you know what I mean. The [...]
Zaynab ep
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SbCOaZW1G0 Thank you for picking up these recordings. Holding our Fye, watching him watch the world, has been the most beautiful thing. And at the same time, I’ve been watching the unbearable devastation in Gaza. Around 19,000 children have been murdered — nearly 37% of those who have lost their lives. It is impossible for [...]
May to August
5 minute read or listen (including image descriptions) https://soundcloud.com/joe_holtaway/may/s-bBEX5wDFn0s?si=24fe80c8d7fb4ad68dda420c4b6eb2b0&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing --- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj40M48e-as Palestine • Gigs & Performances • Warmth of the Ages • Press & Reviews • Looking Ahead I’m writing this post in my note book from an old graveyard in Newcastle— just a short walk from home. Fye’s in his sling beside me, drifting [...]
February to April
https://soundcloud.com/joe_holtaway/february-april/s-m2132eFUr23?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing&si=9735642a8b21481db8e34290438546ae Karim/Warmth of the Ages responses, Podcast so far, Live Takes/ Palestine Fundraiser/So Hard To See It All + Grief workshop/Daily Antedote of song and... Fye. It never feels like you're quite ready to hear the news. I was just heading into the cinema to watch the new Dylan film; trying to make sense of [...]
So Hard To See It All
Thank you for being here and receiving the single, 'So Hard To See It All' - below is a companion piece of writing and a reflection practice - something that I hope eases intense emotions while staying with them - it's helped me. Below that are the lyrics with links to the stories that inspired [...]
November – January
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzgyqbMaUYA https://soundcloud.com/joe_holtaway/november-january/s-MGdCTAqPoEo?si=65b35a7ab9dd4a96870eefd1bff62296&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Warmth of the Ages release/Podcast/Sharing Spaces/Blogs and playlist shoutouts/School visit with Christa Awad/Relaxation/ The chairs were in a semi circle, Big Red Machine’s: playing through Max’s speaker - there’s a couple of tracks on a playlist I have called “Who I’m listening to right now” one with Robin Pecknold from Fleet Foxes and [...]
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