#tuppenny

[starlightandmusings]

newsies fic recs (from an english major):

no hate to those who like the 5+1 and just one bed tropes, but they're just not my cup of tea. (i have been called a hater.) instead, here are my favorite ao3 newsies fics, ones with intense originality, lyrical prose, and in-depth character studies. (;

canon era:

among the roses green by TheBarkeep. a jatherine retelling of the ballad of tam lin, featuring a gentle davey, tumultuous katherine, and poignantly-drawn jack. and, of course, whump, always. word count 66k.

Sacrifice by Efstitt. this fic is my roman empire. mayer jacobs and jack kelly have a history riddled with pain, and jack has to battle his demons to let himself be loved. oh, and the refuge has a fight club. word count 15k.

keep the earth below my feet by scarlettroses. i'm a sucker for race & jack friendship, and here, race is a prizefighter. jack is there to drag him out of trouble, forever. word count 2.6k.

tryin' to talk with a fist in ya mouth by Somanywords. jack kelly's full backstory, chronicling his grief, his darkness. featuring intense PTSD, art as a form of therapy, and emotionally charged prose. word count 15.5k.

Jack's Self Portrait in Apologies by Em_313. a different angle on jack's backstory, captured in snapshots of regret. meticulous period research in this one, as well as a whole lot of bloodstains and death. word count 3k.

cardboard crown (jack kelly, a life) by stars_and_sunflowers. this is my own take on jack's story. featuring a fight club, a debt-riddled race, and irish catholicism. in-progress, current word count 16k.

Escapes by Efstitt. jack has just broken out of sing sing, and he lands smack dab in the middle of the pulitzers' summer estate. cue savagery, a pretty heiress, and a compassionate spot conlon. word count 30k.

On the Road by Efstitt. sequel to escapes! ever more whump, this time in the context of a road trip. jatherine is endgame, and the plot is dazzlingly engaging. and, as always, brilliant characterizations. word count 56k.

Just Hold On Kid by flyinghome21. another jack kelly backstory (do you see a pattern?) flashes of years gone by; i was really captured by the way the plot moved, the highlights of what made jack tick. word count 27k.

melt your headaches, call it home by floodlights. latino jack kelly. jatherine. classism/racism, violence, startlingly lyrical prose. do i even need to SAY more. i want to eat this fic. one of my all time faves. word count almost 5k.

Best Laid Plans by TheBarkeep. ashkenazi jewish jacobs family rep! this one features a soft davey jacobs falling in love with a sex worker, jatherine sweetness, and teenagers bearing the weight of the world. word count 128k.

Jack and the Baby by tuppenny. cute one-shot told in jack's vividly unique, endearing voice -- he steals a baby in the summer of 1891. carefully researched, wonderfully executed. word count 5.6k.

of cowboys and princesses by TheBarkeep. little jack and charlie meet each other in an orphan asylum. jack is a fierce protector, charlie a wistful dreamer. this one made me cry. word count almost 3k.

honorable mention: for you are my fate, my sweet by TheBarkeep. cupid & psyche retelling featuring organized crime, meticulous period piece research, and a villain more horrific than snyder. this is one of my favorites, but i skimmed so much of it because it gets very dark. word count 149k.

(now would be a good time to get up, stretch, drink some water. will i ever stop yapping? eventually.)

modern au

No Way by Efstitt. this and the sequel have my brain in a stranglehold. foster care au ft a severely traumatized jack, charlie and jack gorilla glue familial love, stunning plot twists, horrific whump, mayer jacobs for king of the universe now and forever. this one made me cry like a baby.

Just Hold On, Kid by Efstitt. the sequel. i am getting these two as bound books by the end of the year. davey is doing an investigative report on the refuge just as jack gets sent back, and mayer won't let something like trauma or distance stop him from loving his boys. in-progress. current word count 56k.

Medda Crusade by sunkissedstar. this series is the perfect blend of fluff and angst, focusing on baby jack and his trauma in foster care, and medda showering him with mother love. series word count is 10k.

to be updated! i am currently reading Hell Is a Sober Crawl by glitter_ink, rereading for you are my fate, my sweet (TheBarkeep), and beginning Five (stress), all of which came highly recommended. thanks for coming to my ted talk enjoy <3

[trans-lykanthropie]

I absolutely cannot stress enough how much I want to weep bitter tears of frustration when I say that even my most weakest cleaning solution causes changes in the painting surface because it's not fucking varnished only to hear my blundering, eternally clueless boss be like 'well can't you just clean it?'

WHAT IN THE TUPPENNY FUCK DO YOU THINK I'M TRYING TO DO, ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME

[the-swift-tricker]

"And everything else...is vaudeville."

id under cut

[id a panel from the V for Vendetta graphic novel showing several theater posters with a speech bubble over them saying "They've forgotten the drama of it all, you see. They abandoned their scripts when the world withered in the glare of the nuclear footlights. I'm going to remind them. About melodrama. About the tuppenny rush and the penny dreadful. You see, Evey, all the world's a stage. And everything else..." cut to the next panel showing Evey drinking out of a mug and looking over at the character V who just stepped out in a pinstrip carnival barker suit with a straw hat and cane and a Punch and Judy style mask with a speech bubble over his head that says "... is vaudeville." end id]

[slowlycooking]

[s4gefr0g]

POP goes the weasel

Half a pound of tuppenny rice,

Half a pound of treacle.

That’s the way the money goes,

Pop! Goes the weasel

[sins-of-the-sea]

Congratulations on third place! Your prize is this ice cream truck!

... Please ignore the blood spatter on the front.

"Half a pound of tuppenny rice, half a pound of treacle…" Abena sang as she accepts the truck and a chocolate-dipped popsicle before collapsing into a heap.

[spela-melodier]

G C C D D E G E C

G C C D D E C

G C C D D E G E C

A D F E C

Denna melodi spelas ofta när man vevar på en leksakslåda med ett lock som plötsligt öppnar sig (jack-in-the-box). Den används även för glassbilar i vissa länder. Texten är mindre känd nu för tiden, den kommer från 1800-talets England och går såhär:

Half a pound of tuppenny rice,

Half a pound of treacle.

That's the way the money goes,

Pop! Goes the weasel

[chrishoggephotography]

TUPPENNY BUNTERS.

[news-markharrisonrootsmusic]

NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2024

Hello all,

Hope all is well with everyone, despite all the nasty illnesses going round, that I had a piece of too. It's been a little while since the last newsletter, here in brief is the latest news and details of some forthcoming shows. 

AWARD NOMINATION

For the fourth year running, I've been nominated in the UK Blues Awards, this time in the new category of Traditional Blues Artist of the Year. It would be great if you could spare the time to vote for me, it doesn't take long. For your vote to count, you have to vote in at least 5 categories. I'm aware that many people who like and follow what I do may not be hugely knowledgeable of the UK Blues world, so by way of help with that I can point out festivals I've played (Swanage and Upton), venues I've done gigs at (100 Club Tuesday Blues, Tuesday Night Music Club, Temperance), shows I've been on (Cerys Matthews, Gary Grainger, Richard Dunning, Paul Long), and artists I know personally (Acoustic, Trevor Steger). It would be great to get enough votes so please do also share this link for voting with anyone you know who might also vote (voting closes on Sunday 25th February):

voting UK Blues Awards

NEW ALBUM

Called Fools & Clowns, this will be out pretty soon, the last of the behind the scenes preparation is currently going on. It'll be available for pre-order before long, and at gigs too. 

We're really pleased with it, and it's a bit of a departure from what we've done before, building on our style to produce a slightly different set of sounds. The songs are all newly written originals, with a range of subject matter that you don't normally come across in songs (as usual). It's unmistakeably us, and hopefully it'll have you smiling, thinking and dancing! More information soon, including ordering link. 

DATES

Lots of shows in great venues coming up. We're out there doing something new and original, with recognisable elements of the classic music of the past. If you loved the great artists of the golden period decades ago, you'll like what we do too and recognise it as something that may well have fitted in well back then. And it really is new, with songs about life as people live it today, and stories you won't have heard before, all delivered with totally individual musicianship. Do come to shows and do spread the word to anyone you feel will like what we do.

Details are also here:

https://www.markharrisonrootsmusic.com/shows.php

FEB 23                SUNDERLAND                                  17NINETEEN

 £18, 7.00PM                                     TICKETS & INFORMATION

MARCH 2            SWANAGE                  SWANAGE BLUES FESTIVAL 

                 wristbands £15             THE CENTRE

                           6.00pm-8.00pm                TICKETS & INFORMATION                          

MARCH 7            SWINDON                      THE TUPPENNY

8.00pm                                            TICKETS & INFORMATION

MARCH 23      HALESWORTH, SUFFOLK                 THE CUT

£15/£17, 7.00pm                                TICKETS & INFORMATION

MARCH 25          CAMBERLEY    MIDNIGHT SPECIAL BLUES CLUB

£15, 7.30pm                                       TICKETS & INFORMATION

APRIL 6              CHICHESTER                    GRAYLINGWELL CHAPEL

£12.50/£15, 7.00pm                            TICKETS & INFORMATION                         T

APRIL 12            HEMEL HEMPSTEAD                   OLD TOWN HALL

£17/£15, 8.00pm                                TICKETS & INFORMATION

APRIL 19           LONDON    ST HARMONICA'S BLUES CLUB

  £10, 8.00pm                                      TICKETS & INFORMATION

APRIL 20            TAUNTON                            BREWHOUSE THEATRE

£16.50, 7.45pm                                  TICKETS & INFORMATION  

APRIL 21            NOTTINGHAM                            PEGGY'S SKYLIGHT

£10, 1.00pm                                      TICKETS & INFORMATION             

APRIL 27           WORCESTER                               HUNTINGDON HALL

                                                                                       with Zoe Schwarz

£17.50, 7.30pm            TICKETS & INFORMATION

APRIL 28           BOX, CORSHAM, WILTSHIRE           SCHTUMM

     £10, 7.00pm                                      TICKETS & INFORMATION

NEW FILMS

Here's a brand new film of our song The Treaty Of Dancing Rabbit Creek - hope you find it both enjoyable and informative, it's about an interesting piece of history: 

The Treaty Of Dancing Rabbit Creek film

New live films get uploaded here, have a look:

recent live films

SPOTIFY

Passing Through continues to get a lot of streams there, and you can check out all the albums: 

Spotify

ALBUMS

All the albums, complete with brilliant artwork and lyrics booklets, can be ordered direct here, so if there are any you haven't got, do get them! We do songs from all of them.

WEBSITE 

Here's the website, where everything is: 

https://www.markharrisonrootsmusic.com/index.php

Many thanks for all the interest and support,  

Mark 

[klinefelterrible]

I cry when I start reading (because I know how it's going to end)

I cry when I'm anywhere in the middle (because Vimes is pure perfection)

I cry at the end (because of reasons)

And yes, I laugh too, a lot. A tuppenny upright? I had to google what a tuppenny is (clever!), imagine that upright and was that imaginative! Hell, Pterry, you remain a wordsmith master always.

Vimes FTW

I can cry just from thinking of it

Also I am close to becoming a Short Vimes theorist as well, because he ordered boots (not sandals, for fuck sakes, not sandals!!!!) size 8, so as far as I'm understanding male shoe sizes (I'm size US 13/EUR 46), size 8 UK is about 41 so I'm guessing he's about 165-175cm tall. That's rather not tall in the 21st century*

*It was rather a lot in the 12th century, but we're not there anymore

[wordshakerofgallifrey]

“Besides, a Rosenfeld by any other name would smell as sweet—wouldn’t it, Chaya?”

a modern take on tuppenny’s By Any Other Name, in which Davey is a law student and Chaya is the librarian he oh-so-clearly loves, even if it takes him a hot minute to realize it. please go read said fic. you’ll thank me later.

[talesfromacrippledphoenix]

Smoking tons of weed even without wanting (liar) and ruining my last stash ‘cause: #) I don’t fucking care 2) I have control but boredom makes me wanna get high and humans are boring B) My Cannabis resistance is high as fuck (lol) C) Koalas Y) Smoking continually for over 365 days D) What #WhoAreYouPeople

[unsentimentaltranslator]

“I’ve given you a buffet and you sample one dish??” my buddy my pal, I just got back from a trip where I went to the same cafe and ordered the same dish for breakfast every morning and no one gave two thirds of a tuppenny fuck, so you’re going to have to come up with a new metaphor to express that people not making you feel special is somehow the end of the world.

do these people not understand that they are wildly boring. “we’re not on the same page about what I have going on” what you have going on is called narcissism. you are nothing special

[mistergaslow]

Half a pound of tuppenny rice, Half a pound of treacle...

[chrishoggephotography]

Rosalie Cunningham X Tuppenny Bunters 🔥