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WENCH 'We Are Here' Winter Warmer Fundraiser - Music & Art
WENCH are delighted to bring you their next event - a spicy winter warmer fundraiser for Greece-based activist centre 'We Are Here' - conjuring up fiery visions from the realms of punk (Voicex), poetry (Lisa Fannen & Suky Goodfellow), film (Glenda Rome), folk (Annie Booth & Amy Hill), visual art (Mira Knoche) plus tunes by the Needle Sistas dj collective (Teri Welsh et al). Join us at this cosy first advent night with friends, at the scrumptious Leith Depot.
We'll be raising funds for We Are Here - Community Centre in Greece who run a grassroots women's space for refugee women in the Nea Kavala refugee camp. Half the ticket profit goes to them, half to the performers.
Our glam lineup includes:
PUNK by VOICEX -
Cross-generational sci-fi glam-punk supergroup, Voicex are headed by punk poetry queen Suky Goodfellow (voice), Paul Research (lead guitar / synth), William Baird (guitar), Coco Whitson (bass), Colin Bendall (drums).
Expect "Perfect Punk Poptones from a melting pot of
Edinburgh's finest." (5 stars, Scottish Live Music Reviews)
facebook.com/voicex1/
POETRY by LISA FANNEN -
Lisa Fannen has been exploring sharing words both solo and in collaboration with musicians, and had a poetry collection, Faultline published in November 2018. Her writing is political and personal (and an examination of where these territories meet), observational and contemplative.
Lisas also a bodyworker and community herbalist, and is involved with dialogue and information exchange about health and healing in the context of movement for social justice. She has also collated a feminist health book called Threads.
lisafannen.uk
FOLK by ANNIE BOOTH -
Producing one of Vic Galloway's Best Albums of 2017 (BBC Radio Scotland), Annie Booth has been hailed as "a very special artist" (The Skinny) with a "gorgeous, expressive voice" (The List) whose "magical performance is nothing short of sublime" (Scottish Alternative Music Awards).
With a five star "utterly gorgeous EP that has truly captured our imagination like nothing else" (Small Music Scene) and has been selected as Record of Note on The Roddy Hart Show (BBC Radio Scotland), she's a soaring talent to look out for.
FOLK by AMY HILL -
Folk musician from the Scottish borders, Amy Hill's songs reflect the landscapes in which she has grown up. In 2017 she released her debut EP, Getting Ready for a Swim, alongside fiddle-player Cameron Newell. The tracks on her most recent album are rooted in the nature and sounds of the East Neuk. She's been performing at gigs, folk nights and festivals all over Scotland.
amyhill.bandcamp.com/releases
POETRY by SSUKY GOODFELLOW -
Suky Goodfellow is a punk performance poet based in Edinburgh who writes queer, political, funny, sad-angry stuff. She debuted a choose-your-own-adventure poetry show, Political Acid Trip, at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2016. She performs regularly with Poetry Circus and has featured at Manchester Punk Festival, The National Library of Scotland, Belladrum Festival, Hidden Door, and Kelburn Garden Party. She is also part of post-punk band Voicex and riot grrrl punks Fistymuffs.
TUNES by THE NEEDLE SISTAS
The Needle Sistas, 3-headed dj collective & veterans of the Edinburgh club scene, will be playing an eclectic mix of all things punk n funk.
Get a flavour: mixcloud.com/teriwelsh1/boogie-bites-2/?fbclid=IwAR0AUzGg-PPtrbF4cZulLT4owAzLvIgYzq6w-x3BB6y7dCOmmiSp-iExtNw
VISUAL ART by MIRA KNOCHE -
Mira is an Edinburgh/Glasgow based artist with an interest in people, art and community, focused around figurative painting, women's voices, installation, sculpture, and hosting creative platforms.
She's studied English/Aesthetics at the universities of Freiburg & Glasgow, Painting at Leith School of Art & currently at the Glasgow School of Art. She's exhibited as part of several group shows and had a solo exhibition at Edinburgh Central Art & Design library this July.
miraknoche.com
New Instagram: instagram.com/miraknocheart
FUNDRAISER:
We Are Here Community Centre founders "met volunteering on one of the arrival islands and decided to set up an educational project in mainland Greece when the borders were first closed, leaving thousands of refugees stranded, with children out of school, lives on hold, and futures unknown.
...Since then we have been providing a place for children and adults to access education and recreation, and feel a sense of routine, security and validation.
With a library, study area and classrooms, a womens space and an open community space, We Are Here creates an opportunity to learn, create, socialize, share, and build knowledge, confidence and connections."
Read more here: weareherecentre.org
Support them & join us for a spicy night.
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LocationLeith Depot (View)
138-140 Leith Walk
Edinburgh EH6 5DT
United Kingdom
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| On BPT Since: Apr 05, 2014 |
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