Big thanks to BISCUITHEAD & THE BISCUIT BADGERS who donated £30 to the Nordoff Robbins charity after a whip round at their show at last weekend’s Steam Punk weekend in Whitby. This year’s total for Fifty Gigs In A Day now stands at £92.80
Total raised over the past three years via Fifty Gigs In A Day now stands at £654.41 🙂
2018 = £208.35
2019 = £353.26
2020 = £92.80
The third (and final) 50 Gigs In A Day is this weekend with the aim being to raise awareness of the work done in music therapy by the Nordoff Robbins charity.
A BIG thank you to all the bands and artists taking part this year and if you can get along to support them at one of the shows.
ABOUT NORDOFF ROBBINS
(All on February 8th unless stated)
BEANS ON TOAST appears at the Castle & Falcon in Birmingham
BISCUITHEAD & THE BISCUIT BADGERS appear at the Whitby Steampunk weekend
THE BLUES BAND play the Hartington, Fleet
ED BYRNE appears at the Anvil, Basingstoke
PAUL CARRACK will be playing at the Eastbourne Congress Theatre
DANDELION CHARM will be supporting The Emerald Dawn at The Green Door Store, Brighton on Monday March 23
THE DARKER MY HORIZON will be streaming a Facebook gig on the day
FAIRPORT CONVENTION appear at the Leeds City Varieties
JIMEOIN is appearing at the Cambridge Corn Exchange
RON KEEL sets sail on the Monsters of Rock Cruise
THE KING’S SINGERS perform at Musikhuset Aarhus, Denmark
LETZ ZEP play Rem, Mercia in Spain
BILLY LOCKETT plays at the Arts Club, Liverpool
MILTON HIDE play on 16 February
THE MONOCHROME SET play Waterfront Studio, Norwich
NEVER THE BRIDE play the Green Note, London
NINEBARROW play the Holy Trinity Church, Sutton Coldfield
TERRORVISION play a sold out gig at The Warehouse, Leeds
Just Giving page is here if you’d kindly like to donate and support the work of Nordoff Robbins
You can see previous year’s tweets and Facebook posts here –
https://50gigsinaday.home.blog/fifty-gigs-in-a-day-roll-of-honour/
JustGiving page
Thanks to the Billy Lockett signed CD & photo another £12.80 has been raised, giving a revised total of £62.80 raised for the Nordoff Robbins charity.
Delighted to have Never The Bride involved and they have a gig at the Green Note, London on Sat Feb 8.
They mix blues, rock and plenty of soulful singing.
Kindly donated by Billy Lockett and all proceeds go to Nordoff Robbins charity.
You can bid here for the items – signed CD & photo, plus unsigned CD.
| Dear Jason With Christmas fast approaching, the festive season is a time of joy and the chance to connect with family and friends. However, joy and human connection are the two things that can be lost if your loved one develops dementia. Right now, there are 1 million people living with dementia in the UK. At Nordoff Robbins we want to use the power of music to help more families affected by this disease, so please consider making a donation this Christmas, and helping us to support more families like Cis and Joan to find joy & connection again through music. |
| Joan’s mum, Cis, was diagnosed with dementia in 2016. She explains: “It really is so hard to see someone you love’s abilities and memory, their personality, fading in front of you. But then music therapy came into our lives… The singing started – at first mum didn’t join in, but she looked like she was enjoying herself. Then John, the therapist, played the opening chords to ‘Over The Rainbow’ and just like that, mum burst into song… |
| Music therapy and dementia |
| In the hands of an expert therapist, music can help ease anxiety and disorientation, and unlock memories. Music becomes a way to still engage meaningfully with someone even when they’ve lost language, and this is key in breaking down the social isolation that is too often considered inevitable with dementia. |
| So this Christmas why not give the Gift of Music and help us help more families affected by dementia find joy and connection again. Making a donation is simple, just visit our website to donate directly to our Christmas Appeal. We’re the largest music therapy charity in the UK, but we don’t receive direct government funding and rely on generous supporters like you to continue our work. |
The Blues Band play the Hartington, Fleet on February 8 and Billy Lockett plays at the Arts Club, Liverpool on the same day.
Really pleased to have Terrorvision involved and they play a sold out gig at The Warehouse, Leeds on February 8 2020.
Delighted to have folk rock legends FAIRPORT CONVENTION joining in again. They appear at the Leeds City Varieties on February 8 as part of their winter tour.
29 Jan TewkesburyThe Roses Theatre
30 Jan Brecon That Brycheiniog
31 Jan Southport The Atkinson
01 Feb Settle Victoria Hall
02 Feb Gateshead Sage
04 Feb Petreborough Key Theatre
05 Feb Newcastle under Lyme New Vic Theatre
06 Feb Lincoln The Drill Hall
07 Feb Bridlington Spa Centre
08 Feb Leeds City Varieties
09 Feb Manchester RNCM
11 Feb Milton Keynes The Stables
12 Feb Farnham The Maltings
13 Feb Exeter Corn Exchange
14 Feb Bath Forum
16 Feb Bromsgrove Artrix
18/19 Feb Canterbury Gulbenkian
20 Feb Bexhill De La Warr Pavilion
21 Feb London Union Chapel
22 Feb Saffron Walden Saffron Hall
23 Feb Winchester Theatre Royal
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