Waterways Action Squad

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Folk on the Water Musicians, singers and songwriters!

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We are looking for talented musicians who would like to join in music and songwriting workshops inspired by waterways!

When we need you:

01 Nov - 10 Dec 2010

Weekdays and Flexible

We will arrange visits to key waterways sites eg: Anderton Boat Lift, barge trips etc to inspire you about the waterways. Volunteers will then attend regular (weekly) workshops to write new pieces of music. Please note, you will need to bring along your own instrument.

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Ellesmere Port and Chester area

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We are looking for talented young musicians who would like to join in music and songwriting workshops and write some new pieces to celebrate the Waterways (that’s canals and rivers to you and me) with Tom Kitching fiddle player and canal enthusiast extraordinaire, and renowned Singer-songwriter Gren Bartley . You can work as a soloist, as an existing band, or create a new act with other volunteers – this will be a great opportunity to meet other musicians and swap ideas.

To mark the centenary of the birth of Tom Rolt, co-founder of the Inland Waterways Association (IWA), Waterways Action Squad is teaming up with the IWA and British Waterways to put on a showcase of young musical talent. You will have the chance to muck about on boats, track down rare wildlife, dig deep into industrial archaeology and generally explore what the waterways are all about and how they are relevant to young people today. Then, Inspired by all that, we would like you to write some new music – in your own style – expressing what the canals and rivers mean to you. Professional musicians will be on hand to help you bring it all together, and celebrations will culminate in waterways inspired performances on and around the boats at the National Waterways Museum in Ellesmere Port, in the run up to Christmas. Further performances are planned across the North west.

If you want to, you could also have a hand in organising the events – its up to you how much you want to take on. Supported by the Waterways Action Squad team, tasks could include:

Recruiting other young musicians to take part
Helping to plan and deliver music workshops in the run up to the event
Helping to organising group visits to key waterways sites such as; National Waterways Museum and Anderton Boat Lift
Getting the music professionally recorded and producing a CD
Helping to develop marketing and publicity
Updating our website, blog and social networking groups
Documenting the workshops and event to make sure that we get plenty of good pictures to use for publicity
Helping us to evaluate what went right or wrong after the event

Using your knowledge and enthusiasm to create an enjoyable and attention grabbing event that will get more young people like you exited about waterways – and above all, have fun!

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