Irish music industry enthusiast | Music Officer | Co-founder @SoftGutSongCamp | UNESCO Focal Point | ❤️ Frances McDormand (the puppy)
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Songwriters & producers across Ireland, applications are open for our next camp & we are very excited for the year ahead 🎉🎉🎉
linktr.ee/SoftGutSongCamp
Hello from your Soft Gut Song Camp coordinators, @NikkiMacRae & @ciaran_lavery
As we've launched a new application form for 2024 we would love anyone that applied over the last few years that still wants to join us to send a fresh application! 🖤💙
Absolutely delighted by this evening's City of Music Industry Session with @fifimcauley & Saul Duffin. So insightful & just the best to see so many folks from the Irish music community come together. Hope to announce details of the next one soon 🌟
Applications are open ❤️ Link in my bio!
Aaaaaand we’re back for 2023!! 🎉
We are delighted to announce our first song camp of the year will be held on April 21-23 at @AnalogueCatalog
Applications are open NOW to all NI based/born producers & artists
Can’t wait to hear from you 🖤
linktr.ee/SoftGutSongCamp
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Co-running @SoftGutSongCamp over the next few days ❤ I love being out here so much.
We have absolutely lucked out with the weather today for Day One of Soft Gut Song Camp at @AnalogueCatalog. We are still in the first half of the day and there are three class tracks in progress already ☀️
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Tomorrow is my last day with Help Musicians Northern Ireland. I have been with the charity for almost six years, having joined in September 2016, a few months before we launched the office in NI.
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I've been involved in hundreds of applications, events and partnerships through the years. I was fortunate to meet my absolute best friend @meggilleece 💛
So much has changed. What remains the same is the passion I have for music & the Irish music sector.
Onwards & upwards 🐸
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My annual attempt to convince myself that I'm not too tired to add twitter alerts to the beep/beep/boop of my phone.
Being a co-founder of @SoftGutSongCamp has brought me so much joy. NI producers & songwriters - applications close for our next camp in 2 days! Link in my bio ⭐
So immensely jazzed to finally reveal @SoftGutSongCamp! We have SO much to share over the next while so be sure to follow our new page. I am delighted to be launching this initiative with my team, @ciaran_lavery & @jowrightmusic 💙
Hello, we would like to introduce you to Soft Gut Song Camp - NI’s only artist & producer songwriting camp. Applications open on Feb 24th. Follow us for updates.
@ciaran_lavery, @NikkiMacRae & @jowrightmusic
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Hi all, tonight on the Esperanza Show I will be chatting to @NikkiMacRae from @HelpMusicians @HelpMusiciansNI, an independent UK charity for professional musicians of all genres.
Tune in on @GlastoGF Radio 7.30-9pm GMT, 2.30-4pm EST: gffradio.org.uk
#helpmusicians
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So immensely thankful to the @bbcintroducing NI team for nominating me for a "Local Hero Award" at the @AIMAwards - a ridiculous situation but I am one seriously chuffed gremlin. #AIMAwards2021
Applications are open - this is an excellent opportunity for NI artists & I'm so proud of all involved 💛
News: Fanbase Builder Programme Announced
15 Artists from Northern Ireland can apply for a development programme & bursary as part of a new programme from @CMU & @HelpMusiciansNI.
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Well, I've said it in a zine, so it's essentially legally binding & you can hold me to this when I'm at your gigs. If I forget, you have my permission to shake me by my ankles until loose coins & chewing gum fly out of my pockets. It was lovely contributing to this 💛
So pleased to have contributed to this new zine🌟
@NikkiMacRae reflects on the loss of live music in NI and shares her plans to return with full support.🎶 "I will fly right over to the merch table when the performances end!"
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Please fill this in & share if you are able to do so - it will all help us to develop our Covid support for 2021.
We’re developing our Covid support for 2021 but we need a clear picture of the situation musicians are facing & how they're feeling to inform our plans. Please fill out this survey or share it with other musicians who may be willing to share their views: bit.ly/3dhYwOZ
A year into lockdown & I still have a habit of putting on perfume before Zoom meetings. For the full discussion experience tomorrow, please rub some vanilla onto your laptop screens so it's like I'm there with you. Very much looking forward to speaking with these wonderful folks.
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Funding news for music creators! Please get in touch if you have any queries.
✨Musicians!✨
We know how difficult it can be to create and develop, especially during these challenging times. Today we have announced two routes of support to help you bring that EP into the world, develop your skills and progress your career. bit.ly/3pkzOjh
Kicked off this day by discovering 200+ emails waiting for me after some time on leave, but then the postman brought me some absolute joy. My @annabsavage A Common Turn vinyl - it is BEAUTIFUL. I've been playing the album on a loop but I cannot wait to sit down to this tonight.
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This is an incredible idea & so very necessary.
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I'm very torn between feeling utterly disgusted / horrified with all that is rather predictably unfolding & going "ahhh!" with glee everytime Donie O'Sullivan says something that sounds particularly Irish.
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