community events

I have been involved in community music project all my life... mostly without even knowing it. Starting with school and church choirs and moving on to the local Arts Centre and Folk Club circuit in North London and East Anglia. I have also been involved in various musical collectives and, more recently, The Guitar Circle. For me now it’s all about reflecting and celebrating the culture and communities I’m working in. Creating community music projects that are important and great fun to be part of.

My recent projects are exemplified in the Larkhall Festival and the ebb of acrophobia performed in Trafalgar Square with over 50 musicians from all over the UK turning up on the day to participate. Amazing, they had no rehearsal but took ideas and concepts from my website beforehand.

The music can be improvisational and experimental in nature, but often underpinned by some directions or guidelines. There is usually no musical ability required as a basis for participation.

In the summer of 2011 I hope to organise a musical extravaganza at Mount Edgcumbe. This project focuses on the early Edgcumbe family and Mount Edgcumbe House and aims to bring together the community in a celebration through music of this local history and heritage.

If you enjoy participating in these kind of events please let me know

• the ebb of acrophobia
  
  
  
• Larkhall festival
  
  
• The Edgcumbe project