Oxfam - Oxjam

Subject: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 30 Jun 07 - 01:18 PM

The Oxfam - Oxjam happens again this October - I think. Does anybody have experience of it?

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 30 Jun 07 - 01:39 PM

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what_you_can_do/oxjam/article.php?ref=1?ito=0&ito=2439

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 30 Jun 07 - 01:42 PM

Sorry to keep wittering on but I cannot get all the information together in one copy and paste

What will you do?

Following the massive success of last year's Oxjam music festival, Oxjam is back!

Oxjam is Oxfam's most ambitious music event ever. We are asking musicians, promoters - in fact, everyone - to get together this October to make music, raise money and help end poverty.

From classical to club night, folk, funk and punk - it all adds up to one huge, UK-wide, Oxjam festival - raising hundreds of thousands of pounds to fight poverty. Whether you sing, scratch, or strum, you'll be joining some of the biggest names in music in the Oxjam line-up.

You don't need a big venue - the beauty of Oxjam is that hundreds of small events make one huge party. And you make it happen.

This October, we want Oxjam to be even better, so why not start planning your music night or Oxjam party now?

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: Fliss
Date: 30 Jun 07 - 07:42 PM

Hi Les

I ran a series of raffles at the Irish session at The Boat Inn, Jackfield, last autumn and we raised just over £100.

Unfortunately the pub is closed at present and the session is in temp accommodation at another local pub. So will have to wait and see what happens.

Ps click on the http and the whole address should highlight then press Ctrl C to copy then Ctrl V to paste into the document.

The Make link clicky paste the link into the URL then copy and paste the link into the document. It should make it blue clicky. You can check it in preview to make sure.

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what_you_can_do/oxjam/article.php?ref=1?ito=0&ito=2439

cheers
fliss

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 01 Jul 07 - 03:02 AM

Thanks fliss - you are clearly deeply skilled in the blue clicky thing.

Has another new feature appeared here - my spelling mistakes keep getting underlined in red!

A group of us are thinking of putting on a folk night as part of Oxjam, it seems a good way of getting to the public and drawing them into the endlessly fascinating world of folk.

Anybody had success with this?

Cheers

Les

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: GUEST,Sarah, Barnsley
Date: 01 Jul 07 - 10:47 AM

We did a night in Barnsley - nothing different to normal, it would have been a singers night anyway, but pushed the boat out publicity-wise and invited people who we knew, but weren't regulars to do slots (including 'friends' from myspace) All in all a sucess both for us - the biggest crowd we've had on a singers night, and for oxfam - we raised £120.

Probably didn't get many non-music types in, though, but every bit of publicity helps.

A good result for not-very-much work. I would encourage you to link up with anyone else doing an oxjam event in your area- even if it's heavy metal- you can ride off each others' publicity and it's a good opportunity to do some networking.

Hope that helps,

Sarah :)

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 01 Jul 07 - 11:04 AM

Thanks Sarah, that's really helpful

Cheers

Les

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: Fliss
Date: 02 Jul 07 - 02:39 AM

splin mustaks ... mine havnt:)

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: GUEST,Wayne
Date: 04 Jul 07 - 01:32 PM

Just found out about this, so I'm hoping to organize a few events in Leeds.

For those who ran something last year, Did Oxfam itself help/hinder in any way?

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: GUEST,Sarah, Barnsley
Date: 04 Jul 07 - 02:21 PM

Once you sign up, there is a website with loads of advice - e.g. how to write press releases, book venues etc etc. Last year they also offered a mentoring service, with people from the music industry volunteering their advice for free, and of course logos and arwtwork to use in your publicity.   I wish I'd found out about all that a bit earlier, will definately go through it in more detail this year.

There is very much an 'every little helps' approach. They ask that you put out oxfam leaflets/ have a stall, but don't insist on it. The only complication I had was making sure we stuck to guidelines for collecting money, which anyone collecting for a charity has to stick to anyway.

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: Fliss
Date: 05 Jul 07 - 11:31 AM

They keep emailing me asking if I will do another event. I had a certificate for the amount I raised:)

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 06 Sep 07 - 01:28 PM

Oxjam really is an amazingly simple yet brilliant concept

What is OXJAM?

Oxjam is a music festival with a difference. Across the UK throughout October, people like you will be putting on Oxjam music events to raise money for Oxfam.

I urge anybody who is involved in live music, especially folk music, to either put something on or designate a club night or similar event as an Oxjam and send the procedes to one of the most effective charities.

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/get_involved/fundraise/oxjam/index.php?ito=2415&itc=0

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/get_involved/fundraise/oxjam/index.php?ito=2415&itc=0

Failed the blue clicky test again - can someone help?

Your details will go on the website and you main gain new people. It will also show just how lively the current folk scene is.

Please give it serious thought

Cheers

Les

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: GUEST,Jim Causley
Date: 06 Sep 07 - 02:14 PM

i'm performing as part of the Exeter Oxjam in the Picture House on the 4th October, so do come along if you're aboot

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 06 Sep 07 - 03:11 PM

thanks Jim,

I checked the Oxjam website but couldn't find you. But on 4 October at least 70 Oxjam events are tacking place!

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 08 Sep 07 - 04:56 AM

Anybody else signing up for this excellent idea?

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 09 Sep 07 - 05:03 PM

Oh, you know, just whistling in the dark

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: BusyBee Paul
Date: 10 Sep 07 - 04:25 PM

I picked up a leaflet on Saturday at the Leeds Festival about an Oxjam event in Manston, Leeds. I'm sure they'll not mind if I post some of the information here:

Sat 13th October, 2 - 10pm
St James Church, Church Lane, Leeds LS15 8JB

Provisional plan:

2 - 3pm   Mainly Children
3 - 5pm   Mainly Classical
5 - 6.15pm Sacred including Saturday Sanctuary
6.15 - 7pm Mainly Classical
7 - 10pm Acoustic / Folk

With:
Stanley Accrington
Duncan McFarlane Acoustic Band
Gerry McNeice
Dave Kidman
and others

Tickets: Adults £4, Family £10
For tickets contact [e-mail]

Hope this is helpful to some of you.

Deirdre

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: GUEST,Heather Woodhead
Date: 14 Sep 07 - 05:46 PM

Great you picked that up! I took a few leaflets along as i was singing at the Leeds folk event on the Frday.
I am organising it. Let me know if you want tickets.i've never organised anything like this before!! Most of it is sorted, not sure about sound though. There is a sound system in the church but Anyone know a sound engineer who'd come along with gear for nothing?
Heather

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: BusyBee Paul
Date: 14 Sep 07 - 07:24 PM

Hello Heather,

Not too sure if I can make it on the 13th from Lincolnshire - if I am able, can I buy a ticket on the door?.

Deirdre

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: Fliss
Date: 14 Sep 07 - 08:09 PM

Ive just signed up again. The Boat Inn reopened at the end of August and the Irish sessions are back. Its so nice to be in my comfort zone again on a thursday night.

Our first event will be on Oct 4th, with a raffle. Jennie the new landlady is keen to join in and I think there will be Irish Stew.

The session is mainly tunes, but from about 10pm the singers get the odd song started.

Good luck with your events

fliss

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: GUEST,Heather Woodhead
Date: 15 Sep 07 - 11:37 AM

Yes tickets on the door.
Heatherx

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 21 Sep 07 - 12:35 PM

At the last count 449 Oxjam gigs are planned. "Folk" looks a bit underrepresented, which I find surprising.

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: Jack Campin
Date: 21 Sep 07 - 05:13 PM

I'll be at this one:
< http://www.oxfam.org.uk/get_involved/fundraise/oxjam/aud_event.php?ref=527&back=aud_search_results.php%3Fdate%3D%26range%3D0%26event%3D%26postcode%3D%26venue%3D%26region%3D10%26genres%3D%26types%3D%26offset%3D30>

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 22 Sep 07 - 04:17 AM

Jack would that be:

THE BIG PLAY2
8.30pm, 31st October 2007
Gig - World Music, Folk, Folk, World Music
The Tass Bar, Edinburgh
Scotland EH1 ISA

Snappy address though?

Thanks - any body else?

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 10:14 AM

Ok folks Oxjam rolls on and grows by the day. Try the website, put your post code in and all sorts of music will be revealed.

Not least:
1. Chorlton Folk Club Oxjam Special Thursday 11 October
Southwest Manchester Cricket Club, Ellesmere Road, Chorlton.

2. Folk at the Lloyds Saturday 27 October Chorlton Manchester

Contact Oxjam today and declare your club night an Oxjam Special

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: Fliss
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 11:54 AM

Our Oxjam is tonight at the Boat Inn, Jackfield. As part of our Irish Session we are holding a raffle. The prizes include various CDs made by members of the session, plus a live session recorded in 2005.

Will let you know how much we raise.

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 12:18 PM

So where is Jackfield Fliss?

Cheers

Les

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: Willa
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 05:01 PM

Here's ours in Hornsea Oct 19th

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/get_involved/fundraise/oxjam/aud_event.php?ref=1415&back=aud_search_results.php%3Fdate%3D%26range%3D0%26event%3D%26postcode%3D%26venue%3D%26region%3D%26genres%3D15%26types%3D%26offset%3D45

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: GUEST,Heather Woodhead
Date: 04 Oct 07 - 05:05 PM

Also have a special guitar coming to OXJAM crossgates. Called Jammy. Its being sponsored to go round the country to different events. Hope to see lots of you there.
More details on the concert and timings on
www.crossgatestoday.co.uk

Heatherx

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: GUEST,Sarah, Barnsley
Date: 10 Oct 07 - 04:10 PM

Ours is set for oct 29th - more details when I have them

Sarah x

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: Fliss
Date: 11 Oct 07 - 11:05 AM

Hi Les
Jackfield is in Shropshire, downstream from the Ironbridge. The Boat Inn is the pub that always is on TV when the Severn floods.

Have a womble thru the Jackfield session part of my website.

http://www.sabrinaflu.co.uk/jackfield%20website/index.htm

We raised nearly £60 for Oxjam last THursday evening.

cheers
fliss

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 11 Oct 07 - 12:20 PM

Well done fliss and all who sailed with you! We are about 4 hours away from ours so to speak. We manged to get Jo, who leads our club, on local radio the other day and as I guess this will be a year on year event it all helps to keep money flowing into Oxfam and it keeps clubs in the public eye, win win some say.

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 12 Oct 07 - 11:08 AM

Excellent night of music at Chorllton Folk and £58 raised for Oxfam.

Thursday 25 October is the 5th birthday party - all welcome

27 October at the Lloyds is another Folk Night with The Ghyll Head Band, Madcap Ceilidh Band, Dave Bishop, John Routledge, Olga Adigu and lots of others

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: Fliss
Date: 12 Oct 07 - 06:36 PM

Snap! Les, £58 banked and chq posted today.

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: HipflaskAndy
Date: 12 Oct 07 - 06:41 PM

Oxjam - Crossgates, Leeds, all day from 2pm till 10pm Sat
PM me if you need details - ta.

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: MoorleyMan
Date: 12 Oct 07 - 06:45 PM

Just a reminder for all you insomniacs that Oxjam Leeds is tomorrow -Sat 13th - at St James Church, Manston, East Leeds (very close to the ring road), starting at 2 pm.

The "folky bit" of the day is scheduled from 7 till 10 pm, with headliners the fabulous DUNCAN McFARLANE ACOUSTIC BAND, preceded by the enigmatic Stanley Accrington, with - earlier in the evening - sets by local folk stars Gerry McNeice, David Kidman, Heather Woodhead and Russ Hughes.
Should be a great evening and deserves yr support.

Link is http://www.crossgatestoday.co.uk/crossgates/Cross-Gates-music-festival-aims.3359576.jp (you'll have to cut&paste, the blue clicky doesn't seem to work for me!)

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: BusyBee Paul
Date: 12 Oct 07 - 07:36 PM

Hi MM,

I'm not an insomniac cos I haven't tried to get to sleep yet!.
Sorry I can't make it to Crossgates, hope it goes well.

HA - do another stonking set please - sorry the band will have to do without the Stalker for once...:-(

BBP

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: MoorleyMan
Date: 13 Oct 07 - 09:23 AM

Refresh - as you will do if you get to Crossgates ! For it is tonight....

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: GUEST,Sarah, Barnsley
Date: 22 Oct 07 - 01:29 PM

Only a week to go til ours -

Primarily open mic, but we have guest slots from Steph Shaw, Tom Attah and Shaz (Delicateers) & Leon O'Doherty. Plus we'll fleece you in the raffle for a bottle of cheap red.

Sarah x

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 22 Oct 07 - 01:47 PM

We are looking at next Saturday:

An Evening of Folk Songs and Tunes
The Ghyll Head Band, Mapdcap Ceilidh Band,
Dave Bishop, John Routledge, Olga Adigu and Keith Hancock
The Lloyds Hotel, Wilbraham Road, Chorlton
Saturday 27 October 8. 30
Entrance is free with a collection
And much fun to be had

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 28 Oct 07 - 06:49 AM

We Oxjammed until we dropped. Much excellent music from:

The Ghyll Head Band, Mapdcap Ceilidh Band,
Dave Bishop, John Routledge, Olga Adigu, Sue van Galen and Keith and Sam Hancock.

I think we squeezed around 80 people in. The collection made nearly £260 and Marek, the owner of the Lloyds donated another £40 so we topped £300.

Thanks to everyone who sang, played, read poems and generally had a good time.

Last Tuesday, The Barlow International Folk Dance Group raised £60 with an evening of country dancing from many parts of Europe for Chorlton's 3rd Oxjam,
Cheers
Les in Chorlton

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: BusyBee Paul
Date: 28 Oct 07 - 10:52 AM

Les, Chorlton is obviously a place that supports worthy causes generously. Well done mate!.

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: John Routledge
Date: 28 Oct 07 - 11:00 AM

And we all had a very enjoyable night :0)

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: GUEST,Sarah, Barnsley
Date: 28 Oct 07 - 02:26 PM

Barnsley Oxjam Tommorrow - Mon29th

:)

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 28 Oct 07 - 06:02 PM

Best of luck! It's such a great idea we need to start planning for next year.

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: John J
Date: 28 Oct 07 - 06:19 PM

Good show Les - well done!

JJ

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 28 Oct 07 - 07:38 PM

Thanks John. but now for the wilds of Cheshire?

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: r.padgett
Date: 30 Oct 07 - 05:35 AM

Took place at Barnsley fc last night details from Sarah to come

Ray

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: Fliss
Date: 31 Oct 07 - 05:51 AM

Well done Les
fx

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 31 Oct 07 - 12:35 PM

It's all those singers and musicians they were brilliant!

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: GUEST,Sarah, Barnsley
Date: 02 Nov 07 - 11:10 AM

.... We had a most pleasant evening and raised £110 - thanks to the performers, the raffle prize donators, everyone who came and encouragement from you lot on mudcat,

....and well done everyone else - I hope you enjoyed it enough to do it again!

Sarah :)

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 02 Nov 07 - 12:10 PM

I think we are going to start planning a lot earlier next year. Lots of pubs have DJs and odd bands on around here. Some of the local churches and schools etc. put on musical events so if we planned well ahead we could have a mini music festival.

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: GUEST,Heather W
Date: 09 Nov 07 - 05:20 PM

OXJAM Crossgates made £810 for Oxfam. Thanks for all the publicity and to all who gave their services for free. Heres to next year.....
Heather Woodhead

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 10 Nov 07 - 02:40 AM

Wow that must have been some gig! Who played and how many came?

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: GUEST,Heather W
Date: 10 Nov 07 - 06:56 PM

Well there was me; Heather Woodhead but also the Duncan McFarlane band, Stanley Accrington, Gerry McNeice, Russ Hughes, David Kidman + many classical artists aand lots of kids (the singers and musicians of the future - who bring paying adults with them to watch!!) We had 9 fantastic hours of great music. If you would like to be involved next year (Ablsolutely NO payment EVERYTHING to charity _) let me know
Love Heatherx

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: GUEST,Sarah, Barnsley
Date: 11 Nov 07 - 04:45 PM

I make that a mudcat total of £1278!

cool

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: Les in Chorlton
Date: 11 Nov 07 - 06:30 PM

Current total for Chorlton is £520, I think, 3 folk events and one high school rock thingy

Subject: RE: Oxfam - Oxjam
From: GUEST,Sarah, Barnsley
Date: 12 Nov 07 - 01:24 PM

cool

ooh er, i'll have to get mi abacus out again

S