Music benefits for Haiti

Subject: Music benefits for Haiti
From: Tug the Cox
Date: 16 Jan 10 - 02:28 AM

Musicians are in a good position to react rapidly to the Humanitarian crisis in Haiti.
Exmouth....Pavilion Fri 22nd jan. Local musicians, folk, jazz, singer songwriter, vocal harmony and rock. 8.00 £10 on door, U16 sensible donation.
Exeter Thurs 21. Phoenix theatre, Show of Hands, Jenna Witts,Jackie Oates, Jim Causley and more. £16.

   Lets add to the list....a concert, a singaround with a collection, a busk, donate youe gig fee. Loads of possibilities. Music heals...go for it.

Subject: RE: Music benefits for Haiti
From: Tug the Cox
Date: 17 Jan 10 - 02:11 AM

Anyone got anything to add to the list yet?

Subject: RE: Music benefits for Haiti
From: bruceCMR
Date: 17 Jan 10 - 12:05 PM

Celtic Connections and Celtic Music Radio will be supporting the work of "Mary's Meals", a charity which has been working in Haiti for several years, providing meals for 12000 children. As the charity was already "on the ground" in Haiti, they are already providing food and medical supplies to large numbers of earthquake victims.

There will be collecting buckets at many Celtic Connections events over the next fortnight, or you can donate via telephone, post or online.

More info:
http://www.marysmeals.org/haiti_appeal.html

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/celtic-connections-reaches-out-to-haiti-survivors-1.999276

Subject: RE: Music benefits for Haiti
From: Tug the Cox
Date: 18 Jan 10 - 11:31 AM

Good one Bruce, Hadn't heard of that project, sounds really worthwhile.

Subject: RE: Music benefits for Haiti
From: bruceCMR
Date: 18 Jan 10 - 01:13 PM

Mary's Meals is a fantastic initiative. Throughout the world, they're providing daily school meals to around 360,000 children. The Celtic Connections appeal is to reinforce their work in Haiti - providing food and medical supplies in the short term, and in the longer term supporting the pupils, helping with the repair and reconstruction of schools, and supporting the wider recovery.

The founder of Mary's Meals will be joining Iain Anderson in a public "in conversation" session at Celtic Connections on 27 Jan at 12.30, along with Jack McConnell (former first minister of Scotland) and Duncan Bannatyne (Dragon's Den). We'll be broadcasting it live on Celtic Music Radio.

Subject: RE: Music benefits for Haiti
From: WFDU - Ron Olesko
Date: 18 Jan 10 - 01:19 PM

Unfortunately I found out too late - but Pete Seeger and Tom Chapin held a fund raiser yesterday afternoon in Ossining.

Subject: RE: Music benefits for Haiti
From: Tug the Cox
Date: 19 Jan 10 - 04:37 AM

Pete Seeger still leading the way at 90 yrs old, what a legend!

Subject: RE: Music benefits for Haiti
From: Tug the Cox
Date: 24 Jan 10 - 07:39 AM

Great night at Exmouth Pavilion....£4100 raised.

Subject: RE: Music benefits for Haiti
From: GUEST,Culture Quarter
Date: 24 Jan 10 - 07:54 AM

Saville Exchange, North Shields, Tyne and wear. February 6th - Keelers, John and Caoline Bushby, Johnny Handle and Christine Hendry Beeswing and more. £10 plus auction of donated items. 07967198430

Subject: RE: Music benefits for Haiti
From: Fred McCormick
Date: 24 Jan 10 - 08:00 AM

For anyone on Merseyside, ex-Spinner, Tony Davis is organising a Jazz For Haiti concert at New Brighton Pavilion on Sunday February 21st. Details aren't yet finalised but 10 local bands have agreed to give their support; start time will be 2-30 pm and admission will be £10-00. All proceeds to Haiti disaster fund of course.

Subject: RE: Music benefits for Haiti
From: reggie miles
Date: 24 Jan 10 - 10:21 AM

I've inquired of my Pacific Northwest musical friends regarding what kind of a benefit event might be organized. I have friends in the folk, bluegrass, blues, street performer and vaudeville communities. I've personally inquired about the idea of hosting such an event at two different venues. A friend has asked about doing the same at a smaller third venue. Unfortunately, nothing concrete has been organized yet.

I've only heard of one event that already happened last Friday, at a venue called Hale's Palladium. I found out about it too late to attend.

One of the two venues that I approached about hosting an event in Seattle, The Triple Door, had already agreed to host a music benefit for Haiti on February 7th. They told me that they wouldn't be opposed to hosting a second event.

Subject: RE: Music benefits for Haiti
From: Dan Schatz
Date: 24 Jan 10 - 02:25 PM

I recorded this version of "Haiti Cherie" at home the other day. If you like it, make a donation to earthquake relief. More information is on this thread.

Dan

Subject: RE: Music benefits for Haiti
From: Tug the Cox
Date: 25 Jan 10 - 08:03 AM

Good to see so much activity from the community.

Subject: RE: Music benefits for Haiti
From: reggie miles
Date: 25 Jan 10 - 03:02 PM

Yesterday, I found out that my friend Eric Apoe had received confirmation that the folks at Egan's Ballard Jam House 1707 Northwest Market Street Seattle, WA 98107 have graciously offered to host a benefit event. I contacted Eric about working together on the event. He's organized some very successful benefit events in the past. All funds will go to Food For The Poor. The date is set for February 25th. The event will feature about 20 players. Many have already volunteered their efforts.

Subject: RE: Music benefits for Haiti
From: GUEST,Carol P
Date: 27 Jan 10 - 02:47 PM

There's a UK cd single coming out, by a bunch of artists such as Susan Boyle, James Blunt, Michael Buble, Cheryl Cole, Leona Lewis, Mika, Kylie Minogue, James Morrison, Take That (with Robbie Willams) and many more. These musicians came together (sort of like USA For Africa did with "We Are The World") and recorded R.E.M.'s "Everybody Hurts". This benefit project was put together by music mogul Simon Cowell. The U.S. street date for this import single will be 2/9/10.

Subject: RE: Music benefits for Haiti
From: semi-submersible
Date: 27 Jan 10 - 03:43 PM

One UK blog (Neil McCormick, ranting against remakes such as the abovementioned "Everybody Hurts" on grounds of artistic taste) suggests another alternative, to donate a track to www.musicforrelief.org. I haven't verified its bona fides, but it looks good at first glance.

Subject: RE: Music benefits for Haiti
From: Fred McCormick
Date: 29 Jan 10 - 07:48 AM

Here's a bit more information on the Jazz4Haiti Charity Concert in New Brighton, Merseyside, which I mentioned above.

Tony Davis, late of the Spinners folk group, is organising a charity jazz concert for the Haiti earthquake victims. The concert will take place at The Floral Pavilion, New Brighton on Sunday 21st February, starting 2-30pm. Tickets will be £10-00 and nine local jazz bands have pledged their support. They include The Big Easy, Blue Magnolia Jazz Orchestra, Merseysippi Jazz Band, Panama jazz Band, Down Town Dixielanders, Peninsula Jazz Band, Tony Davis jazz Band, The Wirrorleans and The Savoy Jazz Band. Ricky Tomlinson, star of the tv comedy series, The Royle Family, will be compering the show.

All moneys raised will be donated to the British Red Cross Earth Quake Appeal, and all musicians, staff and volunteers are donating their services for free.

Tickets are now available from local jazz sessions, or direct from The Floral Pavilion, phone number 0151 666 0000. They can also be booked on-line at http://www.floralpavilion.com/ .

Subject: RE: Music benefits for Haiti
From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity
Date: 29 Jan 10 - 01:24 PM

GfS: "From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity
Date: 18 Jan 10 - 12:49 AM

I'm very sorry that I've been away, so long...been in the studio, or raising help for the earthquake victims."

Note the date.....and it was a huge one, as well! Please help, if you can.

http://www.hopeforhaitinow.org

Anonymously Yours,
GfS

Subject: RE: Music benefits for Haiti
From: GUEST,Uncle Rumpo
Date: 29 Jan 10 - 10:23 PM

as I'm an old musician and born into a family of solid hard working manual labouring
early 20th cent Trade Unionists...

I can't help thinking along the lines of cut out the middle man
and just do the immediate right thing.

if you are fit and able and skilled enough to ship out and fight/help;
do it now through the right agencies and fly out to Haiti.

If not, send money direct to proper charities with a proven track record
of digging in and dealing with blood sweat and tears.

Buying a download mp3 or going for a good social night out
to feed the ego of wet poncy liberal singers and actors
and make a public show of how right on supportive you are of good causes..

well its just a lot of easy middle class wank.

apologies if I offend.

Me, i'm old school lefty, shouldn't even be any need for charities
in a positely lovely rightious socialist utopia..

I'm taking a huge bag of cotton rich socks to my be recycled for disaster cash
at my nearest trustworthy charity asap.

Subject: RE: Music benefits for Haiti
From: Effsee
Date: 29 Jan 10 - 11:00 PM

All this fund raising is great...But...and it's a big BUT, what the hell is happening on the ground?
No Aid seems to be getting through to the people who need it most!
Is the US trying to outdo it's incompetence apres Katrina?
For God's Sakes get some organisation going, otherwise people are gonna starve while aid food is piling up in hangars!

Subject: RE: Music benefits for Haiti
From: GUEST,Uncle Rumpo
Date: 29 Jan 10 - 11:01 PM

do you know what amused / revolted me on the first day the news of this biblical proportion disaster was reported..

Uk tv news reporter on the scene interviewed a bright bushy tailed
young female American christian missionary who could only
comment hanna montana like on her own immediate personal discomfort as her entire crew of healthy young christian missionarys were scooped safely back to amerca
on the first priority available jetliner back home to disneyland.


why the fuck were they there in the first place
if they could not stomach up in a real diabolical emergeny to helping out the local survivors in their darkest and direst needs. ??!!??

Subject: RE: Music benefits for Haiti
From: GUEST,Uncle Rumpo
Date: 29 Jan 10 - 11:07 PM

What use were / are they ???

Subject: RE: Music benefits for Haiti
From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity
Date: 29 Jan 10 - 11:26 PM

Whatever!..Hey, anyone who can give aid please try. You can do it without going anywhere...take in a refugee! Do unto others, as we would have them do unto you!

Smiling,
GfS

Subject: RE: Music benefits for Haiti
From: GUEST,Uncle Rumpo
Date: 29 Jan 10 - 11:37 PM

repeat


"Whatever!..Hey, anyone who can give aid please try. You can do it without going anywhere...take in a refugee! Do unto others, as we would have them do unto you!"

simple as that

DO WHAT YOU ARE ABLE NO MATTER WHAT..

they are people like you and me

imagine how heart aching you dont know if you closest family are alive or dead
and how severe hurting and thirsty and starving feels..

Subject: RE: Music benefits for Haiti
From: Tug the Cox
Date: 30 Jan 10 - 08:11 AM

I'll have half of what Rumpo is on.

Subject: RE: Music benefits for Haiti
From: GUEST,999
Date: 30 Jan 10 - 06:27 PM

I'll have the other half.

Subject: RE: Music benefits for Haiti
From: Gulliver
Date: 31 Jan 10 - 09:28 PM

Please try to keep this thread on track and forget about the smart-arsed comments for now - people are dying. As the thread says: "Music benefits for Haiti".

In Dublin (Ireland), in the Portobello Hotel, Sth. Richmond St., 5 February, 8:30 pm. Fund-raising benefit gig for the Gena Heraty Haiti Fund. Many local musicians, raffles, and late-nite dancing after.

This is for an orphanage for disabled children set up 18 years ago by a woman from Mayo, and now badly in need of help. For further details see:
http://www.roguery.com/haiti/

Don

Subject: RE: Music benefits for Haiti
From: GUEST
Date: 02 Feb 10 - 03:34 PM

Lynette Hensley -- I'm making a list of music events to benefit Haiti. Please let me know if you hear of events I can add to the list.

Email Victory Editor

I already know about the one at Egans and the Triple Door.

Thanks--

Lynette

Subject: RE: Music benefits for Haiti
From: GUEST,TJ in San Diego
Date: 03 Feb 10 - 11:24 AM

Here in our Navy town, we have just welcomed back a number of rescue, medical and military folks who spent time in Haiti in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake. The reports they bring back are of a chaotic crime and incompetence plagued island where those things urgently needed by the people are backing up in warehouses, on wharves and other temporary locations for want of a way to distribute them or a system by which to do it. Roads and other transportation arteries are clogged or unusable in many cases. Worse, government incompetence and/or graft is preventing any workable solution.

I have worked in the non-profit health and human services world for many years. What I am saying to you is that I understand and applaud your heartfelt need to contribute. People in the world of arts and entertainment are often the most generous of souls. But, before you give, or encourage others to give, make sure you have some assurance that the money will be put to good use and not lost to graft or incompetence, both of which are a huge problem in Haiti right now. At least one aid convoy has been openly attacked by armed thieves.

Haiti is both a beautiful country with rich traditions and a place that has never learned to govern itself since achieving independence from France in around 1804 or so. Despots have often controlled the populace with terror and sucked it dry with graft. Most of the populace is poorly educated and unable to lift itself out of grinding poverty. It was the absolute worst place on earth for this earthquake to have occurred. Millions have been given by people around the world. But when aid money comes to this island, it often disappears into official pockets or is simply never accounted for.

When I hear a song such as "Haiti," which Belafonte did in his calypso days, it speaks to the haunting beauty of the place but always reminds me of the heartbreak and want which is the average Haitian's daily diet.