Arts Q&A: The Arts Council s Joanne Wright on Ryan Vail, Joshua Burnside and Whiplash memories
Jenny Lee puts performers and artists on the spot about what really matters to them. This week, musician and music development officer Joanne Wright Joanne Wright, music development officer at the Arts Council of Northern Ireland 28 April, 2021 01:00
Joanne is the founder of Safe in Sound (Safeinsound.org)
1. When did you think about a career in the arts and what were your first steps into it?
When I was at school I played in bands and I arranged my work experience at a local recording studio. I loved it so much that I went on to study Music Technology at university and never looked back.
Special online concerts being hosted by Derry s Nerve Centre
Gigs organised in response to absence of live music during the lockdown
Ryan Vail (left) and Eoin O’Callaghan will be taking part in the concerts.
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Local musicians are to take part in special online concerts in partnership with the Nerve Centre in Derry.
PORTS and Borders - Ryan Vail and Elma Orkestra are the acts taking part in the upcoming concerts, which are being supported by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
For more information and to find out how you can watch the concerts, visit the Nerve Centre s website.
EARAGAIL Arts Festival is looking forward to welcoming artists and audiences from across the globe back to Donegal throughout July.
The dates of the 33rd festival have been confirmed, 4th to 25th July, as organisers continue to finalise a programme that will connect artists, audiences and the community in Donegal to the rest of the world.
Paul Brown, CEO & Artistic Director, Earagail Arts Festival said there is lots of good news in-store for the arts community in 2021.
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“We’ve just come through a difficult year and we’re now trying to put in place a number of different scenarios and plans, taking into consideration the current guidelines, for the 2021 Earagail Arts Festival. We’re optimistic for live performances in July but a lot depends on how the vaccination programme works between now and then,” he said.