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The Big Chill: Busking For SolarAid
To celebrate the launch of the Busking for SolarAid album Big Chill venues will be hosting acoustic gigs, opening up a platform for some of their favourite buskers at all of the venues throughout November! And what is Solar Aid I hear you ask?... Well...
SolarAid are an organization who aim to help combat climate change and global poverty by bringing clean, renewable energy to the poorest people in the world. Worthy and worthwhile indeed, so they tick all our boxes and hopefully they can tick yours - so get yourself down to your nearest Big Chill event to help this standout cause and why not enjoy yourself into the bargain... Now here's all the relevant info you chaps/chap-esses need to know:
The Busking for SolarAid album features Fran and Josh, Aleister Kelman, Nimmo & the Gauntletts, Dr Butler’s Hatstand Medicine Band, Catrina Davies, James Tarling / Big Toe, Charlie and the Martyrs, Emily White, Archipelago, Marcina Arnold + more. 50% of the profits from the album, which is released on the Big Chill label go directly to SolarAid... By the way, all the entry to all the nights is completely free.
EVENT & VENUE INFO:
12th NOVEMBER
BIG CHILL BAR BRISTOL,
15 Small Street, Bristol, BS1 1DE
7 – 10PM
FREE ENTRY
www.bigchill.net/bristol
18TH NOVEMBER
MARKET PLACE, 11 Marketplace,
London, W1 8AH
7 – 11PM
FREE ENTRY
www.marketplace-london.com
25TH NOVEMBER
BIG CHILL HOUSE, 257 – 259 Pentonville Road,
Kings Cross, London, N1 9NL
7 – 12PM
FREE ENTRY
www.bigchill.net/house
28th NOVEMBER
BIG CHILL BAR BRICK LANE, Dray Walk (off brick lane),
London E1 6QL
4 – 8PM
FREE ENTRY
www.bigchill.net/bar
ABOUT SOLARAID (Their blurb):
Fighting poverty - Right now, two billion people have no access to electricity. They rely on burning fuels such as kerosene and wood for light and heat, which is highly toxic and expensive. Having solar power improves people's health, income and education. That's because solar power can enable poor people to cook food, pump clean water, run fridges, light homes, schools and hospitals, farm more effectively, and much more.
Fighting climate change - Climate change is mainly due to the massive and continuing use of burning fossil fuels for energy. This has pumped vast amounts of greenhouse gases, primarily carbon dioxide, into the atmosphere. At the same time, we have destroyed vast tracts of forest, which has released billions of tonnes of carbon. By replacing carbon-emitting products with solar power, and reducing our dependency on burning wood and fossil fuels we can alleviate global warming.
SolarAid were at the Big Chill festival this year with their Solar Stage and phone charging (yes I remember, £5 per charge - last time I checked the Sun's rays were free, tut-tut!) service bringing their generous vibe to revelers. For more info www.solar-aid.org
CHECK OUT THE BUSKER PERFORMERS ON MYSPACE:
http://www.myspace.com/franandjosh
http://www.myspace.com/aleisterkelman
http://www.myspace.com/nimmoandthegauntlettsuk
http://www.myspace.com/drbutlershatstandmedicineband
http://www.myspace.com/catdeejay
http://www.myspace.com/charlieandthemartyrs
http://www.myspace.com/thisisarchipelago
http://www.myspace.com/marcinaarnold
OTHER USEFUL URLS:
Fran & Josh MTV Live Session
www.mtv.co.uk/artists/fran-and-josh/session/fran-and-josh
Seeker on The Big Chill 2009 Solar Aid Stage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksY8c20lR9M
The Doppler Shift on The Big Chill 2009 Solar Aid Stage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KZnrCyf4cI&feature=related
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