Tain Festival 2007 News
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Oxjam is coming
Oxjam is a unique music festival idea first started by Oxfam Great Britain about two years ago. Since then it has grown in stature and has gained the support and assistance of many of today’s top bands in Ireland and the U.K.
Not since the launch of the hugely successful Cake Sale album has Oxfam Ireland undertaken such a huge musical venture.
With events running throughout Rocktober in the four corners of the four provinces including artists such as; Best Irish Female Artist at the 2007 Meteor Music Awards Luan Parle, up and coming Irish band Royseven, The Klaxons and DJ Shadow all playing gigs for Oxjam, it really has been a remarkable event to date…..and now it’s Dundalk’s turn to take up the baton.
On October the 27th Oxjam will be hitting the streets of Dundalk.
The idea is to get as many local people out on the day to bang a drum, pluck a string, sing a note, dance a jig or whatever possible to make the event a roaring success. The event will be happening in the town centre around and about the square and everyone of all ages are welcome to come along to participate or simply to enjoy the vibes and the tunes.
The organisers of the Tain festival have kindly allowed Oxfam to include Oxjam in their schedule this year and it can be easily seen how the musically orientated Oxjam is the perfect fit for such an event. While the bigger name stars will be on show throughout the many great venues of Dundalk town over the Tain Festival weekend, Oxjam is a chance for the normal Joe and Josephine Soap to make a bit of music and be part of the whole amazing Tain festival scene.
On the day Oxfam campaigners will be distributing badges, tattoos, stickers and other Oxfam goodies to everyone who shows. There will also be a chance to take a load off and relax in the custom made “Cake Sale” Style bean bags which have recently being doing the rounds at both Electric Picnic and the Oxygen festival.
Campaigners will also be supplying information on the “Make Trade Fair” campaigns and the “I’m Not O.K. with Injustice” campaigns.
This is a chance for Dundalk to make some noise in support of Global Justice while having a bit of craic and making a bit of music at the same time.
Make Oxjam Dundalk a part of your Tain festival schedule and come out in support of your town and in solidarity with all the peoples of the world.
Oxjam will be starting at around midday on Saturday 27th and will run for approx 3 or 4 hours. Shelter will be provided if the Raindrops keep falling on our heads and a great time is guaranteed for all.
For more information or to get involved in organising, assisting or especially to play on the day please call Sean on 085-7493120 or email seanthekin@gmail.com or simply call into the local Oxfam shop on Clannbrassil street and leave your name with one of the members of staff.
Oxjam is a unique music experience that aims to stage as many music events as possible throughout the month of October to raise money for Oxfam Ireland, asking musicians, promoters, street buskers, music teachers - in fact everyone throughout Ireland - to put on all kinds of music events during the October to raise vital money for Oxfam.
Oxjam 2007 will add up to one huge, Ireland-wide Oxjam festival - raising vital money to fight poverty and injustice.
Oxjam is about raising money for Oxfam to tackle poverty all over the world. Supporting Oxfam helps people to earn a living; to get an education; to have access to healthcare and fresh water; and to grow more food.
For more information on Oxjam please log on to: http://www.oxfam.ie/oxjam/