Blind Guitarist

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Blind Guitarist (TSW News)

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CCTV used to assist blind woman's A Levels.

Kathryn Strange, a 25 year old guitar player, is registered blind. She is raising funds to buy an electronic closed circuit television camera which can help magnify the page allowing her to read. Developed in Devon, it could help Kathryn to gain her A level in Psychology at Mid-Cornwall Technical College.


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Performing Arts: Music

Celebrating the joy and expression of music beyond the mainstream

In this latest addition to the performing arts series, we are taking a look at all things music beyond the mainstream; from choir rehearsals and pirate radio coverage, to buskers, festivals and workshops, it's clear that music has remained integral not only to culture and the evolution of arts, but to each of us in our day to day!

Many established music artists have been at the helm of sonic exploration, redefining genres and challenging the familiar ways in which sound can be experienced. But shifting the perspective away from multi-platinum pop stars and established performers, this collection is a celebration of the hobbyists, the amateur & the unrefined love of an art form that builds communities and allows for complete self expression 


26 videos in this collection

1

Basement Project: Gospel Singing

2

Black and White Pirate Show

3

Blues Parties

International folk bands and troupes put on an act at Sidmouth
4

The Sidmouth Folk Festival

A collective dedicated to arts, culture and performance
5

Steel 'n' Skin

6

Freedom Train

7

Hands and Voices

8

Black Voices

9

Blind Guitarist

10

Handicapped Gathering, Salesbury Hall, 22nd Aug

11

Bandurists and Choirs from Bradford and Keighley

12

Music and More

13

The Pied Pipers of Harlow

14

Rock Music Venues

15

Gay Sweatshop: Edward Carpenter Book Launch

16

The Tube [05/11/82]

The musical motorcycles hit London to a Cuban vibe.
17

Musical Motorcycles - Cachito cha cha cha (Coursée)

18

Cèilidh nan Gaidheal

Exploring the hidden depths of the early 60s Mersey beat scene, including a visit to the legendary Cavern Club.
19

Liverpool a Go-go

20

Busk Idol 2008

21

The Folk Music Traditions of South Shropshire

22

Shikisha Zulu Dance and Music

West London echoes to the sound of reggae and steel pans in this kaleidoscopic record of the 1980 Notting Hill Carnival.
23

Grove Carnival

24

Lover's Rock

25

Reggae Part 2

Young working class Londoners fight racism with the power of rock and reggae in this anarchic documentary.
26

Divide and Rule - Never!

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