July News

Looking forward for the Celtic Blue Rock Festival!

Trainees are looking forward to being involved with this years Celtic Blue Rock festival where they will be given the opportunity to work with the stage managers on the five stages over the weekend as well as working alongside the festival crew.

After completing the basic sound, lighting and stage management training courses, the trainees now have the opportunity to see what is involved in putting on a weekend music festival. Basic duties will be offered so trainees can gain further experience while offering the festival some much appreciated help with the huge task of putting on an event of this size.

The trainees will be treated the same as the rest of the festival crew which is made up of volunteers. Crew camping and hospitality will be available to all those participating. Above all this should be a great experience for all the trainees involved and we wish them all the best - and hopefully some sunshine too. 

Look out for our information stand at the festival and pop by to say hello!

June News

Trainees Play Away

Baby Blue Rock welcomed an invitation from Tidylike Records to support them with their gig at the Queens Hall, Narbeth on 14th June. Trainees Alan, Bethan, Cai, Donna, Ross and Rosie worked alongside the professional crew helping with set up and running of sound, lighting and stage management during the event.

May News

New Funding

Baby Blue Rock has successfully secured further funding of £5000 which has been generously donated by the Russell Commission, a grant scheme which aims to prioritise opportunities for young people (aged 16-25).

April News

Training program under way

Training program covers the basics of sound, lighting and stage management as well as health and safety issues and PAT testing of equipment. 

March News

Baby Blue Rock welcomes new trainees

Training is definitely underway, with the first group of trainees
attending training on 5th & 8th March in Pembrokeshire. Having worked through their first event in Letterston Memorial Hall with a crowd of 150 people, we all had a great time and enjoyed the music. Plans are already being made to continue training with the support of other promoters, funding and local businesses.

On 25th March we will be hosting the *Ceredigion Training* event prior to the next gig on 29th March in Tysul Hall Llandysul, where The Cigars, Laying Jade and Super Cute Voices will play live and local boy DJ Critical Mass will entertain us with his favourite music choices. Places are still available, applications are downloadable here. Training will take place at 5pm - 9.30pm in Tysul Youth Centre, Llandysul.

On 15 April Carmarthenshire Training will take place in Dr Mz in Carmarthen prior to the next event in St Peters Civic Hall on Saturday 19 April. Playing live is Ascari, Nick Turner & Co,
Tootinskamoon and The Mams. DJ Pollygone and Mexican bob will also be entertaining us that night. Places are still available, applications are downloadable below. Training will take place at 5pm - 9.30pm.

Applications are welcome from anybody aged 16 - 26 years and living within Carmarthenshire or Ceredigion. Training is FREE. See website for further information.

February 2008

Bands Wanted

From time to time we will be programming events within a West Wales venue to give tourists and local people the opportunity to get a little taste of the type of live music experience seen at the main festival in August.

If you are in a band, solo artist/ musician and would be interested in playing at one of our Baby Blue Rock gigs then we would like to hear from you. Any music style considered. Please email cherylee@celticbuerock.org.uk and we’ll find you a slot.

January 2008

Launch Event Announced

Make this gig your first for 2008!

On January 12, 7.30pm til midnight, at Clarbeston Road Community Hall Baby Blue Rock will be hosting its launch event for its youth training project and community events series.

Recruitment onto Baby Blue Rock (formerly Eventful Young Talent) is only open to persons living within Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire. You must be aged 16 – 26 years to register with all details available on this website.

Launching Baby Blue Rock with their unique Pembrokeshire style will be four bands, all performing an eclectic mix of pop, rock, metal and punk: - Boss Not Plastic, One Room Down, Volpus and Regime.

24 Carrot Promotions have been appointed as the official trainers for Baby Blue Rock project.

Tickets are £7.00 (adults) and £5.00 students, unemployed and persons 17 years and under.

December 2007

Meet Baby Blue Rock

Following a competition earlier in 2007, when 9-year-old Lowri Truslove as the winner and designer of the original Blue Rock logo, we are able to introduce 'Baby Blue Rock'.

Baby Blue Rock will be the logo, even mascot, of the youth training project and the Celtic Blue Rock Festival Community events program.

Our funky blue monster Baby Blue Rock logo is going to make its mark on the live music scene across West Wales by showing up on every poster and on as may websites as possible.

November 2007

Trainers Announced

24 Carrot Promotions has accepted the offer from Celtic Blue Rock Community Arts Festival to be the official Trainers for their new pilot project Baby Blue Rock.

Baby Blue Rock is a Social Risk Funded initiative aimed at young people, living within the three West Wales counties, to become trained Events Managers. With limited availability (36 spaces in total) newly appointed BBR Training & Events Officer, Cherylee Barker, is looking to attract experts and trainees to participate in the project.

The first phase of this very exciting training schedule will be to look at ‘Production Skills’, including sound, lighting and stage management.

Cherylee said “Anybody with an interest in becoming trainee should get in touch straight away as I am arranging workshops now.”

All workshops will provide invaluable hands on and written information in the form of a manual, to ensure as much advice and guidance is provided. Each person attending the training day will learn how to stage a live gig within one of the project counties. The first live gig will be announced soon on the Celtic Blue Rock Community Festival website www.celticbluerock.org.uk Workshops are for persons aged 16 – 26 years only.

The main beneficiaries of the Baby Blue Rock project will be the annual Celtic Blue Rock Community Festival. With continued expert support, the trainees will work together to assist on the several stages at the site.

For further details, or to register your interest as a trainer or trainee please contact Cherylee Barker at the address shown below for further details or register using the downloadable form.

October 2007

Funding Award

A big thank you to the Social Risk Fund for helping to kick start this project, it is with their generous award of nearly £10,000 that we have the money to begin the training.

New funders and sponsors are required to raise a further £30,000 to ensure this project is successful and long term. If you are interested in giving money or equipment then please get in touch. (link to contact us page)
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