Don't have kids unless you have a trust fund or you have healthy/wealthy retired parents living nearby.
Northern Ireland is a hostile environment for anyone wishing to work + raise a family. That's the tweet, that's the reality - reflected in our childcare 'systems' and costs.
Belfast City Centre is absolutely stinking this morning. My shoes sticking to the ground as I walked passed City Hall. The walk down Royal Avenue, smells of concentrated urine. More than a few bins with their contents exposed. Someone might want to take a look
@belfastcc
Delighted to be the first NI manager on this programme. I am deeply passionate about creating opportunities for NI talent and feel very grateful to the
@MMFUK
@youtubemusic
@ace_national
for the opportunity! Onwards...
My granny is 77 + lives alone. This week her social life (volunteering in a charity shop, bingo, mass) disappeared. So my cousin hooked her up with an iPad + barber shop next door gave her access to their WIFI. Now she's on The Facebook ❤. Community spirit [1] - Coronavirus [0]
The
@duponline
are in no rush, their houses are heated and fridges are full and their investment portfolios are making healthy yields. I've said it before, and I will say it again and again - the
@duponline
represent only themselves.
Today,
@WHITTonTWITT
and and I left the house with our 10 day old sons. Equally the most terrifying and liberating feeling, topped off perfectly once we realised the twin buggy fits through the door of our fave dog and child friendly coffee joint
@lazyclairepast1
🙏
#winning
Thanks to the support of
@ArtsCouncilNI
I have been able to weather the storm of 20/21 + remain an active part of the music community in N.Ireland.
I'd like to give something back so I am offering a limited number of FREE 1-2-1 online 1hr sessions.
⤵️
I've nvr known a time harder for musicians. The cost of living is sky high. The often reinvested 'disposable' income is gone. Funding bodies are maxed out.Algorithms suppress unless u are dealing ads. W/O private funding yr brilliant songs will not see the light of day. a tragedy
*explicit content alert*
This time last year I had no sleep, new scars, sore diddies, bokey clothes, juiced meals and major pandemic / post pregnancy fear. This year I have contentment, excitement and I have wine. I have wine. It's all possible. Happy Friday ya'll x
I just put our two little 1-year olds to bed for the last time. Tomorrow, we will have two 2-year olds in the house. A pair of absolute rockets hurtling through time and my personal space faster than I can believe. I love being their mama so much ❤❤
We're over the moon to share that Oh Yeah has been honoured with the Spirit of the Scene: Grassroots Venue of the Year at the
@MusicWeek
Awards! This recognition is a testament to the passion of our team and the support of the NI music community. Thank you to everyone who voted❤️
I'M GOING TO THE FLIPPIN BRITS!
Since I was 10 and tuned in watching Jarvis moon at Michael, I have dreamed of going to this iconic event and now it's actually happening. Thank you to
@MMFUK
and
@youtubemusic
for the invite - I can't wait
unraveling of the facts, timelines and actions or inactions in this terrible tragedy is so vital. It craves impartiality. Grateful to
@donalmacintyre
for fronting up, I will live in hope for justice for this little boy.
Screams heard at midnight close to last sighting of Noah, attempt to open back door at 3am nearby and a flashlight shone into kitchen close by - Noah’s screams? Seeking help at back door?Who was flashlight person? Was someone looking for Noah?
#noah
#noahsarmy
#noahdonohoe
I'm been stuck under a rock for the last 2+ months pulling this all together. I feel very proud of it. Love to all the musicians and venues who make any of this possible. I finally feel hopeful for the full return of live music ❤
Sound of Belfast is BACK, baby!
14 glorious days of music, all over the city, live & online, 4 - 18 Nov.
Catch a show (or several!), support your local music venue, discover your new favourite band, take a creative workshop or learn more about the music business.
1/2
Any bands (especially multi-millionaire ones) charging a buy-on to their tours-get in the bin! The industry is in fragile recovery, musicians are struggling, now is not the time to further concentrate your wealth. Can't deal with these seedy practises starting to creep in again !
I can see no justification for taking 25% of musicians merchandise income. Especially when you had no hand in meeting the costs of making the merch. Musicians arent taking 25% of the bar sales made in their name. What am i missing
@UlsterHall
?
So excited to be playing
@NIMusicPrize
tomorrow and to be nominated for best album. We will not be selling any merch as
@UlsterHall
a private company owned by
@belfastcc
are taking 25% of all artists sales, disgraceful considering what artists have just been through.
The only purpose of this can be click bait. Shameful and so out of touch.
Not detracting from the talents here listed, they all deserve their place.
BUT another commercial radio station actively perpetuating the idea that only good music is made by men. Boring + patently untrue
Fairview Park needs big screens. Phoebe Bridgers sounded so wonderful last night but as one stranger put it 'feels like just playing a CD' when it's all sound and no vision. I'd guess at least 70% of the audience couldn't see her.
I'm delighted to say I am a recipient of support today from
@ArtsCouncilNI
- i breathed a massive sigh of relief. I'm so happy to see so many of my friends and colleagues recieve that vital support too. Its a timely intervention that makes a world of difference. Thank you ❤
The upper floor of the
@TheDeersHead1
did well tonight under tremendous pressure. It's been a while since I felt that raw intensity live but tonight
@probpatterns
and
@BobbyVylan
hit Belfast hard. An unbelievable gig . TY ❤
My words will fall short of the occasion but i just want to say how very proud i am of every artist that played their heart out across the weekend in Bangor @
#WP3
and
#wardparkfree
- thank you to
@snowpatrol
for bringing the new breed along with you. What a time to be alive 🖤
100% of my management roster represented here 🙌 plus some of my 'Scratch' + 'Mothers In Music' via
@OhYeahCentre
faves too. Feeling very proud. Has anyone called
@coolfm
yet? 👀
Today
@OhYeahCentre
turns 17 years old 🎉 and we are running the
@marathonbcm
to raise funds for our youth department.
Your donations can provide free access to after school activities and accredited courses ⬇️
Posting this on here so I never forget it actually happened. I'm so proud to have been able to talk about my
#mothersinmusic
group on my favourite radio station
@BBC6Music
. Big ❤ to
@gemcairn
for giving me the space + platform to honour all the mama's out there making it werk 💪
Joni Mitchell, Kelis, The Staves and New Pagans - the four awesome 'mothers in music' selected by our Talent Development Manager
@ZeroMythUK
as part of the 'Social Recall' feature on BBC 6 Music yesterday.
If you missed it live, listen back here.
A feel compassion for those who have lost their granny+mammy. But I am haunted by the further polarising effect of pushing a cost of living crisis aside to pour over a 2-week dedication to an infinitely wealthy person+a multi million £ burial. Just feed people and keep them warm.
Despite the merch situ
@NewPagansBand
played their fucking hearts out last night! You need these live show shots in the arm when you are flailing trying to achieve even a basic income for your artists. I love managing but at times the industry challenges all my values. Onwards...
This guy gave me my first ever job in music back when I was just a wee 17 year old nipper.
@OutputBelfast
brought us back together after 12+ years apart. It was a lovely reunion. I love my music fam and a big day out like Output does my heart good ❤
That's me off to the starting line for my leg of the
@marathonbcm
- still time to chuck some change in the pot for team
@OhYeahCentre
❤️
Wilfie kindly gave me a bunny ears willy for this important family picture
I put my babies to bed tonight to the sweet sounds of
@NewPagansBand
being played out on
@BBClamacqshow
as the *Record of the week* 🖤 delighted to hear the efforts of the band and our team
@Martian_PR
sounding so good! Thank you Steve
@BBC6Music
So, last night one of my twins nominated me as 'daddy' and said I could play football with him. He said mummy Sharon couldn't play football with him, just daddy (me).
Is my kid a ragin sexist? I mean like how could this happen. The kid has had two feminist mammies from day dot.
As a mother of 1-year old twins I work at a loss to protect my career prospects
@bbcradioulster
It costs me £98 per day to have my children cared for so I can work. It's a constant struggle with no end in sight, throw in furlough pay reductions + it's almost impossible to balance
Team
@OhYeahCentre
standing in solidarity with our friends in the community sector in a
#stopthecuts
protest at Belfast City Hall today. Vital services must remain, the safety and prosperity of our people remains paramount.
Devastated to be missing all the mucky field fun
@Stendhalireland
- but I did test negative today so the end of isolation is in sight. Toasting to that with this rotten wine x
The unchecked privilege and gall of
@little_pengelly
is stomach turning on
@bbcradioulster
She's here to 'take the time' to get things right while her electorate struggle to see a GP, sit on waiting lists for life saving treatment and everyday people struggle to afford life.
I get absolute anxiety attacks every time someone talks to me while a musician is performing. And then I get a second wave when I have to do one word answers to hint at my primary anxiety. Some people might just think I'm rude. I just can't cope.
👀
@UlsterHall
@belfastcc
- an opportunity to lead. An opportunity to show that the Unesco title means fairer conditions for musicians in our city. Your commission is at the highest level even by 'industry standards' - this cannot stand.
Some thoughts about venues charging a commission on sales of band merchandise… sometimes up to 25%.
Well done
@Tim_Burgess
for starting this conversation. I have been battling this for many years now and fully support a change to this practise.
Art speaks the truth, grateful to
@OliverJeffers
. I wish harm on nobody but struggling with the *insane* coverage the billionaires are getting over the migrants. It's blatant and jarring.
Can't sleep so have been playing my two unborn all my fave
@rihanna
songs and delighted to report they dig it and be bopping from inside my massive womb.
#babybonding
#insomnia
I donated blood for the first time today. I was nervous as the first time donor process can be rigorous, for good reason. But the staff could not have been more lovely. Basically you just sit back, feel little to nothing + get bikkies. I can bring a fwend next time. Whos coming?
Proud member of the
@BRITs
voting academy for a second year. As a kid tuned in from the 90s this is still a pinch me moment to now be a part of the process ❤️
We've (
@OhYeahCentre
) only gone and got nominated for 'Best Grassroots Venue' in the
@MusicWeek
awards! Please get behind us so we can bring this award back to NI !!!
A very proud member of the most committed, kind hearted, hard working team in the game. Long live
@OhYeahCentre
and all who throw shapes on her dancefloor ❤
And that's a wrap on
@_WomensWork
featival 2021. I am spent but moreso grateful, inspired and proud of each and every performer, workshopper, panelist and attendee - thank you ❤ I will be uploading videos from some of the sessions from tomorrow on 👀
One year ago today we released "Human" by
@kittphilippa
- no matter where this crazy life takes me, I'll always feel eternally proud to have been a part of this album ❤
Another new dawn for Scratch My Progress. Would ye look at all their lovely wee faces? I can't wait to spend the next 9 months (and then forever) working with this crew. Up we go x
We have a lot to be grateful to
@rigsy
for - he has championed
@NewPagansBand
from day 1 on the radio, in the paper and behind the scenes in more ways than most will know. Today he showed up with a full page in the
@dailymirrorni
❤
Good news!
@NewPagansBand
have been nominated for 'Best Live Act' + 'Best Single' and
@kittphilippa
and
@darklingmusic
for 'Best Album' in the 2020
@NIMusicPrize
Good luck to all nominees, my heart will be broke in any event as the quality this year is something else.
On this day 20 years ago. Me & my besties were front row for the
@Pink
'Party Tour' @ the Point in Dublin. Absolute game changer ❤
📷 by me on a disposable. Delighted myself with this snap considering I'd have been so shaking that she was that near.
Popstars are great.
I have no money now but my ❤ is full. Sid + Wilfie's first gig will be
@Pink
, a big emotional full circle moment for me. Thx to
@sianalliance
for helping both physically+emotionally this morning. Being THE BIGGEST
@Pink
fan is stressful until you get dem tickets in the basket🎉
I am keen to speak to a musician who has left Belfast to further their career prospects as a professional musician. It's for an upcoming event and having this voice represented is important. Retweets and tags appreciated.
Do they talk about Nadals smile? Do they talk about Federers smile? Do they talk about the attractive tennis Djokovic plays? Weird commentary when such rich skills on display. Do better.
#RaducanuVsFernandez
Applying for nursery places in Belfast is awful. A combination of inconsistent session times, wraparound care shortfalls, lack of integrated options and ultimately the system doesn't prioritise any form of consistency for kids. Plus it still costs a bomb for working parents.
I dropped some music interest books into the
@OhYeahCentre
today. Take them, share them, gift them - I'd be delighted to see them go to good use. I've very much enjoyed my time with each of them
Ah Lyndon. My babies were two days old when the news broke and I cried so hard. Couldn't handle it then and if I think too much about it now it hurts. So sad to see someone so full of life stopped in their tracks, sending all my love to his nearest + dearest ❤
Our dog did "I'm gonna vomit actions" on our bed. So I dived in on a blind panic and put my hands under his mouth to save our duvet. He vomited in my hands. He ate his vomit back up from hands.
@WHITTonTWITT
seen it all. I think she fancies me more now.
Welcoming the latest team member to
@ZeroMythUK
🖤 The aim is to serve more artist projects and with the help of
@shannonheg_
that aim has now been super powered ⚡All details via
I am so proud of
@kittphilippa
and all the committed hard work to date. A nice milestone to reach and the future is now well supported in
@ParagonMGroup
safe hands. More new music coming soon 🖤
a few days ago, my manager
@ZeroMythUK
and I went to Dublin, where the Human project officially gained new team members in the form of independent record label
@ParagonMGroup
. i feel very grateful for the collective support in reaching this stage — thank you all so much.
ᴋᴘ.
Can someone start a sleeping bus service from Dublin to Belfast? I just want a reclining chair, hot heat and even a wee blanky for return trips from gigs. I want to fall asleep in Dublin and wake up in Belfast.
Good luck to all nominees tonight ❤ I am so proud of our resilient creative community. Tonights show is a celebration of the commitment, belief and talent that fuels our scene. We will be back to our best. Until then show your support, tune in and raise a glass/cup x