Back in late February, Violets saw us open the doors to a week of all female programming just as the skies opened and buried us under a blanket of snow! Other than Harleighblu and Portaits which had to be postponed until late April, Cobalt welcomed a plethora of tremendously talented female (and a few male!) artists and musicians, singers and song writers in a desire to address the imbalance within the wider music industry. From the serenity and poise of Kathryn Williams and The Breath to the bombastic sonic visual phenomenon of the Lone Taxidermist, the week took us on an amazing journey and we would like to thank everyone who braved the weather to support those that performed and our still very young venue. As we continue to develop our programme here, we hope this event will be seen as a marker, indicative of everything we are trying to do at Cobalt. A safe space that welcomes all to a variety of events that reflect the diversity and complexity of life today
With special to thanks to everyone that performed at Violets:
- Martha Hill - https://marthahillmusic.org/
- CeitidhMac - https://soundcloud.com/ceitidhmac
- Laurie Shepherd - http://www.laurieshepherd.co.uk/
- Me Lost Me - https://www.jaynedent.com/
- Knight Knight - https://www.facebook.com/knightknightmusic/
- Jennifer Walton - https://www.facebook.com/jenniferwaltonmusic/
- Harleighblu - http://www.harleighblu.com/
- Portraits - https://www.facebook.com/PortraitsNE/?fref=mentions
- Ríoghnach Connolly - https://www.facebook.com/rioghnachconnolly?fref=mentions
- LONE Taxidermist - https://lonetaxidermist.bandcamp.com/
- Kathryn Williams - http://kathrynwilliams.co.uk/
- Nabihah Iqbal - https://ninjatune.net/artist/nabihah-iqbal
- Ikonika - https://soundcloud.com/ikonika
A big thank you to Cameron Craggs for putting this film together.
Finally, a huge thank you to The Arts Council and Generator for funding this project.