Access To Music UK Tour at the Welly Club 2005 (1/3) By Michelle Dee

(1/3), (2/3), (3/3)

Photograph Gallery   Gallery 1,   Gallery 2,   Gallery 3,   Gallery 4.

Tuesday, the first day of March, saw as many as three hundred students from all over the region come together to flex their musical muscle. Colleges from Scarborough, York, Lincoln and Hull gathered at the Welly: on Beverley Rd to take part in a four and a half hour long musical showcase. The event was Access to Music: Live (AtoM Live) in the middle of its nationwide tour. During the day over twenty acts from our region presented their work, comprising of pop, indie-rock/punk artists as well as acousticians, DJs, MCs and Free-style rap artists.

Access to music, is an initiative that harbours young musical talent and helps them to realise their dreams of a career in the music industry. They have had considerable success in doing this; a number of their past-students are set to become household names; such as Like A Hurricane; old style classic rock outfit, Josh Rinse Roberts; future star in the DJ world. Our own Josh Hubbard and Grant Dobbs of The Paddingtons, have benefited from the guidance offered by ATM courses. Access to Music: appears to be at the hub of cutting edge innovative music and with Jools Holland lending his support this must mean higher profiles, leading to more opportunities for young musicians.

May I point out I am just one journalist/interviewer/photographer giving one opinion, short of splitting myself in three, it would be impossible to see all the acts. However, I endeavoured to come away with a flavour of the wide variety of musical forms experienced. Many apologies if your group is not mentioned in the following appraisal of the day.

At approximately 3pm with my senses screaming at me, at odds with the venue and the time I entered the Welly:. The club had been set up so three different genres of music could run simultaneously. in the chill out bar, there was an acoustic stage charmingly called Buskers Corner. It was to this softer atmosphere that I was first drawn. I could hear a female vocalist singing with passion, power and understated class.

There was something of an Alanis Morrisette feel to her considerable voice. She held notes as if pulling them away from a cascading waterfall.

It wasn't until later that I overheard some other students marvelling at her performance and discovered who she was. Rachel from Hull you set the bar at a high level. It was now left to the other students to attain that level or to reach even higher. Next, I made my way to the main stage, where Jeffleson Airplane were just starting up. I have to admit, from the name I was expecting acid laced seventies sounds, psychedelic hysteria maybe? What came from this four-piece from York was loud, unassuming punk rock.

Unusually, particularly on the Hull scene, Jeffleson Airplane had a front-woman/guitarist, she was very much the leader in the group. Although nerves were clearly on show, the group played an even set with the drummer showing real promise. I was warmed by the honesty and straightforward way in which the lead-singer dedicated a song to her girlfriend. This kind of openness was refreshing in a world filled with poison and prejudice. Look out for Jeffleson Airplane: taxiing at present but preparing for take- off imminently.

Photograph Gallery   Gallery 1,   Gallery 2,   Gallery 3,   Gallery 4.

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