We are now at the halfway point of the year and I am no nearer reaching any realistic amount of funding to make either the
Saturday Breakfast pilot (I need £500 to make a low budget half hour pilot to use in the push to get a series) or the Woolly and Worth comedy. I turn 40 in two months time and I had hoped to cross a few things off my to-do list before then.
All you need to do is donate any amount, no matter how small, using the PayPal donate button at the top of this page. If everyone who reads this donated even one pound it would make all the difference. None of it goes in my pocket, it is all used to create free stuff that will entertain everyone. I think you'll agree that it is far better value than the TV Licence.
If anyone wants to donate a larger amount to really make a difference I would be eternally grateful. There are documentaries, comedy sketches, films and all sorts of delights waiting to be made.
Here's what else is happening:
The Sunday Alternative Podcast
Almost at the 100th edition, there's also a bonus podcast on a Bank Holiday Monday (please always refer to Bank Holiday Monday as Sunday +1). Showcasing the best new music around I guarantee to listen personally to everything I am sent.
The podcast is free and if everyone who listened donated once a month it would make a huge difference. If anyone wants to sponsor the podcast please get in touch, if I can get the funding I would like to be able to rent a studio to record live bands in session for special episodes in the future.
Listen to the entire archive of podcasts and radio shows
here (and if you're feeling generous...)
The Random Saturday Sessions
On May 30th I filmed another collection of sets in Nottingham with Gerry Trimble, Paul Carbuncle, Strumming Johnny Carey, Misk Hills Mountain Rambler and Cameron Sinclair-Harris. These episodes will appear in the upcoming weeks (there are still two episodes from York to go out).
I had previously said that this would be the final time I do the series in Nottingham because trying to get Nottingham musicians to perform music (something you would think they would want to do), yet we had such a great time that maybe I'll do it again in the future. On Friday June 10th I am filming some bonus sessions and I will be filming at The Kimberly Jam festival on Saturday 18th June.
One of the things that the donations will help with is taking the concept out to other towns and cities to film local musicians performing. York was great fun so I would love to repeat the experience in Leeds, Sheffield, Newcastle, Lincoln (this one looks quite promising) and London. If the donations really kick off then New York, Los Angeles, and Nashville would be quite cool.
If anyone would like to sponsor
The Random Saturday Sessions and enable me to expand then please get in touch.
The videos are on
my YouTube channel and the Facebook page is
here.
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That's about it for this newsletter so I will leave you with these footnotes.
- The Saturday Breakfast Pilot needs £500 to get made.
- The Woolly and Worth film is written and although some bits are doable on a shoestring I want it to look as good as possible with regards locations and presentation.
- Depending on someone else's schedule, a Kickstarter campaign might be set up in the not too distant future (hopefully) to help fund an animated short.
- Talking of animation, I have been helped out (not financially but with props) towards the making of a short 'stop-start' film that I will be making and releasing for free.
- If you're in a position to pay me to work for you, then have a look at this page.
- My shop is open, all money goes into the filming fund.
Thank you in advance, all donations are gratefully appreciated.
