A BRAND-NEW BAND! We were excited to see Birdvox perform at Showcase Scotland @ Celtic Connections and jumped on the chance to book them for their first ever UK tour!

🎶 Birdvox - with support from Emily Barden!
🗓️ Thursday 5th November 🔥🔥
📍 Westbourne Community Hall (AKA Westbourne Club), River Street, Westbourne, PO10 8TG
🕖 Doors open 7pm for a 7.30 show (Emily Barden 7.30, Birdvox 8.30), unreserved seating
🍷 Licensed bar serving Langham Brewery 🍻

🎫 Tickets on sale now at Bookends and Harbour Records in Emsworth village, at The Westbourne Cafe in Westbourne Village, & online at www.WeGotTickets.com/WemsFest

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Birdvox is an exciting new electro-folk band born from a mutual love of birds, harmonies and kitchen discos. Together they embrace energetic, shapeshifting synthesis and the joy of vocal interplay. Expect velvet harmonies, considered lyrical stylings and lively bespoke beats.

Birdvox comprises four established, multi-tasking artist-producers:
– Sarah Hayes (vocals, flute, synths, programming)
– Charlotte Printer (vocals, bass)
– Jenny Sturgeon (vocals, guitar, synths, sampling)
– Inge Thomson (vocals, accordion, electronica, beats)

We saw them perform at Showcase Scotland at Celtic Connections this January and were very impressed, can’t wait to hear their debut album dropping in September!

Emily Barden needs no introduction to our audience!  She is a composer, songwriter, choral director and workshop leader - and is known to (and beloved by) many as the Director of our WemsFest Surtierra Touring Project Choir.  Emily works with many Arts Organisations, Music Hubs and schools.  She specialises in co-creating songs and original work with young people in group settings as well as leading massed singing events across all age groups.  Recent commissions include the Philharmonia Orchestra, Benedetti Foundation, Sing Up, Britten Pears Arts, & Portsmouth Music Hub

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WemsFest is an entirely volunteer-led community interest company.  

All profits from bar and ticket sales are reinvested into our local community, delivering musical workshops in local schools each October in celebration of Black History Month.

This year our charity bucket on the bar is supporting relationships & sex education in local schools, delivered by Options Chichester - please do help us support this important work

If you require special assistance or have mobility difficulties, please contact us in advance at adwemsfest@gmail.com or 07802 500 050 and we will do our very best to accommodate you so that you are comfortable.