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Charity Shop DJ has teamed up with Dr Matt Connell of Nottingham Trent University to help bridge the generation gap through a shared love of music Talking about My Generation: the Creation of an Intergenerational Sound System Celebrating the launch of the Cultural Olympiad and the beginning of the new Derby Record Holders project Talking About Old Records at the One8 Festival
click thumbnail to enter main photo gallery Teaming up once again, Charity Shop DJ and DJ Dr Matt Connell presented the region’s first intergenerational sound system at the One8 Festival at Nottingham Castle in September 2008
The sound system brought together people from across the generations, mixing music, stories and ideas.
During the run-up to the ONE8 event, students from the Bemrose Community School in Derby were trained in basic DJ skills by Charity Shop DJ and DJ Dr Matt.
They then helped to train a small group of elders from the Churchside Walk Coffee Club, Derby, using records from charity shops as the musical catalyst for DJ performances, ingenious album cover re-enactments, and conversations about old records.
A series of workshops - and tea parties - at the Bemrose Community School brought the sound system together. The BBC East Midlands Today crew were welcomed to one of the workshops. Click here to see Talking About Old Records on BBC East Midlands Today These newest members of the EasyAction Sound System then jumped in the tour bus (well, minibus) took the Brian Clough Way from Derby to Nottingham, and did the gig of their lives, playing the choicest charity shop cuts (and a few requests, of course). Choose your Cheese!
Where next ? Its all good news. We’re all getting together again, and have all been booked to play together in Derbyshire. Watch this rock and roll.
Big shout out to : Renaissance East Midlands Mike and Tray at Derby City Council Youth Services Richard at Derby City Council Older Peoples services The kids of Bemrose Community School Churchside Walk Coffee Club The Golden Age Club, Derby And all the wonderful people who dropped by and chose their records
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Photo credits: Rows 1-2 and 5-6 © Sarah Gadd/ NTU; rows 3-4 © Charity Shop DJ
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Quick Links Welcome to Talking About Old Records About Talking About Old Records Talking About Old Records at One8 Contact Talking About Old Records
Click here to see Talking About Old Records on BBC East Midlands Today
Read about the project in The Guardian here
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Andy Jupp: info@charityshopdj.com Matt
Connell: 0115 8486663
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