Saturday 24th february ’24
st Peters, Shaftesbury, dorset concert for hope
Joe Stone and Friends put a concert for Child of Hope in February 2024 at St Peter’s Church, Shaftesbury, Dorset. Singer-songwriter Joe Stone (vocals/piano) was joined by Jonathon Baddeley (guitars/vocals), Tom Baddeley (percussion/vocals), Gordon Clowrey (vocals), Douglas Igben (vocals) and Martin Smith (Trombone).
Child of Hope is a Christian-based charity making huge improvements for slum children and their families from its schools in Eastern Uganda by providing free education, healthcare and welfare to kids from the poorest and most vulnerable families.
Friday 13th October ’23
Father’s House, Shaftesbury, Garrie Todd Memorial Concert
Thursday 18th May ’23
St Lukes Church, Oxford,
Concert for Viva
In May, 2022, St Lukes Church, Oxford hosted the annual conference of Viva, a children’s charity which supports and networks churches around the world. To offer a little reprise from the delegates busy week of training, St Lukes Music put on a mid-week fundraising concert. The church was well-attended and delegates from from Argentina and Cuba, from India and Kenya, brought much to the gathering, with singing, dancing, and rejoicing. A tea, cake and a refreshment sale during the interval raised a funds for the charity.
Rehearsing Douglas Igben’s song ‘Our Father’, a setting of the Lord’s Prayer, for the Concert for Viva…
Saturday 26th November ’22
South Oxford Community Centre,
ARTWEEKS Event
This Artweeks music event in South Oxford rounded off an exhibition of Oxford artist, Martin Beek. He exhibited a collection of art based on The Ridgeway, Britain’s oldest trackway, which runs from Wiltshire through Oxfordshire to East Anglia. Following this, local musicians of various stripes performed in the space, surrounded by the colourful landscapes. A memorable evening, compared by Max Reinhardt (presenter of Radio 3’s Late Junction).
Friday 4th November ’22
Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, Music and Poetry Evening
This was an event I organised for the community of Wycliff Hall, Oxford. We had poetry from the winner of the The Buechner Prize for Creative Writing and songs from Wycliffe Hall’s Artist in Residence, David Clifton. I played a couple of numbers and accompanied Nigerian singer-songwriter Douglas Igben.
DECEMBER ’22
ST LUKES CHURCH, OXFORD, VICAR’S LEAVING PARTY
I joined St Lukes Church, Oxford as an Ordinand on Placement in Autumn ’22 and got involved with the music group. This involved learning some of their wonderful home-grown songs, and supporting sung worship on a Sunday. This is us playing a leaving party for the Vicar in December ’22. It was a memorable event, with speeches, sparklers, fireworks, rhythm and blues and much involvement from the local community.
