A Paisley artist has raised greater than £1300 for most cancers charity in one-day fan conference celebrating Canada’s best musical exports.
After two years of cancelled stay occasions as a result of Covid-19 pandemic RUSHfest Scotland re-emerged this yr with their most formidable programme thus far.
It was a three-day rocking extravaganza held in Glasgow, that includes musicians from world wide.
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The primary full-day occasion befell within the beautiful Barras Artwork and Design to a sold-out crowd of over 400 company who raised over £15,000 for Most cancers Assist Scotland.
Paisley artist Lauren Kerr donated three authentic artwork items, considered one of every band member, to the public sale with funds going to the charity.
Each Lauren and her husband Daniel Graham volunteered over the weekend.
Lauren instructed the Categorical: “Seeing how RUSHfest Scotland has developed over time since attending the debut occasion as a punter in 2014 could be very thrilling.
“Not solely creating authentic work to be donated to the occasion, however for these items to boost £1310 solely as a part of the charity public sale, is really humbling.”
Occasion founder, Steve Brown added: “These occasions are all the time nice enjoyable and emotional – this yr was additional particular.
“Being a lifelong fan of Rush is extra than simply having fun with their music. Typically hailed as “the most important band you’ve by no means heard of” Rush had a profession spanning 40 years and 20 albums – promoting out the SECC in Glasgow each time they toured Europe. I’ve made numerous nice buddies by way of our mutual love for this band – and for us all to have the ability to meet up once more after lockdown was really magical.
“We’d chosen Most cancers Assist Scotland as our charity again in 2019.
“We look ahead to donating extra to them over the subsequent 12 months, from gross sales of our Songs For Neil albums and 2023 occasions.”
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RUSHfest Scotland is an annual fan conference celebrating considered one of Canada’s best exports – the rock band RUSH, with all earnings going to most cancers charities. So far over £78,000 has been donated to numerous organisations supporting individuals with and affected by the illness.
Based in 2013 by musician, Steve Brown, these occasions befell yearly up till 2019.
When the pandemic struck, Steve shifted focus and continued to boost cash for charity by producing the “Songs For Neil” albums – compilations of Rush songs performed by Rush tribute bands from world wide – made to rejoice the lifetime of Neil Peart, Rush’s drummer who tragically died in 2020 from Glioblastoma mind tumour.
“Songs For Neil Vol.3” is due for launch on September 12, with earnings from these albums being donated to Most cancers Assist Scotland and The Glioblastoma Basis Neil Peart Analysis Award in North Carolina, USA.
Most cancers Assist Scotland CEO, Rob Murray, added “We depend on the generosity of the general public and wonderful individuals like Steve and the gang at RUSHfest Scotland. “With out their wonderful efforts, we merely wouldn’t be capable of proceed our very important work to assist these throughout Scotland who're affected by most cancers.
“Our providers stay free to entry for many who want us, once they want us most and we offer a lot wanted wellbeing assist together with counselling, befriending, mindfulness session and we're very excited to be re launching our Complementary remedy service this week too, all which might not be doable with out this unbelievable enhance of a lot wanted funds from RUSHfest Scotland.
“We're really grateful for his or her ongoing assist, what an incredible achievement to have raised and donated greater than £27,000 thus far to our small Scottish charity! We're very a lot trying ahead to persevering with to work collectively. Thanks!”
Data and Songs For Neil albums can be found from: www.RUSHfestScotland.co.uk.
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