Alternative talk fun at The Port Mahon
Thurs Nov 7th 2019
Thurs Nov 7th 2019
Irregular folks' Summer Session news
Hello gig lovers, as the sun is now attempting to shine a bit more, sadly this year our yearly mini-fest "Irregular Folks Summer Sessions" will be taking a break.
What? Why? How come? Scroll down to read on...
Thanks to England's freak success in last years World Cup, we clashed with the Semi Finals. This meant that while attendance was still impressive considering, it just wasn't the numbers that were expected with the new city centre location. Sadly as a result Irregular Folks lost a lot of money. This is even with Arts Council funding for the festival - which has been fantastic - they understandably, don't fund 100% of the cost or make up for ticket sale losses.
Some of you know that Irregular Folks is essentially run by one person creatively, logistically and financially. It's of key importance that high quality artists and production form the core of Irregular Folks, but are as accessable as possible in the form of affordable ticket pricing. This does mean that even when it's sold out, the profits are minimal and actually any profit at all, is rare.
Rest assured Irregular Folks core values are not going to change. The time that has been freed up as a result of not doing the festival this year is being spent deep in research and development. However while it's likely the Summer Session may return in 2020, it's going to be a long road to bring the finances back in order to be able to ensure you and the awesome artists who play get the level of experience, production quality you all deserve. I love live music and the arts too much to stop doing gigs, so watch this space or sign up to the mailing list, for news of evening gigs and other Irregular Folks ventures. People have asked me how can they support Irregular Folks, and it really can be as simple as keeping an eye out for the next evening gigs and helping to spread the word and...well... just coming and enjoying the gigs! I'll also be launching a super excited online shop soon. You'll be able to buy often difficult to find music from artists that have played our club, posters, tote bags, aprons and curiosities that catch the eye! Many of you have suggested the crowdfunding route. It's a great idea. It's just tricky when you are raising money for lost income, so this is taking a lot more thought.
I'm actually really excited about Irregular Folks future, and really enjoying the opportunity this year off running the festival, has given me to explore other ways of generating income for this club that I love so very much - and from what I hear has given others ace times too. One of these new ventures are that Irregular Folks is now open to private gig/event commissions. Woooohooo!
Thank you for all your incredible support so far.
Watch this space and let the show go on!
Best best wishes to you all
Love Vez!
Some of you know that Irregular Folks is essentially run by one person creatively, logistically and financially. It's of key importance that high quality artists and production form the core of Irregular Folks, but are as accessable as possible in the form of affordable ticket pricing. This does mean that even when it's sold out, the profits are minimal and actually any profit at all, is rare.
Rest assured Irregular Folks core values are not going to change. The time that has been freed up as a result of not doing the festival this year is being spent deep in research and development. However while it's likely the Summer Session may return in 2020, it's going to be a long road to bring the finances back in order to be able to ensure you and the awesome artists who play get the level of experience, production quality you all deserve. I love live music and the arts too much to stop doing gigs, so watch this space or sign up to the mailing list, for news of evening gigs and other Irregular Folks ventures. People have asked me how can they support Irregular Folks, and it really can be as simple as keeping an eye out for the next evening gigs and helping to spread the word and...well... just coming and enjoying the gigs! I'll also be launching a super excited online shop soon. You'll be able to buy often difficult to find music from artists that have played our club, posters, tote bags, aprons and curiosities that catch the eye! Many of you have suggested the crowdfunding route. It's a great idea. It's just tricky when you are raising money for lost income, so this is taking a lot more thought.
I'm actually really excited about Irregular Folks future, and really enjoying the opportunity this year off running the festival, has given me to explore other ways of generating income for this club that I love so very much - and from what I hear has given others ace times too. One of these new ventures are that Irregular Folks is now open to private gig/event commissions. Woooohooo!
Thank you for all your incredible support so far.
Watch this space and let the show go on!
Best best wishes to you all
Love Vez!
