Little Drummer Girl creators Charlotte Bibby and Kerr McCall. Credit: Press.
12 female drummers have come together for a new charity single to raise awareness for mental health issues in young musicians.
‘Little Drummer Girl’ is the brainchild of drummer Charlotte and producer Kerr from The Echo Lab Music Studios in Scotland.
As well as raising awareness of mental health issues, the song also aims to tackle gender disparity in festival line-ups and the music industry at large.
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“We’ve been inspired to keep an eye on all of our young students and bands, from hearing about the loss of Frightened Rabbit frontman, Scott Hutchison – whose band inspired me to enter the music business,” Charlotte said. “Scott was so honest in his song-writing and helped so many people through their own struggles.
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Covid: Mysterious silhouettes appear in West Linton
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Mysterious public art installations have been appearing in West Linton in the Scottish Borders since the first pandemic lockdown.
Sheep grazing on the river bank have been joined by dragons, nativity scenes, pipers and other figures.
The anonymous artists responsible for the plywood creations said they wanted to reflect scenes of everyday life and to brighten the local area.
The unidentified foursome have also helped raise thousands of pounds for two charities - Tiny Changes, in memory of Frightened Rabbit singer Scott Hutchison, and Shelter.
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media captionThe anonymous artists say they want to bring fun to the village during the pandemic
It all began with a few sheep by the river. Since then horses, hippos, snakes and even a dragon have appeared.
Something curious has been going on in the village of West Linton since the first coronavirus lockdown and it is continuing in the run-up to Christmas.
A series of striking silhouettes have popped up out of nowhere, attracting a great deal of attention from residents.
But what is the explanation for this steady arrival of more than 30 public artworks in the village?
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