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BBC News
04-04-2025
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'Seeing the King play a carrot recorder was surreal'
A community music leader said it was "surreal" to witness the King playing a carrot recorder at Windsor Revis, director of Sheffield Music School, was invited to a reception for hundreds of people who contribute to music in their local areas."I really want the people of Sheffield to know about the music here, and this raises our profile - I was so grateful to be invited," she said."There was a bit of a surreal moment… I was standing with champagne in my hand, turned around, and there was the King playing a carrot. You don't see that every day." The London Vegetable Orchestra brought instruments, including the carrot recorder, to the 350 guests included leaders of community music groups and music-related projects, many of whom are side effects from cancer treatment led the King to cancel a string of engagements last week, but he was described by guests as "in great spirits". As well as the school, Ms Revis directs Tracks, a project offering workshops and performance project had been struggling to fund all the services it wanted to offer, until Ms Revis made a successful bid to the Ed Sheeran Foundation earlier this grant will be used to set up a new youth club and take on more alternative provision visited the music school last May and took an interest in the Tracks project, which Ms Revis said was "incredible"."I'm a big Ed Sheeran fan - not just because he gave us money," she joked. Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North
BBC News
14-02-2025
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Sheffield TRACKS music project gets 'incredible' Ed Sheeran boost
A project in Sheffield which helps young people to get into music has said it was "incredible" to be awarded three years of funding by pop star Ed Sheeran's grant given by the musician's foundation to the TRACKS group would be used to set up a new youth club and take on more alternative provision students, a spokesperson Shape of You star also donated guitars and equipment to help it achieve its goal of making music education more accessible to young people in Revis, director of TRACKS, said the donation would be "the start of so many big things". Ms Revis said she had the chance to meet the singer-songwriter when he visited the city last May and he took an interest in TRACKS, which is run by Sheffield Music same day, he also performed on stage alongside students from the Sheffield College. TRACKS had been struggling to stretch its budget across the services it wanted to offer, so Ms Revis made her successful bid for investment when the Ed Sheeran Foundation was established in Revis said she was thankful the group had been recognised for its role in the community, which included offering alternative provision sessions and working in hospitals."For someone to believe in what we're doing, it's incredible," she said."The kids can see someone at the top of their game thinks, 'you guys can do it as well'."It's someone they've got a connection with and they respect."Ms Revis said the money would also go towards helping students access recording studios and hold live performances in emphasised it was important that young people had the chance to explore a career in the industry, regardless of their background, adding that the aims of TRACKS were also "bigger than music".Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here.
