News from on and off island.
Image: Jen Adams from MWDW using the new equipment in Peel
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Record Store Day(s) 2021
Obsessed with vinyl? Sound Records will be celebrating all things vinyl on 12th June and 17th July for Record Store Day(s)
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The Talking Mongoose – Kate meets Sir Heg
Gef’s founder Kate chats to advertising legend Sir John Hegarty about the importance of creative thinking as part of an economic recovery.
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Shrek Sets a Date
In a post on Facebook, Douglas Choral Union, which is celebrating its 125th year, said it was ‘thrilled’ to be able to confirm its new dates.
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Music Competition Goes Online
The competition focuses on vocal and instrumental performance, and includes solo, duet and ensemble classes. There are also specific classes for Manx instrumental music, and Gaelic singing.
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NAMA Celebrates Youngsters’ Contribution to Culture
The North American Manx Awards celebrate young people who have made an outstanding contribution to Manx culture and island life #isleofman
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Arts Council Launches Resilience Fund
The Arts Council has relaunched its emergency resilience fund for people and groups who contribute to the island’s creative arts community. This funding will be made available on merit to anyone working or taking part in the creative industries, culture and arts communities on the Isle of Man and should […]
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On your Radar : Glitch 256
One for the radar; Glitch 256, the 4 piece of under 16s entering the world of Manx musicians
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Post Millish Project
What is it? Born out of the success of the ‘Manx Sewing for Safety’ project and seeing first-hand how much of an impact the Manx people can have when the Island comes together, the Post Millish Project was designed as a way of giving back to the Manx community and […]
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Manx Music – Tunes of Tynwald
Tunewald Day, no? Sorry – Tunes of Tynwald. Here’s some choons from Manxies who have glittered our lives with song. Bee Gees – Night Fever Suppose we should’ve really added their version of Ellen Vannin, but Night Fever’s the one. If there’s one thing us Manxies are good at it’s […]
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Tynwald Day Party Pack
If you’re celebrating today, tomorrow or both, we’ve got you sorted with this islandofsocial party pack. Created by the talented Laura Bowles (the creative behind the ‘Gef heads’). Simply download, print, cut and enjoy! Yes, there is a President of Tynwald head. Be sure to tag us in any pics! […]
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#MANXGEM PHOTO COMPETITION
While summer holidays abroad continue to look uncertain, Visit Isle of Man is encouraging Islanders to look for adventure and discovery much closer to home, with its #ManxGem photography campaign offering a Staycation up to the value of £750 to the competition’s winner at any property listed here on our extraordinary Island.
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Gef’s Colouring In
The lovely Laura Bowles, founder of islandofsocial and creative genius behind lots of our artwork here at Gef, has kindly created downloadable and printable colouring in sheets. Download your FREE copies by clicking the button below. TT COLOURING IN SHEET GAIETY THEATRE COLOURING IN SHEET TOWER OF REFUGE COLOURING IN […]
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Noble Hearts Paper Chains – Black Canvas Concepts
Download your free Noble Hearts Paper Chain design here! If you’d like to make a contribution to Friends of Nobles please click here. We hope you have fun getting creative! Be sure to share pics of your designs and tag @blankcanvasconcepts DOWNLOAD DESIGN
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Home Is Where The Art Is – Best Bits
Here’s some of our favourite videos so far!
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Isolation Creations
Us grownups need a creative outlet too. Art is good for the soul (and our mental health) so here’s some things you can create at home.
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Home Is Where The Art Is
The Isle of Man Arts Council has come to save our sanity by launching a new scheme that encourages us to be creative in our homes during lockdown.
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Happy 6th Birthday to One Man’s Trash
Today, shall I…
Well, one of us is trying desperately to motivate herself to do something good for the planet!
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Jess Kneen captures the spirit of Peggy’s
For 6 neon-drenched weeks, Peggy’s has acted as Douglas Prom’s underground hive for debauchery. As her run draws to an emotional crescendo, we caught up with local photographer Jess Kneen to discuss her recent exhibition at the pop-up discotheque.For those of us who have frequented Peggy’s over the festive period, […]
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Homegrown Talent: Laura Bowles
“Whether it’s walking through Groudle Glen or having a cup of tea at The Shed, the Island is the best place to jolt a creative block”, so says Graphic Designer, Laura Bowles. As the creative brains behind Manx-themed Greetings Card Company ‘Isle of Social’, Laura is a high authority on […]
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Soundtracking the TT with 3 Million
The TT festival annually offers Manx Musicians an opportunity. Not only to play pop up venues rather than the regular pub circuit, but also to perform to bigger crowds made up of TT fans from all over the world. Bands who might have been performing last weekend to a few […]
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Getting Heavy with Man in the Woods at TT
To the Manx music scene the TT festival is a rite of passage. The island population doubles over TT fortnight, and the once quiet streets are littered with leather wearing petrol heads from all over the world. If there’s one thing that these visitors have in common (other than their […]
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Homegrown Talent: Foxtrap
Ever wondered what happens when you mix a musical Manxie with a couple of talented Latvians? Some pretty incredible experimental music is what. Local girl Helen Morrisson of Foxtrap is doing the island proud on the adjacent Isle and her band regularly give the Isle of Man a taste of […]
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Gef Presents: The Tides
After a jam-packed 2018, Ramsey’s hottest boy band ‘The Tides’ have had a cracking start to 2019 with their latest single ‘Mates’ reaching 45 in the iTunes Singer / Songwriter charts; currently sandwiched between pop-royalty James Bay and Dappy from N-Dubz. Last year, the lads played a blinding set at […]
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When Gef Met… Switch
The nineties were a simpler time, weren’t they?There was no judgement if your DJ played Abba’s Dancing Queen at your wedding party, with a marriage of coloured lights to flash in time to the beat.Maybe there was a smoke machine. It was a party must. But in this digital age […]
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When Gef Met… Mae Challis
At just 20 years old Mae Challis’s voice is deceptively strong, having become more raw and sultry on her latest single release, Is It Strange? than her win at The Next Big Thing competition in 2014.There’s an obvious decision to evolve the acoustic-driven sound of her early performances, and behind […]
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Sunset Jet on Breaking Out
The Isle of Man is full of musical talent, from folk singers all the way to punk rockers, but how hard is it to make a break for it when you are based on the rock? Talent certainly isn’t measured in music downloads or fame, but if you want to […]
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When Gef met… Symbollix
For many on the Island, and indeed us here at Gef HQ, TT isn’t just about the racing.It’s that two-week party spirit that engulfs the Island, the forgetting (then remembering) why tequila shots are never the answer, and Karen from finance spewing her guts up on the side of the […]
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When Gef met… Buncha Skankers
To say that Buncha Skankers put on an energetic show is an understatement.These two-tone anarchistic mad-heads fuse everything from surf rock guitar to throbbing saxophone riffs covering all things ska and in between, and their audiences lap it up like there’s no tomorrow.For someone who does very little exercise, just […]