RUFF D

soca aerobic sessions with our friends from Ruff Diamond Explosion on Wednesday and Thursday, 18th, 19th Feb, 2.30 and 6pm.

Gemma, Courtney, Ken & TJ

Barracudas Carnivals & Events 2009

BARRACUDAS CARNIVAL BAND WILL BE APPEARING AT:

Thur 23th APR: BARROW MUSIC CO-OP LAUNCH

                                    THE CANTEEN, MICHAELSON ROAD, BARROW

Sun 24th MAY:  OLDHAM CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL

Sat  30th  MAY:  ZIRCUS PLUS – CIRCUS FESTIVAL

                                    IN BARROW PARK                  

Sat 13^th June:     Aspatria Carnival

Sun 14^th June:  Glasgow West End Festival

Sat 20th June:   Kirkconnel & Kelloholm Gala

Sat 27^th June:    Barrow Carnival

Sat 4^th Jul:          South Shields Cookson Parade

Sat 1st Aug:         Leicester Carnival – to be confirmed

Sat 29^th Aug:      Kirkcudbright Carnival

Fri 11^th Sept:      Kendal Torchlight tbc  

MORE EVENTS TO FOLLOW!

 

Barracudas Dalton Lights Switch On Winter 2008

Thanks and well done to everyone who took part, it was absolutely freezing! -4 apparently.

Also thanks to the North West Evening Mail for kindly providing us with these images

 

ARTISANCAM WIN BAFTA

During November 2007 we were joined by Paul McLaren of Shademakers of Bielefeld, Germany, who was in residence creating a costume for an education project organised by Artisancam.  Paul worked on a prototype of an angel costume he will be producing for the 2009 Celebrations in Detmold, Germany.  So for a month, our workshop and our guest were live online, and viewers could witness the painstaking process of carnival costume creation.  At the end of the month, we launched the costume in Barrow-in-Furness, with a performance in the town centre with our carnival band.

NOVEMBER 2008: HILTON HOTEL, PARK LANE: ARTISANCAM WIN BAFTA

To keep up with all ArtisanCam news and to watch the excitement unfold visit them at www.artisancam.org.uk

If you want to view more pictures of the Angel in Barrow visit the BBC website by clicking here.

Click here to watch a timelapse video of the creation of the Angel.

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Barracudas Winter Tour and Year- Round Free Workshops

Summer time is finally over, but if you are missing the sunshine don’t despair, take a look and reminisce with the photos of Leicester Carnival where the sun was blazing and the the colours of the Caribbean lit up the streets:    
                                                                     
photos

As Winter draws in Barracudas aren’t slowing down, they are in fact gearing up for their Winter Tour Schedule which they kicked off in style with Kendal Torchlight on Saturday 13th September, more dates to follow!

Workshops

As well as the new Winter Tour, Barracudas Carnival Centre stays open all year round, hosting a plethora of free workshops.

Not only do we have our weekly Thursday sessions where we practice stilts, dance and music, but we also hold weekly Music Workshops for our new Young People’s Band. Anyone aged between 5-18yrs can come along and try saxophone, drumming and persussion guided by our professional tutors:

Tuesdays: 4pm-5pm Beginners Saxophone, drumming and percussion- ages 5-11
Tuesdays: 5pm-6pm Intermediate Saxophone, drumming and percussion- ages 11-18

Please come along and have a go, whatever your musical ability, there is something for everyone.

There is also an exciting opportunity for two 16-25 yr olds as we seek to find two Music Trainees.
These trainees are to be led by our professional tutors, to not only hone their own skills in performance and composition but also to help teach others in the Young People’s Band.

We hope to see you soon!

Headdress frames

Tracy, here are a couple of pictures of the headdress frames we get from Brazil. I hope they will help!

Brazilian artist James, who was brought up in Barrow, and still has strong connections to the area, creates fantastic headdresses in our workshop for Barracudas Carnival Band.