Ladyfest Cork is taking place April 25th to 27th 2008

The line-up is confirmed for Ladyfest Cork April 2008 and we have an eclectic mix of rockin' ladies from all over Ireland and Europe coming together to let loose and have a girl riot in Cork this Spring. We want to celebrate how many fab female artists there are by getting together a few of whom we think are the best for a whole weekend of music, art, performance, film and workshops, nice one! Bands are travelling from France, the UK, Holland, Dublin, Limerick and Waterford to come together to celebrate another famed Ladyfest weekend. We have music tastes that range from punk, pop, rock, rap, to alternative music soundscapes and psychedelic instrumental post-punk.

Ladyfest Cork will put it's own stamp on the long history of Ladyfests that have taken place all over the world, ours will be a rocking feminist Do-It-Yourself not-for-profit community based festival mixed with good for the soul yoga, belly dancing, permaculture, chart your cycle, body image, film screenings, discussions and chill out areas to get to know your fellow Ladyfesters! Our Visual Art exhibition will showcase art, performance and video from talented female artists along with music, giant origami(!) and zine making workshops. You can touch stuff, paint stuff, stick stuff to stuff and generally make a mess in our collaborative public art projects.
There's so much to say, so many issues- we hope that this weekend will serve to provoke thought around these issues and create a weekend long space where these feminist ideas can be explored and brought to the fore. Cos y'know feminism isn't really an f-word, its just about us all trying to get along and us all getting a chance to be heard.

Its the little ripples that make a difference. Go to a gig, a workshop or a performance and learn something new, while at the same time contributing towards the Domestic Violence Centre and Sexual Violence Centre. All profits made by Ladyfest Cork will go to our chosen charities.

We hope you'll enjoy it! Now go turn that music up loud and have a dance!!!

Tonnes of grá from the Ladyfest Ladies of Cork

Music Line-up for Ladyfest Cork:
Line up includes Monday Club(uk), You're Only Massive(waterford), The Suicidal Birds(nl), Tap Tap Click Click (dublin), Party Weirdo (dublin/berlin), Lazik (cork), We Should Be Dead (limerick), Michelle Brennan (cork/london), Ophelia (dublin), Bela Emerson (uk), Queen Kong (cork/dublin), Estel (dublin), Happy Homemakers (Fra), DIT (nl), DJ Ixindamix (Fra), Korridor(cork), Clare O’Mahony (cork), Oh my god! It might be him (cork), Janey Mac (dublin) and more to be announced!
We will also feature performances from female poets, comic geniuses, dancers, storytellers and actresses!

Venues confirmed for Ladyfest Cork:
Gigs – Cyrpus Avenue, Caroline Street
Visual Arts – Old ESB building, Caroline Street
Workshops – Victoria Hotel, Patricks Street

Contact Details
Look up our bursting scehdule on www.ladyfestcork.org in the next few weeks.
More info to found on www.myspace.com/ladyfestcork and email us on ladyfestcork@gmail.com

A common argument we, the organisers of Ladyfest, have faced is that Ladyfest is sexist itself, and discriminates against men. But Ladyfest is not about excluding men, it’s about creating a space for women – because it’s just not there, especially in music. If you look at the listings of practically any festival, male performers completely dominate the list. Typically women make up only about 10 – 15% of festivals, and that’s on an international scale. A typical gig in Cork usually consists of all male-membered bands (with the rare exception) and indeed the crowd is usually dominated by men too.

If you defined a Manfest as a festival where maybe 90% of the performers were all male, then in a sense you could call most festivals a Manfest. People often argue that the reason why festivals/gigs consist mostly of male performers is that there just aren’t that many (good) female performers out there. Well Ladyfest wants to prove this wrong by celebrating and displaying existing female talent and providing a space where women feel comfortable to perform without being objectified or considered a token girl, or a novelty. Organising Ladyfest has taught us that there really are so many amazing female performers out there, that sadly seem to be invisible. Can we really be called sexist for dedicating one weekend of the year to promoting and celebrating these talents? And who knows - maybe Ladyfests around the world can inspire younger girls to learn an instrument, start a band, and in the future perform in a festival that is equally represented by women and men.

We at Ladyfest Cork do not seek to exclude men. We want people of all genders to come along. Ladyfest concentrates on female musicians but that's not to say there's no men in some of the bands, and many guys we’ve met have been completely supportive of our project. After all, men can be feminists too! The only exception is that a couple of workshops may be female-only - not because we're anti-men, but because they may only be relevant to women, or may be on emotive subjects such as sexuality and violence. There won’t be many all-female workshops, and although we have not yet finalised our workshops for Ladyfest Cork there has been male-only workshops in other Ladyfests around the world.

It is not our intention to alienate or exclude men from Ladyfest Cork. As music is so traditionally male, in every genre, our mission is to provide a forum in which all members of the community can celebrate, showcase and encourage the artistic and organizational talents of women and girls, and raise some money for charity while we’re at it!

There’s an interesting article on this topic on the F Word http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/...

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