***Update 01/09/24*** Let's go! You can find a new folk tune each day, available for free (or pay what you want, with proceeds going to this fundraiser) HERE: https://kofiyoung.bandcamp.com/album/race-for-refugees-30-folk-tunes-30-days

If we manage to raise £500 for Refugee Action, I'll host a live listening party on Bandcamp at the end of the month!***

Like most people here in the UK, I've been horrified by the events of the last few weeks. Now more than ever, it's time to show solidarity, stand up against hate and discrimination, and demand a fairer future for refugees and people seeking safety in the UK.

Refugee Action support refugees' rights and services across the UK. Race for Refugees runs for the month of September - it's a race for hope, with a difference - participants take on a challenge of their choice for the month!

I'm a folk musician. I grew up with a genuine love for the folk music traditions of the UK. I've played in folk rock groups and ceilidh bands, covering traditional songs and dance tunes. But I'm perhaps not the type of person you immediately picture when you think of UK trad-folk!

My grandpa was an immigrant from Ghana in the 1950s and was blessed to be able to build a wonderful life here. I think we should demand nothing less for today's immigrants, especially those seeking safety and asylum.

Every day in September, I'm going to be recording and releasing a traditional fiddle tune from the British isles in support of refugees. There'll be jigs, reels, hornpipes and strathspeys aplenty!

Please sponsor me if you can, and help support refugees across the UK!

Thank you!

Old Updates:

***Update 31/08/24*** This kicks off tomorrow! The first track will be uploaded to my Bandcamp tomorrow - details in the feed down below! I've also added a new sponsorship goal - if we can raise £500 for Race for Refugees, I'll host a live listening party on Bandcamp!***

***Update 20/08/24*** Wow, we smashed through the goal of £150 in just one day! Thank you so much, I'm floored! This calls for a celebration...I reckon we have a pretty good chance of making it to £250 before the end of September. If we do, I'll record the final tune with full band instrumentation!***