SPOTLIGHTS

The album shines a light on the creativity of our local community and celebrates their lives, stories and ideas.

The tracks tell a story of resilience through lockdown despite the challenges everyone has faced, including bereavement, health conditions, hospital visits, caring for others and more.

Each track was composed over the phone during Covid-19 by residents from Trafford and Wythenshawe with String of Hearts musicians. The tracks were then recorded in summer 2021, featuring the voices of each resident.

We hope to inspire more people to get involved in arts and culture and to believe that anything is possible no matter your age, background or musical experience!

Listen to the album here - we hope you enjoy it!

Thank you to each String of Hearts member for giving their time, energy and enthusiasm to make this album a reality.

Thank you to the String of Hearts team for producing this project: Amina Hussain, Lucy Geddes, Amy Bowles, Brigitte Schwarting, Deane Smith, Clive Hunte, Dave Tollington, Geth Griffith, Simon Turner, Joe Luckin, Pete Whitfield & Matt Wilde.

Thank you to Lynda Sterling, OT Creative Space, for creating the beautiful album artwork. Thank you to Limelight Old Trafford, Waterside Arts Centre, The Salvation Army Sale & Broomwood Community Wellbeing Centre for the use of their spaces to record the tracks.

And finally, thank you to our funders for supporting this project using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

STRING OF HEARTS PRESENTS...

SPOTLIGHTS IS AN ALBUM WRITTEN BY LOCAL RESIDENTS FROM TRAFFORD AND WYTHENSHAWE

TRACKS & COMPOSERS

A HUGE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO MADE THIS ALBUM POSSIBLE: