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Oxjam drumming up more cash with Dundee house music

Members of Sienna with David Webster in a house gig hosted by Allyson James.
Members of Sienna with David Webster in a house gig hosted by Allyson James.

Dundee bands took over living rooms at the weekend with a series of fundraising gigs in aid of Oxfam.

The ‘secret’ house gigs, organised by promoter Daisy Dundee, have already raised more than £1,500 for Oxfam with two weeks still to go.

The gigs have caught the attention of legendary Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr, who wished the events well during his recent performance at Fat Sams.

Bands including Anderson, McGinty, Webster, Ward and Fisher; Vladimir and Scary People have already played in Dundee homes since the beginning of the month.

People can volunteer to host a gig and raise money by charging entry as well as other initiatives such as cake sales and raffles.

Last weekend was a bumper three days, raising more than £600.

Top names over the third weekend included festival stalwarts the Mirror Trap and Sienna.

They were joined in a range of homes across the city by folk duo Seven Sons, singer-songwriter Billy Mitchell and garage three-piece Shoogar.

The gigs were run as part of the annual music festival Oxjam, which promotes the grass roots music scene across the UK.

Daisy said: “We’ve already raised an incredible £1,558 just by having gigs in people’s homes over the past two weekends.

“So far we’ve had over 10 acts playing six gigs in different locations across the city, from a Stobswell tenement to a Barnhill conservatory.

“I’m really grateful to everyone involved so far, from our incredibly generous hosts to the bands, who have given up their time and talents and of course everyone that has come along and paid to be part of each gig.

“It’s a really fun and inexpensive way to raise money, while highlighting the breadth of musical talent on our own doorstep.

“I’m really looking forward to the next set of gigs we still have 14 bands to play in the final week.”