Elaine McGinty – Poetry, Writing, Reviews, Radio, Social Advocacy
Poet, Writer, Singer
Currently working on Humanity Lands Collective with Joe Buckley and other artists, musicians, photographers and producers to publish and perform her poetry and songs covering social change and activism at gigs, festivals and readings across the UK. They wonder at out how we respond to and rise above abuse both personal and societal if we only trust ourselves. Vocalist & writer with darkly poetic post punk band Phoenix Chroi (2010-2019)who released two albums, The first, Songs From The Last Five Years (2015) was immediately requested by the British Library as an important cultural contribution to national music, and Humanity Lands, released 2017. She also has a feeling for and enjoys singing and performing songs from her Irish heritage. Writing poetry commissions most recently for the She Leads Change ‘Lead More’ programme, lyrics and recording vocals for composers and online articles. Work published in collections – ‘For The Many Not The Few’ and Razur Cuts Magazine and Zanionline
‘Spellbinding performance’
Graham Steel
‘Cutting into our souls and consciences with her own deep, moving poetry spoken and sung to bass accompaniment’
Tim
‘Truly powerful. This is the material that should be taught in schools hitting the youth up and educating them from an early age’
Lewis G
Activist
Elaine McGinty FRSA is a Founder and CEO of Phoenix Cultural Centre CIC & Fiery Bird Live Music & Community Venue.
With 30 years experience in leadership the last 25 in the Third Sector she has worked for Woking Community Relations Forum managing & teaching on a Community English Scheme & Crèche, expanding across Surrey as a Community Learning Adviser to help communities identify learning and skills that they wanted to see in their areas and bring providers together to deliver.
She co-founded Phoenix Cultural Centre CIC in 2011 to bring the community together through music, arts and wellbeing activity & offer training and creative industry opportunities, steering through from street activity to a small shop to opening 1000cap Fiery Bird Live Music Venue in a disused nightclub for a temporary pilot in 2018 and now securing commitment from the local council for a permanent community venue due to open 2021.
An alumni of Community Business Leaders Programme; founding member of One For All a cohort of peers in community businesses. She is a founder of WIMOD – an informal group of women musicians offering peer support. She is part of the pilot group of Exceptional Leaders Academy run by Dene Stuart and an alumni of She Leads Change now working with them as a mentor and contributing music and poetry to their global Lead More leadership programme. A CLORE Experienced Social Leaders Fellow and serves on Surrey Police Hate Crime Scrutiny Panel.
Elaine was named as one of Surrey’s 25 most inspirational and influential women in 2018.
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Phoenix Cultural Centre CIC – Annual Business Rates of £432,000.00 for Community Organisation………..
Recently, we received a bill of £61,000.00 per month. The annual business rates, £432,000.00 for a community arts space. First of all. This project was only started because there was nothing to meet these needs in the town, no plans for something like it and people wanted it. Simple, basic premise of any community led…
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Presenter of the Fiery Bird Radio Show, featuring guests from emerging to established global names, music, art, television, film, comedy and activism in conversation. Interviewer, freelance writer and reviewer.
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Fiery Bird Show feat Gary Crowley
Gary Crowley joined me on the Fiery Bird Show this week to talk about his latest compilation release and his work in over 40 years of broadcasting. Always a pleasure to speak to Gary, an eloquent raconteur you can catch up on the link above
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She Sleeps Silently
http://www.instagram.com/reel/CrYXQhfA7k9/ Filmed at London Irish Centre Camden
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http://www.instagram.com/reel/CrUMzzGRsm3/ performance of Domain @LondonIrishCentre
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Coronation
The horses were held by head And protesters put away Before a word could be spoke The child who to be anointed soon Held a corner of your robe A woman and her hand Hard on the arm Of her wheelchair Tried to pull herself to stand Whilst others bowed As you walked past I…
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