People taking Part in the Next Reasonable Cause

The Kindling Trust
Our aim is to work towards a just and ecologically sustainable society, by establishing a practical working example of the world we want, right here in the North West of England. kindling.org.uk

The wonderful Messner's myspace page.
www.myspace.com/messnermusic


Greg Keeffe is an academic and designer who originally trained as an engineer and has 25 years experience in sustainability, energy use and its impact on the design of built form and urban space. He currently holds the prestigious Downing Chair of Su...stainable Architecture at the Leeds School of Architecture. Previously he was the Head of Design at the Manchester School of Architecture, and founder of thebioclimatic architecture labs.

http://www.gregkeeffe.co.uk/GREGKEEFFE/Intro.html


Esther Swift

Esther Swift is now a graduate of the Royal
Northern College of Music, after studying under
Eira Lynn Jones. As well as being involved in many
orchestras within college, . . Being of Scottish heritage, Esther is
heavily influenced by folk music and as well as being a member of Twelfth Day
folk duo, who recently performed in the prestigious Glasgow folk festival 'Celtic
connections', and Toulouse folk festival, she writes and arranges many of her
own tunes and songs. Twelfth Day have just released their debut album
Northern Quarter in June and are touring across the UK this summer to promote
it. Esther has also experimented with Jazz, Pop and World music and
embraces any new ideas with open arms. She has recently composed a harp
quartet called “Clouds” which has 5 movements and features lots of
improvisation and a poem, sung by Esther, written by her father, Robert Swift.

http://www.myspace.com/twelfthdayduo

Next Night: Tuesday 23rd of November

A Reasonable Cause, Kro Bar, Tuesday, November 23rd
In this months "A Reasonable Cause" we have some very exciting contributors.
We have music from Esther Swift the extremely talented harpist from the folk group Twelfth Day, who will be doing a solo set. Then we have the unique electronic-acoustic sounds of Messner.
We have a video from the Manchester based food organisation, The Kindling Trust entitled " Sustainable Food" Greg Keeffe who holds the Downing Chair of Sustainable Architecture at Leeds School of Architecture will be giving a talk on Carbon Neutral cities. There will of course be drawing, glitter, jigsaws and silly videos. We hope to see you there