Seafoxes & Friends - A Charity Fundraiser for Girls Rock London

For well over a decade, Girls Rock has been helping young women in the US to make music, write songs, and form bands, and is now about to bring its firepower to the UK. Girls Rock London is launching in the capital this summer, and to help it take root a special fundraising gig is happening in East London on May 6, from 6pm, featuring a talented all-female line up.

The evening will be hosted by Seafoxes, a Docklands-based art and music collaboration between four friends hailing from London, Norway, Poland and Glasgow, who have been regularly gigging around London and beyond for the past two years. They are appearing alongside the immensely talented Hattie Whitehead, who has won praise for her melodic, soulful singing, inspired by folk, jazz and more, and who was recently a prizewinner in Glastonbury’s Emerging Talent competition.

Performing too is Akiko Nozaki, pianist with the English National Ballet, who will play classic songs and show tunes. And there will be late night storytelling from Amanda, the pink hued teller of tales for a 21st century reality, fresh from her recent first prize win in a Tel Aviv slam poetry contest.

There will be a display of art from the Seafoxes' band artist, Karolina Klonowska, who for the past two years has been creating paintings on stage as the Seafoxes perform. A selection of limited edition prints of her beautiful watercolours will be available to buy on the night, with all the money raised going to Girls Rock London.

The event will be the first gig night to take place at the Yurt Cafe in Limehouse, a Time Out award-winning venue at the heart of its local community, known for its cosy feel and excellent food and drinks. Its head chef is creating a dinner menu for the family friendly event and the audience will be able to sit at a table if they wish and enjoy a meal and wine with the music.