Ralph's Life Indie Project

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The Ralph's Life CD Facebook Page

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Post by The Ralph's Life CD for Rethink Mental Illness.

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A pledge from across the pond!

@fruitbatwalton Absolutely my pleasure! I admire your cause. More things should be done to support mental health. <3

— Electric Barbarella (@Ozo8Avs) December 17, 2013

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A great idea!

@fruitbatwalton @FineLineProject @Rethink_ @crowdfunderuk instead of work Christmas cards I have made a donation to the cause :-) x

— Jackie Ong (@malthusia) December 17, 2013

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The Ralph's Life charity CD radio jingle

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The Official poster for the Ralph's Life Charity Appeal for Rethink mental Illness

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Day 6 - The CD cover and full track listing

So it's one week since I had the bright idea to put together a double album of 40 out of over 400 unsigned Indie bands that have been featured on the Ralph's Life music blog and Radio KC.  The response has been outstanding with all 40 tracks donated within 5 days!  Needless to say all the tracks are All Rights Reserved. I look forward to the crowd funding project which will start on Friday 22nd November where people can pledge for the album as one of the rewards on offer in order to finance it's distribution, the launch gig/gigs and of course raise funds for the mental health awareness charity Rethink which will be passed on through The Fine Line Project. Click on the band's name to follow them on Twitter...

Click on the picture for their website or Facebook page... CD1: The Travelling Band - Took My Soul

Tom Robinson - The Mighty Sword Of Justice

Wullae Wright - Fight Or Flight  (prod. by Ambrose Chappel)

Culann - Jerusalem

Plum - Casting Shadows

Pumajaw - Mask

Velocets - Secrets

The Varese's - Spotlight

Snippet - Celebration

Elia and The Low Tears - Sweet Lies

Fat Goth - Creepy Lounge

The Bedroom Hour - X Marks The Spot

Jess Harwood - Feeling Fine

The Mutineers - Tell Me Why Steve Heron - Eleanor Have Mercy Las Vegas - Pappy

Vukovi - Schwagger

Debs McCoy - Wendy

The Ninth Watch - Forever's a Long Time

The Folk Remedy - Sirens

The Fireflys - Hummingbird

Graham Marshall - Freedom Call

Whispery Club - The Boy CD 2: We Came From The Sea - Animalskin

    Stillia - You Only Live Once

    TiTORS iNSiGNia - Beg, Plead And Pray

Tingle In The Netherlands - Prostitute's Handbag

Helen McCookerybook - Monday's Mood

Mog Stanley - Devil In My Head (track TBC)

The Low Countries - At The End Of The Day

Robb Murphy - Never Letting You Go

Ambrose Chappel - Pick It Up ( ft. iKashflo)

Matthew Hidden - A Berry Bursts

Fiona Soe Paing - Daymoon Sun

Great Reckoning - Bleed For Your Life

Feral Five - Skin

King And Queen Of Sorry - (Couldn't Get) High Enough

Tea Street Band - Push The Feeling On (Tom Eno Remix)

  Mono Life - Disco In Paris

Shiny Rhino - I Love My Radio

Radio KC where Ralph has his Indie Show on a Sunday have donated airtime from 9pm on Monday 18th November where they will be playing all the tracks and messages from some of the bands and artists involved. You can tune in by clicking on this link > rkc.noip.me Ralph's thanks to Bert, Simon Meakin and SCG Advertising for the CD's graphic design work.

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Day 5 - Track list update

Day 5 - 15.11.13 Final track confirmed...

The last track on the album has been donated byShiny Rhino whose name is Mike Cornes and he writes songs and  records some of them.  Then he asks people to listen on Bandcamp and/or Soundcloud.

Music makes him happy and he hopes it makes us happy too. He describes his music as "eclectic, quirky, lofi electronic pop. You'll probably spot influences from my 1980s childhood and the tracks are a bit pick-n-mix too.

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Day 4 - Rethink Info

Day 4 - 14.11.13 Schizophrenia Awareness Week 

It's Schizophrenia Awareness Week, November 11-17 2013

Get involved on Facebook and Twitter, or by fundraising for us

I'm going to be standing up for schizophrenia during 11-17 November because those of us like me with the condition want others to be aware of and understanding of what it's really like to live with, instead of the current stigma and misconceptions that surround schizophrenia.

Jonny Benjamin - filmmaker and mental health campaigner

Visit Jonny's YouTube channel

Imagine being bombarded with voices from invisible forces, and stripped of your ability to understand what is real and what is not.

You discover you cannot trust your senses, your mind plays tricks on you, and your family or friends seem part of a conspiracy to harm you.

This is schizophrenia

Yet people can recover a better quality of life with the right care at the right time. We at Rethink Mental Illness are breaking new ground – for example with the Innovation Network that takes forward the recommendations from the 2012 Schizophrenia Commission.

What could be worse than these symptoms?

Sadly, ignorance and fear can be worse than the symptoms themselves. We can improve the lives of people with schizophrenia if we spread more understanding. That’s why we want you to Stand Up for Schizophreniaand support Schizophrenia Awareness Week, 11-17 November 2013.

We know it takes courage to take a stand and say you care about an illness that is so misunderstood and shunned. Yet if you are ready to take that stand we can tackle ignorance and fear together, by sharing the reality with friends, family and other connections.

Please show you care.

Get involved on Facebook and Twitter, or fundraise with us

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Day 4 - Update

Day 4 - 14.11.13 

Track list update Mono Life confirms a track... Yorkshire based producer Mono Life has just confirmed that he's donating his aptly named track 'Disco In Paris' as it'll get a spin by Ralph's favourite French Radio Station Radio KC.

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Day 4

Day 4 - 14.11.13

    Radio KC gives up air time...

    Ralph has a weekly show every Sunday on Paris based station Radio KC where he gets to play his selection of the best unsigned UK Indie tracks.  The station goes out in 104 countries worldwide and has two syndication's in America.

Well Ze Boss at Radio KC is giving up some valuable air time for Ralph to be able to play the tracks currently confirmed for the Ralph's Life fundraising CD for The Fine Line Project and the mental health awareness charity Rethink.

You can tune in from 9pm Monday the 18th November where some of the artists who have donated tracks will be leaving a little message and we'll be spinning their tunes!

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Day 3 - 13.11.13 A Wonderful Gesture (Part 3)

Day 3 - 13.11.13 

A Wonderful Gesture (Part 3)

      Ralph recently blogged Edinburgh restaurant (the aptly named) The Dogs and word's just come in to the Kennel that they've offered dinner for two (drinks not included) in the funky Hanover Street eatery and whoever pledges for it when the crowd funding project starts next week will definitely be 'going to The Dogs'.

  The Dogs has just been included in The Times list of the Top 20 Gastro Pubs in Britain and it's an accolade well deserved as restaurateur David Ramsden offers stylish surroundings and immaculate service at affordable prices. For one lucky Edinburgh Pledger it's going to be the dog's bollocks!

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Day 3 - 13.11.13 A Wonderful Gesture (Part 2)

Day 3 - 13.11.13 

A Wonderful Gesture (Part 2)

    Word's just arrived in the kennel that Manchester chefJonny Marsh has donated a table for two in his latest pop-up restaurant within Bexters Coffee Co in Manchester's Boothstown as one of the Crowd Funder Pledges. It's a one off pledge and will be priced accordingly (Ralph'll provide the wine).

      Ralph's  blogged Jonny who's worked previously under the tutelage of none other than Raymond Blanc and his pop-up restaurants have become one of the highlights of the recent upsurge of the Manchester dining scene. This will be an exclusive crowd funding pledge not to be missed!

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Day 3 - A wonderful gesture

Day 3 in the kennel and after a long night's slog and not a lot of sleep replying to emails and making up the playlist for his Radio KC Show on Sunday, Ralph's day was made immeasurably brighter by a message on his Facebook Page from Graham Marshall who's donated his single 'Freedom Call' to the CD for Rethink.

Graham (who was Ralph's No 1 blog for many weeks) is performing in a concert with legendary US singer Linda Perhacs in London on the 5th of December on what is her first appearence in the UK in over 30 years. He is donating his fee from the concert to be added to the funds raised by the Ralph's Life CD for The Fine Line Project and Rethink Mental Illness.

I can't thank Graham enough for this tremendous gesture which is over and above his donation of 'Freedom Call' for the CD. 

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