#fiona gallagher video edit

[werewolfesam]

you take the man out of the city

[fleursfairiesedits]

theyre so….

[soykichaa]

Me siento mal por Fiona 😭

[atthedugouts]

WEEKLY TAG WEDNESDAY

Thank you @burninface @kiennilove @callivich @energievie @wehangout and @blue-disco-lights for tagging me 😊

Name: Sarah

Location: My couch watching The Circle

I feel like this tag game was hard. I kept wanting to say it depends or that I like both options.

This or That??

Fanfic Tropes:

Canon Compliant OR Canon Divergent

Only One Bed OR Fake Dating

Coffee Shop AU OR Historical AU

Omegaverse OR Soulmates

Fluff OR Angst

Fix-It OR Post-Canon

Slow Burn OR Established Relationship

High School AU OR Fake Relationship

College AU OR Dystopian Future

Shameless Characters:

Date Night with Ian OR Netflix and Chill with Mickey

Clubbing with Fiona OR Bike Racing with Lip (I assume I'm just watching and cheering him on)

Pub Night with Debbie OR Video Games with Carl and Liam (I feel like Mario Party would. be lots of fun with the Gallaghers)

Wandering the streets with Frank OR The Alibi with Tommy and Kermit

Training at KevFit OR Girl’s Night with Veronica (I think Kev could make working out fun)

General:

Reading Fics OR Watching Video Edits

GIFS OR Memes

Headcanons OR Meta

Incorrect Quotes OR Text Post

Tagging:

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SHAMEY SEASON THREE

“as someone who’s been in and out of the system my entire life, I can tell you it’s a nightmare. these kids have a big sister who loves them and I just wanna make sure they’re okay”

[float-me-now]

Videos I am totally obsessed with; [5/?]

All credits to: bazingonator on Youtube

[queenofunrequitedfeels]

Someone with basic editing skills

Please edit the scene from Avengers Engame with Scarlet witch saying Thanos took everything from her and put in the scene from Shameless when Fiona tells her mom “HE DOESNT EVEN KNOW WHO YOU ARE” in reference to Liam

[yasibahr]

( x ) tell it like it is frank

[fandomout]

Ya know how the Gallaghers have a piano in their house? Could you please write a request where Gallagher sister oc/reader taught herself to play piano over the years and eventually gets into the Chicago Symphony Orchestra? Thank you✌️

Hi! Sorry this took so long. Life decided to hit hard. 😅 I didn't have enough inspiration in me because of some health issues, and I didn't want to post this until it was ready. I wasn't going to half-effort this. Hope you enjoy it. Again sorry it took so long. I appreciate all requests and all comments, so this is no different. I want to thank you for the requests.

As for others who have sent me requests, I will be working on those as well. They will go out. I can't say for sure when. However, I'm getting back into the grove of things. Just something to know, I will be doing them in the order I get them in. Got some Carl, Lip, and The Boys requests on the way, so stay tuned!

Sister Gallagher Reader-Playing the Chicago Synphony

Her nerves were wracking as the seconds kept ticking by. She was going to be called up soon. She’d be performing her solo piano piece. She’d gone through it, but her nerves were the last test. Her heart jumped out of Her chest as she slowly peered out of the curtain to see the large crowd. This was the moment she’d been waiting for. 

Soon after those in the house either parties or fought, she was quick to marvel at the lonely piano in the house. 

Slowly, as she grew, she grew a bigger and bigger desire to play the piano. She'd sit at the piano and try every key; however, with school, she was quick to pay attention in music class and ask her questions. Although she didn’t have instruments there, she still did her best to retain any information she could. 

When she got a phone, she used it to learn even more. From then on, she began her lessons. Day in and day out learning whenever she was free, especially at night. It was her favorite time to play. The silence of the house filled with music instead of curses and drunken screams. 

Once she'd mastered the notes and basics. she'd upped the ante to practicing more difficult songs to play and mastering those. One day, she came across a beautiful piece of music and watched as the piano player’s hands moved with the music. Then, an applause rang out. She was wondering why the video and editing was so high quality. Then, she realized she wanted to create her own music. That night, she realized her dream. She wanted to play like that player did. She wanted her efforts to show for it. She wanted to play in the Chicago symphony. 

It was a dream she never specifically mentioned, but all her siblings could see how dedicated she was about playing the piano. 

When she were older, her phone helped her slowly learn different songs. Soon, she was making her own pieces. Then, when she had the chance to play at an event or school she took it. Music became her life after realizing she could actually do it.

She worked hard, which led to her getting an audition for the symphony. She was a finalist. She never imagined in her wildest dreams to have accomplished it that far; however, now that she was there. Those hours and seconds mattered to everything she’d been working for. She had about a week to practice until the actual event. She would practice as usual as much as possible. However, her siblings looked to her with worry as there was something called too much practice. She began to mess up the keys. Her mind was turning to mush. 

Her siblings came to check on her and told her to pull away, but she wouldn’t listen at first.

It was three days before opening night, and she banged her head on the keys in frustration. Fiona’s voice rang out, and she asked, “Hey, what’s up?”

“Maybe you guys were right…I should take a break…” 

“You think. I mean right now it’s almost midnight. Everyone's about to head to bed, and I don’t even think I remember seeing you eat today.” Lip strides down the stairs, and he comments, “That’s because they didn’t.” Fiona gives you a look and states, “I’ll make you something.” 

She glared at Lip,and he responds with a smile and says, “Don’t worry, Fiona, I’ll force feed them if I have to.” She hit his shoulder with a hard smack. He looks to her before lifting her up over his shoulder as best he could to get her over to the couch. 

She yelled, “Fuck off!” 

He plops her on the couch and responds, “I’m just getting you away from the piano. Swear you’ve been in the same spot for days. Mold is gonna start. I'm saving you the trouble.” 

Ian comes from the front door and overhears a bit as he asks, “We have mold again? Where?” 

She huffed and leaned roughly back onto the couch, There is no mold!” 

She closed her eyes and rubbed her forehead. Suddenly, She felt less irritable even the calmest she’d been in the time she’d started preparing. 

Fiona comes by with a full plate. When the smell hits her nose, her eyes are quick to open. It wakes her back up, and she begins commenting to Lip, ”Okay maybe you were-” 

The comment doesn’t go far as Lip shoves food into her mouth. Aggression was going to be the first reaction; however, her stomach and taste buds were happy, so she began to gobble down the food and water in front of her. Nothing took her attention away. 

Ian pats at her head and smiles before saying, “Finally, she takes a break. I’m glad you guys did something because this was getting ridiculous. I was almost gonna lose sleep over this.” 

Her three siblings were looking at her in adoration as she ate heartedly. As she finished, she smiled at them individually before her face fell, and she uttered, “Thanks guys, and I’m sorry…If I’ve been-” 

Ian puts a hand to her shoulder and says, “No need for that.”

Lip adding, “You’ve been a pain but it’s okay…I guess.”

Fiona laughs and adds, “What’s family for?” She nods and smile wider feeling at ease. She's about to stand when Ian pushes her right back down with his hand, and he asks, “Where are you going?”

“I’ve had my break. It-”

Lip scoffs and says, “You don’t learn do you.“

“Well-”

“Rest. You know your music.”

Fiona adds, “No one worked harder at something they have a knack for. We all believe in you, so just rest.“ She looks at Ian, and he comments, “We’ll be there on opening night to cheer you, louder than anyone else. We all know that for a fact.“ She nods and heads to bed. She ended up sleeping for a day and half. Then, everyone was really great about helping find her something to wear because she’d completely forgotten about it. 

Back to the moment of truth, her eyes land on her family all in the front row. They give smiles, waves, and thumbs ups. She remembers the encouragement of her siblings and take a breath. She closed the curtain and closed her eyes for a second.

They announce her name. When her eyes opened again, she made her way to the piano. She focused on the keys in front of her.

The cheers that fill her ears being none other than her family. She gestures for them to calm; however, they’ll never know how grateful she was for their support. Quickly, she lost yourself in her song and played until the end flawlessly. She'd done it. 

She stood up and looked at the crowd. This time not only her siblings cheered but everyone else.

Hope your day got better

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Season 1 Episode 11

 We open the episode with Fiona and Steve having a super cute moment when Debbie interrupts them. Fucking Jimmy-Steve..

Debbie wants Fiona to go to a classroom moms meeting; she had signed Monica up, but Monica is gone, so Debbie asks Fiona to go. No one is happy about it. Fiona goes down to make coffee, but Debbie stays to ask Jimmy if he’s told Fiona the truth yet. He hasn’t. Baby Debbie is unimpressed.

Lip is looking for Ian’s birth father; he’s hoping to scam him for cash. Fiona suggests they take the bus to see Grammy. Grammy Gallagher!!

Fiona heads over to Debbie’s school. The class moms are super shitty. But we learn from Jasmine, who’s from the neighbourhood, that they’re making “decorations for the kid’s St. Patty’s day party tomorrow”. This is a direct quote! Keep this in mind.

Fiona heads over to the bitchy ladies, who are talking mortgages and they make a shitty comment about Fiona not needing to worry about it because she doesn’t own a home. But Fiona’s always got a comeback.

The next scene has Debbie and Carl playing video games in the living room. Frank comes home to them and asks what they’re doing home, to which Debbie replies, “Budget cuts. We have every other Friday off.”

This implies that it’s a Friday. But the St. Patty’s day party is tomorrow, making the party on a Saturday. So the district doesn’t have money to keep the kids in school, as is the law, but has money to bring them in on a Saturday for a party? Okk..

Now there is a chance that the actress who said the party is “tomorrow” messed up and ad libbed that, because according to the Netflix closed captioning, she doesn’t say the word ‘tomorrow’. But then they could have edited the scene better. Either way, I’m not happy with this for my purposes here.

Anyway, Frank is there to pick up his mail because he’s expecting a cheque. Instead he finds a letter saying his work compensation his been terminated. He’s ummm... a little upset.

Lip goes to Karen’s to look for her. He hears loud music coming from the basement, and goes down to find her destroying her dad’s apartment. God those clowns are creepy.

Lip says he hasn’t seen Karen at school in a few days, and she’s got a new nose ring/chain thing. She’s very clearly upset that her dad called her a whore, and Lip, being a dumbass, doubles down and calls her a whore, too. Not his smartest moment.

Frank is upset and finds his sleazy personal injury attorney, who informs Frank that they have video of him not being injured. His professional advice is that next time, he aims for knees as it pays more.

Fiona is still stuck with the moms making shamrocks or something. Jasmine is trying to make friends. Ah the sweet beginnings of bi-Fiona. She starts with coffee and then suggests a drink. Sounds like a date.

Frank offers to take Carl to ‘learn the family business’ and Debbie has typed up resume for Frank. Debbie and Carl are soulmates.

gifs courtesy of @gardenerian​ aka loml

Lip and Ian are having a brothers day looking for Frank’s brother. Lip is really into it; Ian is skeptical. Frank takes Debbie and Carl to the job centre to look for work. The kind of work where an accident might be happen. He’s unreasonable though because he doesn’t like the idea of sharp metal in the eye. He is given a list of jobs where the conditions are hazardous, unsafe, or both. Sweet Debbie is concerned..

Lip and Ian go see Grammy in prison. She’s in there after she caused a tiny meth explosion that killed two teens. She outraged they have her cleaning the toilets, but it’s ok. She kindly informs her grandsons that she can get pussy and blow anytime she’d like, so all good. No worries! They ask for Frank’s brothers’ names. They get Jerry, Clayton, and Wyatt. We also get this iconic line:

And this squishable face:

Fiona and Jasmine are out on their date. Jasmine is married with three kids and a stretched out cookie box. But don’t worry—she’s doing kegels while on her date with Fiona. They bond over drunk dads. And then their date is over.

Kev is super into it.

Kevin Ball: a champion and an ally. 

Frank is taking Carl and Debbie around looking for work, but all the jobs are either way too dangerous or not dangerous enough. Good Officer Tony and his partner have figured out that Steve might be stealing cars. He’s pretty excited about that. Can’t wait to tell Fiona. But Fiona’s not very happy with Tony sticking his nose in Steve’s business. She tries to call Steve to warn him, but he’s not picking up.

Karen seems to have dyed her hair black and is on Daddyz Girl, a web diary website. She also got the word ‘whore’ tattooed on her arm. Oh boy.

The Gallaghers are icing green cupcakes they made for the party the next day. Steve comes to help, and Fiona is worried, but Steve seems pretty chill about it. Tony notices that the car Steve had earlier now has different plates.

The next morning, which is a Saturday I guess, Lip has borrowed Steve’s car and he and Ian are knocking on Frank’s twin brother Jerry’s door. There’s a tiny bit of a family resemblance. I think.

And then the show goes on for 10 more seasons and they never once mention Frank’s TWIN brother. Who wants nothing to do with Frank’s family.

Jasmine comes over to the Gallagher’s unannounced with a bunch of clothes for her and Fiona to try on. Steve has apparently heard of Jasmine and seems a little jealous. He’s heading out, and Debbie makes Steve pinkie swear he’s going to tell Fiona the truth. I love baby Debs SO much!

Frank is wallowing at his job, realizing it’s gonna take a while to get hurt enough for worker’s comp. Fiona is getting more attention from Jasmine as they try on clothes. Karen is breaking Eddie’s car window. And Lip and Ian seem to have found the brother they’re looking for.

Clayton is excited to show them pictures of him and Frank as kids. Frank was pious, an alter boy and top of his catechism class. The concept of a baby Frank is so strange.

Aunt Lucy, Clayton’s wife, isn’t very comfortable with them being there, though. The two of them fight in the kitchen, loud enough for Lip and Ian to hear, and Ian wants to leave. He doesn’t want to ruin their lives. He doesn’t want to leave his siblings. Ian walks out and lets Lip know that his siblings are his family and he’s happy with who they are. He just loves his siblings so much.

This casting really was spot on, though.

Tony catches up with Steve while he’s stealing a car. Steve doesn’t help himself, and Tony is pissed. Looks like Good Officer Tony isn’t so good after all. He takes Tony to an alley and roughs him up. He tells Steve to either turn himself in, go to jail for two years, just enough time for Tony to propose to her. Or he can leave. Just pack up and leave.

Good officer Tony Isn’t so Good, huh?

Fiona is at the kid’s dance party, and runs into Jasmine and her husband Hal. Hal is also really flirty. Fiona’s worried Steve isn’t there. Jasmine suggests they go to the bathroom and indulge in some party favours she has.

The car that Tony knows Steve stole cuts him off and passes by, and Tony chases after it. Except we know that it’s Lip and Ian. He calls it in, and when he pulls up he finds Lip and Ian. This is a wrench in his ‘get Fiona to love me’ plans, huh.

Frank had hurt his hand at work when he nail-gunned himself on purpose. He won’t get worker’s comp, but he got some good drugs. He hears Karen crying in the basement and goes to check on her. She tells him to leave, but then she gets an idea. She strips down and, well. She rapes him. On camera. This show is a mess.

And Fiona gets a call that Lip and Ian are in a spot of trouble.

So this episode takes place on a Friday-Saturday around St. Patrick’s day, which is March 17th. In 2011, March 17th was a Thursday, so I guess this episode takes place March 18-19th. Sure. Whatever. Who throws school parties on Saturdays!

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tag 9 people to learn about their interests!

tagged by: @fionagallaqher​ thank youuu <3

MUSIC

Fave genre? uhh pop or indie maybe?

Fave artist? taylor swift

Fave song? too! many!

Most listened song recently? lookalike - conan gray 

Song currently stuck in your head? idk what song it is it was in an ig edit lol

5 fave lyrics? 

radio or your own playlist | solo artists or bands | pop or indie | loud or silent volume I slow or fast songs | music video or lyrics video | speakers or headset | riding a bus in silence or while listening to music | driving in silence or with radio on

BOOKS

Fav book genre? romance or fantasy

Fav writer? leigh bardugo or tjr

Fav book? the night circus i think

Fav book series? the hunger games or soc

Comfort book? all the pjo books

Perfect book to read on a rainy day? idk anything can be good

Fave characters? Inej Ghafa/Percy Jackson/Annabeth Chase/Katniss Everdeen/Jesper Fahey/Jo March/Alex Claremont-Diaz/i could go on for a long long time

5 quotes from your fave book that you know by heart? ooh ok 

“People think that intimacy is about sex. But intimacy is about truth. When you realize you can tell someone your truth, when you can show yourself to them, when you stand in front of them bare and their response is 'you're safe with me'- that's intimacy.” - The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

“I want to meet you in every place I ever loved. Listen to me. I am your echo. I would rather break the world than lose you.” - This is How You Lose the Time War

“I would have come for you. And if I couldn't walk, I'd crawl to you, and no matter how broken we were, we'd fight our way out together-knives drawn, pistols blazing. Because that's what we do. We never stop fighting.” - Six of Crows

“She'd laughed, and if he could have bottled the sound and gotten drunk on it every night, he would have.” - Six of Crows

“I thought, if someone like that ever loved me, it would set me on fire. And then I was a careless fool, and I fell in love with you anyway.” - Red White and Royal Blue

hardcover or paperback | buy or rent | standalone novels or book series | ebook or physical copy | reading at night or during the day | reading at home or in nature | listening to music while reading or reading in silence | reading in order or reading the ending first | reliable or unreliable narrator | realism or fantasy | one or multiple POVS | judging by the covers or by the summary | rereading or reading just once

TV AND MOVIES

Fave tv/movie genre? sitcoms and dramas

Fave movie? mamma mia

Comfort movie? anastasia, legally blonde, clueless

Movie you watch every year? home alone and other xmas movies

Fave tv show? the good place

Comfort tv show? schitt’s creek/parks and rec/community

Most rewatched tv show? glee probably 

5 fave characters? Alexis Rose, Maeve Wiley, Fiona Gallagher, Ben Wyatt, Steve Harrington

tv shows or movie | short seasons (8-13 episodes) or full seasons (22 episodes or more) | one episode a week or binging | one season or multiple seasons | one part or saga | half hour or one hour long episodes | subtitles on or off | rewatching or watching just once | downloads or watches online

tagging: @onceupon-a-decembr @kazzzbrekkers @msaudreyanne @lisrambles @daydreaming-optimist @amortensie @johnskeating @katherinerose64 @summerof45

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who's ready for the soulmates to meet again? ❤️

[kellylewis]

Blog Entry #2 – Representations of Gender in Shameless

Fiona – An Above Average Female Character

     Children are taught from a young age how to distinguish a male from a female. It is more than our parents telling us that girls wear pink and play with Barbies while boys wear blue and play with trucks; the messages put out by the media is the main contributor. Misrepresentations of gender are common in most television shows, typically depicting male characters as strong and masculine while depicting female characters as weak and girly. The journal article “Depictions of Gender on Primetime Television: A Quantitative Content Analysis,” examines stereotypical gender qualities of 89 television shows, coding for 1,254 characters (Sink and Mastro 10). The authors predicted that male characters would notably outnumber female characters, and the results supported this hypothesis: 60.4% of the characters were male, while only 39.6% of characters were female. Do these findings compare to gender representation in Shameless?

     It would be time-consuming to code the number of female and male character appearances across the ten seasons and over 80 episodes of Shameless. Still, one can examine the ten main characters: Fiona, Lip, Ian, Debbie, Carl, Liam, Frank, Monica, Kevin, and Veronica. Only four out of the ten main characters are female, and six out of ten are male. Based on the main characters, it can be argued that Shameless does not equally represent all characters, but there is more than just the quantity, and that is the characteristics. For this post, I will focus on Fiona Gallagher, played by Emmy Rossum.

Here is one of my favorite fan edits of Fiona that does an excellent job showcasing Fiona’s best and worst qualities and moments: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7Aq9QDEe5g&t=76s 

     This video portrays the many layers of Fiona and the complexity of her character. The many scenes of Fiona breaking down and crying could be used to support the argument that Fiona is a stereotypical female in that she is emotional and vulnerable. On the other hand, Fiona possesses many stereotypical male traits. She doesn’t fit into one gender category, as most characters do. For example, Alexa Will, a writer for Study Breaks, explains how, “Fiona assumes both parental roles - necessary because of her parents’ constant drug- and alcohol-fueled absences - and is a strong figurehead that balances an active sex life with manning the household of five kids” (Will). Fiona is a stereotypical female in the sense that she takes care of her younger siblings like a mother figure, but at the same time, is hard working. Her hard-working and badass traits can be shown through the array of jobs she has held. Fiona becomes a manager of Patsy’s Pies, the restaurant she previously waitressed at, then an owner of a laundromat, and an apartment landlord. In addition to jobs, Fiona’s actions show her character, especially her decision in season ten to leave the Southside and her siblings behind, finally prioritizing her needs and putting herself first (Will).

     Although Fiona is one of the main characters of Shameless, Joe Reid, a writer for the Atlantic, argues that she is also one of the most undervalued characters on television. He explains her character as having many contrasting impulses, such as hating her father while loving her siblings. He states, “Fiona’s the often frustrating, just as often heartbreaking soul of the show” (Reid). As mentioned previously, Fiona is a complex character who is ultimately addicted to a chaotic lifestyle, which is abnormal for a stereotypical female.

     Also, it is significant to look at Fiona’s physical attributes that compare to gender representation. Fiona can be identified as a typical female, characterized by long hair, but not all females have long hair. It is also a common misconception that females wear dresses and appear clean, but Fiona crushes these stereotypes. She is shown wearing all different kinds of clothes, usually pants and a top, rarely a dress in only a few episodes.

     In comparing Fiona to the content analysis, she can somewhat be characterized as a stereotypical female. The authors predicted that female characters would be sexualized more than male characters but found that “…men were significantly more objectified than women, yet women were significantly more attractive, more likely to behave sexually provocatively, thinner, and younger than men” (Sink and Mastro 13). Fiona is thin, young, and is shown wearing sexually revealing outfits in some episodes, such as wearing a short tight dress and high heels to the nightclub.

 Photo above shows Fiona in two opposite outfits and appearances: clean vs. dirty

      Finally, gender is represented in the television series through Fiona’s romantic relationships with about eight different men. And with all these relationships comes many scenes, including sex and nudity. Emmy Rossum deserves all the recognition for her amazing performance as Fiona. Rossum discusses her nudity scenes in an interview with Huff Post. Rossum notes that she is not comfortable with being nude, but it is okay when in character because Fiona is open with her sexuality.

Watch the full interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=LLIjD0c4YsDfCg9eMh61B6vg&v=J_SJytH3-4Y 

     Although men have come and gone through Fiona’s life, she proves she does not need a man in her life; she is a strong independent woman, rare for many television and movie characters. It is crucial for all media to include more counter-stereotypical characters or even characters with both female and male traits, like Fiona.

Photo above shows Fiona and one of her many boyfriends: Jimmy AKA Steve

     It is important to hear what Rossum has to say about her character because she knows Fiona best. Here is another video in which Rossum discusses her character - Fiona Gallagher - in the upcoming season of Shameless and explains how Fiona is coming into herself and succeeding for the first time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftDprjWx21M 

Citations:

Reid, Joe. “Why Isn't Shameless' Fiona Treated Like the 'Difficult Men' of TV?” The Atlantic, 2 Feb. 2015, www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/02/why-isnt-shameless-fiona-treated-like-the-difficult-men-of-tv/385028/

Sink, Alexander, and Dana Mastro. “Depictions of Gender on Primetime Television: A Quantitative Content Analysis.” Mass Communication & Society, vol. 20, no. 1, Jan. 2017, pp. 3–22. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1080/15205436.2016.1212243.

Will, Alexa Katherine. “'Shameless' Continues To Be a Show About Living Life on the Margins.” Study Breaks, 19 Oct. 2020, https://studybreaks.com/tvfilm/shameless-shamelessly-real/ 

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The Blackthorn Music Festival has moved on somewhat from it's humble beginnings on the outskirts of Manchester just four years ago.  Blackthorn Music Festival now boasts a stellar line-up of the best in unsigned UK indie music as well as a clutch of top headliners including Reef, Space, Sex Pissed Dolls and the Lightning Seeds and we'll feature as many as we can on the Radio KC Indie Show between now and July 23rd. If you're looking for a place to see all your favourite bands in one place - Blackthorn Music Festival is the place to be. In fact If Ralph was going to put together a line-up for Ralphstock, this would pretty much be it! Nestled in the picturesque countryside, yet only 15 minutes from Stockport and 30 minutes from Manchester, Blackthorn Music Festival is a true celebration of the city's diverse cultures and stunning rural produce plus all the outdoor joy of 'glamping' - time to get your wellies on! 

With the North West creating some of the best music ever made and the region's food and drink producers bringing us some of the tastiest , high quality produce available, when you come to Blackthorn Music Festival you'll be assured of the best of the city alongside the best of the countryside.

CLICK ON THEIR NAME TO FOLLOW THE BANDS & ARTISTS ON TWITTER

REEF:  Reef are an English band from Glastonbury who've been part of the UK alt rock/pop scene since 1993. The current band line-up includes Gary Stringer on vocals, Jesse Wood on guitar, Jack Bessant on bass and Dominic Greensmith on drums. Famed for their live performances and with the likes of Reading and Glastonbury festivals under their belt they're as 'British Rock Royalty' a headliner as you could wish for. LIGHTNING SEEDS:

The Lightning Seeds are an English alternative rock band from Liverpool formed in 1989 by Ian Broudie, formerly of the band Big in Japan. Stalwarts of the 90's ppp scene and always festival favourites, they're a real catch for Blackthorn Music Festival. After a highly acclaimed Edinburgh Hogmanay performance last year Broudie is currently writing and recording the first Lightning Seeds album in years.

SEX PISSED DOLLS: The Sex Pissed Dolls are an all female rock band. The five-piece formed in late 2014 and like many others started out covering songs they loved. In 2015 they embarked on a 50 plus date UK tour aptly entitled ' The Never Needed Bollocks Tour ' playing many prestigious venues up and down the United Kingdom to rapturous reviews. SPACE:

November 2011 saw the triumphant return of Space. The new line-up reunited original members Tommy, jamie and Frannie for the first time in 10 years. They were joined by the other members of Tommy's band The Red Scare, Phil Hartley, Ryan Clarke and Allen Jones. Their return was cemented with a sell out gig in Liverpool's O2 Academy back in December 2011. No Hot Ashes:  High on Ralph's 'ones to watch' list are No Hot Ashes, an exuberant four-piece from Stockport. The sound they have settled on is heavy bass infused Chilli Peppers meets James Brown with a rap and hip hop overlay.  The combination is as infectious as it is fresh and in an era of samey local guitar bands of varying qualities. They are band you have to see live as their performances ooze raw funk rhythms and a passion for entertaining crowds. Keep your eyes peeled for their brand new single Bellyaches, it's a corker!

The Blinders:

The Blinders are a three-piece alternative group from Doncaster who are now based in Manchester who are high on Ralph's 'ones to watch' list. 

The band attempts to be in your face at all times, smelting loud and visceral political punk rock with enigmatic, psychedelic poetry and tones with their diverse, unique combination of raw music creating a ‘Punkadelic’ sound.

Sundowners:

A formidable live act, the Wirral 5-piece Sundowners benefit from an almost telepathic on-stage understanding born out of both Fiona & Niamh’s long-term friendship and the addition of Fiona’s brother, Alfie, on guitar.

The band have released a brace of limited edition singles, tour constantly playing alongside the likes of Cats Eyes & Kasabian and appear at both the All Tomorrow’s Parties and Glastonbury Festivals.

Guxti Bibang:

Guxti Bibang is an international rock act whose first single System of a Gun decries flawed systems worldwide. With their roots on multiple continents, the group’s dynamic single is sure to find willing ears everywhere. 

Frontman and guitarist Gutxi Bibang is “a second-generation African [hailing] from the Basque region of Northern Spain.

Larkins:

Larkins have been described as Manchester's next big arena act, with the Manchester Evening News commenting...

 "The four schoolmates from Glossop are already writing songs that would make Chris Martin Weep with envy."

They've already got an impressive line up of gigs planned including Kendal Calling and Edinburgh's Fringe Festival later in the year.

Stillia:

No surprises that St Helens band Stillia are big favourites of Ralph as they've already played at two of the Ralph's Life charity events over the last three years. 

Their current single Let Me In has gained no small amount of airplay and had a video for it directed by another home-town talent Johnny Vegas.

radio 2 DJ janice Long described their forthcoming debut album as... "The best debut I've heard since The La's."

False Advertising:

Ralph's featured false advertising on the blog last year as well as catching them live in Soup Kitchen and can attest to the quality (and volume) of their music, so it's no surprise they've been snapped up to perform at Blackthorn.

Self-proclaimed purveyors of 'Twisted Power-grunge', they offer up dreamy soaring male/female harmonies blended with distorted guitars.

Dantevilles:

Describing themselves as a 'fresh-faced, four-piece band emitting new music from the home they call Manchester', Dantevilles are reimagining the sound of the red-brick capital of the North with their uplifting and soulful brand of indie pop.

Clean, canny guitars and dual captivating vocals never compete for space in their unshakable, off-the-wall arrangements.

Types:

Types are just the kind of band that sums up what makes Manchester so important. Meandering and experimental, yet intriguingly accessible.

Their new EP is described as...

"the perfect microcosm of the sound that is dominating the UK’s underground scene, and it’s bands like this that will be leading the charge when it breaks into the mainstream."

October Drift:

Rising newcomers October Drift have gained a strong word-of-mouth following since exploding onto the music scene at the start of 2015 and high on Ralph's 'ones to watch' list.

With shows at BBC6 Music festival, Dot to Dot, Tramlines and camden Rocks under their belts alongside a cult fan base spreading the word, the immediate future for this young band is very bright (and very loud).

Saytr Play:

Saytr Play have been variously described as "The best thing to come out of Preston since Freddie Flintoff" and "Vocally I hear Catfish but instrumentally I hear something completely different.  It's the coolest kind of indie."

The Jade Assembly:

With energetic rock to lift your feet off the floor, the Bolton hailing group perform with fearsome energy and zealous honesty. Recently releasing a single with Ugly Man Records the band have worked with the prestigious label responsible for Elbows early success.

Lead singer John (Foz) Foster passionately performs with enough charisma to give former rock-gods from the Gallaghers to Dave Grohl a run for their money. 

New York Tourists:

New York Tourists are an Alternative band who instantly leave a stamp on your chest, Described as Queens of The Stone Age meets Foals. 

They've had support slots with the likes of The Subways, The View, The Sunshine Underground, Buzzcocks, and previously headlining the Alternative Stage at Blackburn Festival. New York Tourists, played their biggest gig to date , at Hogton Tower, Preston, in front of 12,000 people as main support to the legends that are the mighty Status Quo.

Sly Antics:

Sly Antics arrived onto the Manchester music scene in 2016 after recording their epic debut EP Captive City at Greenmount Studios, home to The Cribs and Pulled apart by Horses.

Their live shows are described as raucous and ear blistering. Their tracks are referred to as catchy, clever and powerful. Their music videos are labelled as genius, mad and hilarious.

The Jackobins:

Formed in 2014, dubbed by Fred Perry Subculture and This Feeling as “Big in 2016”, Liverpool based four piece The Jackobins have taken the UK's music scene by storm, headlining and selling out venues across the country whilst appearing on some of the UK’s most prestigious festivals including: Reading & Leeds,Tramlines, Live at Leeds, Dot to Dot, Sound City and Y Not Festival.

Their previous singles have aired on BBC Intro Merseyside, BBC 6, Radio KC and Radio X and a must watch for Ralph.

Novatones: 

Southampton based Indie/Britpop Punksters playing music that everyone can associate with.

A band fueled on a love/hate relationship for all things British. proud to be part of England and the legendary music scene that comes with it, but fed up of the spoon fed bullshit synonymous with the x factor generation and all the pop puppets. 

Hard grafting, hard hitting well dressed punk with a sound that smacks you in the face and leaves you thirsting for more.

Happy Daggers:

Happy Daggers band have previously graced the stages of Reading and Leeds, British Summer Time, Beatherder, Blackthorn Festival, Bingley Music Live, Live At Leeds, Beacons, and Long Division to name a few. 

As well as playing sold out gigs across the country, Happy Daggers have performed with the likes of Public Service Broadcasting, The Milk, Pretty Vicious, The Tapestry, Middleman, and Fold.

Carnival Club:

Carnival Club are a quartet of late teenage, early twenty-something’s brimming with excitement, energy and kick out the jams, no holds barred vision. These Manchester based lads – Kai, George, Eddie and Joe have absorbed their musical learning showing maturity way beyond their youthful years. Their songs are made in the north, will hit you from the north, south, east and west. They will astound the ears and bless the heart. 

Floodhounds:

From British Indie to raw American Blues, "gloriously guitar-heavy," and rumbling with subterranean rock; FloodHounds are a swirling explosion of bluesy fire, tearing its way through the UK’s packed and sweaty music venues. 

Sheffield 3-piece FloodHounds’ hits you like a British Black Keys or White Stripes, inspired by the likes of Band of Skulls, or Drenge with just a hint of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.  They're high on Ralph's 'ones to watch' list.

Kashmere:

Hailing from Stockport, four-piece Kashmere are comprised of Joey Newey on guitar & vocals, Charlie Cole on guitar, Andy Law on vocals & drums and Dave Pennington on Bass.

They've just released their new single Porcelain and are playing the When In Manchester Festival this month prior to attacking the stage at Blackthorn Festival.

Oddity Road:

Emerging from the depths of the Hope Valley and the bright lights of Sheffield, Oddity Road are 4 young lads delivering energetic spikey indie rock/pop. 2016 saw the lads hit the stage for the first time delivering driving live sets at Tramlines, the O2, The Plug and The Leadmill Sheffield, amongst many others; picking up radio airplay on BBC Introducing and Radio 6 music & Radio KC. Jess Kemp: 

Mathew Lally Photography

At 22 years old with 6 years on the Manchester circuit, Jess Kemp released her debut single ‘Stars’ in March 2015. The demand for more brought the launch of her debut EP “Camden" which brings a much bolder and more exciting sound to tracks already featured by BBC Introducing & BBC Radio 2. Following the release of the EP, Jess went on to headline Manchester Academy 3, Factory Manchester and The Live Room. The success of the above release led to the demand of a 4 date European tour which took place in August 2016. Since then, Jess placed 3rd for Best Unsigned Female in the Best Of British Unsigned Music Awards. In the same week, Jess and her band reached the final of Indie Week Europe and again placed 3rd from a selection of 70+ bands.

Jamie & Shoonie:

Jamie & Shoonie play anthems that have them making waves in Scotland and collecting a loyal fanbase. They have played to sell out crowds in some of the country's finest venues such as Glasgow's Barrowland Ballroom, O2 ABC, Kings Tuts, The Electric Circus and Saint Lukes.

They took the title of 'Best Live Act' 2016 Award from The Local Music Scene Blog and played to over 8,000 people at Linlithgow's Party at The Palace supporting Nile Rodgers with CHIC.

Factory:

Factory have played countless gigs/festivals up and down the country at venues like the Queens Hall and The Cavern as well as packing out venues in our home town. 

They are no strangers to big stages as we have played academies and theatres such as the Epstein Theatre and the Brindley. More recently we were chosen by Alan McGee (Creation Records) to open up at the British Sound Project for Primal Scream at Victoria Warehouse in Manchester.

Puppet Rebellion:

There are many artists out there vying for your time, but a quick glance at Puppet Rebellion's already impressive list of achievements prove to show that this fiercely independent band is the real deal.

The band have so far released two critically acclaimed EPs, ('Chemical Friends' and 'No Means Yes'), tracks of which can be heard when they play their status affirming and sold-out energetic shows around the nation's Northern capital (including main support slots with 'Catfish & The Bottlemen' & 'Reverend and the Makers') and other venues across the UK.

Ded Rabbit: Ralph's a long time Ded Rabbit fan after they not only donated a track for the Ralph's Life charity CD but travelled down to London and played a storming set at the Proud Camden launch party. With a number of well received EP and single releases, they’ve continued to complete a number of high profile performances that should be on any UK band’s bucket list. Where Fires Are: Where Fires are have been variously described as... '...a whirlwind of high-powered, introspective rock, complete with galvanising riffs and dulcet vocals... ' '...Where Fires Are are an almost perfect balance between emphatic alternative rock and more sedate, ponderous aspects...' In other words, don't miss them live at Blackthorn Festival! Polar States: Polar States are a band who have been championed by BBC Radio 1’s Huw Stephens, BBC Radio 6’s Steve Lamacq & Chris Hawkins and BBC Introducing's Dave Monks.  Needless to say Ralph's also given them a spin on the Radio KC Indie Show of a Sunday. Ravellas: Hailing from Wigan, Ravellas profess to playing, 'dirty, ugly, indie rock 'n' roll'. They've just released a new single Puppettes and It's featured on the Radio KC Indie Show Sunday April 16th as part of the Blackthorn Festival promotion over the weeks leading up to the event itself in July. Laura White:

Laura White is an English singer-songwriter from Atherton in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester.

She is also known for finishing in eighth place on the fifth series of The X Factor in 2008 and being the only singer to date raised in parliament on her exit of the show. Stew Mac: Educated Risk:  Educated Risk are a young unsigned Indie band from south Manchester who have been playing together for a few years and focus mainly on writing original songs.  They spent the end of last year writing and recording a debut EP, Rewind, and are currently writing more original songs that they hope to record onto a second EP. Indigo Velvet: Indigo Velvet are a young Tropical-pop quartet from Edinburgh. They kickstart 2017 on Vic Galloway (BBC Radio Scotland) and Jim Gellatly's 'one’s to watch’ list, after a landmark 2016 saw them championed by Record of the Day, The Metro, Scotland On Sunday and more.  Radio play includes a spot-play on BBC Radio 1, Radio X, BBC Introducing and Ralph's Indie show. Matter Of Mind:

Matter Of Mind are a four piece rock band from Stockport, Manchester made up of four 18 year olds who have recently featured on Clint Boons 'Set2go live' and the 'Set2go' podcast. “This is loud music! This is good music!” - Clint Boon They've also been 'Band Of The Day' on Louder Than War along with 'Track Of The Day' on GigSlutz. Dancing On Tables: 2017 has started well for Dancing on Tables, having released 'Don't Stop' in December, the band were named artist of the week in Scotland on Sunday as well as being showcased in Jim Gellatly's column in The Sun while receiving national radio play with the title tack from the EP. Growing up in Dunfermline, that has spawned many talented musicians, the boys always had local heroes to idolise, with their childhoods spent wanting to follow in the footsteps of Big Country and The Skids. The Leathernecks:

This band from Rotherham started out playing in a Indie/Rock covers band. After a few years of playing together up and down the UK and throughout Europe the band decided to have a go at doing some of their own stuff. In late 2013 The Leathernecks were born, fronted by Guitarist Nick Wild who brings a 'very Sheffield' vocal to he mix. His style is often compared to the likes of Milburn and Arctic Monkeys with a sprinkling of Courteeners very own Liam Frey added in for good measure. Luna Rosa: Foreignfox: Foreignfox are a 5 piece, turbulent juxtaposition of dark, visceral post rock and defiant, uplifting alt-folk. The band have enjoyed two consecutive years of huge shows across the country & festival appearances including T In The Park, Stockton Calling, XpoNorth, Wickerman, Belladrum, Kendal Calling & Electric Fields as well as supporting Scottish heavyweights such as We Were Promised Jetpacks, Fatherson & rock royalty, Nazareth. Cleargreen:

Cleargreen was formed in 2012 and the band consists of Ali Staley (Vocals & Rhythm Guitar), Jack Blair (Lead Guitar), Liam McIver (Bass Guitar) and Tyrone Heeley (Drums). Their music has a variety of influences coming from genres such as alternative indie, mod, and rock and roll. The band has grown within the Manchester inde scene and they've numerous accolades to their name including headlining the O2 Ritz, Manchester Academy 3 and being included in Fred Perry Subculture's Top 20 Manchester Unsigned bands. Young Jack:

Young Jack are a 5 piece fountain of funk hailing from the 2017 city of culture Hull who offer fresh & funky rhythms ready to cleanse the mind and take hold of your soul. Following successful shows and festivals around the UK, including Kendal Calling, Trinity Festival, Tramlines they're ready to take on Blackthorn Festival. Kriss Barras: 

With thanks to Andy Hibbs for the photo

Caroline: Argh Kid: A self-confessed Mancunian who was dragged up in the 'doledrums' on a diet of broken McVitie's biscuits resulting in the arrival of the performance poet formerly know as award-winning writer David Scott. He's signed a record contract with an EP out soon, filming a documentary, a book out in summer, festival appearances abound, been on't ITV plus...supporting his heroes The Happy Mondays! Corella: I caught fresh indie-pop four piece Corella recently supporting Billy Bibby & The Wry Smiles in The Magnet' Liverpool and if their set is a taster of what's to come, I can't wait to see them again at Blackthorn Festival. Following the release of their debut single Waterfall which featured on a LA shot promo for international BMX brand Mongoose, the band are currently bouncing between the studio & the road with their powerful, positive vocals, funky guitars & energetic drums. The Claremonts: Hailed as one of Manchester's finest prospects by Louder Than War The Claremonts are, Finn Gildea on vocals, Nathan Rowbotham on guitar, Ryan Stevens on Bass and Imogen Shortall on drums. Their new single Another Day was released early March and they headline AATMA in Manchester on April 15th.