Just before they played their exclusive acoustic set, one of our intrepid volunteers got to snatch a few words ...vinspired Lake of Stars: You’re here to play a little acoustic set for us at the big v bus, have you guys ever done any volunteering before
Angela: I probably have but I don’t really recall it!
Michele: I did a paper round!
Sean: That’s not really volunteering!
A: We have done a lot of charity stuff though.
M: I’ve got a lot of friends who volunteer at a lot of festivals and they always say it’s really cool to work at the festival but also to see a lot of bands. They get to see a side of the festival that we never really see - I really support it and I think it’s a really cool idea actually to get young people to be a part of something that is important in supporting up and coming music and cool bands.
S: I think there’s also a point where there’s a lot of people who are out of work at the moment so I think it’s important for people to get out and get just a little bit of life experience by valuing in something that’s going to help them a lot more than just sitting around on their ass all day!
M: We’ve all done work experience at school and stuff – I worked in a recording studio – and volunteering is similar and really important as it gives you an idea of what you might like to do later on in life, a little taster of what it would be like doing this in the future
vLOS: So you said that you’ve done some charity work in the past – what kind of charity work or volunteering have you done previously?
A: Well when the Haiti earthquake happened we did a gig at the Roundhouse and it was so nice to be there because everyone there had given up their time, no one was getting paid and everyone was doing it for Haiti, for the right reasons and that felt a bit like volunteering. You put yourself out there to do it. There was also an auction going on at the same time on eBay where people could bid for us to play in their house. It’s always nice to do something like that in our free time because you know at the end of the day you’re giving something back.
M: The only way we know how to give anything back is through music – that’s what we know best. We love to involve ourselves in as much charity and volunteer work like that as possible. We’ll always be up for playing the gig and all the money can go towards a given charity.vLOS: do you think that volunteering is important for young people?
S: As I said before, there’s a lot of people out of work at the moment, especially all these students who come out of university and they can’t get jobs because there aren’t any. Instead of sitting there and taking off the government they should get out there and do some voluntary work because it’s only going to help them.
A: It’s just going to add to all of their experiences.
M: It’s a great way to get involved, especially if it’s something you love. If you love music, volunteering at something like a festival is great.
A: If you’re good at what you’re doing when you’re volunteering it can lead on to great opportunities.
S: It can open more doors for you, it can open your mind to difference things that you may not have been aware of.
V: The gig that you’re about to play for us here at the bus is being presented by vinspired Lake of Stars ,the international music festival in Malawi. So what do you know about vLoS and the work that we do?
S: Anything that’s going to go to the good of people who haven’t got much has to be a great thing.
M: The best part of our day is being on stage with each other and seeing audience
responses, so if that can help any people in any way, we’re up for it.
S: So give us a call!
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