Rebecca Armstrong, Author at BAM NI

Gary Lightbody To Receive ‘Outstanding Contribution to Music’ Award

4th November 2018 / ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC, NEWS, SHOWBIZ / By Rebecca Armstrong

Gary Lightbody has been announced as the first recipient of the ‘Outstanding Contribution to Music’ award at this years NI Music Prize. The Oh Yeah Music Centre, in association with Inspire Wellbeing will present the Snow Patrol frontman with an ‘Outstanding Contribution to Music’ award at the event on November 15th at The Ulster Hall. […]

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Cave Hill Mental Health Sign Campaign Gathers Pace

9th February 2018 / COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY NEWS, HEALTH, MIND, NEWS / By Rebecca Armstrong

FOLLOWING the recent spate of deaths as a result of suicide a campaign is gathering support to put signage throughout Cave Hill Country Park in north Belfast, as well as on train lines, bridges, all with supportive messages and helpline numbers. The recent death of Michael Cullen, a talented beat boxer has led to a

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Are Your Children On YouTube? Be Aware Of The Dangers

5th January 2018 / COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY NEWS, LIFESTYLE, NEWS, PARENTING / KIDS / By Rebecca Armstrong

With children becoming increasingly internet savvy and getting quicker at exploring the internet, the dangers are increasing too. In recent months parents across Northern Ireland have been left in shock after discovering scenes of horrific and unnecessary violence having been either created or hacked into unofficial videos on YouTube under the guise of Peppa Pig,

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6 Top Tips To Help You Create The Perfect CV

4th January 2018 / BUSINESS, JOBS, NEWS / By Rebecca Armstrong

Having a good CV can be the thing that gives you the edge over another candidate for a job, yet many people simply don’t know how to lay out a winning CV. Whether you’re going for a new career and are out of practice of how to update your credentials or you’re starting out and

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Album Review: Peter McVeigh – The Wolf And Peter

28th November 2017 / MUSIC, NEWS, REVIEWS / By Rebecca Armstrong

The delectable tones of Peter McVeigh are finally back as he drops his new album “The Wolf and Peter.” It has been a couple of years since we heard from the Belfast man and his beautiful custom made guitar but it has been well worth the wait. Opening the album with the track “We Don’t

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Review: VELVET ALIBI At The Echo Echo Festival Of Dance And Movement

23rd November 2017 / ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC, NEWS, REVIEWS / By Rebecca Armstrong

The Echo Echo Dance Festival of Dance and Movement came to an end on Saturday 18 and there was no other band that could have played the closing party than Velvet Alibi. The festival, which ran for 2 weeks at the Derry/Londonderry studio on Magazine Street celebrated the joy of dance in a delicate, beautiful,

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MEET THE ARTIST, Runabay, Co Antrim

2nd January 2017 / ENTERTAINMENT, General, MEET THE ARTIST, MUSIC, NEWS / By Rebecca Armstrong

Every now and then a band comes along that gives you a shiver down your spine. Runabay is one of them. Hailing from the glorious Glens of Antrim, their music is as beautiful as their setting. The six piece alt-folk band have gone from strength to strength in their short time on the scene, clocking

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