Oxford Music and Folk promoter denies racist comments
Oxford Music and Folk promoter denies racist comments
< p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">Folk music promoter denied being racist after tw eets passed c ame to light.
Oxford Music and Folk (OMAF) organizer Geoff Smith claimed his account was hacked when the offensive tweets were posted.
The duo Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman boycotted the promoter, canceling a concert last Saturday at the Quaker Meeting House.
< p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">"We cannot work with someone whose published candid opinions are so far removed from our own," they said.
Musician Eliza Carthy called their decision an "incredibly courageous and principled stand."
She said she wanted to add her voice "to the growing number of people" avoiding the promoter.
"Until I was made aware of their content, I had no prior knowledge of the existence of these tweets and I categorically state that neither I nor anyone else associated with OMAF is not responsible for these comments and the hateful opinions they express, and we do not...
< p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">Folk music promoter denied being racist after tw eets passed c ame to light.
Oxford Music and Folk (OMAF) organizer Geoff Smith claimed his account was hacked when the offensive tweets were posted.
The duo Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman boycotted the promoter, canceling a concert last Saturday at the Quaker Meeting House.
< p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">"We cannot work with someone whose published candid opinions are so far removed from our own," they said.
Musician Eliza Carthy called their decision an "incredibly courageous and principled stand."
She said she wanted to add her voice "to the growing number of people" avoiding the promoter.
"Until I was made aware of their content, I had no prior knowledge of the existence of these tweets and I categorically state that neither I nor anyone else associated with OMAF is not responsible for these comments and the hateful opinions they express, and we do not...
