Tramlines Festival, which takes place at Hillsborough Park, Sheffield from Friday 19th – Sunday 21st July, is continuing to pay tribute to the late Festival Director, Sarah Nulty who passed away just over a year ago.
Following last week’s announcement that the main stage will now be known as ‘Nulty’s Main Stage’, Tramlines has announced that Sarah’s brother, James Voisey aka Jaarvo will perform a version of ‘Laura’ by British singer-songwriter, Bat for Lashes on Saturday night from Nulty’s Main Stage.
James has also made a recording of this track that is available now to buy and stream on all major platforms including Spotify and iTunes with proceeds going to Cavendish Cancer Care and Weston Park Cancer Charity.
‘Laura’ was a track that meant a lot to Sarah and her brother James, who first performed the song at Sarah’s funeral. Since then he has recorded his own upbeat version in Sheffield with George Moran and Chris Wilkinson of Fox Den Studios in Kelham Island with Ed Cosens of Reverend and The Makers, and the Neighbourhood Choir.
James Voisey said; “The passion Sarah had for Sheffield, Tramlines and life will reverberate through the hearts of those she touched for all of time. It is the biggest honour of my life to share with the sold-out Tramlines crowd just some of the love Sarah put into making the party what it is today.”
In addition to revenue raised from sales of the single, Tramlines 2019 will see the return of ‘Nulty’s Bar’, and on sale will be new rainbow-coloured‘BeMoreNulty’ merchandise, designed by Sheffield artist, Tom J Newell. All profits will also go to Cavendish Cancer Care and Weston Park Cancer Charity who provided vital care and support for Sarah and her family during her illness. £30,000 was raised at Tramlines in 2018 for Weston Park Cancer Charity and Cavendish Cancer Care to help fund resources and crucial research carried out by the Sheffield-based charities.
Sarah, who was director at Tramlines from 2013 – 2018, was a well-loved, galvanising force in Sheffield and as such, her death at the age of just 36, provoked a huge response with festival fans and industry alike.
Since her passing, Sarah has posthumously received several awards. These include the Outstanding Contribution Award at the AIF Awards, the Outstanding Contribution to Festivals Award at the UK Festival Awards, and a Civic Award from the Lord Mayor of Sheffield, Magid Magid (now MEP). A memorial plaque was also unveiled on the original site of the Tramlines’ Main Stage on Devonshire Green in Sheffield city centre. Additionally, a new award category titled the ‘Sarah Nulty Women In Festivals Award’, was established by the UK Festival Awards in 2018 to recognise the achievements of women in the festival industry.
Tramlines organisers continue to honour Sarah’s legacy in and outside of the festival. As well as on-site at Tramlines 2019, the BeMoreNulty merchandise can also be purchased from the Dropdead website: http://bit.ly/BeMoreNulty-Merch.
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