{"id":14075,"date":"2016-11-01T18:07:48","date_gmt":"2016-11-01T18:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=14075"},"modified":"2016-11-01T18:07:48","modified_gmt":"2016-11-01T18:07:48","slug":"musician-raises-money-teenage-cancer-charities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2016\/11\/01\/musician-raises-money-teenage-cancer-charities\/","title":{"rendered":"Musician raises money for teenage cancer charities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A CARDIFF musician has raised money for a number of charities through Open Mic nights in Canton.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Simon James, 50, goes by the stage name Chordie and raises money for the Specialized Project and the Teenage Cancer Trust through music nights, comedy shows and charity raffles. \u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mr Jones runs a music night every month at the King\u2019s Castle on Cowbridge Road East. In October he raised \u00a3225 from the pub alone.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chordie and Friends\u2019 perform together with a number of musical guests who cover popular artists such as Fleetwood Mac and Rod Stewart.<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14082\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14082\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14082\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Edited-Chordie-Image-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Some of the money collected Credit: Simon James\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Edited-Chordie-Image-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Edited-Chordie-Image-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Edited-Chordie-Image-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Edited-Chordie-Image-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Edited-Chordie-Image-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Edited-Chordie-Image.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14082\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14082\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Edited-Chordie-Image-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Some of the money collected Credit: Simon James\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Edited-Chordie-Image-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Edited-Chordie-Image-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Edited-Chordie-Image-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Edited-Chordie-Image-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Edited-Chordie-Image-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2016\/11\/Edited-Chordie-Image.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript> Some of the money collected<br \/>Credit: Simon James<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The King\u2019s Castle runs a charity raffle for the Teenage Cancer Trust in the weeks leading up to the Open Mic nights. Half of the money raised by the pub goes to Mr James, while the other half goes to the Marie Curie charity.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mr James says that he \u201cwants to give something back\u201d through his charity work. He said, \u201cMusic is something that came to me late in life. In 2012 I bought an acoustic guitar and in 2014 I started singing\u201d.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It was after starting a new job that Mr James realised he could afford to do charity music work. \u201cI\u2019ve always wanted to give money to charity but only now that I have a well-paying job am I finally able to\u201d. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tanya Jones, in charge of entertainment at the King\u2019s Castle, spoke about how important raising the money is. She said, \u201cevery household will encounter cancer whether it be family or close friends\u201d. The pub has raised over \u00a3500 for Marie Curie in the past few months.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Specialized Project is a music community that started in 2012. It aims to raise money to improve the lives of teenagers and young adults suffering from cancer. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The next Open Mic night at the King\u2019s Castle will be on Sunday November 13th.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A CARDIFF musician has raised money for a number of charities through Open Mic nights in Canton. Simon James, 50, goes by the stage name Chordie and raises money for the Specialized Project and the Teenage Cancer Trust through music nights, comedy shows and charity raffles. \u00a0 Mr Jones runs a music night every month at the King\u2019s Castle on Cowbridge Road East. In October he raised \u00a3225 from the pub alone. 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