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Oram Awards Celebrating innovation in sound and elevating the work & voices of Women & Gender Diverse artists

Cardiff!Come gather and chat with us this Sunday over some food, we want to get to know you!From 1-5pm at Wales Millenni...
07/10/2026

Cardiff!
Come gather and chat with us this Sunday over some food, we want to get to know you!

From 1-5pm at Wales Millennium Centre as part of Llais in collaboration with Tŷ Cerdd

Including performances from

Rachel Deborah Rome and Pam Rose Cott

Rachel Devorah Rome &

A first time live improvisation between two artists deep rooted in experimental practices.

AND

May Swoon

Neo Noir

May Swoon is Wales' very own disabled experimental pop and indie-electronica maverick. 

£5 Tickets here or via link in bio!

https://www.wmc.org.uk/en/whats-on/2026/oramic-waves-social

Come join us in Cardiff this Sunday Llais £40 travel bursaries available to those outside of Cardiff- DM us to find out ...
06/10/2026

Come join us in Cardiff this Sunday Llais

£40 travel bursaries available to those outside of Cardiff- DM us to find out more.

Oramic Waves Social:

A community event, in collaboration with the Oram Awards & Tŷ Cerdd aimed at experimental and explorative artists, audience, and grassroots organisers alike, to connect, share experiences and enjoy some food and excellent music! Welcoming all kinds of ways to engage with community, there will be space to get fully involved in conversation and quiet space options away from the bustle and headphone listening stations set up around the space. The social and  food (all diets catered for) will form the first part of the event, then we will move into performances from:

 Rachel Deborah Rome and Pam Rose Cott

Rachel Devorah Rome &

A first time live improvisation between two artists deep rooted in experimental practices.

AND

May Swoon

Neo Noir

May Swoon is Wales' very own disabled experimental pop and indie-electronica maverick.

Join 2023 Oram Award winning artist, Natalie Roe for a 3 hour explorative workshop aimed at introducing or developing pa...
02/10/2026

Join 2023 Oram Award winning artist, Natalie Roe for a 3 hour explorative workshop aimed at introducing or developing participants' experience of using sampling in music.

Saturday 10 October 1 - 4pm.

For Women and Gender diverse people.

Throughout the session we will work to build a bank of noises and short clips of music created with the voice and electronic instruments. Led by Natalie Roe, this will be a playful session in developing a Sample pack together, which participants will then be able to take away and use to create with.

Natalie Roe is a Composer, Producer and Electronic Artist based between Cardiff and the West Midlands. She combines acoustic and electronic sounds with other mediums in an array of multidisciplinary projects. She specialises in performing live electronic soundscapes with the Modular Synthesiser which she often uses to manipulate real world sounds.

In partnership with Tŷ Cerdd as part of Llais

For more info and tickets follow link in our bio or copy and paste:

https://www.wmc.org.uk/en/whats-on/2026/oramic-waves-sample-pack-party-with-natalie-roe

22/09/2026

We are excited to announce the winners of this year's Oram Awards and details of the celebrations as we head to Wales for the first time this October!

**Oram Awards 2026 Winners:**

- eye measure (South Yorkshire) 

- May Swoon (Wales)


- Outsider (East Midlands) sound

- Rachel Devorah Rome (Northern Ireland)


- Semay Wu (Scotland)wu

The winners will be celebrated as part of Oramic Waves, a partnership between the Oram Awards and Tŷ Cerdd | Music Wales running across Llais Festival and grassroots venue Paradise Garden in Cardiff from 9th to 11th October. Come join us as we immerse ourselves in the Welsh experimental music scene, with socials, workshops and live performances open to the public across the three days

For the full Oramic Waves program and ticket details, please visit the link in our bio or on our website.

Thank you to all the artists who took the time to apply this year. We were overwhelmed by the response, highlighting the continued need to support the incredible talent within the UK experimental scene. 

Finally, thanks to our team of assessors and judges for their dedication, time, and unwavering support for all the applicants and the Orams community x

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We are very excited to be making our way over to Belfast next month.Join us on Friday 4 September for an analogue synth ...
18/08/2026

We are very excited to be making our way over to Belfast next month.
Join us on Friday 4 September for an analogue synth building workshop led by Viva Dean of Synthesize_Her

For Women and Gender diverse folk
Age 18+
10am until 2pm
At Accidental Theatre - Belfast Arts Venue
£5 + booking fee to attend
Visit the link in our bio for full information and to book
Limited spaces so act fast

With thanks to partners Moving On Music Outlands Network

13/07/2026

What are the ideas whirling around in your mind?

The Oram Awards celebrates the unusual, the unique and the unfiltered creative worlds of women and gender-diverse artists experimenting with sound, music and technology.

Is this you?
If so, we would love to know more about you and your creative world.

There is 1 week left to apply.
Visit our website for full information (link in bio) and thank you to everyone who has taken the time to apply so far.

Deadline is Sunday 19 July at 11:59 PM

18/06/2026

Friday 19th June ‘How to apply’ zoom meeting at 1pm.

Tomorrow we host an online webinar on Zoom at 1pm.
This webinar will explain who we are and how to apply for the Oram Awards 2026.
There will also be time to ask an questions you have.
Please click the link in our bio to join tomorrow at 1pm.
The link is also available on our website.
Please note, this session will be recorded and made available on our YouTube channel afterwards.

09/06/2026

We're excited to announce the dates of this year's open call

The Oram Awards returns in 2026 to celebrate the unusual, the unique, and the unfiltered creative worlds of women and gender-diverse artists experimenting with sound, music and technology.

Applications open on: Monday 15th June

This year we seek to award 5 artists with bursaries of £1,500, mentorship and on-going support from the Orams team and wider community.

We will be awarding two regional artists based in England, plus an artist from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. We make a commitment to ensure at least two of the selected artists identify as disabled. We are happy to be partnering with   to support disabled artists as best we can through our application process and beyond.

We welcome artists from all kinds of backgrounds, pathways, experiences and existences to apply.

To find out more visit oramawards.com

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12/03/2026

We hope you enjoyed however you celebrated.
We did so by resting, walking in the countryside and enjoying the company of precious women in our lives.

Continuing the work we do year-round celebrating women and gender diverse artists in sound, we’ve asked to hear from some of our Oram Awards community over the coming weeks, to big-up themselves and artists who have inspired them, past and present.

Here’s some thoughts and recommends from .nohome
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Sending love to our community far and wide!

We’re looking at alternative ways of communicating with you all, away from social media. For now, if you’d like to keep up to date with news from us, please subscribe to our mailing list via our website. Click the ‘Contact’ tab. Also, if you have any thoughts on social media alternatives you would like to share with us, there’s a contact box option on that page too.

Daphne Oram was born on 31st December 1925. Today marks what would have been her official Centenary.But, in true Daphne ...
31/12/2025

Daphne Oram was born on 31st December 1925.

Today marks what would have been her official Centenary.

But, in true Daphne style, we do things differently here at the Oram Awards and have been celebrating throughout 2025 and will continue into 2026 on beyond.

More news to come, but we can confirm the return of the open call in 2026 !!!

Happy New Year x

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