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WOMEN IN MUSIC: VIV ALBERTINEElmwood HallSaturday 29 August6:00pm | £10/8 | 75 minsViv Albertine discusses in conversation the role ofwomen in the music world. How much has itchanged in recent decades, is discrimination againstwomen still an issue, and who are the women artiststhat have inspired her?Viv Albertine was a member of the hugelyinfluential all-female punk band, The Slits. Aftertwenty-five years away from music, she returnedwith a new solo album, The Vermilion Border. Shehas also written a memoir, Clothes, Clothes, Clothes,Music, Music, Music, Boys, Boys, Boys and starred inJoanna Hogg’s film, Exhibition.“No artist can compromise. You can’t createsomething that pokes its head above the surface ifyou’re living a compromised life. You have to beselfish; you have to say things that will have upsetthe people close to you. It’s a lonely life to be afemale artist. But women are interesting.” VivAlbertine.Chaired by Sophie Gorman.LUGHNASA INTERNATIONAL FRIEL FESTIVAL 2015 27