1815 F.C. and DDR present… Women's World Cup Unofficial Celebrations
1815 F.C. and DDR presents… The 2023 Women's World Cup Unofficial Celebrations
Ireland’s leading DIY football club, 1815 FC have teamed up with Dublin Digital Radio to celebrate the Women’s World Cup this summer through screenings, a music release, a commemorative zine, unofficial merchandise and dedicated radio shows for coverage.
Taking its name from a piece of fan art produced in a kids workshop, YUP GIRLS promises to be a jam packed programme this summer.
Ireland World Cup Music Compilation
Do you think you could write Ireland’s next big football anthem? The 1815 F.C. Unofficial World Cup Steering Committee welcomes you to submit a track celebrating football for our new release this coming summer. Could your donk track be the next ‘Put ‘em under pressure’? Could you get a footballer to drop a verse as good as John Barnes’ in ‘World in Motion’? This is Ireland’s fourth football world cup and especially historic for the women’s team, who only achieved equal pay in 2021. Managed by the cosmic Vera Pauw and led by the bold Katie McCabe, this is a team full of personalities ripe for becoming the muse of a football anthem. The team famously courted controversy by chanting the Wolfetone’s lyric ‘Oh Ah Up the Ra’, after beating Scotland 1-0 - resulting in a media meltdown.
This release is open to any interpretation of a football song, be it dance, pop, rap, noise, ambient metal, spoken word, skits - anything aural that celebrates football and our incredible national team. We will put out a physical release as well as bandcamp. The release will be celebrated through a DDR live launch on air.
Profits from the sales of the release will go back into community football projects.
2nd of July deadline for submissions.
Media parameters
Tracks under 4 mins in length for physical release, if longer will be for digital release only.
We’re open to people submitting a short tape version as well as extended mix for the digital release.Wav/AIFF format
Mastered or unmastered
Submission form:
2023 World Cup Zine Project
Are you a sports investigative journalist or interested in contributing to a world cup themed football zine? Along with the DDR x 1815 F.C. World Cup music release, we are assembling the ultimate fanzine and guide to our 2023 World Cup. Reflecting on our 6th birthday, 1815 F.C. started as a magazine and now it’s time to return to our publishing roots. We welcome artwork, writing, scene reports, deep dives on players, interviews, poetry, posters, fanfiction - anything that can sit on a piece of paper.
This is your chance to be part of a living piece of world cup memorabilia.
2nd of July deadline for submissions.
Submission form:
ddr. x 1815 F.C. — Sensetive Radio
1815 Football Club will be hosting Sensetive Radio on Dublin Digital Radio (ddr.) show the day before the World Cup kicks off, with Ireland facing hosts Australia at 10 a.m on the first day of the tournament. We’ll be running you through the Irish squad and our opponents, and taking you through what to look out for in the tournament, soundtracked by some of the football music off the compilation. We’ll also be hosting an hour long recap of the tournament on the 1st of August, the day after our final group game against Nigeria, hopefully looking forward to a round-of-16 game for Ireland!
Dates
Wed 19th of July 1pm-3pm
Tues 25th July 6pm-7pm
Sun 30th July 11am-12pm
Fri 4th of Aug time TBC
Want to get involved? Message 1815fc@gmail.com
Follow @Dublindigitalradio and @1815fc on Instagram to stay updated.