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ELFM is a radio station run by local people – committed to supporting and promoting local talent.

Monthly internet broadcasts have proved a big hit with musicians from all over Leeds playing live to big audiences.

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Over April 4 and April 5 the community radio station will be broadcasting from a venue in Seacroft at www.elfm.co.uk

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They already have over 200 musicians and singers signed up and preparing their material for the big day.

There are all kinds of musicians of all ages, but what the organisers are struggling to find are some Brass Bands.

Adrian Sinclair, creative director, said: "This is the most ambitious broadcast we have undertaken.

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"But it's also going to be the most exciting. There are just so many wonderful local musicians and talented people that we have featured on the radio since we started six years ago, we thought it would be great to get them all involved in a Musicathon to promote the radio project and support other local arts projects."

Mr Sinclair added: "We've had our heads down organising all the practical details and responding to all the people volunteering to take part. We were looking at the schedule yesterday and realised we hadn't got a local brass band. That's just wrong – we need one!"

East Leeds FM is a community radio station that broadcasts on fm and the internet. It is run by local people for local people, and facilitated by Heads Together productions, a local arts organisation.

Since the station's first airing in 2003, 3,800 people have come into the studio and broadcast– aged between 3 and 100 years old!

The Musicathon will raise much needed cash for East Leeds FM, as well as Gipton Together, Gipton Panto, Garforth Arts Festival and South Seacroft Friends & Neighbours.

The organisers are also looking for volunteers from the local community who can come and help out on the weekend.

* People can find out more by going to www.elfm.co.uk/musicathon, calling 08709 905090 or email: musicathon@elfm.co.uk