{"id":30074,"date":"2023-06-20T12:02:17","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T11:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/?p=30074"},"modified":"2023-06-20T12:02:17","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T11:02:17","slug":"changing-faces-virginias-wolves-discuss-representation-and-spreading-awareness-through-their-music-and-upcoming-gigs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/changing-faces-virginias-wolves-discuss-representation-and-spreading-awareness-through-their-music-and-upcoming-gigs\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing Faces &#8211; Virginia&#8217;s Wolves discuss representation and spreading awareness through their music and upcoming gigs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>Click below to see the interview.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_37208\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/arP9bSHMJ4U?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&rel=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"Music in Leicester interviews Virginia&#039;s Wolves 20\/06\/23\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChangingFacesUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> for Changing Faces&#8217; Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100088896111800\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> for Virginia&#8217;s Wolves&#8217; Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p>Interviewed by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/yourmumsmellslol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Imogen Cresswell<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\">Click below to see the interview. &nbsp; Click here for Changing Faces&#8217; Facebook page. 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