Girls Can Play Guitar: Meet the musician paving the way for the most exciting female talent in Leeds

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Izzy Hobbs is ripping up stereotypes and showing the world that Girls Can Play Guitar.

Frustrated at being mistaken for the girlfriend of a band member at gigs, or being told how to turn on the guitar she's been playing for more than a decade, the Leeds-based musician decided to tackle that unconscious bias head-on - launching a platform to give a voice to women working in music.

Her Girls Can Play Guitar project is highlighting the breadth of female talent in Leeds, particularly instrumentalists and those working behind-the-scenes who she says are often overlooked.

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