Shine Silently Concert

So this weekend was pretty important for me. I have been practising guitar alone in my room for the past 4 months working on my singing and learning new songs to be performed at a concert at the Chapel Arts Centre in Bath. 

The venue is so nice, just big enough, and they had tables out with candles so it was all very beautiful and atmospheric!

The concert was especially important as it was in memory of my Auntie Shirley who died suddenly of a stroke last year. She always did a lot of fundraising for Childrens Hospice South West so all the proceeds from the tickets and raffle are going to them (and we made a very decent amount too!) 

I sang backing with my dad and his band before doing a few songs myself. We then had local artists Sadie Fleming (so smiley, and an amazing voice!) and Johnny Coppin headlining. 

All in all it was an amazing evening, all the family and friends came along and the venue couldn't have fitted any more people! 

And now I have to go and get on with some uni work! 

Gig at Annabelles

So last night I went to a gig at Annabelles cabaret and discotheque in Plymouth. I had always wanted to go there since it just sounded awesome and they have the odd burlesque show which sounded even more exciting! Anyway, I got me and a friend in for free because I did some poster artwork for the band, Jessica and the Rabbits. They are a 7 piece jazz and blues cover band. They all dress in black white and red and play some seriously awesome tunes :)

I too, my friend Jess and we sat for a bit and drank pints of cider (cos it's cheap and we are poor students) pretending to look sophisticated in this very nice boudoir style bar before the band started playing.

We realised after a while that we were stood next to a group of drag queens who once the band started we're absolutely loving it! We had a good dance throughout their first set and left midway through the second set because the locals got creepy... No offence to most Plymouth locals but the odd ones ruin your reputation when walk around grabbing every single female in the room!

 

 

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