I’m becoming a ‘jack of all trades’ at the moment. Learning how to not only sing for people, but book theatres and venues, as well as how to market myself and get my Julie Andrews show out there (sorry Opera peeps. Still love the stuff and still singing it but obvs my focus is in […]
It’s Saturday night and I’m in writing my blog. I was singing all week for the charity Lost Chord, singing for the elderly in homes. I did 13 concerts in 5 days and even though I’ve been doing this for 13 years somehow this week it really just made me think. I feel like I […]
Good morning. I’ve just woken up after 10 hours sleep in my own bed (well, what I can say is my own bed right now as we know it’s not my own bed). I like it when that happens. A good sleep. The best medicine. I’ve been down to London, over to Belgium, back to […]
I’m just back from a gig in Wimbledon where they sent me out of the room where they had intended me to sing, to sing in the corridor instead. They sent me an email listing what songs they wanted (I even learnt some new ones), and after my first song it was clear I was […]
I stole this line from the song ‘Barcelona’. I sing it sometimes when people ask for it from my song menu and I have never learnt the words because the Freddie on my backing track is awful. I cringe inside when I have to do it (even though I love the song), but I need […]
It’s my last night in Nice, France. I came here for five days to work on my Julie Andrews show. I came here not really knowing what to expect from Stuart (my music man on the job), and I wanted to come back feeling better about it all and I’m thrilled that the music side […]
I know that sounds simple. Who else is there to be? But I haven’t been the real me most of my life. I’ve been the ‘me’ I thought I should be. The ‘me’ who wanted to please others. The ‘me’ who was too scared of rejection. Forget the real ‘me’ and my opinions and who […]
Hello Everyone. I am sat in Hebden Bridge waiting to sing. I got here at 9.30 to get the spot for a while but there was already somebody else here. He comes every Sunday and takes the spot all day so I asked if I could sing for 40 minutes at some point and he […]
Hello from Poynton in Cheshire. I’m with my schoolfriend this weekend as I’m singing not too far away tonight in Romiley for the ‘Little Theatre Group’. My third time there. I’m going to do half an hour on the streets of Wilmslow this afternoon (I don’t usually sing somewhere if I have a gig), but […]
Hi Everyone, Another two weeks has gone by and my American adventure feels further and further away. I have not enjoyed the last few weeks adapting to being back. It’s been a grumpy rollercoaster ride of frustration and disappointment at times. I just ‘shine’ more in New York and am a better version of myself. […]