Sunday, 1 April 2012

Photos from our Motown, Funk and Soul Dial Up! xx

 Thanks so much to everyone who came to support our March Dial Up! We were celebrating the incredible contributions made by our Music Man, Dial Up pianist Jon Medcalf! Fittingly we had a record breaking crowd! If you missed it, you missed a treat! Photos below, and I hope you can join us at our Movie and Musical Special at the Seven Dials Club, 8pm on Friday April 20th! Much love, Alex xx
 Newest recruit to the Dial Up family Aloice will be making his first half debut on April 20th!
 Dial Up regular Raymond shared his self penned anti-smoking song
 Donna brought the house down with an amazing and energetic version of I Will Survive
 First time at the Dial Up for Thomas, a brilliant, laconic version of Black Coffee
 Peter Flynn shares another chapter from his short story collect Hemingway's Chihuahua
 Kenisha made a startling Dial Up debut, we look forward to hearing more!
 Helen Green shared a fascinating story and song of the Weavers
 Liza Keast got Jon Medcalf working again with another fabulous song choice
 Our resident poet, Jim Connor, shared an Irish folksong for Saint Patrick's Day
 Leader of the Voices on the Hill Community Choir, Rachel Bennet
 Rachel shared a brilliant and original song entitled Angel
 Voices on the Hill pianist, Cole, shared another musical talent
 Voices on the Hill choir member Jo stepped forward to sing Down to Zero
 In a tribute to Rachel, fellow choir member David sang a self-penned song with Cole on piano
 Man of the moment! Our wonderful pianist Jon Medcalf- we love you!
 Me presenting Jon with his card and gifts
 Yes, I made the card! I'm a danger with glitter and a tube of Pritt Stick lol!
 Bandana Gill, Tracy Holtham, Laci on piano and Roman Marie on drums help me bid a fond farewell to Jon singing the uptempo number I wrote especially for him: The Music Man

 The Voices on the Hill Community Choir
 The Dial Up's first ever choir! 
 Singing Drift Away, Yesteryou, Yesterme, Yesterday and Love Train, they were spot on theme



 I can't wait to welcome you guys back!
 Jon and I perform Mac the Knife- ah, happy memories! :-)
Caspian Wong will be performing in the first half in our April Dial Up, so do come and join us as we celebrate Movies and Musicals at 8pm on Friday 20th! I can't wait! As always, our deepest thanks to Prashant Meswani for his photography. Hope to see you all in April and much love till then! Alex xx

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