Calamity Emily.....

Hello folks

Spring is definitely in the air which sure does cheer up the soul!
How are you all out there? Since I wrote my last blog I've had a horrible cold, lost my voice for 5 days and been taken to hospital in agony with what was diagnosed as a sprained neck muscle....I wish I had a really impressive story to tell about how I got my injury but it was from simply turning to see what time it was in bed!

Thankfully I think I'm on the mend now and today have been able to have a bit of a sing in preparation for the duo tour Jamie and I have in England from Wed 20th - Fri 29th Feb. We're looking forward to getting out and about and hope to see some of you along the way. (as always tour details are on my page).

Before that though we are involved in something entirely different to our usual musical roles -
For the past few months we have been busy rehearsing to be part of a cabaret show to raise money for charity. Our 10 minute spot is part of a three night event in Dumfries where a total of 9 groups each perform a cabaret show and the audience vote for their favourite act. Jamie and I are part of a team of five people made up of friends and neighbours and we're raising funds for Save The Children.



Our act is called 'Generation Groove' which sees us perform an 'all singing all dancing' programme of songs from the 50s to the 00s...all in just 10 minutes.

At last night's dress rehearsal we had a paying audience (so it didn't really feel like a dress rehearsal) and there I was dancing away with my big neck brace on...vanity went out the window!
We were voted second overall beaten by a group who performed an amazing Michael Jackson tribute act.

Fingers crossed we'll stay in the ranks for the next few nights.
You never know, some footage of our performance might find it's way onto You Tube.
Keep well, and be careful when turning over in bed....
Ex