The Concert

Ok, I am back. A few years after my last Onebreastless post. I never stopped blogging, but I wanted to speak my own language for a while and am now also blogging in Flemish on life in Ireland with all it's pleasures and frustrations.

That was the good news.

The very good news is that I am still alive and kicking, and I am writing this blog to share the next few months with you.

One of the pleasures of living in this country is the love of music and the many talented musicians that live here. I have been thinking for a while about a good fundraiser for Action Breast Cancer, and a combination of watching Susan Boyle, the Irish sing-song and my vocal coach, the amazing Laoise O'Hanlon, have given me the idea to get a bunch of women together and organise an evening of musical entertainment. And it is working.
We are now a group of 10 women, with ages raging from 17 to 70, each one a good singer. We are all going to sing a couple of solo's and a few ensembles on the evening.
Laoise will be the only professional there on the night.
The concert, which still has no name (ideas welcome) will be held on October 29th in the Brogan Inn in Bandon.
At the moment we are practising a barbershop song. It is quite challenging, but we're having a lot of fun with it.
The best part of these preparations is the interactions between all of us and the fun we're having preparing the evening. I compare it in some way to Calendar Girls . The tensions, the pleasures, the warmth and the friendship are all there.
I am going to keep you posted on our progress on this blog. With video clips and pictures. And I hope you will enjoy it so much that you'll come and watch us on October the 29th and help us make loads of money for Action Breast Cancer.