It seems the world and his wife have been of late jumping on the online chaity concert bandwagon, and of course, this not only diminishes the sincerity of the gesture, it also means that peformers are perhaps harder to come by and more reticent to give their time. This particular concert, raising funds for the 'Suited And Booted' charity in London, followed the same format as most others, allowing the performers to record their songs in isolation in their own homes with either backing tracks or accompanying themselves, and use an MC (in this case Simon Green) for contiunity. Aired at the end of September on YouTube, the concert is free to view and obviously it is hoped that people will donate to their cause.
The concert is around 90 minutes long, and features many performers taking inspiration from all genres of music including Country music, folk songs, the pop and Rock repertoires, Music Hall, Disney, and of course Musical Theatre.
Rather than listing all the songs and artistes here, I am simply going to pick out the 6 who impressed me the most. That is not to say that they were any better or more talented than the others, this is a purely subjective decision. (please forgive the indulgence).
The first of the six was Soophia Foroughi's interpretation of the song, 'So In Love' from Cole Porter's 'Kiss Me Kate'. Tom Carradine's Cockney sing-a-long had me joining in despite the obvious barrier, and he reminded me of "the good old days!". The only piece of music not sung came from the solo violin playing of Jeremy Issac and his rendition of the theme tune to 'Ladies In Lavendar'. A three-piece all-female folk group called Remember Monday sang two close harmony pieces (Find My Way and Vision Of You). Georgie Ashford gave us a slightly more modern interpretation than normal of 'Bill' from the evergreen Musical, 'Showboat'. But my favourite interpretation of the evening was listening and watching the complete performance of Julie Armstrong telling us 'I'm Still Here' from the Sondheim Musical, 'Follies'.
Reviewer - Matthew Dougall
on - 1/10/20
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