On the rare occasion that I watch “Britain’s got talent” I am sometimes surprised just how much talent there is on this small island. This one TV programme does not even touch the wealth of talent circulating aroung the clubs and pubs of this country. Bradford’s own impresario Paul Harper, does more than most to bring this out to the public. A couple of weeks ago I was bemoaning the demise of Tuesday nights at Low Moor club, however, the king of the ‘Open mic’ has pulled it back to its original sparkling norm. It began last week with Marty Valentine’s masterful performance, and continued this week with a newcomer to Tuesday night Rachel Adams. With her superb soprano voice and eclectic mix of songs, she kept the audience enthralled. These included yet another of my personal favourites,the Maria McKee song, “Show me heaven” from the film soundtrack of “Days of thunder”. Rachel’s choice of Sarah Brightman’s “Time to say goodbye” as her encore, was inspired. This song could have been written for Rachel. The audience held its breath as she reached the ending of the song and its super high final note. In my head, I was asking, “can she reach this note?” The answer was, “Yes, easy”. The audience erupted with applause. Well done Paul, you did it again. As with last week, the atmosphere was set, and continued on a high. The euphoria in our corner had absolutely nothing to do with us winning the quiz…nothing. After the free supper, it was really great to see Joseph Braithwaite back at the club. Requested by my sister Chris, and Barbara Wierzbicki, he sang the Bryan Adams (no relation to Rachel) classic, “Everything I do, I do for you”, how can you do anything wrong when you sing a song that has sold over 15 million copies. Joseph knows how to please an audience, no Prima Donna obscure songs for him. After Joe it was birthday boy Anthony Delmoro with Daniel Bedingfield’s, “If you’re not the one”. I just love these lyrics, I’m a real sucker for good lyrics Next came Mick Noble. I must confess, and thank him for completing 2 of the quiz answers for us. Thanks Mick, and “He aint heavy” by The Hollies, will always be on my playlist after seeing them live twice.After Steve Allen and Mary Daly, came Ben Priestley. He asked Rachel if she knew “The Prayer” as he would like to duet with her. She didn’t but might be able to learn it. Ben went on to sing, “The Rose” to the best backing track I have ever heard for that song. Superbly sung Ben. Now came Tony Fawthrop with a simply amazing version of “Sylvia’s mother”. Maybe the best he has ever sung. He keeps getting better, not bad for a demolition expert. Rachel Adams had brought a friend with her, Jackie, who must also be a singer. She sang a song that I often request Leo Kenny to sing, the Luther Vandross song, “Dance with my father”. She did an excellent job…hope we see her again. It was good to hear Marlaine experimenting with something new singing, Neil Sedaka’s “Happy birthday sweet sixteen”, obviously singing it to Anthony Delmoro. After a few more of the regular singers, the evening was brought to a close with a duet by Paul Harper and Rachel Adams. This is one that Val’s sister Lizzie and husband David Knight used to do, so it was very familiar. Because of this, I listened with a very critical ear. Their version of, “Endless love” was absolutely note perfect. The balance between their two voices could not have been bettered even in a studio. The perfect ending to a perfect night. You have pulled it back again Paul…smarmy git lol
Posted on: Wed, 14 May 2014 11:33:48 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015