The second series of Gospel Blues came to an end with another memorable show.
The line- up featured nine performers new to the show as regulars Daniel Thomas and the Jason Thompson quartet were unavailable. The format changed with five vocalists (Steve Denton, Sharon Hernandez, Jenny Ingram-Brown, Emily Gilligan, Heavilyn Sarpong) and three musicians (names to follow) rather than the usual three singers and four musicians. Steve Denton played the anchor role introducing the music.
Unfortunately the show started fifty minutes later than scheduled which meant my wife and I could only see the first set as we had another commitment.
The first set consisted of some gospel songs and some spirituals. The harmonies of the quintet of singers were superb. It was great to hear the Latin version of ‘O Come All Ye Faithful’ , ‘Venite Adoramus’ which brought back memories of my choral days over half a century before. The medley of spirituals was beautiful, they started with ‘Go Down Moses’ and amongst others included ‘Swing Low Sweet Chariot’ and ‘Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child’
Promoter Ovie did well putting together such a good line-up in a short time-frame. We look forward to the next series of show with high expectations.
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