More Singing

I was really surprised at the number of hits the previous blog post recieved you know. I really didn't think folk would be that interested in it, but it seems you are, so if you'll indulge me, I'll ramble on.
So, my very ggod friend James Williams played me the original cast recording of Chess. It absolutely blew my mind and its still something I love to listen to if I ever have time on my own. It introduced me to the way of telling stories using music and words. I have the greatest respect for songwriters and lyricists. To convey emotion and further a story using this method is amazing in my opinion.

Singing

I have hinted at it before in previous blog posts, but if you hadn't worked out by now, I do a bit of singing on the side. I discovered that I had a voice of sorts when we moved to Cardiff from Beddau (little town in the South Wales valleys for you international readers) when I was nine. To cut a long story short, my grandmother died and my grandfather moved in with us. My father and he worked in the same factory and it was natural for us to move nearer their work I had spent my early years in Beddau and as I had no friends in Cardiff as we were new there, I joined the Cub Scouts and later the Scouts. The scouts were affiliated with a church and bada bing, before I know it I'm in the choir.