4 islands, 8 shows, 4 days

Just got back from the Channel Islands tour again.

Hatstand Opera and a mad schedule (the two do seem to go together somehow...)

It wasn't just "If it's Tuesday it's Guernsey", this time it was "If it's Tuesday, it's Alderney, Guernsey AND Sark". Three islands, three modes of transport (plane, boat, tractor). Two shows. In one day.

And as if there wasn't enough to do while we were there, we included a couple of radio interviews.

The excellent radio station BBC Guernsey sent their roving reporter from the Jim Cathcart show out to meet us in our favourite venue - St James Arts Centre in the middle of St Peter Port.

The interview (with all four of us chipping in) was a blast, and included a succinct report on warming up the voice before a show, and begins with the MOST important thing for singers.

Click here to listen

Many thanks to BBC Guernsey for allowing me to include an extract of the interview on this blog.



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