Friday, September 05, 2008
The end to an incredible year!
Hello!
The Alleycats have just finished their five days at the Edinburgh Festival entertaining crowds of people from all corners of the globe. It has been an incredible few days with almost 100 copies of Meow! Thats What I Call Music sold (in fact I reckon that there is a copy of Meow! in every continent!). We started the week with a performance at the Scottish National Museum to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the new building and were very well recieved, with both guests and other performers enjoying our performance (the free bar may have helped a little...)
We met lots of lovely people from all over the planet and were even lucky enough to meet a real life a cappella celebrity! We were singing ‘Zombie Jamboree’ when we noticed someone come up and start to sing with us. We initially thought that it was just some weird guy who wanted to get involved, but it turned out that it was Charlie Evett (an ex-member of Rockapella) who had helped write the song we were singing! We were all slightly awestruck and amazed that he had liked what he had heard and had got involved with our performance, but it definately was a highlight of the week! We also met an Alleycats fan from West Lothian who had come through with his family to watch us sing after seeing us on Last Choir Standing. It is always nice to meet people who appreciate what you do, and he has since said that The Alleycats have given him the drive to join a local choir which is brilliant! (all the best Aidan!)
The festival saw the end of the current litter and we have already started to spread. Izzy has left for the middle east, Adam and Ben have moved down south, Jessie is back in the USA, Alan is looking for a job and Cherith is working away in Edinburgh. The rest of us are preparing for another year of singing, dancing and trying to make next year as successful as the previous one! The last 10 months have seen; The Alleycats become a mixed group, numerous performances across St Andrews, the recording of our latest album, applications to reality TV shows, Corporate performances, International Festivals, and most importantly the formation of lasting friendships! Thanks to everyone who has helped us this year (Jesse Duley, Suzi Digbey, Myleene Klass, supporters and friends) and a big special thanks to our MD Bec who has been simply incredible!
We are looking forward to next year when we can do it all again! I
Thanks again!
The Alleycats,
P.S - If you like the sound of what we do and are coming to St Andrews University to study then why not come along and audition for The Alleycats in Younger Hall on the 1-3rd October between 5-7pm!
P.P.S - If you still haven’t got out latest album then we have to ask why not? You can buy it from the ‘Our Music’ section of the website!