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Sparkle Weekend - NewYork NewYork - 8th July 2011 |
| An account of the Sparkle special event hosted by Manchester Concord at the NewYork NewYork bar on Friday 8th July | ||
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Setting up the room |
To kick-off Sparkle weekend, Manchester Concord decided that it would be fun to host an entertainment evening at NewYork NewYork. The event had been in planning for many months, with the aim of bringing an alternative entertainment theme to Sparkle. There was a packed bill, so we decided to kick things off early with the Concordettes, a music combo specially formed for the evening from regular Concord members, Liz, Lee, Frances & Vanessa. |
The Concordettes: |
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Liz Liz really enjoyed herself & had the audience joining in. Her version of Peggy Lee's Fever was amazing. |
The
Concordettes, although recently formed & with little opportunity
for rehersal performed for over half an hour, performing a wide
range of songs, from Radiohead to Peggy Lee, to Loewe & Lerner
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Lee Lee's "On the Street where you live" & "Creep" were knock-out. |
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Jenny Louise |
Jenny
Louise of Strawberry Elephant fame was next up. She treated us to
some amazing guitar virtuosity combined with some great audience
participation, with a special version of Donnovan's Colours.
Vannessa was next with a solo set, which finished with the Kinks classic Lola. Jezebel Steel, Lydia-Drag King & Krym-"Twilight Storm" came next. They really introduced some excitment to the evening, with fabulous displays of exotic entertainment.
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Vanessa |
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Jezebel Steel |
 Lydia with Jezebel |
Krym - "Twilight Storm" |
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Lydia - Switch Blade Grrl
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Lydia also performed as "Switch
Blade Grrl", a VERY different look from the Drag King. She perfoomed
an incredible version of "What have You Done Today".
The Burlesque Boys, the ever so nearly French Francis & Georgina entertained us with a selection of great songs - by this time, the audience were all singing along.
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 The Burlesque Boys |
 Sally Jones |
The evening was rounded off with
comedy sets from Sally Jones & Holly Grainger. They were both
hilariaously funny & it was amazing to see how they were able
to "work" the audience to maximum effect - a couple of real comedy
stars to watch out for in the future.
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 Holly Grainger |