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1940s, 1950s and 1960s tribute shows at Nardini’s, Largs, Scotland

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Lisa Martin 1950s showI recently appeared at a great venue on the West coast of Scotland called Nardini’s.  This famous Scottish landmark was first opened in the 1930s, and it still retains its ‘retro’ art-deco style – perfect for me of course!

I was booked to perform 3 tribute shows in one night – starting with my 1940s wartime show, then my 1950s show, and finishing off with my 1960s show, plus some lively modern songs to keep everyone dancing.

I really enjoyed my first visit to this fabulous restaurant.  The staff were very friendly and helpful, and the audience were ready to enjoy themselves.  A big coachload of ladies from Ardrossan ensured that I was kept as entertained as my audience – they were really up for a laugh and enjoyed dancing and singing along to all the old favourites.

 

New Year Dinner Dance at Seamill Hydro Hotel

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Lisa Martin wedding singerMy first booking of 2013 was on New Year’s Day for a dinner dance at the beautiful Seamill Hydro Hotel in West Kilbride.  This is the first time I’ve been to this hotel – or to West Kilbride for that matter – and I must say I was very impressed, both by the lovely setting, and the friendly helpful staff.

The Seamill Hydro is set in a stunning location – it was dark when I got there, so it wasn’t until I looked out of my window the next morning at magnificent views over the Firth of Clyde that I realised it is right on the seafront.

There were a lot of families staying at the hotel over New Year, and it was obvious the hotel catered for them very well, with a fun kids’ club, and even an old-fashioned Carousel outside in the gardens.  Not to mention all the great leisure complex facilities for the mums and dads!

I was performing alongside the fantastic DJ ‘Cheeky D’ of Cheeky Entertainment.  A true professional, he played all the right songs, and did a great job in getting the crowd up to party on the dancefloor.

All in all, it was a great start to the New Year.  It was quite a mixed crowd in terms of age-range, so I sang a mixture of modern pop songs and older classics, to try and include something for everyone.

Here’s one of the songs I performed on the night; the Nat King Cole standard ‘Let there be love’

 

Swing Show in Ayr Scotland

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I recently took part in The Ayr Festival, joining Jim McMail and his Big Band to perform 1950s Swing classics in the ‘Septembayr Swing’ Show at Ayr Town Hall.  Jim McMail performed his tribute to ‘Ol’ Blue Eyes’ himself, Mr Frank Sinatra. Jim sounds uncannily like the original – check out his website at http://jimmcmail.com

We were joined by the very lovely funnyman Bert Allan, who entertained us all with his unique style of humour while compering the show.

Here are a few clips from the show:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccVHsez7tE0

 

 

1940s Show at RAFA Club Prestwick Battle of Britain function

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1940s show tribute singerI had the pleasure of performing my 1940s show ‘I’ll Be Seeing You’ recently at the RAFA Club in Prestwick as part of their celebrations to commemorate the Battle of Britain.  What a lovely, warm, friendly club – special thanks go to Del Granger for his help during the evening.

Everybody had a great time, and boy do they love to dance in that club!  The dancefloor was packed from start to finish, with some very smooth movers – quicksteps, foxtrots, jives, rock ‘n’ roll, plus even a bit of line-dancing thrown in for good measure.   We also all enjoyed some good old fashioned singalongs – well, who can resist the lure of those classic songs by such popular performers as Gracie Fields, The Andrews Sisters, and of course the legendary Dame Vera Lynn?

I received some wonderful feedback for my 1940s show asking me to return soon, so hopefully it won’t be my last time at such a welcoming club.

Here’s a link to my rendition of one of the great 1940s songs featured in the show: “We’ll Meet Again”