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• - T u n e f i i l t r i o k n o w h o w t o p a r t y ■ Classicallytrained, but there’s no airs and graces when Blake perform for their army of fans


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www.thegrandvenue.co.uk Box office: 01200 421599


■ Withtheirtrademarkhar- • monies and chiselled charm,


^ British classical boy band Blakehave won fansall over


the world.


> Ifthat’s not enough, one of the pop trio,.011ie Baines, is pals with Prince William and Kate. “The Queen gives you a few


butterflies when you know she’s out there,” said bass bari-


@ tonesingerStephenBowman, who has performed in front of the monarch at Buckingham Palace.


. “We’ve played in 33 coun-


^tries.havedoneisotelevision ' shows and 700 concerts, but the most daunting show was' when wesangat Wimbledon’s Centre Court. “The Queen and Prince Philip were therefor the open­


ing, and it was such a prestig­ ious, quintessentially English occasion. I remember whis­ pering: ‘Don’t mess this up boys’.”


- The band, who named'


' themselvesafterthepoetWil- liamBlake, teamed up on Face- .' book eight years ago. Just two


days later, they signed a £im. record deal. “Onedaywewereperform-


ing at a friend’s wedding - a fortnight later we were giving ■


■ our jobs up. “I worked for a computer


company and it seemed like a massive gamble giving up my


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job, but joining Blake com­ pletely changed my life.” The group has sold more


than one million records, bridging the gap between pop and opera. And follow-. ers of the number one band include an army of middle- ' aged women old enough to be their mothers, known as “The


■ Blakettes”. - The band, who will be per­


forming songs from their new album and classic num-


; bers when they make their first appearance in the Rib­ ble Valley in January can al­ so count many female stars among their fans, including Cilia Black, Joan Collins and . LadyGaGa. They were also asked'to


: sing at Dame Shirley Bassey’s 70th birthday party. - “It always gives us a kick to


think that people our parents adored are saying how much they eqj oy our music,” added Stephen. But i f Blake sound a bit too wholesome to be true, the


singerisadamanttheboysare more rock and roll than their squeaky-clean image suggests. “We’re billed as a classical


band; but we’re the hardest partying band out there. “Some people assume that


because we are classically trained that we are a bit po­


-faced, but we love a party and having fun with our audience. “We don’t script any of the


shows, it is all adlib andpeople seem to really enjoy that.” The band was a four-piece


until founding member Jules Knight left in 2013 to join the cast of Holby City as new doc-


; torHarryTressler.Despitethe line-up changes", Bowman in­ sists the secret to Blake’s suc­ cess is the comradeship of the group. .


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most enjoy about our shows, I think; is the fact that we are


• great friends and that vibe on stage sparks off a great inter-. action with our audience.” • Blake will perform at


The Grand, Clitheroe, on Fri­ day January 23rd,. Tickets £20 adv. via the ticket hotline on 01200 421599 or online at: www.thegrandvenue.co.uk


Joy to the World coiicert


9 eqjoyed the recent Joy to the 9 World 2014 concert staged 8 at Clitheroe’s St Janies’ CE a Church):


a A full to capacity audience


I Attended by Ribble Valley I Mayor and Mayoress, Coun.


. “The thing that people '


1 Michael Ranson and his wife" I Mrs Janette Ranson, Clit- | heroe Mayor Coun. Valerie I Cooper and her consort, Mr I Gary Cooper, the concert was I arranged by Clitheroe Chris- I tians in Partnership. I RibbleValley Choir and Or­ chestra performed a variety


[ of Christmas music and the items were interspersed with


poems, readings and a sketch relating to Christmas and to eventsin2oi4 includingmem-


! ories of the Christmas Truce intheFirstWorldWar, events in Scotland and the centenary of the birth of Dylan Thomas. These were performed by


Blake, who will perfom at The Grand in York Street, Clitheroe, on Friday January 23rd.


Kim Croydon, Maureen Fen­ ton, Gerry Purchase and Rich­ ard Thornton. - Nigel Rix, chairman of


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Clitheroe Christians in Part­ nership welcomed the large audience and the Rev. Mark Pickett, rector of St James’, .


Ribble Valley Choir and Orchestra at Joy to the World 2014. (s)


explained why we celebrate Christmas. • Steuart Kellington, mu­


sical director, said: “I was thrilled with the full attend­ ance and especially with the way everyone joined in the singing of the chorus in 0 Ho­ ly Night. Yvonne Hartlebury sang the three verses beauti­


fully and then the sound of the soundof250voicessingingen-- thusiastically accompanied by the orchestra will stay with me for a long time! “I was very pleased that the audience particularly en­


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in the Air’, with soloists Vicky Dowd and Imogen Griffin and dancers Emily Kellington and Molly Stephenson. “I am always impressed at ■ events likethis with theloyalty


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