It is Christmas Eve 1999 and Pauline (Erin Geraghty) has booked Nae-Mind cottage in the Scottish Highlands for her first Christmas since being widowed.
A sold-out audience, a group of talented singers and musicians, and one of the most distinctive sounds and songbooks in rock music history were the main ingredients when Queen by Candlelight performed at Lichfield Cathedral.
The pure escapism of a pantomime is the perfect antidote to the real world right now – and so it proved as the Lichfield Garrick brought Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to the stage.
With a storied career working with the likes of Eddie Reader, Julie Fowlis and Mark Knopfler, it was not surprising that the Scottish singer Kris Drever attracted a healthy audience at the Lichfield Guildhall.
With a drumming career that has seen him share stages and recording studios with star names, it was no surprise that Dave Tandy’s prowess proved to be a hit with the audience when his quartet performed in Lichfield.
With a stage full of guitars and an ever increasing reputation, the virtuoso jazz guitarist Remi Harris and double bass player Tom Moore played a set that ranged from the music of Beethoven to jazz standards and Jimi Hendrix.
Since releasing their first album in 1993, the popular songwriting duo of Ezio Lunedei and guitarist Mark Fowell have attracted something of a fanatical following.
