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DAVID’S HALL, CARDIFF
13th November, 2004
WINTER
TOUR 2004 - Part 2
REVIEW
Tonight
we were treated to a performance even better than the previous
night’s. If it was possible, Hayley and managed to step her
performance up a notch. She had no problems with ‘Amazing Grace’
tonight and then entire concert was wonderful. (For a full review,
see Birmingham).
This time it had been announced
that Hayley would be signing after the concert, and the result
was a couple of hundred people queuing to make the most of this
opportunity. Whilst this went on, we all stood around talking
and generally getting to know each other. ‘We’ being various
members of HWI from around the globe, Holly Holyoake and her
lovely parents, myself, supporters of Hayley from the wonderful
yahoo group and Hayley’s dad Gerald. There were about 15 or
so in all and it was a great opportunity for us all to really
talk, as some of us hadn’t met before.
It was during this time that I
was fortunate enough to talk to Fiona. I had been keeping an
eye open for her at Birmingham but hadn’t seen her, so I was
really pleased to see her appear in the foyer. I told her about
how I wanted to dance along and she seemed to think this was
a good idea!! I also mentioned that I thought she was absolutely
amazing and how much I enjoyed her performance. She seemed absolutely
lovely and I am so happy that I got the chance to have a word,
however brief.
After the queue eventually subsided,
we finally had our chance to talk to Hayley. There were photos
being taken and things being signed all over the place. I did
apologise as I was aware of how much signing she had done that
evening, but Hayley laughed and said that after all the writing
for her exams this was nothing!! Steve Abbot (Hayley’s manager)
was kind enough to take some photos for us and he joined in
the conversations going on.
I drifted away after that and let
some others talk to Hayley. I had just got into conversation
with Trixie Holyoake when I heard Roger calling me. I didn’t
really know what was going on but I decided to see what the
fuss was about anyway. Excusing myself from Trixie, I asked
Roger “What?” “It’s about to happen!!” he exclaimed. Without
further ado I ran across the foyer and grabbed my camera. At
the very moment I arrived back at the group, Hayley and Holly
began singing a truly astounding a-cappella rendition of ‘Ave
Maria’ (Bach-Gounod). Considering that Hayley had been in the
St David’s Hall for hours rehearsing, having sound checks etc
and then performing, and then signing countless numbers of programmes
and that Holly sang without a warm up, I was absolutely amazed.
It was a magnificent moment and one that resulted in Holly singing
in Llandudno on stage with Hayley a few days later (for full
details see Roger’s review or Llandudno and the news article
that was in the Daily Post). Hayley’s reaction to Holly’s voice
was one of true admiration and completely natural. That moment
will be one I treasure and I am so glad to have been a witness
of the first ever duet between Hayley Westenra and Holly Holyoake.
It was wonderful to see Hayley
again and I'm really pleased that I had a chance to (finally)
have a conversation with Gerald. Meeting Holly was positively
amazing too and from us meeting on Saturday, thanks to Lewis,
Holly and I went shopping together on Sunday. Thank you Lewis!
Thank you Roger for everything over the weekend. Everyone else,
it was wonderful to meet you and I hope that it is a meeting
to be repeated at some point in the not too distant future.
Kirsty
Heard
14th November, 2004
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