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   Deadren (djdarren@mendeddrum.org)'s status on Friday, 03-Nov-2023 17:49:23 JST Deadren

   Funny how musicians pop up out of nowhere sometimes, isn't it?

   So last night I got a hankering to hear Kerry Ellis' somewhat wonderfully over the top version of Defying Gravity*. Just looking through her stuff on Apple Music, see an album that came out a few months back. And wouldn't you know, there's a duet with Newton Faulkner on there!

   I absolutely adored his first couple of albums, and had his demo from before he was signed.

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   *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KoJPuyjsFs

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     Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Friday, 03-Nov-2023 17:49:20 JST Aral Balkan

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     @DJDarren PS. I was lucky enough to watch Rachel Tucker live in London. She’s rather amazing (and seemed like an equally lovely person when we had a chat afterwards).

     https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FdW_jTcUcEU

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     Deadren (djdarren@mendeddrum.org)'s status on Friday, 03-Nov-2023 17:49:22 JST Deadren

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     And *of course* there's a magnificent live version of Defying Gravity with Brian May.

     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6Ay953L2v4

     Ellis' voice is absolutely remarkable.

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     Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Friday, 03-Nov-2023 17:58:06 JST Aral Balkan

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     @DJDarren Yeah, she’s something else :)

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     Deadren (djdarren@mendeddrum.org)'s status on Friday, 03-Nov-2023 17:58:07 JST Deadren

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     • Aral Balkan

     @aral Wow, that's an incredible performance! My throat hurts just thinking about trying to hit some of those notes.