I’ll admit I arrived at The Royal Albert Hall not in the best of moods… A nightmare day at work, and the potential threat of climate change protesters disrupting our journey did not make for a relaxing start to the evening.
That, however was soon remedied from the moment the support act Hattie Briggs started to sing. Her rendition of Fields of Gold was on a par with the version by Eva Cassidy, and one of our group even said she reminded him of Joni Mitchell. Yes, she was THAT good. Where she really came in to her own however, was singing her own songs, the most noteable being Just Breathe, written for her mother. Spotted by Alfie himself, whilst busking at Paddington station, this woman is sure to go far.. and I can honestly say it was the first time I had seen an audience stand and applaud a…
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Wheels of Laughter 