Well tra la la! That’s what I say! The Pizza Express Dean Street Concert was such a stupendous experience for me & apparently for everyone else involved too.

Some kind of magic went down in that jam-packed room & I tell you, it would never have been so if it weren’t for the 6 imperative elements at work:

Master Antonio Forcione himself, what a wild spirit, with some direct golden-line-link to the source of the muse itself…Antonio arrived in UK many years ago, without speaking a word of English & cut his teeth on the toughest audience of all in the streets of Covent Garden. We met 12 years ago & always dreamt of playing my song The Magician together. Ah dreams come true, you see!

If it werent for Peter Dale’s relentless virtuosity, supportive heart….Jonny Gee’s unerring professionalism, humour & elegant groove….Alessandro Tomei’s fluid, musical grace & ever so handsome self….plus Paul Robinson’s flawless, sensitive, solid percussive presence – not to mention his charm! (To work with a man who had toured with Nina Simone herself for 20 years & then played with none other than Van Morrison – an honour indeed)

But the element which brings any performing artist the final ingredient required to inspire, is the audience. And you, my dears, were the creme-de la-creme as far as ‘punters’ go. Attentive, moved, appropriately amused & just so giving. I dont think you people in the audience realise where we performers draw our energy from. In fact it is a full circle & it would not have been such a night without you there in body & soul. Thank you all for coming & for your comments here in the guestbook. They move me no end along with your additions to my mailing list with which I have been inundated both here  & on my networks.

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Forever moved, in gratitude to life & music

FREYjA