Concert at Starbucks

My dear Friends

As a New Year rolls out, another one rolls in. And so it is with life. The first event that I am planning for 2010 is a little concert in Starbucks, this time in the market square. And the lovely thing is that my friend, Cate Williams, wlll also be singing. Cate is a regular busker on the Cambridge scene and sings some beautiful melodies, to which she accompanies herself on the guitar.

I will be singing my usual mix of folk songs, songs of the 60's and Jewish music, both folk songs and liturgical. They seem to go down well. To prepare myself for the event I thought I would take my guitar and go busking in Cambridge-I don't know how lucrative it will be, but there will be all the Christmas shoppers.But I am not doing it for the money, more for the experience.

I first started busking in the 60's with a friend.We busked in London and Glasgow and even busked in Paris, in the metro. One day we were sitting there and 2 men approached us. 'We would like you to do a demo disc in the hope of possibly offering you a recording contract with Polydor,' they said. We did the demo disc, but I was young (only 16) and frightened and in the end it didn't come to anything. I sometimes wonder if I missed my big chance...

But no, I am happy with my life and the way I do my music now. Its a far cry from the professional classical singing I did when I first came to Cambridge, but in a funny kind of way I feel it reaches more people. And I do so enjoy it.

So if you are around in Cambridge on the 16th of January, from about 6.30 pm, do drop in to Starbucks in the market square and join in the singing. I look forward to seeing you!

Shalom from
Sister Gila