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No concerts planned at present though planning is underway for shows to begin again later in the year.

Learning To Live Again

On Saturday 20 August I headed into RAK Studios to begin to create the SING4SANE Big Sing record and a few days before doing so, I finally allowed Help Musicians UK to have, and to publish, a blog that I started writing about two months earlier. The delay was mostly as a result of the slight trepidation I felt about making public what is a very personal story.

In touting myself as an advocate of mind health care and as someone who believes that mental – or mind – health should be destigmatised, it makes sense that I should give my reasons for doing so.

The SING4SANE Big Sing has now happened at RAK Studios and I know some of you may wonder why I put myself through the trouble of organising such an event. After the weeks of delay, it finally felt right to release my story which I did via the website of Help Musicians UK a few days before doing the recording.

Help Musicians UK had been very supportive in allowing me to use their website to talk about my own charity project, given they are a charity themselves. And the team was very considerate and patient in waiting for me to deliver my write-up which I’d promised I would have delivered to them many weeks before.

I thank them hugely for that. And, if you might like to read my words, please visit their website to read my blog by clicking here.

SING4SANE Promo Video for “Live Again”

Order the single via iTunes, GooglePlay and Amazon and make a donation of any amount via the SING4SANE JustGiving page. All proceeds from sales and all donations go direct to SANE.

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May 29, 2018

And Still We Rise

As part of the London Mayor’s month-long celebratory music fest entitled #SoundsLikeLondon, I am staging and performing as part of an event to take place at the Rich Mix, East London on Sunday 17 June. The event – And Still We Rise – aims to celebrate voices of women featuring performances from female artists. Organised in collaboration with the Musician’s Union, a singing workshop will be held during the day to which all women of all singing abilities, are invited to attend. Participants of the workshop can also join me in my stage performance at the Rich Mix later in the evening. Details on the singing workshop are via this link on the Musicians' Union website and tickets to the main concert event at the Rich Mix can be found via the venue’s website.
Apr 8, 2018

Big Voices, Young Singers at the 606 Club, Chelsea – Sunday 22 April

Pleased to be taking to the stage of this renowned London venue accompanied by some young aspiring voices. On Sunday 22 April I’ll be holding a singing workshop with a small group of young singers in the morning. We’ll work on a song or two that will later be performed, in front of a discerning crowd. This is open to children between the ages of 9 and 14 years of age. Any parents or carers of a child who might wish to join should get in touch directly. Participation in the workshop is free. Family members wishing to attend the show can do so at the reduced ticket price of £5. A Sunday brunch menu is available. Details can be found on the venue’s website. Food is served from 12.30pm with the concert performance starting at 1.45pm until approximately 3.15pm. To book a table to attend the performance please visit the 606 Club’s website at http://606club.co.uk For further information about the workshop, or to register the interest of a child wanting to participate, please contact Melissa directly on heartsongvoices@gmail.com
Nov 15, 2017

We Sang #LiveAgain in Parliament

Indeed we did. Seems a lifetime ago though now. It did only happen on the 30th October. And I have been recovering from the night ever since. The Parliamentary Big Sing was supported by Helen Whately MP (Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Mental Health) and Luciana Berger MP (former Shadow Mental Health Minister). The event was also joined by James Morris MP (former Chair, APPG on Mental Health) who participated in a panel discussion alongside CEO of SANE, Marjorie Wallace and Professor Stephen Clift of the Sidney de Haan Centre for Arts and Health. Artist and Featured Artists Coalition member Eugenie Arrowsmith shared her story of working in the music industry while contending with her own mental ill health. And I shared the story of my journey and the SING4SANE project via a speech which can be read here via the SANE website. A fabulous event in a packed room filled with Parliamentarians and non-Parliamentarians alike. And a very good start to the newly emerging Live Again Singing Project which picks-up the work of SING4SANE.