The evening kicked off with the internationally renowned Transition with our very own Mr. Josh Edbrooke on drums, just back from foreign parts and some old favourites including Jericho to set the mood for the evening. Lee Boon Shian Lee, a Malaysian Law student, followed suite with a reflective set of Metallica and Radio Head, Creep. Next came an unexpected and unusual “Irish Folk Song “by Tom Lehrer sung by Becky Bruce of BISC fame. This definitely came with a heath warning….don’t try this at home kids. A hard act to follow perhaps but most skilfully achieved by the world Famous Jack, also studying law at UWE, Jack had managed to get together a talented Malaysian band with base and acoustic guitarists and a bongo player. Maroon Five , “Knocking on Heaven’s Door” and “No Woman No Cry” were instant crowd pleasers, skilfully and effortlessly achieved.During the break, a generous meal had been prepared by the Globe Café team. This was an opportunity to chat and mingle back stage with the stars.
On our return, Soraya (yet another Malaysian lawyer) opened with a beautiful and husky rendition of Gnarls Barkley’s “Crazy.” On tour for one week only, we were privileged to have a guest appearance from Portuguese/English musician: Filipe. (I was impressed at how, in just a few days, he appeared to know more people at BISC than the BISC team). “Sweet Home Alabama” had the entire audience joining in with Filipe’s funky Southern chords, followed by a more reflective Portuguese song “Hot Feet” demonstrating his professional and powerful voice. This was followed by a superb song “Lets Go To War “ written by Seb (another lawyer, half Mexican, half Irish). The lyrics were powerful and poignant, including “Lets go to war with soldiers of compassion and words that inspire action.” We were treated to an encore from Transition and Jack, with some beautiful keyboard accompaniment from Allan (Taiwan) on the James Blunt’s “Good Bye My Lover.”
All these lawyers might seriously be wanting to consider giving up their day jobs to follow a more musical career path. As ever, the true stars of the show were behind the scenes…stacking chairs and hoovering until close to midnight…A big thank you to the tremendous efforts of the Globe Team and to all those who braved the boards and the bright lights of the stage to ensure that all of us had a most splendid evening.
Here are some photos.
