Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I’ve been working professionally in the UK arts scene since 1998, but I originally hail from Vancouver, Canada. I’m an opera singer, actress, producer, teacher, voice-over artist, and now a cabaret artist. Pretty much anything that involves…
Tag: Singer
50 over 50 interviewees –Christine Kydd – Traditional singer
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I’m a traditional singer. I sing unaccompanied ballads, songs I’ve written, and folk songs. I’ve studied Voice at RCSSD and had forays into jazz. I’m from Scotland so Scots songs are really my specialty. I also speak…
50 over 50 interviewees – Susan Heaton-Wright – Opera Singer, Speaker, Teacher, and CEO of Viva Live Music
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I’m an international speaker, trainer, mentor, and a CEO of award-winning Viva Live Music. I’m also the creator of the Superstar Communicator™, which has been created since I’ve reached 50 and had an ‘empty nest’. And I’m…
50 over 50 interviewees – Susan Clarke – Artistic Director
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I’m the Artistic Director of a multi-disciplinary, participatory arts company, which means I do everything from writing and devising shows, finding partnerships, raising money, booking teams, delivering shows as well as performing in them, to putting out…
50 over 50 interviewees – Jennifer Jordan – Clown Doctor
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I’m Doctor Sparky, a Clown Doctor. I’ve been a clown doc since 2007. It’s one of my most favourite and fun jobs, and I feel very privileged to be one of the Arts Care in Northern Ireland…
50 over 50 interviewees – Jackie Juno – Comedian, Poet & Singer
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I’m a comedian, a poet, and a singer in a rock band. Comedian since the age of 30, poet since the age of 44, and singer since my 20’s. I’m now 55 and ¾. Who did you…
50 over 50 interviewees – Cleo Sylvestre – Actress and Blues Singer
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I’m an actress and more recently a Blues singer. Last month I received Screen Nation’s TrailBlazer Award at The May Fair Hotel. I was brought up in two rooms near Euston before moving to a council flat…
50 over 50 interviewees – Adele Anderson – Singer, Lyricist and Actress
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I am a singer, a lyricist, an actress and erstwhile director. No one has ever said I was a dancer. I’ve been in the business for 36 years Who did you want to be when you were…
50 over 50 interviewees – Barb Jungr – Cabaret and Jazz Singer
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I’m a Cabaret and Jazz Singer known for my work on the songs of Bob Dylan, Jacques Brel, Leonard Cohen and more, with more than 12 solo worldwide album releases and a history of 40 plus years…
50 over 50 interviewees – Kay Taylor – Belly Dancer
Tell us more about yourself. What do you do and how long you’ve been working in this industry? I am a full-time professional Belly Dancer. There’s not a huge call for belly dancers in the North East, so my business consists of performing and teaching, importing costumes from Cairo and then selling them, taking…