Harmony Rag Quartet of Nations Newsletter, Region 31 Sweet Adelines Internationa Spring 2009
New Kids on the Quartet Block:
Look out Newcastle, this year is going to be a tough competition! Enter: Farenheit! Hi Region 31, we would like to take this opportunity to introduce another new quartet on the block. We are Farenheit, all members of DaleDiva; formed in March last year and we will be competing at Convention for the first time in May.
Leisha – Lead, walks and sings everywhere, which can get a bit embarrassing, especially in the middle of a department store! She is a huge fan of Shirley Bassey and actually does a great impersonation, so is known as ‘the Bassey’. Amie – Bass, is the quartet joker, obsessed with handbags and does a wicked ‘air guitar’ when the moment and alcohol take her. Ally – Bari, is the old
we’d give you some more interesting facts about us, like… Which three luxury items each of us would take to a desert island? Helen – “My piano, plenty of Cadbury’s chocolate and a selection of good detective stories” • Beth – “iPod (now I’ve finally got one, I’m not letting it go!), a bucket of Factor 50 sun cream and Rupert PenryJones from Spooks (to help me apply the sun cream...)” • Tan – “Nicky, Beth and
Helen - well, we’d be in good company and keep each other entertained! (I’d have to hope that TOTAL sun block was on 1 of their lists (probably Beth’s)!” • Nicky – “Clinique repair wear moisturiser”, an endless supply of “boy meets girl they fall in love, something awful happens, they part, fate brings them back together” novels (you know the kind I mean!) and a pitch pipe – well some one has to bring one!!!!” And what we are all scared of… Helen – spiders • Tan – flying • Beth – spiders and
By Amie, Ally, Leisha and Pippa
Finesse By Helen, Beth, Nicky and Tan Hi Region 31! We are Finesse and we are so excited to be part of such a vibrant association. We are really looking forward to joining you all at the Sage in May, catching up with old friends and making new ones. Rather than tell you how many children/dogs/ cats/ medals/ years of barbershop/achievements we all have, we thought
timer of the quartet, she has been round the block a few times! We mean quartet singing, obviously! She is the oldest member; a new concept that she is working through, reluctantly! The eagle-eyed amongst you will have spotted that she is also the Director of DaleDiva. Pippa – Tenor, is a new addition, joining the quartet in November 2008. She laughs at anything and everything which always boosts Amie’s joke telling skills. She can, without realising it, remind Ally of the nineteen year age
gap between them, when discussing favourite pop groups and she replies ‘Who?’. Having been coached regularly by Nicky Salt, we are trying hard to make sure that we do ourselves and our wonderful, supportive Chorus proud. Are we nervous? Hey no! ABSOLUTELY PETRIFIED! So, if you don’t have a quartet to shout for, we would love you to cheer for us! Good luck to all the Quartets and Choruses and please come and say hi to us Derbyshire Dales Gals, we would love to meet you.
flying, (hang on, are we seeing some sort of pattern here…?) • Nicky – being with the other 3 either in a tent or on a plane!!!! Thankfully we are travelling to Gateshead in a
car and staying at Jury’s!! See you there! By the way, if you really do want to know about the cats/medals etc check out our website www. finessequartet.co.uk