February 2012

Dear All,

The last 10 days of January were very exciting for me and Chris Parkinson as we were touring together as a duo for the first time, starting with a gig in Genevilliers (suburbs of Paris) before heading to the Netherlands for 9 days... (20th-30th January) Our programme consisted of folk tunes and songs as well as Edith Piaf and Jacques Brel standards. We were very much looking forward to it and were not disappointed by the amazing response we got from our audiences!
A massive THANK YOU to our agent Hans Jacobs for organising the tour and to our fantabulous host Liesbeth Tokaya for her hospitality, company and all round kindness to us during the 8 days we stayed at her beautiful home.

Along with the regular folk club gigs I am coming back to, there will be a very important concert taking place at the Arts Centre in Darlington on Saturday 11th February and that's the "Tom Hughes Memorial Concert" which is already nearly sold out. Loads of artists have offered to come and play for this very special occasion and it will be an amazing event no doubt. You can find out more about this concert by checking out my gig list.

Keep checking the regularly updated gig list page for more information on all my upcoming concerts.

Love,

Flossie xx
 

Jacques Brel / Edith Piaf: more shows announced for 2012! Wednesday 22nd February:   Bishop Auckland Town Hall (County Durham) Saturday 24th November:      Clonter Opera, near Congleton (Cheshire) Here is a review of the Jacques Brel/Edith Piaf show which took place in Lowdham on the 21st June 2010:  "Flossie entranced a Nottinghamshire audience yet again under a different guise with a sell-out Piaf/Brel show. Ably accompanied by Chris Parkinson on accordion, Paul Donnelly on classical guitar and Simon Keegan-Phipps on piano, the French singer from Nîmes via Darlington showed a sultry and enticing side not seen in the folk clubs! The charismatic French singer gave a passionate performance, delighting her audience on Sunday with favourites "La Vie en rose", "Je ne regrette rien" made famous by Edith Piaf and Jacques Brel's powerful "Amsterdam" and "Ne me quitte pas". From moving love songs to tongue-twisters, Flossie's pure and beautiful voice had people queuing for CDs after the encore or just for a chance to speak to this stunning vocalist". (SUE CRAWFORD)

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