Great Jamaican Songbook
When we arrived at the lovely Swinfen Hall we were shown through the trees to the court yard, adjacent to the walled garden. It was a beautiful setting.
The band were in place first and Cleveland joined soon afterwards. When they started to play I could instantly hear their love for their music. They didn’t just play the music, they lived the music. I admired Clevelands ability to suddenly switch into freestyle with his lyrics without any mistakes, I found the entire performance wonderful.
The joyous feeling in Cleveland’s rich, soulful voice seemed to be contagious- only a short while in everybody seemed to be up and moving to the music. Though, I think the sudden down pour had a helping hand. After the rain started and everybody ran for cover under an inconveniently small ledge, they soon realised there was not much point in ducking for cover and had a great time dancing in the rain with their drinks and umbrellas in hand accompanied by an impromptu ‘Singing in the Rain’ performed by Cleveland.
I really enjoyed Cleveland and his bands performance and would highly recommend them to everyone.
by Esme Boyle (age 13)
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