Check out our pre-view on Friday's poem, it will be set to music and uploaded to our website along with songs taken from the evening, so look out for those in the next week or so. If you've not managed to book a ticket, they will be selling ticket
Yes it's THIS FRIDAY for the Friday night proposal in London! For details and tickets go to www.thefridaynightproposal.co.uk
It's at St.James the Less, Vauxhall Bridge Road, London. Come along for live music and fun!
FRIDAY NIGHT PROPOSAL STYLE
Beautiful beginnings
Burnt offerings
Sung out
Life lived without corners
Open-edged
Pledged to make music where we can
Friday night proposal plan.
Prolific punters
Make for focused crowd
Focused on the now.
Fuel today to carry away
Our parting clan
The Friday night proposal gang.
Log on, blog on, stay on
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Hoping to make your heart sing
Through this and other offerings
CD signed at the back,
For those who lack the loot,
Sign our guest book.
And we hope you leave here with a smile
Friday night proposal style.
Be Myself
Helen J Hicks debut solo album is out now on amazon.co.uk and iTunes, and in HMV Stores, and is also available on www.helenjhicks.com store. A Cambridge Choral Scholar and winner of the Best Newcomer at the 2005 Marlborough Jazz Festival, Helen J Hicks is a "... a Joni Mitchell on the cusp between folk and jazz" Sunday Times.
Helen's passion for music began in her childhood. She began singing at age 3 and by the time she was 8, Helen was playing both piano and guitar. From the age of 10, Helen began writing and composing her own songs. From the humble beginnings of singing around the Christmas Tree, Helen has continued developing as a singer/songwriter through performance and great opportunities.
She has collaborated on songs with Izzy from Guns 'n' Roses while working with Charles Norman in LA, she has sung with the likes of Jazz greats David Okumu and Ian Shaw, and Helen has represented the UK at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. Helen also formed her own Jazz band called KUDU, with local Tanzanian musicians, while living in Dar es Salaam in 2001. KUDU was a huge success, playing at every major event in the city, and appearing on National and South African Television.
Prior to launching this solo album, Helen has recorded 2 albums with her band HoneyRiders and was signed to Universal for their last album. Since then, Helen has launched her own music label LoudMouthMusic Ltd.
Helen J Hicks is performing at various London venues and some regional venues over the summer and beyond These include: The Marlborough Jazz Festival 12th July, Greenbelt Festival 23rd and 24th August, and The 606 Club 7th October, with songs from her new album, 'Helen J Hicks Live at 606' coming soon.
"The album has an overridingly folky, country edge, full of beautiful soaring string arrangements." Irish World, 2007.
