Wigton Road Methodist Church, Carlisle

Once again an audience at Wigton Road Methodist Church in Carlisle enjoyed an excellent concert presented by The Dalston Male Voice Choir.

On the afternoon of Sunday 9th June, the choir performed a concert entitled ‘It’s Love That Makes The World Go Round’ which included the song of that title from "Iolanthe" and other songs from across the world in a wide range of styles and a range of languages.

Some of the songs were well known such as ‘Let’s Face the Music and Dance’, ‘Water of Tyne’ and ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ and others were less familiar, but all were sung to the choir’s usual high standard. The enjoyment of the performers was clearly obvious throughout the concert and this certainly spread to the audience who also enjoyed the afternoon greatly.

The choir was expertly guided through the concert by the musical director Michael Deakin and brilliantly accompanied on the piano by Lorraine Gash. David Wood should also be congratulated on his informative and entertaining links between sections of the concert.

Special mention should be made of Close Shave, the barbershop quartet made up from members of the choir, who performed two groups of songs with great skill. They were a pleasure to listen to and they seemed to enjoy performing as much as the audience enjoyed listening to them.

The concert finished with a lovely performance of ‘Speed your Journey’ from Nabucco by Verdi after which the choir and audience enjoyed tea or coffee and delicious cakes together.

What a lovely way to spend a sunny, summer, Sunday afternoon.