A Dream Finally Came True – My First Original Gig ❤️🎶

Ever since releasing my first original music back in 2021, at just 18 years old, it's been a dream of mine to one day perform my own songs live. I've spent years hoping for that opportunity, imagining what it would feel like to stand on stage and share my own music with an audience.

And last month, that dream finally became a reality!

With the help of an amazing band made up of some of my friends, Charlie Smith on drums, Dom Wright on guitar, Chris Taylor on keys and James Groves on sound, I had the opportunity to perform my original music not once, but twice! We played at The Suncastle in Skegness and Saltburn Community Arts Centre, two venues that both hold a special significance to me.

Firstly, The Suncastle. This was actually one of the first venues I ever performed at, way back in 2017 when I was just 14 years old, playing with my band for New Year's Eve. So, when the opportunity came around to perform my own original music for the very first time, it seemed only fitting to return to where a little part of my musical journey first began, and do it in my hometown.

To come back all these years later, having released my own music and with a completely new set of songs to share, was a really special full-circle moment.

Secondly, Saltburn Community Arts Centre holds an equally special place in my heart. It was here, back in 2014, that I watched my dad perform alongside the late Gene Jarred and his big band. I remember watching Dad receive a standing ovation, and that moment really stuck with me. It was one of the things that inspired me to follow in the family business and pursue a career in music myself.

To think that, all these years later, I would be returning to that very same venue to perform my own original music was quite something. The venue itself is absolutely beautiful and unique, being a former church that has since been transformed into a theatre, making it an incredibly special setting for a performance.

We were so fortunate to have two wonderful audiences across both venues, made up of family, friends and some familiar faces from the North East music scene. Having so many lovely people there to support us and listen to my original music made the whole experience even more memorable.

A huge thank you to everyone who came along, to both venues for having us, and of course to Charlie, Dom, Chris and James for being such a brilliant band and helping bring my songs to life on stage.

What started as a dream back in 2021 has finally become a reality, and I'm so grateful to have had the opportunity to share this experience with such wonderful people.

I already can't wait to do it all again in 2027!

Here's to more original music, more live performances and many more memories to come. ❤️