About a year ago my better half was visiting her beloved Yorkshire and picked up a copy of the Barnsley Chronicle which had an article on a young singer in it. Her name was, and still is, Lauren Tate.
Curiosity got the better of us so started following the links to see if she lived up to the hype. The answer was a big fat 'yes'.
The YouTube clips with The Bankrupt Brothers (Flat Wave Studios) showed this over and over again and looking through the followers on the Facebook page her fan base is fairly worldwide too. She has released an album of covers which shows her range off perfectly.
This year we were looking for somewhere to go for a short break away and saw Lauren was doing a gig on the August Bank Holiday as part of a Help For Heroes gig - the Heroes being the Yorkshire Air ambulance.
A few clicks on the Internet and we had booked our accommodation, the hire car and planned our route from the South coast to Barnsley.
We arrived at the venue and spotted Lauren with her parents so said a quick hello then settled in for an afternoon of musical entertainment from other local acts on the bill. This was the first time we had seen Lauren perform live, ably accompanied by Sean McAvinue on guitar, and I hope it isn't the last time either. She ripped through her set without hitting a bad note, neither did Sean by the way. The audience enjoyed it too and received a few encores for their support.
After her performance Lauren came over for a chat, such a level headed girl, and thanked us for coming to support her which was not a problem as sometimes you just need to see real talent for yourself.
http://www.razor-photos.co.uk/music/rockforheroes/lauren%20tate/gallery.html
http://www.laurentate.co.uk
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