The Madeleines Trio backstage, from left: Hannah Kee, Verity Burgess and Shannon Evison from The Madeleines. Photo: Mary Anne Gill
It’s been many years since the Cambridge Town Hall rocked to the sounds of the Andrews Sisters singing In the Mood and Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy but that changed last week.
The Madeleine Trio – Hannah Kee, Shannon Evison and Verity Burgess – entertained about 200 people at a free concert in the hall to celebrate the progress being made at the Ryman Retirement Village in Cambridge.
And boy did they entertain – rocking through standards like I got Rhythm, Chattanooga Choo Choo, Apple Blossom, Stupid Cupid, Locomotion and finishing off with Hit the Road Jack.
The Auckland trio, who recently returned from the United Kingdom, said the Town Hall was the perfect venue and each of them praised the acoustics.
And the crowd’s view? They tapped their toes, clicked their fingers and sang along toe-tapping, finger clicking and sing-a-longs showed the Madeleine Trio had
And the crowd’s view? TheyThey tapped their toes, clicked their fingers, sang along and clapped loudly. Most who tucked into the free afternoon tea said the concert had made their day.
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- A lady knits while the Madeleines Trio perform on stage
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- Toe tapping: Getting up to dance was out of the question but the feet and fingers got a workout in the crowd while The Madeleines performed at the Cambridge Town Hall.
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- In the Mood: from left Hannah Kee, Shannon Evison and Verity Burgess bring back memories on stage as The Madeleines at the Cambridge Town Hall. Photo: Mary Anne Gill.
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- Toe tapping: Getting up to dance was out of the question but the feet and fingers got a workout in the crowd while The Madeleines performed at the Cambridge Town Hall.
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- In the Mood: from left Hannah Kee, Shannon Evison and Verity Burgess bring back memories on stage as The Madeleines at the Cambridge Town Hall. Photo: Mary Anne Gill.
