BOND - Llangollen 2010

The first and in my opinion, by far the best, electric string quartet headlined the evening concert at the  Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod on the 8th July 2010. It was great to be able to see, meet and photograph this very talented and photogenic quartet and even though we had been photographing a fantastic wedding earlier in the day (see Rachael and James at Peckforton Castle in the previous blog entry) we made haste to Llangollen to catch this performance.

There was to be no nodding off during this concert as the sound and lighting effects were simply outstanding. The energy these ladies put into their music is amazing and the audience made it perfectly clear they wanted more!

A great night! My ears are still ringing!

Barrie Neil Photography

You wait for a bus then 3 come at once......

One of our regular clients are Arriva Buses Wales and they have kept us quite busy lately as they are undergoing a huge programme of improvements to their fleet including making sure all of their buses have low rise floors making it easier for the elderly or disabled to enter and exit.

Well done Arriva

This event was held to mark three new vehicles going into service on St David's Day

The Mayor of Wrexham, Jim Kelly with Arriva Buses Wales MD, Michael Morton

Holocaust Memorial Day

There have been few darker days in mankind's history than those during World War 2 and those who have not experienced it first hand cannot begin to imagine what it must have been like.

The Imperial War Museum North in Salford Quays marked Holocaust Memorial Day with a special exhibition of items, photographs, film and other materials associated witht the events of that period.

Our friends at the John Lewis Partnership sponsored a special exhibition featuring the luggage that refugees were allocated. Present during the opening of the exhibition were pupils from Radcliffe Riverside School and special guest was 'Jack', a survivor of the holocaust who was the only one of his family not to have been killed.

Part of the exhibition sponsored by John Lewis

Holocaust survivor 'Jack' with a pupil from Radcliffe Riverside school

Katherine Jenkins

I mentioned yesterday that we had been commissioned to supply photographs for a forthcoming publication. The images we have been asked to supply are of 3 wonderful operatic performers we have had the pleasure of photographing over the last few years.

We cannot show the exact photographs being utilised as these are now subject to licensing arrangements with the publishers but on this and the next couple of blog entries, we'll show photos from the same sets as those being used.

First off is that incredibly talented and beautiful soprano, Katherine Jenkins

Quite frankly, if you haven't heard of Katherine Jenkins, you must have been on a different planet to the rest of us for the last 5 years.

Katherine made her name as a soprano singing popular operatic arias and still does so but she has also managed to make that transition to more popular 'mainstream' music. Whatever she sings, this beautiful woman's voice is unmistakable and even after meeting her and photographing her many times both in concert and backstage at various venues, it still amazes me that she can produce such a powerful and exquisite singing voice from such a slim body.

Katherine Jenkins in performance

Katherine Jenkins in performance

Katherine Jenkins in performance

Katherine Jenkins in performance

Andrea Bocelli

I mentioned yesterday that we had been commissioned to supply photographs for a forthcoming publication. The images we have been asked to supply are of 3 wonderful operatic performers we have had the pleasure of photographing over the last few years.

We cannot show the exact photographs being utilised as these are now subject to licensing arrangements with the publishers but on this and the next couple of blog entries, we'll show photos from the same sets as those being used.

Last in the series but by no means least, is that wonderful tenor, Andrea Bocelli.

I cannot imagine anyone who is not mesmerised by this charismatic Italian's voice and you should not miss the opportunity to see and hear him perform live if you ever get the chance. When you realise he lost his sight whilst playing football as a youngster makes you realise even more what a wonderful achievement it has been for him to have become one of the foremost tenors of our time.

Andrea Bocelli in performance

Andrea Bocelli singing with Bryn Terfel

Andrea Bocelli in performance