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July 2010
Dear Members of the Dalesmen, What A privilege
it was to be at your recent rehearsal! You thrilled me
with your pure & angelic voices and I was touched
by your music selection. Please know I was deeply honoured
that evening and the magical sounds of your voices will
live on in my heart. Sincerely yours J.G - Denver Colorado
U.S.A
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Broadway Baptist Church, Derby.
Saturday 8th May 2010
“THE DALESMEN” – A DERBYSHIRE TREASURE
“It’s a grand night for singing” was
the Dalesmen’s title for their first number in their
recent Saturday concert at Broadway. Indeed it was, agreed
the full audience that night.
It has taken me until two concerts this year to hear just
how good this Belper based choir really is. They well
and truly scuppered the claim that only the Welsh still
produce good men’s choirs! Thirty-five Derbyshire
singers produced a wonderfully trained blend of voices
in an entertaining and varied programme of old favourites
to modern arrangements of film music and a fun harmonica
solo for good measure.
They even threw in Hugh Robertson’s “All in
the April Evening” which brought back memories of
our own church choir in its heyday! A highlight for me
was their first performance of a wonderfully intricate
arrangement of “The gospel train”. Not proper
music said Margaret, but an entertaining and demanding
piece for sound effects and expression.
Their Musical Director (also a relaxed compere) has clearly
inspired them to sing from memory with great enjoyment
and sheer musical class. Singing must be good for them
as well, as their oldest member (aged 107) was present
and in good speaking voice still!
Thanks to Malcolm King, their member and ours, for arranging
this visit. Make sure you do not miss any future chance
to hear them!
Thank you to everyone who supported this – and to
the Choir for a memorable evening.
Editor ReadThe
Full Report |
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Strutts School, Belper, for The friends
of Babington Hospital. March 2010
Just a note to thank you all for the wonderful
evening you gave us last week. Everyone said how much
they enjoyed it & have brought your CD's
as they wanted to listen to you again. We raised £655
thanks to you, so thank you very much for giving up your
time to help us. |
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Painted Hall, Chatsworth House. March 2010
The Mayoress and I would like to thank you for
agreeing to perform for our guests recently at the charity
concert held at the Painted Hall, Chatsworth House. Raising
funds for the Mayors Appeal 2009/10, in these hard times
is a challenge but it is made easier when great choirs
like yours, donate their services.Concerts in the Painted
Hall are always special but your contribution to the evening's
entertainment made it even more so. I am pleased to say
the evening was enjoyed by all and particular reference
was made to yourselves and how much they enjoyed your
programme. |
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Alfreton Golf Club. December 2009
On behalf of the club members, guests and myself
who were present at the carol concert may I thank you
most sincerely for a highly entertaining evening. I have
recieved numerous glowing comments regarding the success
of the night |
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Queen Elizabeths Grammar School. November
2009
I write to you on behalf of Derbyshire Dales
Careline to say a big thank you for the donation to our
funds from the proceeds of the Dales Duo concert. The
concert made a wonderful afternoon of entertainment which
was enjoyed by so many. |
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Christ Church - 26th September 2009
The tone & balance of the choir was of high
order and was most impressive. For the top tenors singing
high notes quietly is not easy, for those of us feeling
the ravages of the passing years but they managed it with
aplomb. The baritones displayed good accurate singing
and the tone of the Basses was superb. Once again very
well done
Councillor Peter Makin |
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The Vicarage, Duffield. June 2009
I am writing to give a big "Thank You"to
you and to all the Dalesmen who took part in the vicarage
garden concert here last friday evening. I thought that
you were brilliant and was particularly grateful for the
obvious thought and care that had gone into deciding what
songs to sing that would best fit the occasion. It
was a great way to end the evening and I have had numerous
comments back on how much people enjoyed the singing of
the Dalesmen. |
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Chapel-en-le-Frith - 16 May 2009 from Chapel-en-le-Frith
Ladies Choir"On behalf of all the members of the Choir
I would to say a big thank you to you and all the members
of The Dalesmen for helping to make Saturday night's concert
so memorable. I have had many lovely comments from people
who were in the audience, they were all delighted to hear
The Dalesmen again." |
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Belper - 9 May 2009 - from Grimsby & Cleethorpes
Ladies Choir "On behalf of the ladies, thank you
for a great evening. The concert was fabulous. Our "groupies"
said both choirs sand exceptionally well. The social afterwards
was very enjoyable, something that we don't do very often,
makes it all the more enjoyable when we do. There were many
requests for a return visit, so watch this space. We will
be in touch". |
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Ambergate - 4 April 2009
I have waited until we have the final figure for the concert,
which is £1060, we were absolutely amazed! Now I would like
to say a very big thank you to your good self, and to all
the members of The Dalesmen Male Voice Choir for such a
wonderful evening, it was absolutely brilliant, everything
about the event was fantastic. Your choice of songs was
great, as was your "compere" and we hope that you will return
when the work is complete!! I would also like to congratulate
you all on your attire - you looked so very smart (why not
enter the choir of the year competition on TV). Our very
best wishes to you all, and again many, many thanks for
such a lovely and successful evening. |
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Landau Forte College, Derby - 5 December 2008
What a wonderful evening it was last Friday. I have received
nothing but praise for the concert. One person related that
the concert was the best one she had been to. The programme
from both the Dalesmen and Derwent Brass helped enormously
in the public enjoyment of the evening. Please convey our
very grateful thanks to Andrew and everyone in the Choir,
not forgetting Sian Mosley, who I thought did an excellent
job. We look forward to seeing you all again next year.
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Penkridge 25 October 2008
On behalf of the the Penkridge Royal British Legion, thank
you very much indeed for the concert. The music was splendid
and musical director George Hardy of my choir, the Cannock
Festival Chorus, had a good chat with Andrew. You never
know we may singing with you in the future We thought the
night was a tremendous success and we raised the magnificent
sum of £560.00 for our Poppy Appeal. Everyone who I have
seen since said what a great night it was and when do you
come again. I think perhaps we had better wait for a couple
of years for that, although I don't think we would have
any trouble filling the Church again. |
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Ripley 17 October 2008
The concert was a great success and was enjoyed immensely
by everyone. We made in the region of f780 which is absolutely
brilliant and this will cover the cost of Christmas presents
for our members with a learning disability and part of the
catering for our Christmas party. Thank you so much for
your part in the concert and your help with raising some
money for our Society. We will most certainly contact you
again in the future to arrange another concert to augment
our funds. Our best wishes to you all and keep singing! |
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Belper 20 September 2008
I'm sure that everyone who attended enjoyed the concert
very much |
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Belper - 20 September 2008
A big thank you for a wonderful evening - everyone enjoyed
the concert |
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Matlock - 18 July 2008
Thank you so much for the cheque for £320 donated
to the MS Pioneer Fund. You will probably know that Ian
is right in the middle of his treatment and going through
a very rough time. He appreciates how much people care and
that is sustaining him. We're all hoping he is over the
worst and will be back singing with both groups soon. Matlock
G & S also enjoyed the concert. Perhaps we can do it
again sometime. Many thanks and best regards. |
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Holbrook Primary School - July 2008 "Thank
you for your kind donation of £25. These funds will
be used to purchase music folders for the School choir.
We are extremely proud of our school choir and the joint
events with the Dalesmen Male Voice Choir are always a huge
success. We look forward to sharing "Centre Stage"
with you again in the future. I wish you success with your
future events and thank you once again for your generosity". |
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Belper - 17 May 2008 "On behalf of
our MD and all members of the Tamworth Ladies Choir I am
writing to thank the Dalesmen Male Voice Choir for the wonderful
hospitality shown to us at the joint concert and the wonderful
buffet at the "afterglow". It was a very enjoyable
evening and we wish you continued success for the future". |
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Belper - 19 April 2008 "We have had
many complementary comments about the evening and we did
not need to worry about our ticket selling as you obviously
have a following of your own. We are pleased to tell you
we raised over £400 which we thought was fantastic.
Please convey our thanks to your choir members and supporters". |
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Holbrook Moor - 15 March 2008 "Many
thanks for a very enjoyable evening". |
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Hognaston 8 March 2008 "I am writing
to thank everyone who took part in this concert. It was
a wonderful evening and thoroughly enjoyed by all who attended.
Please convey our sincere thanks to all members of the Choir,
conductor and accompanist". |
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Wirksworth - November 2007 "On behalf
of St. Mary's I would like to thank the Dalesmen Male Voice
Choir for not only arranging and taking part in a wonderful
concert to celebrate Reg's 105th Birthday but also for making
such a generous donation of £1,006 (ticket sales)
to the Church. This was very much appreciated".
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Matlock - 1 March 2008 "I trust you will
pass on to the Choir my thanks for an excellent evening's
entertainment". Councillor David Barker, Mayor of Matlock.
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Derby Cathedral - 26 January 2008 "I would
like to take this opportunity of thanking you and all your
members for helping to make our concert such an overwhelming
success. I have had so many messages of appreciation and
feel that it has been a privilege to have helped organise
such a superb event. Best wishes to all in the Choir, we
hope that we shall be able to work with you again in the
future. On a personal note, you may see me as a new member
sooner than you think." |
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Grimsby - 8 December 2007
On behalf of Rita and all the ladies of the Choir, can I
please ask you to convey our heartfelt thanks to Andrew
and all the gentlemen of the Dalesmen MVC for your contribution
to our very successful concert on Saturday night. I think
you will agree with us that it was a splendid evening, and
the many comments we have had from the audience, tell us
that it was very well received by them too. I trust you
had a good journey home, and a much-deserved lie-in on Sunday
morning! I hope we will be able to find a suitable date
in the near future when we can join together for another
concert in your part of the world. |
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Bakewell - 10 November 2007
I am writing on behalf of the Bakewell Committee of Cancer
Research UK to express our very great thanks for the lovely
concert you gave us on Saturday night. This was immensely
enjoyed by all present. You gave us a very varied programme
with splendid soloists and the obvious enjoyment you all
get from your singing was very infectious. We are all
very impressed with the amount of time and effort you
must all give. Thanks to you we raised the splendid sum
of £430 for which we are very grateful. RL |
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St. Luke's Church, Leek, Staffordshire - October
2007 "On behalf of the Scout Holiday Homes Trust,
I would like to thank the Dalesmen Male Voice Choir for
their performance on 27 October 2007. What a wonderful night
we had, it was amazing. The comments we received last night
and this morning were really nice, everyone enjoyed the
concert so much. After the concert Colonel (Dr.) Sethi (Deputy
Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire) was really impressed with
all the performers on the night and said he especially enjoyed
the soloist and the choir singing together. At the concert
were a number of residents from the Nursing Home, where
I work and one gentleman, Frank, some years had a bad stroke,
which took his speech. Last night Colonel Sethi spotted
the Regimental Badge on Frank's blazer and went to talk
to him. With all the excitement of the concert I though
I would call to see if he was all right this morning. When
I arrived, Matron said, "You had better go up to see Frank".
To my amazement he had started to talk, not very well yet,
but you could tell what he was trying to say. It seems that
he enjoyed the concert very much. God bless him, he made
me feel quite emotional. Thank you all once again". |
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Christ Church, Belper - October 2007 "On
behalf of Chapel-en-le-Frith Ladies Choir, I would like
to say a very big 'thank you' to you and all the members
of your Choir for making us so welcome on Saturday. It was
a privilege to sing in the beautiful Christ Church, Belper
with The Dalesmen and the buffet you provided for us after
the concert was wonderful. We all thoroughly enjoyed the
evening and hope that we will be able to meet up again in
the not too distant future. Thank you again for your hospitality"
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Harleston U R Church - October 2007 "On
behalf of Harleston United Reformed Church, I would like
to say a big "Thank You" to you all for the concert on Sunday
evening. Everyone has said how much they enjoyed it and
if possible we would love you to come back again" |
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Bury St. Edmunds - September 2007 "My
sincere thanks to all the Dalesmen for the valuable contribution
that you made to a very successful concert at Trinity on
Saturday evening. On Sunday I heard so many expressing how
enjoyable they found the concert. It was also a success
in financial terms. The final amount raised was just short
of £1,200 of which £600 is being sent to the Zimbabwe Victims
Support Fund, to be used to sustain people at the very edge
of existence. I hope that you had a good concert on Sunday
and a safe journey home and I look forward to a future event
which might allow us to sing together again " |
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Bury St. Edmunds - September 2007 "I hope
you all arrived home safely. Just a line to say how much
we enjoyed your company last weekend. My wife and I enjoyed
your concert at Harleston. It was nice to see a concert
without all the hard work involved in putting it on. It
was obvious to us that, not only were you a good Choir but
also a happy Choir and we look forward to visiting you in
2009." |
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Ironville - June 2007 "Everyone was
really delighted with the concert. Again, many thanks and
I hope you will come back again, very soon"! |
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Landau Forte College, Derby - April 2007
"Thank you to The Dalesmen Male Voice Choir for a great
concert which put another £881 profit from the evening
into our coffers. It won't be there long because we have
just been asked if the "Friends" could fund two
oxygen concentrators at £1,000 each. Anyway, please
thank Andrew White and the Choir". |
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Matlock - April 2007
"Thank you so much for the wonderful farewell concert
you presented this evening and for the beautiful flowers.
Brian and I very much appreciated it all. Thank you, too,
for the "This is Your Life" - I couldn't have
made up a better story! (especially taking five years
off my life). I received £430 - £230 has gone
towards repairs at the Church and £200 to St. Lukes
Cheshire Hospice (my husband's brother died of cancer
last week). Every continued blessing". |
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Derby - March 2007
"On behalf of the Derbyshire Association for the
Blind I would like to thank the Dalesmen Male Voice Choir
for your contribution towards Pat Taylor's retirement
party on Saturday evening. Many people have told me how
much they enjoyed the music you performed. You gave the
evening a real flavour of success. Many members of staff
worked hard to ensure Pat enjoyed a night to remember.
We could not have achieved this without the help and support
you have given us. I would like to personally thank you
for making the process very simple. You are a very professional
outfit and a pleasure to work with". |
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Belper - March 2007
"Thank you so much for organising a wonderful concert
on Saturday evening. Your support is very much appreciated
and really does make a difference to the lives of the
children and families in our care. Rainbows offers respite,
palliative and terminal care for the children as well
as offering support for the whole family. Care is provided
by a dedicated and caring team of professional nurses,
carers and therapists in a "home from home" environment.
To continue to provide the care and support to the children
and their families we have to raise in excess of £2 million
every year and this really wouldn't be possible without
the kind help and support we receive from organisations
and people like you. Sadly the need for Rainbows will
never disappear but with help such as yours we can continue
to provide this very special care and support. Once again,
many thanks for thinking of rainbows. With deepest regards,
Community Fundraiser" |
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