Air Ambulance Certifcate | Air Ambulance Letter

With help from The Ship we managed to raise £185.23 which is already on its way to Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance.  Thanks to everyone that donated and the following establishments for putting up the prizes:

Spice Express (Holbeach)
Eastern Paradise (Holbeach)
Maritime Cruises (Boston)
The Ship Inn (Fosdyke)

A huge thanks to John B who auctioned off his bottle of Vokda (which he won on the raffle) for £26 which kindly went into the pot.

Happy New Year from Matt & Tim @ V Karaoke.

Pick songs that you know

You wouldn’t believe how many people select songs just because they know the chorus.  The rest of the song they are just mumbling because they don’t know the tone of the song.  Choose songs that you know well and enjoy singing.  Yes the words are on the screen but this isn’t always enough.

Interact with the KJ

If you’re struggling with a song then ask the KJ to help, that’s what they’re there for.  They can slow down (or speed up) the music, change the key or even sing along with you.

Be clear with your song requests

When filling out request slips be clear with what you want to sing and specify if you want to sing a particular version of a song.

Be ready

Most KJ’s work on a fair rotation system, so if you’ve put your first song in of the night, chances are you’ll be called up soon.  Be ready and listen out for your name.  You don’t want to be caught out and rushing up to sing your song.

Relax and enjoy yourself

I think this one goes without saying but the most important thing is to relax and enjoy the yourself.  Tension comes out in your voice so compose yourself before signing.

To see the New Year in we’re at The Ship in Fosdyke on the 31st December from 8pm.  Obviously we’re expecting a very lively night so get there early and get your song slips in!  If you have any special requests (karaoke or backing) then please get in touch and we’ll do our best to accommodate.

The Ship Inn (Google Maps)

In the meantime we’d like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and thank you for your support in 2010.  Hopefully we’ll be able to wish you a Happy New Year in person @ The Ship next week.  See you there!

We kicked things off on Friday night at The Crown in Holbeach.  It was a great night (as always) and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.  Plenty of dancing and singing.

Saturday night we were at the Services Club in Holbeach for Alex Walsham’s 18th birthday party.  It’s always been a strange venue for us as we have to keep the volume fairly low because of whinging neighbours.  There is also a lit area at the back of the hall where people like to congregate which takes the focus off of us at times!  Despite this the night went well and we enjoyed playing for the younger generation!

Finally Sunday night we were at The Jolly Farmer in Moulton Chapel.  It was a double birthday celebration for Joe (60) and Simon (40).  It was another fabulous night with some superb efforts from “Little Richard” and Paul.

It was a tough weekend but thoroughly enjoyable.

We have been rebooked for Friday 18th December so we’ll see you then.

What an eventful night we had at The Gates on Saturday with no power until 10:15pm. We were just setting up as usual at 7:45pm and the whole place fell into darkness, and before you ask it had nothing to do with us! It turns out that the main fuse had blown and the night looked to be over before it had even begun. Two and a half hours and three electricians later, we were back in business. Bully, Pat and Ollie pumped out their usual numbers and made it a night to remember.