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Record red carpet reporter hits the stage at Glasgow Barras singing to packed crowd

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23.07.2024

The Barrowland Ballroom is legendary, a place where the big singers have come to play over the years – and now my name can be added to the list!

Am I dreaming? I sang for 20 minutes to a packed crowd there over the weekend and I’m still in a daze, writes Bev Lyons.

Liam Gallagher, Ed Sheeran, Katy Perry, Pete Doherty, Paolo Nutini, Texas, Travis, The Bay City Rollers... I’ve covered them all and many more at the Barras as a journalist, but never act-ually thought I’d be up there, rousing the “up for it” Glasgow crowd to sing along.

It was 100 times more nerve-wracking than school musicals – something that still makes my heart pound – and I needed so much water for my cotton wool mouth that I never left the loo.

My journey began, pre-Covid, with lessons from amazing coach Robert Wishart after deciding to add........

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