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Danbro take on the mighty TOR

Billy Ocean, Rae Morris, Faithless, McBusted, Elaine Paige, Marti Pellow, Scouting for Girls, Tenors of Rock and – drum roll, please – Danbro. Beat that for a music festival line up with a difference.

Danbro? No, it’s not the latest boy band – for starters, they get their tax right… but Lancashire’s Lytham-based chartered management accountants Danbro are not only sponsoring Lytham Festival, they’re playing it.

Danbro Rock Choir and band have a full 20 minute support slot booked with the Tenors of Rock on Monday August 3 at Lowther Pavilion. The choir will also perform with the mighty TOR during their performance – one song choice yet to be confirmed.

And they’re singing on the main Arena stage at Lytham Festival on the Last Night of the Proms – complete with full orchestral backing. And there may also be another very special appearance with a big name star or stars.

The choir, made up of employees and family members, now hopes to recruit members of associated companies within the building to swell ranks ahead of the now week long event in August (August 2-9) which has grown out of Cuffe & Taylor’s inspired vision for the Lytham Proms. The festival now includes a packed programme of events in and around Lancashire’s wealthiest town, including comedy tent and Festival of Stories (featuring big names such as Joe Delaney who started his literary career on the Fylde coast).

Danbro Rock Choir made its debut before an audience of hundreds of invited guests at the official opening of Jubilee House earlier this year and also performed at the recent family day ((June 13)))) which gave up to 200 employees the chance to show off their workplace to friends and relatives.

And they’re also rounding off Lytham Club Day celebrations performing a number of their favourite songs on Saturday, June 27, at Lytham Hall from 4pm.

Managing director Damian Broughton is working with local musician Ian Hooper and choir master Di Healey of GB Music Events/Harmony in Business to get the choir on the road – in and around the town. Ian admits it’s been a ’joy’ to work with Danbro. “They’ve come such a long way in a short time.“

Damian admits: “I’ve always liked to sing and this is a great way to do so in company – rather than face the taunts of the family. Besides, we’ve got most of them involved too. The benefits, released endorphins and the like, have been well documented but we do it because it’s fun, It’s a great way of relaxing after a busy working day and to get the opportunity to perform at Lytham Festival … well, there’s plenty of pressure but it’s going to be fantastic.“

There are also plans to cut a charity single.

The Fylde company is in the running for the Business of the Year and Employer of the Year in the BIBAs, run by the North West and Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce, and hailed as ’the one they all want to win.’

* To see and hear the choir in action at their first public performance visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOy_WicsPn0 For the full festival line up: http://www.lythamfestival.com

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Jacqueline Morley .