In January 2011, three ladies from Sticker (Sarah Netherton, Sian Netherton-Hind and Gemma Netherton-Hind) plus a very close friend of theirs (Veryan Zimber) formed a brand new Barbershop Quartet called ‘Fortuity’. A short while after this in May, they travelled to Birmingham and competed in the Sweet Adelines, Quartet of Nations Barbershop Convention 2011 and were overjoyed to be awarded their first medal, winning 5th place against 24 other Quartets.
This performance can be seen by clicking on the Video Clip tab at the top LHS of this page as well as the ladies rehearsing "in relaxed mode."
A month later, in June of this year, they competed at the Ladies association of British Barbershop singers (LABBS) preliminary round at the Q3 Academy in Walsall where they achieved outstanding success by coming first, not only in the novice competition, but also gaining first place in the entire competition.
This achievement gives them an indication as to how they will score at the LABBS Annual Convention at Harrogate Convention Centre in October 2011. They are currently seeded first out of 18 Quartets after the preliminary round and aim to hold on to the top spot to become Gold Medallists and ultimately the British champions.
However, as you can imagine all this travelling around the Country, special wardrobe requirements, coaching costs and the prospect of being able to represent Cornwall and the England at the Annual Sweet Adelines International Convention held in America doesn’t come cheap! ‘Fortuity’ is now looking for potential sponsors and will shortly be advertising a fund raising concert to be held in September.
A larger version of this poster can be seen on the General Interest and Coming Events page - keep September the 11th free and watch this space for more details!
If you can't attend the concert, require more information, or would like to offer your help in ‘Fortuity’s’ fundraising bid in any other way, please contact Sarah on 07795554096.
The above event proved a great success - click on the Video Clips link to see a snatch from the evening.
