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Guernsey born musician, Nessi Gomes, will be holding a one-off acoustic performance tonight to raise funds for the Guernsey Cheshire Home as part of their 30th anniversary.
The intimate performance for 100 people takes place at the Rotunda in the Royal Plaza and a number of residents from the Cheshire Home have also been invited to attend.
Nessi, a singer-songwriter from a Portuguese family, is known for channeling influences from both sides of her ethnicity into her music, blending the traditional, emotional and ‘larger than life’ Fado folk music with British contemporary inspiration.
She will play an all-acoustic set featuring songs from her acclaimed album, Diamonds and Demons. Law firm Mourant Ozannes will host the event in the Rotunda, located in their new premises at Royal Chambers, which forms part of a dedicated social space for the firm and has full disabled access.
The event also marks the 30th anniversary of the charity, which provides care and opportunities for people in Guernsey with serious physical disabilities.
Mourant Ozannes senior partner and chairman of the Cheshire Home, Robert Shepherd, said: "The Cheshire Home offers its residents a range of fun activities and a lively atmosphere so we are extremely grateful to Nessi for coming 'home' to support the organisation where she worked previously as an activities co-ordinator. Her performance is a wonderful chance for everyone to enjoy her music and raise funds for the Home.”
The Cheshire Home is a unique facility that for more than thirty years has been providing a high level of care for islanders with serious physical disabilities such as multiple sclerosis, spinal injury, strokes, motor neurone disease, arthritis and the effects of accidents. It provides a home for people who need constant care and are unable to live in their own home while preserving their dignity and individual independence.
A limited number of only 100 tickets were available and a few are still left, the event will take place tonight from 19:00 to 21:00 at the Rotunda in the Royal Plaza.
Last minute tickets are available from here: eventbrite.com/e/nessi-gomes-unplugged
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