Time for an election sing off
I spent today roaming the streets of South Antrim, preparing an election profile for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Newsline which will be transmitted sometime next week.
The outgoing MP Willie McCrea is, of course, famous for being a gospel singer. But I only learned this afternoon that the SDLP candidate 22 year old Michelle Byrne is also a vocalist, who can sing classical traditional and popular songs and useed to have a residency at a Belfast hotel.
If we were to throw in the Conservatives and Unionists Harry Hamilton, who does a mean Freddy Mercury impression, then the possibility emerges of scrapping the standard debate of the kind UTV are hosting tonight, and replacing it with a "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" style sing off. "William McCrea, you could still be Dorothy".
I'm not sure who will represent Sinn Fein but I am know they have some keen music fans amongst their candidates and back room staff. On which note, my colleague Gareth Gordon was surprised to bump into Gerry Adams on his way into the Green manifesto launch this morning - the Sinn Fein President hadn't defected, but was using the same hotel to prepare for his TV appearances tonight.
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