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Noel Gallagher Backs Motherwell College's Music Students















Rock legend Noel Gallagher backed a charity gig by Motherwell College students after inviting them to meet him in London.

The young musicians were performing in Edinburgh’s Princes Mall last week for the Teenage Cancer Trust.

And, ahead of the show, the former Oasis man invited some of them to London’s Royal Albert Hall where he was taking to the stage in another fundraiser for the charity.

Student Ron North, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2009, said: “To get to meet one of my heroes, Noel Gallagher, was unbelievable. I told him about the album we have put together and everything we were doing at the college and he was very supportive.”

Diagnosed with rare cancer ocular melanoma in June 2009, Ron underwent a series of treatments before he eventually had surgery to remove his right eye in September 2011.
He said: “Coming to terms with losing an eye and having a prosthetic one fitted was a challenge. But, thanks to the support from my lecturers, who helped me adjust, I’m now using my experience and my passion for music to do something for the Teenage Cancer Trust.”

Ron travelled south with fellow student Matthew McConnell, before heading back to join up in Edinburgh with the rest of the college performing arts department.

Following their return from London, they joined fellow music students for rehearsals, before entertaining the thousands of tourists who flock each day to the Scottish capital.

Rock and pop student Gerald Thomson said: “This is one in a series of brilliant events we have been fortunate enough to perform in, whilst studying at Motherwell College.
“From recording an album to performing at local venues, in and around Motherwell and Glasgow, and now getting the opportunity to perform at an open-air event, it is simply a dream come true.”

This was one of a series of events Motherwell College is running to help fund the Teenage Cancer Trust, having raised over £11,000 for the charity last year.

This isn’t the first unusual location the students have performed at. Recently, they belted out their tunes from the Wallace Monument in Stirling.

Head of performing arts, David McShane, said: “To perform in front of audiences is crucial for our students.

“We strive to make the course interactive, giving students the practical experience which they require to take their careers in music on to the next level.

“From the National Wallace Monument in Stirling to the Capital’s Princes Mall, we are committed to promoting our students and their music and we know these experiences will give them confidence, essential to performance and their futures.

“Supporting the TCT is important to the college and our students, some of whom have relied upon the practical support and advice this service offers young people living with cancer.”

Taking a break from their studies over Easter, the students performed on top of Princes Mall ahead of releasing their debut album, The Showcase.
They will be performing in their end-of-year showcase at King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow.

Source: wishawpress.co.uk

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