3:20:33 > 3:20:37Hi, I'm Katy B and I love music. And I'm taking
3:20:37 > 3:20:40a group of Londonderry kids who all love music too and giving them
3:20:40 > 3:20:43an opportunity to perform on the biggest stages I can find.
3:20:50 > 3:20:53We take talented young musicians more used to performing
3:20:53 > 3:20:57in their bedrooms and put them in front of an audience of thousands.
3:20:59 > 3:21:01Big names.
3:21:01 > 3:21:04Big performances. And plenty of passion.
3:21:05 > 3:21:07This is Music City.
3:21:12 > 3:21:16I'm in Derry, which this year is UK City of Culture. This means
3:21:16 > 3:21:19its calendar is packed with world class events.
3:21:21 > 3:21:25The city is determined that Derry's young people get a chance to
3:21:25 > 3:21:27be involved, and have created an initiative called
3:21:27 > 3:21:29The Music Promise.
3:21:31 > 3:21:34As part of that we scoured Derry's schools
3:21:34 > 3:21:37to find 13 keen young musicians to give them the chance to
3:21:37 > 3:21:40up their game. Work with some of the artists visiting this year...
3:21:40 > 3:21:43I'm already...I'm already liking your hand position,
3:21:43 > 3:21:44that's very good!
3:21:44 > 3:21:45How are you? I'm Amelia.
3:21:45 > 3:21:47..and perform on the biggest stages.
3:21:49 > 3:21:52MUSIC: "Lights On" by Katy B
3:21:52 > 3:21:55I love music myself. And as a recording artist,
3:21:55 > 3:21:59I've been lucky enough to be able to make a life out of it.
3:21:59 > 3:22:02# I keep on moving with the lights on
3:22:02 > 3:22:06# So come on play me just one more song... #
3:22:06 > 3:22:07I can't wait to be involved.
3:22:13 > 3:22:15I'd love to be here all year but I've got gigs
3:22:15 > 3:22:18and commitments all over the world - so Derry musicians
3:22:18 > 3:22:21Glenn Rosborough and Jenny Grant are here to help me out.
3:22:22 > 3:22:25SHE SINGS
3:22:27 > 3:22:29Glenn plays in Wyldling,
3:22:29 > 3:22:31one of northern Irelands most promising bands.
3:22:31 > 3:22:34The spark of creativity that they have really reignites
3:22:34 > 3:22:36the spark that you have so I'm really forward to the eight months,
3:22:36 > 3:22:39and seeing where this is going to go.
3:22:39 > 3:22:43And Jenny is a leading Derry harpist and music teacher.
3:22:43 > 3:22:46It's really inspiring to think that these kids really have
3:22:46 > 3:22:48so much potential. So I'm really,
3:22:48 > 3:22:51really excited to see what they're going to come up with.
3:22:55 > 3:22:59Last time I met 15-year-old singer/songwriter Hannah,
3:22:59 > 3:23:02a big personality with a big talent to match.
3:23:03 > 3:23:05She loves performing - but up until now
3:23:05 > 3:23:09it's largely been cover versions of other people's songs.
3:23:09 > 3:23:10MUSIC: "California Gurls"
3:23:10 > 3:23:13# California girls, we're unforgettable... #
3:23:14 > 3:23:19When she played me the song she had written herself, I was blown away.
3:23:19 > 3:23:22# Oh I'm going to put on a show
3:23:24 > 3:23:27# To show you me
3:23:29 > 3:23:32# Let you hear my musical autobiography... #
3:23:33 > 3:23:37Hannah is reluctant to play her songs in public but I think it would
3:23:37 > 3:23:40be great for her if she could get them out there to a big audience.
3:23:43 > 3:23:46As a starting point, I've organized for her to be a support act
3:23:46 > 3:23:49for Derry music maestro Paul Casey.
3:23:49 > 3:23:52If this goes well, there's no telling where she could play next.
3:23:52 > 3:23:55The gig is just two weeks away.
3:23:55 > 3:23:56And I've sent Glenn to break the news.
3:23:56 > 3:23:58So, how do you feel about that?
3:23:59 > 3:24:04Really excited but, like, nervous. I kind of feel like I'm going to melt!
3:24:04 > 3:24:07So, roughly how many songs are we talking about here?
3:24:07 > 3:24:09Phew. I'd say about three.
3:24:09 > 3:24:12Three and they are all originals or...?
3:24:12 > 3:24:13- All original.- Oh!
3:24:13 > 3:24:17I don't know why you're so afraid of playing your songs in front of people.
3:24:17 > 3:24:20It's my own original stuff and if, you know, if somebody was to
3:24:20 > 3:24:23turn round and be all, "Oh, that's not good," I'd be really,
3:24:23 > 3:24:24I'd be really hurt.
3:24:24 > 3:24:26In terms of what you'll learn
3:24:26 > 3:24:29and in terms of the opportunity it's pretty good, up for it?
3:24:29 > 3:24:31- Definitely.- Good.
3:24:35 > 3:24:39Last time I also met 15-year-old Eibhin
3:24:39 > 3:24:42who's one of Derry's most promising singers.
3:24:42 > 3:24:44# He wanted sunshine in his name... #
3:24:45 > 3:24:49He has been given the opportunity to perform with music legend
3:24:49 > 3:24:52Phil Coulter at a City of Culture Concert -
3:24:52 > 3:24:56but only if he can prove to Phil he's good enough to make the grade.
3:24:58 > 3:25:02Did I hear that on a - on a previous airing that you forgot your words?
3:25:02 > 3:25:04I forgot, yeah.
3:25:04 > 3:25:08Yeah, you see, that at the level we're talking about, the level that
3:25:08 > 3:25:12you want to aspire to, that... is unforgivable.
3:25:12 > 3:25:13Yeah.
3:25:16 > 3:25:20In just three weeks, Phil will hear him sing again
3:25:20 > 3:25:23- before deciding whether to let him take the stage.
3:25:23 > 3:25:24# Tonight mmm...
3:25:26 > 3:25:30# Will history provide us...
3:25:31 > 3:25:32# That oh da da da... #
3:25:35 > 3:25:38But Eibhin is struggling to get to grips with the song that Phil
3:25:38 > 3:25:41has given him to learn - accompanied by his mum and Jenny -
3:25:41 > 3:25:44I've organised for him to see top theatre director -
3:25:44 > 3:25:48Caitriona McLaughlin - to see if she can help him with his performance.
3:25:48 > 3:25:50OK. Stop. Stop.
3:25:50 > 3:25:54I've worked with singers before and I've come up with this problem
3:25:54 > 3:25:57because what happens is you get so focused on trying to make a
3:25:57 > 3:26:01lovely sound, that you forget you're actually trying to tell a story.
3:26:01 > 3:26:05- Yeah.- And I don't think you, especially by the way you walk out
3:26:05 > 3:26:08and begin, I don't think you've really realised yet that
3:26:08 > 3:26:10you're actually telling us a story.
3:26:10 > 3:26:15You've come out there as if you were going to be shot, whereas
3:26:15 > 3:26:18you're coming out to tell us that there's a new future for all of us.
3:26:18 > 3:26:21Your voice is great, your voice will be brilliant,
3:26:21 > 3:26:23but you're...you're mixing up all the words as well.
3:26:23 > 3:26:26Like Phil Coulter will... not let you...
3:26:26 > 3:26:28- Rip me apart. - He won't let you on stage.
3:26:28 > 3:26:31- Do you want to do this?- Yeah.
3:26:31 > 3:26:32- Do you?- Yeah.
3:26:32 > 3:26:36I don't think you do. The way you're acting at the minute,
3:26:36 > 3:26:39I don't even know if you want to be a singer. No, seriously.
3:26:39 > 3:26:42I mean, it's like...it's like everything is so painful for you.
3:26:42 > 3:26:44- Everything is painful for me! - It shouldn't be.
3:26:44 > 3:26:46Do you think she's right or is she completely wrong?
3:26:46 > 3:26:48She is right, aye.
3:26:48 > 3:26:53Can you find a phrase, three words that you like the sound of?
3:26:53 > 3:26:55The chorus, the...
3:26:55 > 3:26:56Say the chorus to me.
3:26:58 > 3:27:00There's a bright, brand new day a-coming,
3:27:00 > 3:27:03step out of the darkness and into the light.
3:27:03 > 3:27:05Say that to me and mean it.
3:27:05 > 3:27:06Ahh la-la.
3:27:07 > 3:27:11If that's all we get out of today, you convince me
3:27:11 > 3:27:13that something is going to change.
3:27:13 > 3:27:15But I don't think anything's going to change.
3:27:15 > 3:27:18It's the same, it's not a new day, it's the same day!
3:27:18 > 3:27:21- Is tomorrow the same day?- Yes!
3:27:21 > 3:27:23- As today?- Basically.
3:27:23 > 3:27:25What makes it the same?
3:27:25 > 3:27:28Well, you wake up, go to school, go to bed that...
3:27:28 > 3:27:31- What have I got in my hands here? - Words to a song.
3:27:31 > 3:27:33A song that you're going to do what with...?
3:27:33 > 3:27:35- Perform.- Where?
3:27:35 > 3:27:38In...in venue.
3:27:38 > 3:27:41- With how many people watching you? - Quite a bit!
3:27:41 > 3:27:43- So is that the same as every day? - No.
3:27:43 > 3:27:46So, can you make that line about you singing this song?
3:27:46 > 3:27:50Right... now sing it.
3:27:50 > 3:27:56# There's a bright, brand new day that's coming #
3:27:56 > 3:28:01# May all of our dreams take flight #
3:28:01 > 3:28:03# Sing it out
3:28:03 > 3:28:09# Sing it clear sing it so the world can hear
3:28:09 > 3:28:16# It's a bright brand new day. #
3:28:17 > 3:28:19Beautiful.
3:28:21 > 3:28:25After two short weeks of practice, it's the day of Hannah's
3:28:25 > 3:28:30first ever gig, but even budding pop stars have to go to school.
3:28:30 > 3:28:33So, it's my first ever gig and I'm really nervous -
3:28:33 > 3:28:36haven't been able to concentrate at all today.
3:28:36 > 3:28:41I'm really scared in case I forget my words. Or I forget -
3:28:41 > 3:28:43if I like mess up the chords.
3:28:45 > 3:28:49When a girl is up against it, what she needs is her best friend.
3:28:49 > 3:28:51Catherine comes round to help with the preparations.
3:28:51 > 3:28:54- Are you excited?- A little bit.
3:28:54 > 3:28:57Top of the priority list is what to wear.
3:28:57 > 3:28:59- Hannah!- What?
3:28:59 > 3:29:02You have half an hour to get ready.
3:29:02 > 3:29:04If you want Catherine to do your make-up she has half
3:29:04 > 3:29:08an hour before she has to go - please just wash your face,
3:29:08 > 3:29:11put yourself into some pyjamas till you get your clothes on
3:29:11 > 3:29:12and do your make-up.
3:29:19 > 3:29:23Hannah is normally never, ever, ever, ever nervous,
3:29:23 > 3:29:25so it's kind of weird.
3:29:25 > 3:29:28I've looked in the spare room, I've looked in the drawers,
3:29:28 > 3:29:31I've looked in your wardrobe - now, have you any idea where it could be?
3:29:31 > 3:29:33Oh, look!
3:29:33 > 3:29:37You see, that skirt isn't suitable.
3:29:37 > 3:29:39- It is suitable.- No, it's too clingy.
3:29:39 > 3:29:41- It's not too clingy. - It is too clingy.
3:29:41 > 3:29:42- It's not too clingy. - It is too clingy.
3:29:42 > 3:29:45- Are you going to listen to her? - Listen to your mother.
3:29:45 > 3:29:47BOTH: Ooooooo.
3:29:47 > 3:29:49You are a pair of eejits. I'm going to kill the two of you.
3:29:49 > 3:29:51Go away!
3:29:51 > 3:29:53- Hannah!- What!
3:29:53 > 3:29:56Listen, it's time to go! Are you ready?
3:29:56 > 3:29:57No!
3:30:04 > 3:30:08Someone just about to start their Music City journey is Shay.
3:30:08 > 3:30:11When this 13-year-old kick boxing fanatic is not
3:30:11 > 3:30:14perfecting his round-house kick, he's busy becoming
3:30:14 > 3:30:17the City of Derry's next superstar DJ.
3:30:21 > 3:30:24When you're playing dance music to other people and they're dancing,
3:30:24 > 3:30:27it kind of makes you happy because you know you're providing the music.
3:30:27 > 3:30:30And you're making them dance, and making them be happy.
3:30:31 > 3:30:33Two years ago
3:30:33 > 3:30:36he persuaded his mum to buy him all the latest DJ equipment
3:30:36 > 3:30:39so he could start mixing tunes and playing gigs.
3:30:39 > 3:30:41DANCE MUSIC
3:30:41 > 3:30:46But mum Sinead didn't realise just how loud DJs like to play.
3:30:46 > 3:30:49Shay! Can you turn that music down!
3:30:49 > 3:30:52I'm trying to have a cup of tea in peace!
3:30:54 > 3:30:56He's just raring to get out of the bedroom
3:30:56 > 3:30:59and get an audience up on its feet dancing.
3:30:59 > 3:31:02So far, he's played birthday parties, family events
3:31:02 > 3:31:07and his local community centre but this DJ has big dreams.
3:31:07 > 3:31:10In the future I would like to do, um, something really big
3:31:10 > 3:31:14like a festival, or just play in a really big club.
3:31:14 > 3:31:17Today he's gearing up for his biggest gig to date -
3:31:17 > 3:31:21supporting local dance music legends Japanese Popstars
3:31:21 > 3:31:25at one of Derry's best music venues, The Nerve Centre.
3:31:26 > 3:31:29I'm impressed that Shay is already playing the best local venues
3:31:29 > 3:31:32but I'm even more impressed that he got this gig by just
3:31:32 > 3:31:34going to the venue and asking.
3:31:34 > 3:31:38It's true what they say, if you don't ask, you don't get.
3:31:38 > 3:31:41I was explaining to the man on the counter that I'm a DJ
3:31:41 > 3:31:43and he said, "Would you like a gig?"
3:31:43 > 3:31:46I said aye, and then the rest is history
3:31:46 > 3:31:50And now Shay has got his big gig, it needs big planning.
3:31:50 > 3:31:53There could be up to 500 people at the event.
3:31:53 > 3:31:55Lap top. That's where all my songs are.
3:31:55 > 3:31:57When you're DJing, you have to take a lot of things.
3:31:57 > 3:31:59The few things that I like to do is, um, make sure
3:31:59 > 3:32:03I have everything, you know, a list, check it - put it in me back pocket,
3:32:03 > 3:32:06and when I'm leaving, check it off again, make sure I have everything.
3:32:06 > 3:32:09With everything listed and checked, it's showtime.
3:32:11 > 3:32:14DANCE MUSIC
3:32:26 > 3:32:29Shay is playing a blinding set,
3:32:29 > 3:32:32the beats are right, the lights are perfect and the graphics
3:32:32 > 3:32:35are stunning but there's just one thing missing...
3:32:37 > 3:32:40..a crowd to enjoy it.
3:32:42 > 3:32:44An empty room, it's like...
3:32:44 > 3:32:47just like looking into darkness, it puts you down a bit, kind of.
3:32:47 > 3:32:50You do feel a bit less excited when there's not of lot of people there.
3:32:50 > 3:32:52I'm so disappointed for Shay,
3:32:52 > 3:32:56it's such a shame that no-one was there to see him perform.
3:32:56 > 3:32:59But he should know that dealing with knockbacks like this is all
3:32:59 > 3:33:02part of learning how to succeed in music.
3:33:02 > 3:33:04I remember gigs where I would play
3:33:04 > 3:33:07and the only other people watching were the other bands that
3:33:07 > 3:33:11were playing on the same night! So, you have to think of it
3:33:11 > 3:33:14sometimes as like good practice, because you can think,
3:33:14 > 3:33:17actually, there's no pressure. But you're still in that environment
3:33:17 > 3:33:19so by the time that the people do get there,
3:33:19 > 3:33:20you're just, like, killing it.
3:33:22 > 3:33:24I'm going to make sure that next time Shay performs
3:33:24 > 3:33:27he'll have an audience to play to.
3:33:36 > 3:33:39For Hannah, her first time in front of an audience has come,
3:33:39 > 3:33:41the venue has sold out.
3:33:49 > 3:33:51SHE PLAYS GUITAR
3:33:51 > 3:33:53I'm really nervous.
3:33:53 > 3:33:58I haven't gotten through the whole set list yet
3:33:58 > 3:34:01without like making at least one mistake.
3:34:01 > 3:34:03I don't know what she'll be like when there's a room full
3:34:03 > 3:34:05and everybody's listening. I don't know.
3:34:05 > 3:34:07I just...I'm worried about her, but, sure, I'm always
3:34:07 > 3:34:10worried about her, spend my life worrying about her.
3:34:10 > 3:34:12300 people are taking their seats.
3:34:12 > 3:34:15Backstage, Hannah is waiting for her moment.
3:34:15 > 3:34:19There's nothing I love more than just playing music
3:34:19 > 3:34:24and making music - so I need to not let the nerves get to me, just...
3:34:25 > 3:34:27CLATTER
3:34:27 > 3:34:34Just everything...bad that can happen I feel is going to happen...
3:34:34 > 3:34:36now.
3:34:37 > 3:34:39SHE SIGHS
3:34:39 > 3:34:41APPLAUSE
3:34:47 > 3:34:48Hello.
3:34:56 > 3:34:59# Hi, I'm Hannah
3:34:59 > 3:35:01# I can't sing that well
3:35:01 > 3:35:05# If you told me a secret I'd never tell
3:35:05 > 3:35:10# Unless it was to one of my best friends
3:35:10 > 3:35:12# Let's get off the subject
3:35:12 > 3:35:14# Hi, even I'm all grown-up
3:35:14 > 3:35:16# I want to rock the stage
3:35:16 > 3:35:20# I want to get older but never age
3:35:20 > 3:35:26# And I've slight obsession with a lazy eyed man named Russell Howard
3:35:26 > 3:35:31# Oh, I'm a put on a show
3:35:31 > 3:35:35# To show you me
3:35:35 > 3:35:42# Let you hear my musical autobiography
3:35:42 > 3:35:43# Oh... #
3:35:43 > 3:35:47I am so pleased. Hannah did so well. It was an amazing performance.
3:35:47 > 3:35:49The whole crowd just settled down straightaway
3:35:49 > 3:35:52when she sat down and there you could hear a pin drop,
3:35:52 > 3:35:58everyone was so intrigued with what she had to say through her songs.
3:35:58 > 3:36:02# Oh, whoa. #
3:36:02 > 3:36:04CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
3:36:26 > 3:36:28Class, wasn't it?
3:36:28 > 3:36:31I am on...what do you call it...cloud nine.
3:36:31 > 3:36:33I'm really pleased, Hannah. Well done.
3:36:33 > 3:36:35I'm so happy.
3:36:35 > 3:36:39For your first gig, now, it's pretty damn good.
3:36:39 > 3:36:42I'm so happy that's over.
3:36:42 > 3:36:45Well, I'm not really. I want to do it all again. I want to do it again.
3:36:45 > 3:36:46I knew she'd say that,
3:36:46 > 3:36:50because performing on stage is such a great experience.
3:36:50 > 3:36:52# And I still suck my thumb
3:36:52 > 3:36:53# I'm going to finish up around here
3:36:53 > 3:36:55# Cos my fingers are getting numb. #
3:36:59 > 3:37:02Music City isn't just about individual performances.
3:37:02 > 3:37:05Everyone will have to work together as a group
3:37:05 > 3:37:08and I have a definite plan about what we can all do.
3:37:08 > 3:37:10I hope they like it.
3:37:10 > 3:37:11'Hey, guys, it's Katy.
3:37:11 > 3:37:14'Sorry I can't I be there with you right now, I'm in the studio.
3:37:14 > 3:37:17'Now, I've been thinking long and hard about what we can do
3:37:17 > 3:37:19'to include everyone's talents and I've decided
3:37:19 > 3:37:23'we can make our own unique version of an iconic song by a local band.
3:37:23 > 3:37:26'The song is Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol
3:37:26 > 3:37:29'and I really want you to put your own unique twist on it.
3:37:29 > 3:37:33'So I am super, super excited, and I hope you are too.
3:37:33 > 3:37:35'This is a big challenge,
3:37:35 > 3:37:38'so it's going to take such a lot of hard work, so get to it.
3:37:38 > 3:37:40'Good luck and I'll see you soon.'
3:37:40 > 3:37:42But I'm not sure my choice of song
3:37:42 > 3:37:44has gone down a storm with everyone.
3:37:44 > 3:37:46It's always playing when someone gets put out of X Factor.
3:37:46 > 3:37:49Everybody keeps saying that they hear it all the time,
3:37:49 > 3:37:50so it's played out.
3:37:50 > 3:37:53It's just a challenge like. Come on you, can yous not...?
3:37:53 > 3:37:55Do you not think you can do anything with it?
3:37:55 > 3:37:59Like, it has it has potential, like. Do you know what I mean?
3:37:59 > 3:38:00- Well, this is... - SHE LAUGHS
3:38:00 > 3:38:05Snow Patrol, has potential.
3:38:05 > 3:38:08The whole point of this is that we don't want it
3:38:08 > 3:38:11to sound like Snow Patrol, we want it to sound like you.
3:38:11 > 3:38:14# Would you lie with me and just forget the world? #
3:38:25 > 3:38:27Eibhin has just two weeks to go
3:38:27 > 3:38:30to make the song Phil Coulter gave him to learn his own,
3:38:30 > 3:38:32but he is still struggling with it...
3:38:33 > 3:38:37# Brand new day that's coming... #
3:38:37 > 3:38:39Blah! Nah-ha.
3:38:39 > 3:38:41..especially getting the words right.
3:38:43 > 3:38:45I'm here to help.
3:38:47 > 3:38:48How are you feeling?
3:38:48 > 3:38:51- Yeah, terrified completely, really. - Terrified?
3:38:51 > 3:38:54- It's going to be awful. - Oh, why are you saying that for?
3:38:54 > 3:38:57I'm going to mess up my lines or something and... Oh, God!
3:38:57 > 3:39:00No, you won't, you won't.
3:39:01 > 3:39:04- Oh, my gosh, this looks amazing! - There you are.
3:39:04 > 3:39:08- Ladies first. There you are, sir.- Cheers.- Enjoy.
3:39:08 > 3:39:11If I need to learn a song, I'll put the song on my phone
3:39:11 > 3:39:15or on my MP3, and I'll just keep playing it over and over again.
3:39:15 > 3:39:17Are you not sick of it by the end of it?
3:39:17 > 3:39:21The feeling of going on stage un-prepared is like torture.
3:39:21 > 3:39:25It's like the most horrible feeling, that you can give to yourself,
3:39:25 > 3:39:28so I just think, I don't want that feeling.
3:39:28 > 3:39:30I want to be able to go on stage, be confident,
3:39:30 > 3:39:34have fun, enjoy it, you know really think about like performing it,
3:39:34 > 3:39:36and think about the emotion rather
3:39:36 > 3:39:39- than thinking about the technical words and the notes, you know?- Yeah.
3:39:40 > 3:39:43'Eating ice cream with Eibhin is the cushy job.'
3:39:45 > 3:39:48I sent Glenn out on a wet and windy mission
3:39:48 > 3:39:50to reveal news of a big opportunity.
3:39:52 > 3:39:54I've been thinking about Shay's talents
3:39:54 > 3:39:56and I think the time has come for him to know
3:39:56 > 3:39:59what it feels like to play at a big event.
3:39:59 > 3:40:02- I told you you'd need wellies.- Yep.
3:40:02 > 3:40:04But if Shay wants to make the big time,
3:40:04 > 3:40:08he's going to have to climb a mountain...for real.
3:40:08 > 3:40:12Shay, we're up a mountain, it's freezing, it's windy
3:40:12 > 3:40:15and it's rainy and muddy. You're probably wondering why you're here.
3:40:15 > 3:40:18- I am.- Katy B's going to explain.
3:40:20 > 3:40:23'Hey, Shay, it's Katy. I'm stuck in the recording studio,
3:40:23 > 3:40:28'but I'm taking a little of the time out to tell you about your big gig.
3:40:28 > 3:40:30'It might not look like much now,
3:40:30 > 3:40:32'but in a few weeks, these muddy fields
3:40:32 > 3:40:36'will be transformed into Northern Ireland's biggest music festival.
3:40:36 > 3:40:39'All sorts of bands are going to be playing on massive stages
3:40:39 > 3:40:41'and you are going to be up there with them
3:40:41 > 3:40:43'playing some of the biggest tunes too.
3:40:43 > 3:40:45'I've managed to get you a slot
3:40:45 > 3:40:48'just before Radio 1 DJ Philly Taggart plays,
3:40:48 > 3:40:50'so there's going to be a really big crowd.
3:40:50 > 3:40:53'It's going to be absolutely amazing,
3:40:53 > 3:40:56'but you need to make sure you start practising right now.'
3:40:56 > 3:40:57So, what do you think?
3:40:57 > 3:41:01- Um...speechless.- Speechless?
3:41:01 > 3:41:02Looking out here,
3:41:02 > 3:41:05can you imagine that this is going to be a massive festival?
3:41:05 > 3:41:08No, I can just see a field.
3:41:08 > 3:41:11It means a lot that Katy B told me that I was going to be playing
3:41:11 > 3:41:14at a festival, because it's something I've always dreamed about
3:41:14 > 3:41:17and for the next four weeks, all I'll be doing is just making my set,
3:41:17 > 3:41:20getting ready, getting prepared for everything,
3:41:20 > 3:41:21and hopefully it goes well.
3:41:29 > 3:41:31For Eibhin, preparation time
3:41:31 > 3:41:33for working on Phil Coulter's song has run out.
3:41:35 > 3:41:38He's going to audition for Phil to see if he's done enough
3:41:38 > 3:41:41to earn his place in tonight's City of Culture concert.
3:41:42 > 3:41:44Ah! How you doing, Eibhin?
3:41:44 > 3:41:46Not so bad. How are you?
3:41:46 > 3:41:50Not so bad, kiddo. Have you been busy? You doing exams and stuff?
3:41:50 > 3:41:54No, I just finished. Yesterday, actually, I had my last one.
3:41:54 > 3:41:58In between your exam work and your revision and all of that,
3:41:58 > 3:41:59have you boned up on the song?
3:41:59 > 3:42:02- Dear God, aye. - Yeah? "Dear God, aye?"
3:42:02 > 3:42:05- I haven't worked for anything as hard in my life.- Yeah?
3:42:05 > 3:42:07- Yeah, ins and outs and all the words.- Good.
3:42:07 > 3:42:09- Do you want to try it then?- Sure.
3:42:20 > 3:42:23The... I'm so sorry - I'm really terrified.
3:42:26 > 3:42:33# And there's a new moon rising over Derry tonight
3:42:33 > 3:42:39# Like a sign Like a promise for tomorrow... #
3:42:39 > 3:42:41I think you've done enough work now to convince me
3:42:41 > 3:42:43that I should give you a shot.
3:42:43 > 3:42:46When you get that Ulster Orchestra and the Cordella Choir
3:42:46 > 3:42:50and everything else, it's going to be monstrous, all right?
3:42:50 > 3:42:51OK, good boy.
3:42:55 > 3:42:57- Well?- I'm doing it.
3:43:00 > 3:43:02- Well done.- Oh, that's brilliant. - You relieved?
3:43:06 > 3:43:08And monstrous it promises to be.
3:43:08 > 3:43:11He'll be on stage singing the biggest song of the night
3:43:11 > 3:43:15with not only Phil Coulter, but also Glee star Damien McGinty.
3:43:15 > 3:43:18It's all got very real all of a sudden.
3:43:18 > 3:43:19- Eibhin?- Yeah?
3:43:22 > 3:43:26- You're going to do the second half of the second chorus...- OK.
3:43:26 > 3:43:28..by yourself. Damien's going to do the first half
3:43:28 > 3:43:30- you're going to do the second half.- OK.
3:43:30 > 3:43:32Then stay where you are, and then the choir will be
3:43:32 > 3:43:35doing like the third - you sing along.
3:43:35 > 3:43:37Phil is trusting Eibhin with the two most important lines
3:43:37 > 3:43:39of the most important song of the night.
3:43:39 > 3:43:43- Sing it clear, sing it so the world can...?- Hear.- It's a...?
3:43:43 > 3:43:46- Bright.- Right, you got it?- Yep.- OK.
3:43:46 > 3:43:47Cheers.
3:43:48 > 3:43:50And during the sound check,
3:43:50 > 3:43:52someone is having trouble with their lines. And guess what?
3:43:52 > 3:43:54It's not Eibhin.
3:43:54 > 3:43:58# Step out of the darkness and into sun... #
3:43:58 > 3:44:01- Stand here in the light... - Stand here in the light.
3:44:01 > 3:44:03Next!
3:44:03 > 3:44:05Want to try it again with the right words this time?
3:44:05 > 3:44:09Stand here in the light, it's a bright band new day.
3:44:09 > 3:44:12- Our voices will all unite... - May our voices all unite?
3:44:12 > 3:44:13No, not "may". Our voices will all unite.
3:44:13 > 3:44:16Our voices will all unite... May would not make any sense.
3:44:16 > 3:44:18- No, it wouldn't. - Our voices will all unite.
3:44:18 > 3:44:23- Listen, this is Derry, not LA. OK? - Yes.
3:44:23 > 3:44:26# There's a bright brand-new day that's coming... #
3:44:28 > 3:44:30It's show time.
3:44:38 > 3:44:40FANFARE
3:44:40 > 3:44:43MC: Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome home, Phil Coulter.
3:44:43 > 3:44:46APPLAUSE
3:44:47 > 3:44:50Enjoy it, because as Phil says to me when I was 14, it goes by in a heartbeat.
3:44:50 > 3:44:54You might not believe it now when you're sitting there very scared before you go on stage,
3:44:54 > 3:44:58but trust me, when you're finished and you're walking off and the people are going crazy,
3:44:58 > 3:45:01you'll wake up tomorrow morning, and you'll think to yourself,
3:45:01 > 3:45:03dang, did that really happen?
3:45:03 > 3:45:05Have a good time, man, you've worked for it.
3:45:05 > 3:45:07- PHIL COULTER:- 'And singing this new song,
3:45:07 > 3:45:10'first of all I'm going to let Codetta back...'
3:45:10 > 3:45:13Eibhin's moment has come.
3:45:13 > 3:45:16And I'm one of the old brigade at this stage,
3:45:16 > 3:45:18but I think the future of Derry
3:45:18 > 3:45:20is in the hands of the hands of the young kids
3:45:20 > 3:45:24and so I'm going to invite first of all Damian McGinty...
3:45:24 > 3:45:26APPLAUSE
3:45:26 > 3:45:29..and a young 14-year-old kid.
3:45:29 > 3:45:31A young 14-year-old kid called Eibhin.
3:45:31 > 3:45:33I promised him that I'd give him a shot.
3:45:33 > 3:45:35APPLAUSE
3:45:40 > 3:45:43This is Bright Brand New Day.
3:45:45 > 3:45:51# There's a fresh breeze blowing through the city tonight
3:45:51 > 3:45:57# As the sun sets over Sheriff's Mountain
3:45:57 > 3:45:59# Could it be that we might be winning?
3:45:59 > 3:46:03# There's a sense of a new beginning
3:46:03 > 3:46:06# From Creggan to the Waterside
3:46:09 > 3:46:15# And there's a new dawn over Londonderry today
3:46:15 > 3:46:21# Nevermore can our history divide us
3:46:21 > 3:46:24# For the planets are all aligning
3:46:24 > 3:46:27# And the future is brightly shining
3:46:27 > 3:46:31# For Derry our time has come at last
3:46:32 > 3:46:39# There's a bright brand new day that's coming
3:46:39 > 3:46:45# Step out of the darkness and stand here in the light
3:46:45 > 3:46:51# There's a bright brand new day that's coming
3:46:51 > 3:46:56# Our voices will all unite
3:46:56 > 3:47:00# Sing it out, sing it clear
3:47:00 > 3:47:03# Sing it so the world can hear
3:47:05 > 3:47:11# It's a bright brand new day
3:47:18 > 3:47:23ALL: # Our voices will all unite
3:47:23 > 3:47:26# Sing it out, sing it clear
3:47:26 > 3:47:29# Sing it so the world can hear
3:47:34 > 3:47:42# It's a bright brand new day. #
3:47:46 > 3:47:49CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
3:48:04 > 3:48:06You were amazing.
3:48:08 > 3:48:11That was amazing. So emotional, seriously.
3:48:11 > 3:48:14I thought I was going to explode. It was brilliant.
3:48:16 > 3:48:19You could hear in his first two words, he was a wee bit nervous
3:48:19 > 3:48:21and then when the crowd started getting along,
3:48:21 > 3:48:23he was like "Oh, God what's going on here?"
3:48:23 > 3:48:25And then he blew everybody away. It's unbelievable.
3:48:25 > 3:48:28- Was it good?- Oh, you delivered, yeah. That's a good start.
3:48:28 > 3:48:32You are the age that Damian was when I heard him first, you know,
3:48:32 > 3:48:34that's the significance of that. And it's like, kind of, handing the
3:48:34 > 3:48:38torch to a new generation because I'll be long gone
3:48:38 > 3:48:41when you're up and doing...when you live up to your potential.
3:48:41 > 3:48:44- Anyway, well done.- Cheers for that. - God bless. Thanks a lot. Take care.
3:48:44 > 3:48:49'Next time, I get to get to grips with some traditional music...'
3:48:49 > 3:48:51A lot like the stuff you're doing (!)
3:48:51 > 3:48:53Yeah (!)
3:48:53 > 3:48:55'..I deliver surprise news to Hannah...'
3:48:55 > 3:48:58I'm here to tell you about your next gig.
3:48:58 > 3:49:02'..and Shay gets his festival chance, but will he pull it off?'
3:49:02 > 3:49:05I've decided to change some of the tracks about. I'm going be taking a risk
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