0:00:02 > 0:00:04Hi, I'm Katy B and I love music.
0:00:04 > 0:00:07And I'm taking a group of Londonderry kids
0:00:07 > 0:00:10who all love music, too, and giving them an opportunity to perform
0:00:10 > 0:00:12on the biggest stages I can find.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20We take talented young musicians
0:00:20 > 0:00:23more used to performing in their bedrooms
0:00:23 > 0:00:26and put them in front of an audience of thousands.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Big names...
0:00:30 > 0:00:32big performances...
0:00:32 > 0:00:33- and plenty of passion.- Woo!
0:00:33 > 0:00:35This is Music City.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44I'm in Derry, which this year is UK City of Culture.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48This means its calendar is packed with world-class events.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53The city is determined that Derry's young people
0:00:53 > 0:00:54get a chance to be involved,
0:00:54 > 0:00:58and have created an initiative called The Music Promise.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02As part of that, we scoured Derry's schools
0:01:02 > 0:01:04to find 13 keen young musicians
0:01:04 > 0:01:07to give them the chance to up their game,
0:01:07 > 0:01:09work with some of the artists visiting this year...
0:01:09 > 0:01:12I'm already liking your hand position, that's very good.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16- How are you? I'm Amelia. - ..and perform on the biggest stages
0:01:16 > 0:01:17Hi!
0:01:19 > 0:01:21MUSIC: "Lights On" by Katy B
0:01:21 > 0:01:22'I love music myself,
0:01:22 > 0:01:24'and as a recording artist, I've been lucky enough
0:01:24 > 0:01:27'to be able to make a life out of it.'
0:01:27 > 0:01:31# I keep on moving with the lights on
0:01:31 > 0:01:34# So come and play me just one more song
0:01:34 > 0:01:37# I keep on moving... # 'I can't wait to be involved.'
0:01:41 > 0:01:44I'd love to be here all year, but I've got gigs and commitments
0:01:44 > 0:01:46all over the world, so Derry musicians
0:01:46 > 0:01:50Glenn Rosborough and Jenny Grant are here to help me out.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53# And when you start to shake
0:01:53 > 0:01:55# I'll be there for you... #
0:01:55 > 0:01:57Glenn plays in Wyldling,
0:01:57 > 0:01:59one of Northern Ireland's most promising bands...
0:01:59 > 0:02:01The spark of creativity they have
0:02:01 > 0:02:03really reignites the spark that you have,
0:02:03 > 0:02:06so I'm really forward to seeing where this is going to go.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11..and Jenny is a leading Derry harpist and music teacher.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13It's really inspiring to think
0:02:13 > 0:02:15that these kids really have so much potential,
0:02:15 > 0:02:19so I'm really, really excited to see what they're going to come up with.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24It's 14-year-old Darrel's turn to start his Music City journey.
0:02:24 > 0:02:29Darrel loves playing piano and has dreams of making it big.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32I'd love to become a famous composer, go around the world.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40He spends at least two hours a day practising on the old family piano
0:02:40 > 0:02:44under the stairs and loves nothing more than composing his own tunes.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Music's so important to me, cos it's in me blood.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51But it's not a love shared by his ten-year-old brother Tyrese.
0:02:53 > 0:02:54Hey, messing me!
0:02:54 > 0:02:56Go to your room now.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59Mum Sharon encourages his piano practice as much as she can,
0:02:59 > 0:03:02but she thinks that he could be putting just as much effort
0:03:02 > 0:03:04into his homework.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Well, I keep telling him, "You need to study, as well,"
0:03:07 > 0:03:08and that's something he's not doing
0:03:08 > 0:03:13I prefer to play piano instead of schoolwork and homework,
0:03:13 > 0:03:14and go through music.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18Darrel, I would think, is very obsessed with the piano.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21You know, because when it comes to his school work,
0:03:21 > 0:03:23even when I go to interviews with the teachers,
0:03:23 > 0:03:25they're actually saying he's daydreaming in class.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27And you don't realise it's me who's...
0:03:27 > 0:03:30- You're just saying, "Oh, you don't revise," and...- But you don't.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32- But I'm starting to!- Yes... - You can't see that!
0:03:32 > 0:03:34You've this weird idea that you can go into your exam
0:03:34 > 0:03:37- and pass it without studying. - I don't have that idea! I don't have!
0:03:37 > 0:03:39So, what are you going to do about it?
0:03:39 > 0:03:40Work harder.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44Hmm...I dunno. He doesn't sound that interested to me -
0:03:44 > 0:03:46I think I'd better go round and have a chat.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53Hi!
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Ahh, thanks for having me here.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00Cool. So, how old is your piano?
0:04:00 > 0:04:03It's about 70 years old, it's very old.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05And did it belong to anyone before you?
0:04:05 > 0:04:10Yeah, me greatpapa had this, then it came to me Papa, like, me, grandda.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12It's a hard one to tune, like.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14- Yeah. - You know, you won't get it spot on.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16It's been in the family, so it's not going to get dumped.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19- No.- Like, it's... - It's sentimental value
0:04:19 > 0:04:22- Yeah.- So, would you play me something?- Yeah.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26I've writ a couple of songs now. They're...not too good.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29- They're just a couple of melodies, like this...- Yeah.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32HE PLAYS MELODY
0:04:40 > 0:04:43'It may be an old piano, but it still does the job
0:04:43 > 0:04:46'when Darrel composes his very own music.'
0:04:50 > 0:04:52- It's kind of... - It's lovely.- I got this...
0:04:52 > 0:04:54What you talking about, "They're not too good"?
0:04:54 > 0:04:56That's amazing.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59'Darrel's own compositions sound great.
0:04:59 > 0:05:00'It's obvious he puts the work in,
0:05:00 > 0:05:05'but mum Sharon wants to talk about the work he's NOT doing.'
0:05:05 > 0:05:07But you see, with your music and stuff,
0:05:07 > 0:05:09you would have needed to study, as well?
0:05:09 > 0:05:13- I always knew that music was, like, what I wanted to do.- Yeah.
0:05:13 > 0:05:18Definitely. And I remember I didn't do my, um, like, maths homework.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22- I failed maths...- Uh-huh. - ..and then I had to go back
0:05:22 > 0:05:24to college when I was in sixth form,
0:05:24 > 0:05:28- to go and do every evening to go and do my maths classes.- Right, OK.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31- Really, I should have done my maths. - Do you hear that, Darrel?
0:05:31 > 0:05:33Because Darrel has this love for music
0:05:33 > 0:05:35and that he wants to go professional and everything,
0:05:35 > 0:05:38but that's what I'm trying to get through to him -
0:05:38 > 0:05:39you need to study, as well.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41- if he doesn't get his maths, I'm going with him.- Aww.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43And we're going to nightclass together,
0:05:43 > 0:05:45which I think he might find embarrassing.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47- That's what my mum did! - Is that right, did she go with you?
0:05:47 > 0:05:51She used to give me a lift, yeah. So, just, like, yeah, so...
0:05:51 > 0:05:53So, we'll do your maths together.
0:05:53 > 0:05:54'If doing maths classes with your mum
0:05:54 > 0:05:58'isn't enough to get you studying, I don't know what is.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00'Darrel has enormous talent,
0:06:00 > 0:06:03'but I think he needs someone to guide him to the next level.'
0:06:09 > 0:06:13Another Music City kid starting her journey is 12-year-old Chloe.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16Chloe loves to sing, but up until this year,
0:06:16 > 0:06:19she has struggled to turn her passion for music into reality.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26But that has all changed this year with Derry being City Of Culture.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29A big part of it is all about getting as wide a range of people
0:06:29 > 0:06:30involved in music as possible,
0:06:30 > 0:06:34and Chloe has grabbed the opportunity with both hands.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36She's part of the city youth choir
0:06:36 > 0:06:40that's been performing at major City Of Culture events all year.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43It was amazing - I would do it again any day. I loved it.
0:06:43 > 0:06:44It was really good.
0:06:44 > 0:06:45- SINGS:- Valerie...
0:06:45 > 0:06:48'But Chloe has a very special reason for wanting to get up and sing.'
0:06:48 > 0:06:51'My mammy played the violin, she sang.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53'She was very musical, like.'
0:06:53 > 0:06:55but she passed away in June.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58Just June just past.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00# Oh, if you could see me now... #
0:07:00 > 0:07:03She inspires me, and I'd love to turn out like her,
0:07:03 > 0:07:05in terms of education and stuff.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11With no father on the scene as well, it has been a tough year for Chloe.
0:07:11 > 0:07:12But she is being supported
0:07:12 > 0:07:15both by the Western Health and Social Services Trust
0:07:15 > 0:07:17and her friends.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20Singing in the choir has meant a lot to her,
0:07:20 > 0:07:24but I think the time is right for this girl to find her own voice.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28# I've been thinking 'bout all the things I'm searching for
0:07:28 > 0:07:29# 20 years from now... #
0:07:29 > 0:07:31As a first step, I've organised for her to meet
0:07:31 > 0:07:35one of her musical heroes, Amelia Lily.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37I'm trying to figure out what to wear.
0:07:37 > 0:07:38I don't want to look too dressy
0:07:38 > 0:07:40and I don't want to look too causal, so...
0:07:40 > 0:07:43I never thought in a million years I'd ever meet Amelia Lily.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47Ever, even when I was watching X Factor. No!
0:07:47 > 0:07:50# Oh, you bring me joy You bring me sadness
0:07:50 > 0:07:52# So you bring the love So forget all the madness... #
0:07:52 > 0:07:55You're on tour at the minute with Girls Aloud.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57I am. I never thought it would have happened so quick.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00- What age are you now? - I'm 18.- You're 18.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02And you're on stage tonight in Belfast,
0:08:02 > 0:08:06and tomorrow evening at 7:35, you're going along to the Odyssey.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Hello, Chloe. How are you?
0:08:12 > 0:08:16- Nice to meet you. I'm Amelia.- Hi! - I've heard you're a big fan of me.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18- Yeah.- I like your jumper!- Thank you!
0:08:18 > 0:08:21- I like your jeans, as well, you've got style.- Thank you.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23Sit down and talk to me, yeah?
0:08:23 > 0:08:26So, I've come to see you today, to give you a boost.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30This is, like, one tip I'll tell you, and...
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Never, ever give up on whatever you want to do.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35Whether you want to be a singer, whether you want to play the violin
0:08:35 > 0:08:38whether you want to be a doctor, whatever you want to do in life,
0:08:38 > 0:08:39don't let anybody tell you what to do.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41And if you want to do it, you stick at it,
0:08:41 > 0:08:44cos one day, you know, you could be sat where I am.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46So, give me a cuddle...
0:08:46 > 0:08:49- And I hope that this little chat's helped you, yeah?- Yeah.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51# Oh, you bring me joy You bring me sadness... #
0:08:51 > 0:08:55With that advice to set her on her way, I've got big plans for Chloe.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59IRISH FOLK MUSIC PLAYS
0:08:59 > 0:09:03Last time, I met 14-year-old fiddle player Conall.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08More used to playing to his number one superfan...
0:09:08 > 0:09:10That dog's dancing!
0:09:13 > 0:09:16I've organised for him to take centre stage
0:09:16 > 0:09:17at the All-Ireland Fleadh.
0:09:20 > 0:09:25400,000 people are expected and he is one of the festival highlights -
0:09:25 > 0:09:27playing alongside Cara Dillon.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33He's been putting in some serious hours learning his piece.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36I've been practising hard, and...
0:09:36 > 0:09:40I'm really looking forward to it now, but I'm still a bit scared.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44That's the poster.
0:09:44 > 0:09:4718.50 for a ticket!
0:09:47 > 0:09:49God, she must be really big.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54I'm only realising how big it's going to be, because it's sold out.
0:09:57 > 0:09:58But time for practise is over.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Conall heads to the concert hall, with grandad Tommy,
0:10:06 > 0:10:08who is being supportive, as always.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12Is that a Cara Dillon haircut you've got, eh?
0:10:12 > 0:10:14Shut up!
0:10:14 > 0:10:16You don't have hair to cut.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26As night falls, with every last seat filled for Cara Dillon's concert,
0:10:26 > 0:10:30the enormity of what he has taken on seems to be hitting home.
0:10:30 > 0:10:31It's a big crowd.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36APPLAUSE
0:10:40 > 0:10:41The performance gets under way.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48Waiting in the wings - things seem to be warming up.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53There's a bit of an issue - it's too warm.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56So your hands get sweaty and your fingers are slipping
0:10:56 > 0:11:00when you're playing, so I hope that just doesn't happen.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02My big performance and that happens? God.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11Slippery fingers or not, Conall will just have to get on with the show.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16This is it, ready to go.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20We've got a very special guest here tonight. Um, he's a young lad
0:11:20 > 0:11:24and he's a only 14. Do you want to come on out here, Conall?
0:11:24 > 0:11:25Come on!
0:11:27 > 0:11:29APPLAUSE
0:11:34 > 0:11:37And tonight he's going to perform Eirigh suas a Stoirin with us.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41So, there you go. Give it up for Conall. Woo!
0:11:48 > 0:11:52SHE SINGS IN GAELIC
0:12:41 > 0:12:44- Woo! - APPLAUSE
0:12:57 > 0:13:00Oh, it was brilliant! Class.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03My God, never done something like that before. Amazing.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05Got three rounds of applause.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10I never knew it was going to be that good, actually.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12I want to do that again.
0:13:14 > 0:13:15And again and again
0:13:20 > 0:13:22I think he was fantastic.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25It was really brilliant and I think it just added
0:13:25 > 0:13:27to the excitement of tonight, you know?
0:13:27 > 0:13:32It's a real big deal here and for a young local lad to come out
0:13:32 > 0:13:34and do that is just so brilliant.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36I couldn't have done that when I was 14.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39- We were nearly crying! - Crying on the front row!
0:13:39 > 0:13:41I could get used to this.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43Oh!
0:13:43 > 0:13:46Give us a hug, give us a hug! Brilliant.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49I'm probably more excited than you are, you know?
0:13:49 > 0:13:52Absolutely blew me away. It blew me away, that ending.
0:13:52 > 0:13:53Blew me away.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06I think Chloe is ready to step up to the next level
0:14:06 > 0:14:08and find her own voice.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10Jenny has some exciting news for her.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Chloe, I think you're ready, now, to step away from the choir,
0:14:13 > 0:14:15move out on your own.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18And we've got something really exciting lined up for you.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20We've arranged that a Derry Band
0:14:20 > 0:14:22called Paddy Nash and The Happy Enchiladas
0:14:22 > 0:14:24are going to back you up and you're going to be singing
0:14:24 > 0:14:27at a festival called Stendhal Festival,
0:14:27 > 0:14:29and there's going to be a lot of people there,
0:14:29 > 0:14:31- singing any song you want. - Oh, my God!
0:14:31 > 0:14:345,000 people at the festival.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38# Aaah! #
0:14:38 > 0:14:40With their blend of folk, pop and rock,
0:14:40 > 0:14:43Paddy Nash and the Happy Enchiladas are a popular live band
0:14:43 > 0:14:46and they will be playing at the Stendhal Festival
0:14:46 > 0:14:48in just three weeks.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50- It's amazing isn't it? - That's amazing.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53Oh, Chloe! Honestly, it's just... I'm so excited for you.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55- I want to cry!- Aww!
0:14:55 > 0:14:58Going from singing in a group to singing solo
0:14:58 > 0:15:02is a definite step up and can be quite daunting,
0:15:02 > 0:15:07so I'm sending Chloe to see Street Theatre Director Nicky Harley
0:15:07 > 0:15:10- I'm relying on you to give me... confidence!- OK.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12Well, if you can do some of the things we do today,
0:15:12 > 0:15:14you'll be able to do anything.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17MUSIC: "Mahna Mahna" by The Muppets
0:15:21 > 0:15:24- # Mahna mahna - Doo doo doo-doo-doo... #
0:15:24 > 0:15:27Confidence is the name of the game when you get up on your own
0:15:27 > 0:15:29for the first time in front of an audience,
0:15:29 > 0:15:31and Nicky's exercises are great
0:15:31 > 0:15:33at helping her get rid of her inhibitions.
0:15:33 > 0:15:39MUPPET SCATS
0:15:39 > 0:15:42# Um-ah went the little green frog one day
0:15:42 > 0:15:45# Um-ah went the little green frog... #
0:15:45 > 0:15:47- # Mahna mahna - Doo doo doo-doo-doo... #
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Good skills!
0:15:50 > 0:15:52- # Mahna mahna - Doo doo doo-doo-doo
0:15:52 > 0:15:53# Doo-doo-doo... #
0:15:53 > 0:15:56But it's a workshop with a twist.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59So, you've a young girl who is going to do some street theatre.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02Chloe is going to have to try it all out for real.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06We've got an audience here. We'll try and gather them round.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10# Um-ah went the little green frog one day
0:16:10 > 0:16:13# Um-ah went the little green frog
0:16:13 > 0:16:16# Um-ah went the little green frog one day
0:16:16 > 0:16:19# And the frog went Um-um-ahhh! #
0:16:19 > 0:16:23Well, if you can do that, Chloe, Stendhal should be a breeze.
0:16:23 > 0:16:24I think I've more confidence now,
0:16:24 > 0:16:27cos it doesn't matter what people think, it's just - you're doing it,
0:16:27 > 0:16:29and at least you have the guts to do it.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35Chloe has to choose a song to sing at the Stendhal Festival,
0:16:35 > 0:16:37and, luckily, hasn't gone for Little Green Frog!
0:16:37 > 0:16:38I'll sing along beside you,
0:16:38 > 0:16:42cos you need to get those two wee lines right here. Try it again.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45Instead, she'll perform the smash hit, Beneath You're Beautiful,
0:16:45 > 0:16:47by Emeli Sande and Labrinth.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50She's taking it to rehearse with Paddy Nash and the Happy Enchiladas
0:16:50 > 0:16:53for the very first time.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55# See beneath you're perfect
0:16:55 > 0:16:57# Take it off, now, boy
0:16:57 > 0:16:58# Take it off, now... #
0:16:58 > 0:16:59I just want to try the chorus,
0:16:59 > 0:17:02cos there's just something not sounding right in that "Take it off."
0:17:02 > 0:17:05OK, start again, now, at "You've carried on so long."
0:17:05 > 0:17:07- OK.- And you're just going to look at me
0:17:07 > 0:17:08and you're going to trust yourself, right?
0:17:08 > 0:17:10- HE CHUCKLES - I know, I know.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12I know, I'm laughing, cos it's true.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14It's funny, cos it's true, then.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18- OK.- And we're going to get a wee groove on, here,
0:17:18 > 0:17:21so we're going to forget about everything and just do it, right?
0:17:21 > 0:17:23- Just going to look at you and no-one else.- Right.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26Go for it - three, four...
0:17:26 > 0:17:30# You've built your wall so high
0:17:30 > 0:17:35# That no-one could climb it
0:17:35 > 0:17:38# But I'm going to try
0:17:38 > 0:17:40# If you will let me... #
0:17:40 > 0:17:44Chloe seems to be struggling with the original key the song is in.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46Paddy has an idea that just might work.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48- SHE PLAYS KAZOO - Oh, my God!
0:17:51 > 0:17:53- So you're going for the Enchilada version, then?- Aye.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55Good stuff.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08# You tell all the boys "No"
0:18:08 > 0:18:14# Makes you feel good, yeah
0:18:16 > 0:18:18They were all Grumpy Burritos there, for a minute.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21Now they all Happy Enchiladas again.
0:18:21 > 0:18:22Good job.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25The Paddy Nash spin on the song seems to be working.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29Chloe has a week of hard practise ahead, to get her tune nailed.
0:18:29 > 0:18:30There we go.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37The last time we saw the Music City group all together,
0:18:37 > 0:18:41they were getting creative to kick-start some fresh ideas
0:18:41 > 0:18:44for a cover version of Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51They're going to record their version of the tune
0:18:51 > 0:18:54and shoot a video, but first they need to work out
0:18:54 > 0:18:56how all the different instruments and voices
0:18:56 > 0:18:57are going to work together.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01Glenn and Jenny have assembled the group over the weekend
0:19:01 > 0:19:04to work on the arrangement, but time is ticking.
0:19:04 > 0:19:05Cool!
0:19:05 > 0:19:08We've only got one more set of practice to go through
0:19:08 > 0:19:09before we go into the studio,
0:19:09 > 0:19:12so really, now, what they need to do is start coming up with ideas,
0:19:12 > 0:19:14because the last thing we can do is go into the studio
0:19:14 > 0:19:17and start wasting time trying to come up with ideas.
0:19:17 > 0:19:18All right?
0:19:18 > 0:19:22Let's take it from that chorus, so it's after two...
0:19:22 > 0:19:23# If I lay... #
0:19:23 > 0:19:24Right?
0:19:24 > 0:19:28# If I just lay here
0:19:28 > 0:19:32# Would you lie with me... #
0:19:32 > 0:19:36It's still a bit ropey. Every time we do it, it changes slightly,
0:19:36 > 0:19:38and that's not good enough, you know?
0:19:38 > 0:19:40Most of them haven't been in a recording studio before,
0:19:40 > 0:19:42so that will throw them a bit,
0:19:42 > 0:19:45so there is a lot of work that needs to be done before then.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48So, does anyone have any questions, or any ideas?
0:19:48 > 0:19:51Anything that they want to bring forward? Cos now's a good time.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55Can we make the song a little bit faster, a little tiny bit faster?
0:19:55 > 0:19:57Aye. Because that's...
0:19:57 > 0:19:59- That's too slow.- Yeah.- Like this...
0:19:59 > 0:20:02- HE PLAYS A FASTER BEAT - Yeah.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04Music City drummer Jason has made a suggestion
0:20:04 > 0:20:07that starts to get the group owning the track.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17I love the intro - like, the harp and the violin.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19How it just comes in so softly, and then it builds up,
0:20:19 > 0:20:21and you've got that amazing beat coming on -
0:20:21 > 0:20:23it's really, like... gets you really pumped.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27That tempo change and that stop - perfect ideas
0:20:32 > 0:20:35I can't stop thinking about how great Darrel's piano playing is,
0:20:35 > 0:20:39and the time feels right for him to step it up a notch
0:20:41 > 0:20:44Jenny is taking him to meet Neil Cowley.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Neil is City of Culture's musician-in-residence.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49Neil has played on some of the biggest hits
0:20:49 > 0:20:52of this century, working with people like Emeli Sande and Adele.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56# Could have had it all
0:20:56 > 0:21:00# Rolling in the deep... #
0:21:00 > 0:21:03I've heard about you. I've heard all about you. The word is out
0:21:03 > 0:21:07in the city about you. So is it true to say you're classically trained?
0:21:07 > 0:21:08Yeah.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11There is no better person for Darrel to work with
0:21:11 > 0:21:12and help him determine
0:21:12 > 0:21:14whether his dream of making a life in music
0:21:14 > 0:21:16is realistic. And for once,
0:21:16 > 0:21:20Darrel has done his homework and knows exactly what to ask for.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22I used to play Rolling In The Deep.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24- Right.- You played that one? - I did play on that.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26I was watching on YouTube.
0:21:26 > 0:21:27Did you watch that clip of me
0:21:27 > 0:21:30- filming it in the studio? - Go on, play it.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33- You want me to do it?- Yeah. - So, do you play that one?
0:21:33 > 0:21:35- No, I used to. - What do you mean, "You used to"?
0:21:36 > 0:21:38Why don't we re-learn Rolling In The Deep?
0:21:38 > 0:21:41- Yeah.- Is that a good idea. Cos I think that's what I played on it.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44- Something like that. - Yeah, that's it.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46Yeah, I'm glad you're here to tell me!
0:21:52 > 0:21:53I'm already...
0:21:53 > 0:21:55I'm already liking your hand position, that's very good.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58So you play that part, I'll play this part.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01Two, three, and...
0:22:01 > 0:22:03THEY PLAY: "Rolling In The Deep"
0:22:04 > 0:22:06A flat major.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09If you can do that with the fourth finger, that'd be perfect.
0:22:09 > 0:22:10Three and...
0:22:11 > 0:22:12That's it.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14- NEIL HUMS - Perfect
0:22:26 > 0:22:28Well done. Yeah, you got it, you got it straight away.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30But what's amazing about you is your technique.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32You know you've got that
0:22:32 > 0:22:35and you've got that over 95% of people.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38You've got a classical technique. You're very fluid,
0:22:38 > 0:22:39you jump from one end of the piano
0:22:39 > 0:22:41to the other, no bother at all. You...
0:22:41 > 0:22:45You could... You've got everything within your grasp technically,
0:22:45 > 0:22:47for you to do exactly what you want
0:22:47 > 0:22:50for the rest of your life. I'm telling you, you really have,
0:22:50 > 0:22:53you know, because it's just all there, it's all natural.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55You know, it's been drilled into him or whatever,
0:22:55 > 0:22:59but it's working beautifully. It's possible that the only area
0:22:59 > 0:23:02that you need to think about and develop is your ear.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05And if you start just, sort of, messing round, just playing...
0:23:06 > 0:23:11If Neil is telling him he's good, he really must have something special.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14Neil is a great teacher, and I know that Darrel wants to
0:23:14 > 0:23:18compose his own tunes, so hopefully they can continue to work together.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22He reminds me of myself at that age. I think he's, um...
0:23:22 > 0:23:26It's his passion for it that completely overwhelms you, you know.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30Anything you like, as long as it's those notes.
0:23:30 > 0:23:31Keep going.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33IMPROVISED MELODY
0:23:39 > 0:23:40That's your voice.
0:23:49 > 0:23:50Yeah.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56That's beautiful. That's great. You know,
0:23:56 > 0:23:58you made all that up, and it all made sense,
0:23:58 > 0:23:59and it's beautiful, and melodic
0:23:59 > 0:24:01and it's lovely. You're a jazz musician.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03FOLK MUSIC PLAYS
0:24:03 > 0:24:06The time has come for Chloe to take the stage
0:24:06 > 0:24:09with Paddy Nash & The Happy Enchiladas.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11ROCK MUSIC PLAYS
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Her gig with the band is at the Stendhal Festival of Art,
0:24:20 > 0:24:23which gathers all things creative from across Ireland
0:24:23 > 0:24:26for a full and fun weekend of art,
0:24:26 > 0:24:28performance and, of course, music.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34With the festival in full swing, Chloe arrives for her gig.
0:24:34 > 0:24:38I'm just backstage behind the Stendhal tent, where I'm performing.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42And I've just spotted the artists' hospitality tent.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44I think you can get, like, tea and stuff there.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50I think it's special that I'm at festival and it's my first festival.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54Unfortunately, my mum can't be here with us, but, um, everything I do
0:24:54 > 0:24:59basically is for her and I'm sure she's looking down.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03And I can't wait to just go on and make her proud so...
0:25:03 > 0:25:05I'm very excited.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09I choose Beneath Your Beautiful because, in school,
0:25:09 > 0:25:12I was always bullied and I was never properly...
0:25:12 > 0:25:15I was never... I was seen as invisible.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17I was never seen as somebody.
0:25:17 > 0:25:22So it says... It says like "beneath you are beautiful",
0:25:22 > 0:25:26and everybody's beautiful in some way, so...
0:25:26 > 0:25:28# I'll see you in the sun... #
0:25:28 > 0:25:30The Paddy Nash gig is well under way.
0:25:30 > 0:25:31In just a few moments,
0:25:31 > 0:25:34she'll see if her three weeks of hard work have paid off.
0:25:34 > 0:25:38She has never sung solo before in front of an audience.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41The crowd is massive now.
0:25:41 > 0:25:45I didn't know. I didn't expect it to be this big -
0:25:45 > 0:25:48obviously a lot of people know Paddy Nash.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50A very special guest today.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54Folks put your hands together for young Chloe.
0:25:54 > 0:25:58CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:25:58 > 0:26:00Hello everybody!
0:26:02 > 0:26:05# You let all the girls go
0:26:05 > 0:26:11# Makes you feel good, don't it?
0:26:11 > 0:26:15# Behind your Broadway show
0:26:15 > 0:26:20# I heard a voice say "Please don't hurt me"
0:26:21 > 0:26:23# You've carried on so long
0:26:23 > 0:26:28# You couldn't stop if you tried it
0:26:28 > 0:26:31# Oo-ooh oo-hoo
0:26:31 > 0:26:34# You've built your wall so high
0:26:34 > 0:26:38# No-one could climb it
0:26:38 > 0:26:40# But I'm going to try
0:26:42 > 0:26:45# Would you let me see beneath your beautiful?
0:26:45 > 0:26:50# Would you let me see beneath your perfect?
0:26:50 > 0:26:53# Take it off now, girl Take it off now, girl
0:26:53 > 0:26:55# I want to see inside
0:26:55 > 0:27:02# Would you let me see beneath your beautiful tonight? #
0:27:06 > 0:27:09CHEERING
0:27:09 > 0:27:11Hi, everybody!
0:27:21 > 0:27:25That was absolutely amazing. That was just... Oh, it was unreal.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27I really didn't expect that big of a crowd.
0:27:27 > 0:27:28Oh, it was absolutely amazing.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31# You've carried on so long
0:27:31 > 0:27:35# You couldn't stop if you tried it... #
0:27:35 > 0:27:38I actually give all the credit to my mum, I think,
0:27:38 > 0:27:40cos she's just, she's, kind of, like
0:27:40 > 0:27:43my lucky charm, she's just always there.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47Hope she's proud of me, like. I'm really proud of myself, as well.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49# See beneath your beautiful?
0:27:49 > 0:27:52# Would you let me see beneath... #
0:27:52 > 0:27:56- Did you enjoy that?- Yeah, brilliant. Oh, it was absolutely amazing.
0:27:56 > 0:27:57You were fantastic
0:27:57 > 0:27:59'I thought she was brilliant.'
0:27:59 > 0:28:02It was a great feeling playing it on stage, buzzing off the crowd.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04She... Fair play to her, she nailed it.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07I don't think anybody has heard that song like that before.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09We should record it. We should release it!
0:28:09 > 0:28:11I know. I'm so grateful for the...
0:28:11 > 0:28:14- 50/50.- All right.- 50/50.- Definitely.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20Next time... Will Connor pull off his lambeg dance track?
0:28:20 > 0:28:23I'm kind of nervous, like, cos no-one's ever heard it.
0:28:23 > 0:28:24I hope it's a good reaction.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26Will Darrell make it to the stage?
0:28:26 > 0:28:30I feel sick. I'm feeling nervous - really nervous.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34- And the Music City kids say goodbye. - Is this the end now?- Is that it?