SALE AROUND THE WORLD

Sale is going around the world this year … in music.

For local Rotarians are staging one of the summer’s most original musical events featuring some of the country’s best young musicians.

The outdoor event, at the Sale Football Club ground on Saturday, 26^th June, features blues, gospel, jazz, indie folk, classical music and African drumming to represent the way that the Rotary movement has spread worldwide.

The four-hour event will raise funds for local charities and deserving causes as well as helping fund Rotary’s national and international commitment to support people who desperately need help.

Musicians from the Royal Northern College of Music have put together a wide-ranging programme of different musical styles that stretch from the blues of Rotary’s Chicago birthplace through the American, European and African continents.

“It will be a great community day out for the whole family to have fun, bring a picnic, listen to music and raise money at the same time … most of which will be given back to Sale,” says Graham King, president of Sale Rotary Club.

And weather will not even be a threat for spectators who prefer to use the football club’s two covered stands, including seating in the North Grandstand.

Blues guitarist Brad Edmondson will open the concert at 2pm and pave the way for African drumming from the Djembe Group followed by the soulful RNCM Gospel Choir, classical music from the D’Avanzo Quartet, and indie folk music from Feldspar, before exciting bill-topping jazz band Booth Street West closes the event at 6pm.

Ticket prices are £10 for adults, £7 for young people (from 5 to 15) and £8 for concessions. A family ticket for up to two adults and two children is £25. And children under five are admitted free.

For more details go to the Sale Rotary Club website www.saleconcert.com or telephone 0161 969 3177.

• There are 1.2 million members of more than 31,000 Rotary clubs in over 200 countries and geographical areas worldwide. For details on how to join Sale Rotary Club, telephone Peter Munday - 0161 969 1391