September Serenade: A Cozy Evening of Performances at Third Space

In September La Mansarda returned to the venue I had first seen it take place, Third Space in Smithfield Square, and I was delighted that this would be the strange and cozy stage I would get to perform on as well.
The first performance was preceded, after the traditional technical delays, by a short video presentation explaining the work that the PIC organisation is doing in supporting health care access in South American countries.

I was delighted when my name (Seamus) was the first to be drawn from the red hat meaning I was to perform first because I was terrified.
Further technical delays ensued (I had brought my own, you see) and we were off! The welcome of the audience put me at ease immediately as I muddled my way through new material and old. So happy I did that.
Like myself the next performer, Mic P, was dusting off the cobwebs of lockdown to deliver heartfelt and thoughtful rhymes on subjects we all knew about or knew someone who knew about them.
The inimitable JHNDOE improvised his way through a soulful set accompanied variously by guitar, piano, and çahon, singing and speaking with wisdom and wonder, blowing everybody's mind.
Angelica, one half of the bilingual podcast, A Day in a Female Life, took the stage next and explained their format of speaking with ordinary people about their experiences of everyday sexism which is something well worth supporting and, I can now report, way more generally entertaining than you might think. Give the trailer episode, With Robyn, 7 minutes of your time, you'll be stunned.
Adam O'Rua showcased a myriad of talents next: body-popping dance moves, toe-tapping live beats and dance floor-ready melodies, a true showman.
The providence of the red hat made Negro Impacto the defacto headliner and their stripped back set of guitar and vocal versions of tuneful pop gems made me have to check out the full, produced tracks and I did and they are in my playlists now.
The night finished out with a Tiramisu, the best kind of cake, topping off the best kind of night: one of familiar faces, spontaneous pop-ins, unexpected performances, and cake.

Seamus Bradley

Artist Performing: 

1. Seamus Bradley

2. Mic P

3. JHNDOE

4. Adam O'Rua

5. Negro Impacto