 And you're very welcome back, and that was Jennifer Warrens and Joel Cocker, and that was from the soundtrack of the film An Officer and a Gentleman. And as promised in the studio tonight, I've got Sean Lafferty and Brenda Lucas from the Butterdrama Circle, and they're going to be talking about the Baller songbook, which is on this week's sold out, and it's music from the movies. You're very welcome, Brenda and Sean. Thank you, Jane. And before we go on to that, congratulations, Sean. The last time you were on, you were just about to embark on the One Act Drama Festival, and you came second all over Ireland. You won so many awards, so many firsts and best actors and best directors, all, and so congratulations on that. Thank you. Thank you very much. It was an absolutely amazing experience, and the goal was just let's try and get to the All-Ireland Finals, and we did. And coming second overall, in the open section, absolute bonus, and then we had some nominations for the actors, and we also picked up a really, really well-deserved award for design and creativity as well, which I was so, so grateful to get, because the boys put a lot of work into the creativity, end of it, the design work, and the lighting and sound, so a very good night was had. But absolutely blessed, and I just want to big shout out to McCast and crew for that one, because they were an absolute dream to work with, they really were. And I just saw on social media there, you had a big night there with Conor and the cast, and all just to celebrate your success. We did, we did, just a couple of nights ago. We did, we did, we had a lovely night out just to wrap everything up and just say thank you to everyone. Sorry, I should say thank you to Conor Malone for the wonderful script as well, thank you Conor. The little gem of a script, and you know, it was such a wonderful experience, it really was, and can't wait to repeat it hopefully this year. And the Butter drama circle and the Baller Theatre, there's so many things on, it just goes from one project to another, and now you've got the Baller Samba coming up, and your first outing was just before lockdown back in 2020, to mark the 60th anniversary of the Butter drama circle, Sean. Yes, we, Kathleen Brown actually came up with this wonderful idea to mark the 60th anniversary of four years ago, and she decided let's get a choir together, we can open it right out to the community. Anyone's free, anything and level to come in and have a go. And we based it on the musicals that the club had done, or the DCA, anyone involved in the Baller, any musical had happened in the old Baller and the new one over the 60 years. And we invited people back who'd maybe been in the original productions. So some people were coming back after maybe 30, 40 years to sing a song that they sang 40 years ago, you know. And then we had a wonderful mix in of some of the younger, up-and-coming talent that we have in the Baller, from our youth musicals and things like that. So it was a wonderful, wonderful collaboration and a really, really successful run. And we were so lucky just to get right in before lockdown. I think lockdown actually happened about two, three weeks after or something like that, it was so quick. But it was a wonderful, wonderful experience. So we decided let's do it all again, and this time it's the movies. So are you stage manager for this, Sean? What's your role in it? I have a couple of hats on for this one. You know me, Jean, I don't like to do one job, you know. I am MCing. I will be co-hosting with the lovely Theresa McGowan on the night. But I'm also the creative director for it this time round as well. So two hats going. And I think I'm the stage manager as well. So three hats going. And Brenda, the last time that I was speaking to you, I think it was just before lockdown. We were on tour with Steele McNally. That's right, that's correct. And we had to cut it short. So you're involved and you were just telling me before we went in there that you're doing a solo in this? I am doing a solo. I am doing a solo on group numbers and I am singing with a choir. So it's a great experience to be involved in it, to be involved with it this year and involved with it way back in 2019 as well. It's great that we have such a great community of singers. So I'm quite happy to be involved with it. And 75 I believe in total in four-part harmony. So that sounds really, really exciting. Oh it is, it's amazing just to sit back and listen to everyone singing the tenors, the sopranos, the altos and then the band and it's just, it is what you would call a spellbine. Some of the music is just unreal. And I think the audience is going to really love it so there. And it was the idea of Kathleen Brown but Alice Gilday is the musical director and I know what she's done with the Finn and Valley male choir so I'm sure that she is just every bit as good with this one, Sean. Wonder Woman is the only way I can describe Alice. She is such a talent. I've had the pleasure of working with Alice for a few years now both as a musician and on musicals and stuff and I've been very lucky to get to play with her in Irish sessions and trans sessions as you well know. So this lady has put together, single-handedly put together arrangements for nearly 35, 40 songs. It is no mean feat for a single. So I just really want to give a massive shout out to Alice for absolute hard work than the hours that she has put in. She is amazing, she is absolutely amazing. I can't say anything more than that. Wonder Woman, she's just phenomenal. You know it's a massive amount of work that she's put in and I think one of the biggest things that will come out of this is just to see that on the stage and to hear that music that she has arranged for the choir. I'm very lucky in my role that I do get to sit out and watch a lot of the rehearsals so I get that beautiful wall of sound sometimes coming at me and it's very special, very very special but massive shout out to Alice and the guys in the band so we could not do without her. And Fran, you were telling me you were doing a solo but there's a mixture of choir pieces, of duets, of men. There is plenty of variety. Oh, plenty of variety. The music will reach out to young children, right up to old people. We've incorporated movies, black-and-white movies, modern-day movies so I just think the audience is just going to really really love this experience. And it's a family affair you were saying as well. There's parents and children and aunts and uncles and all involved. There is, I mean, you yourself, your brother is in the show and your sister and your daughter, so it's very much a family affair. What we do, we have mothers, daughters, sisters, any relations going, you know, they are. And it's not only a wonderful family experience but it's a massive community one as well. We have people from not only the Finn Valley area and the Twin Towns area we have some of our international visitors with us as well and some indeed from across the border at Donegal Town, Ladder, Kenny. So it's predominantly the Twin Towns, Finn Valley, but we're delighted to have people from outside that area as well. You know, so huge community involvement in it and it's just wonderful watching them all mix together and getting to know each other and sharing their experience, you know. And it's all abilities and all ages. You don't have to have any musical expertise to be involved in a show. No, not at all. No, I think if you love to sing, then that's good enough for us. And they are people involved in other choirs, be it their church choirs or other community choirs, you know. And at the beginning it was like, please don't put rehearsals on this night because I've got my other choir, you know, or I've got church choir rehearsal. So any ability, you know, any ability can come in. And we do have a very big mix of people who are musically trained and people like myself then who can kind of say, can you sing this? Yeah, you know. But yeah, it's a wonderful array of people and levels and abilities, but it's blended so beautifully. And your original three shows, they sold out so quickly and then you put on one again next Sunday night and it's gone too. It's gone too. We had the three shows sold out so we gauged the interest then for a fourth show. So we asked people just to put themselves on a waiting list and last Sunday I think we got up to about 100 on that list so we released tickets on Monday morning. They were gone Monday afternoon. So yeah, what's the saying? They're like hen's teeth. And a show not to be missed. A show not to be missed. It's going to be very special. As Brenda said, it's going to be for all ages. You know, there's something in there for everyone. Such a mix of genres of film. Some you may know very, very well. Some you may kind of go, oh, not familiar with that one, but I didn't know that was from that, you know. Yeah, we've mixed it up. Nice blend. And give us a few examples of what songs are in it from the different genres of film. Oh, well, we've gone right back to the Golden Age of Hollywood. So we've got some little gentlemen prefer blondes in there, a little Marlin, and we've also got some of the rap back in there. We're moving right through then up to the 80s with Rocky and, you know, right up to the modern day now with someone like the biopics like Queen and, you know, all the big, big, so Bond, of course. Can't do it without Bond. There's a bit of Disney in there too. And some beautiful pieces from, like, a mix of everything in it, like rock, pop, ethereal, world, all in there. And it's wonderful. There's such a set and such a demand for it. And there might be a few cancellations, because people sometimes know what you never know. Keep an eye on our Facebook pages and things. There may actually be a cancellation, as you say, Jean, so get in there if you can. Well, the best of luck was a show not to be missed. And as I said, for those people who are fortunate enough to have them, they're going to be ensured a great night. Well, they definitely are, Jean. And can we say thank you to you, Jean, because you've been so supportive over the years for everything that happens in The Baller. I know you've been involved there yourself, and we really do appreciate your support over the years now for a show. So thank you for you too. Well, it's my pleasure. And is there ever success? And I doubt you'll be in again in a few months' time with another venture, Sean and Brenda. Oh, you never know. Hopefully. Thank you so much. Thank you, Jean. Whoa! Prices keep dropping!