Audrey Marie Bartolo

Interview :

Name: Audrey Marie Bartolo (Ta` Verna Folk Band)

Born 7th July 1983

Hometown Xaghra Gozo

Facebook :
www.facebook.com/audreymarie.bartolo

Ta` Verna Folk Band :
www.facebook.com/TaVernaFolkBand

Song : L - Għawdxija -
soundcloud.com/l-ghanja-tal-poplu/01-l-ghawdxija-ta-verna-folk-band

Favourite Food: All Kinds Of Pasta

Sport Activity: Going For Long Walks

Favourite Local Tv: Show Ic-Caqqufa

Favourite Foreign TV Show: 2 Broke Girls

How Important Is Music To You/Why: In My Case It Is Highly Important Because Thanks To It You Can Express Yourself In So Many Ways....

Can You Share With Us Something Curious/Funny Which Happened To You When Performing: In 2012 Ta` Verna Folk Band Was Invited To Take Part As AGuest In A FolkFestival In Nitra Slovakia,After The Performance We Were Told That We Placed 3rd ......In Other Words We Didn`t Know That We Were Competing.

From The Current GTP Finalists Who Would You Choose To Duet With/Why: Rita Pace Since She Is A Very Talented Singer/Author/Composer

A Typical Weekday For You From Morning To Night:Waking Up Quite Early To Catch The Ferryboat To Malta..Once I Reach Cirkewwa Will Catch The Bus To The Nearest Point To The Hotel Where My Clients Would Be Waiting For Me....(I Work As A Tourist Guide) Would Do The Programme According To What The Clients Have Chosen And After The Tour I Would Either Go To Floriana That`s Where My Apartment Is Or Back To Cirkewwa To Cross Back To Gozo.

How Do You Like To Spend Your Weekends? Since Sometimes I`m Quite Busy With My Job And Sometimes I Am Obliged To Work On Public Holidays And Also Weekends When I Have Some Freedays I Prefer Staying In My Comfort Zone At Home But If I Would Feel Like Going Out I Simply Love Going Out With Some Friends At Theatre And For Dining.

Can You Forecast Who Will Win The Festival This Year:Not Really Since I Haven`t Heard The Entries Yet.

L-Ghanja Tal-Poplu Champions Our National Language.Do You Think Malta Should Send A GTP Winner To Sing In Maltese At Eurovision One Year And Why? :Yes Why Not? We Are Maltese At The End Of The Day And We Should Be Proud Of Our Language!

Your Musical Influences : World Music,Jazz,Classic And Pop

Your Inspiration In Life: That Of Being Mainly Happy And Loved...And That All My Loved Ones Would Be OK!

A Message To Our Readers: May God Bless You And Let Music Be The Way!!!


Interviewed by Mr. Joseph Portelli (Music News Malta Editor)


Festival Information :
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