Singer Cheryl Beer plans 'Botanic' launch
Award winning singer songwriter Cheryl Beer has produced a wonderful new song, which has already had close to 600 hits on Youtube. The song was inspired by a visit (in her role as Artistic Director) and a re-write of Carmen the Opera’ at the National Botanic Garden of Wales, Llanarthne, near Carmarthen. ‘The Garden’ was written, performed & recorded by Cheryl, who will be performing it live and launching her new album ‘Snow Tracks’ at the garden on November 6, 2011, at 1pm. When Cheryl Beer said she wanted to be a singer/songwriter after leaving school, she was told it was a dream and not a career aspiration. Cheryl, from Carmarthenshire, listened to her careers teacher and went into nursing before completing a first degree at The University of Glamorgan and a Masters at Cardiff. Some 20 years ago she followed her dream - and having performed alongside the likes of Van Morrison, Lonnie Donnegan & Bob Geldof, to name but a few, she now runs her own record label and community pub...