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We’re hiring! Are you our new musical director?

After four fantastic years, our MD Dom Stichbury is leaving Pop-Up.  They are big shoes to fill: as well as leading us and bringing us on, Dom arranges our music and is a totally stand-up guy. We are looking for a confident and dynamic Musical Director with a strong fun-loving personality who is keen to workContinue reading “We’re hiring! Are you our new musical director?”

I Did This: Open Mic Night @ Pilgrim Pub in Kennington

Guest post by Pop-Up’s Philly  Feeling that my life needed more public embarrassment, I have decided to explore the Open Mike scene of south London: the lure of the sticky carpets and crackly PAs was irresistible, so I tuned my guitar and headed to Pilgrim Pub in Kennington for their Thursday Open Mic Night.

Masters of Pop: Meet Camberwell Community Choir

Last night we rehearsed in our venue for Saturday’s Masters of Pop gig as part of Camberwell Arts Festival – the beautiful St Giles Church in Camberwell. For those of Pop-Up who missed our gig there last summer, it was their first time back since singing at Tom and Jordana’s wedding, two of our membersContinue reading “Masters of Pop: Meet Camberwell Community Choir”

Honouring his royal Boss-ness in Kilburn

  Is there a better way to celebrate the 4th of July than channeling Bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuce? I think not. The Pop Uppers ventured to Kilburn yet again for another covers night at the Good Ship. This time the chosen album was Bruce Springsteen’s Born in the USA – the classic album cover shot of Bruce’s BumContinue reading “Honouring his royal Boss-ness in Kilburn”

New Pop-Up track! The Chain by Fleetwood Mac

Tomorrow night we’re headlining (touch me! Our mothers are so proud.) the Fleetwood Mac Celebration Evening being put on by the wonderful My Best Friend’s Girl at The Good Ship in Kilburn. We are all HUGELY excited – I nearly wrote exciting, but that goes without saying. Far too much of last night’s rehearsal was spentContinue reading “New Pop-Up track! The Chain by Fleetwood Mac”

New Pop-Up track! Heartbeats – The Knife

Since they signed in blood, sweat and beer in February, Pop-Up’s new singers have been getting up to speed with all the repertoire. But that doesn’t mean we’ve been getting comfortable. Oh no. Dom has arranged some lovely tracks for us this year, and this version of The Knife’s Heartbeats is really gorgeous. There’s lotsContinue reading “New Pop-Up track! Heartbeats – The Knife”