Music can heal the soul, and this is a time when that is needed the most.
But with bars, music festivals and concerts all nixed due to COVID-19, there are virtually no venues for performances.
To fill in that gap, Chilliwack91裸聊视频檚 Bradley Gionet took a leap of faith and created a Facebook page dedicated to in-home karaoke performances. Within days, the group has grown to include about 2,000 people. And not just from Chilliwack. Members of group span from here to the UK, and all points in between.
READ MORE:
They91裸聊视频檙e singing and sending in videos from all over, so far mostly from B.C. and the Pacific Northwest in general. There are fun videos, professional ones, sweet ones, and songs created by whole families.
It was a video that went viral from Italy that spurred on the Facebook group, says Gionet.
91裸聊视频淚 was watching these beautiful singers in Italy,91裸聊视频� he says. 91裸聊视频淎s I watched my friends, colleagues, and family enter into isolation, I realized we needed a pick-me-up.91裸聊视频�
Gionet loves to sing, and has shared videos of himself singing in the past. He also was working with several Chilliwack businesses on a true karaoke contest that was supposed to start in April. Like all other events, it has been cancelled to follow the provincial orders to socially isolate.
But the music didn91裸聊视频檛 need to stop, he thought. So the posts began.
He says they are 91裸聊视频渢otally raw and unedited, just for some joyful moments.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淭here were so well received, I decided to start the group Coronaoke,91裸聊视频� he says, a mix of corona and karaoke.
91裸聊视频淲ithin 48 hours we have around 2,000 members,91裸聊视频� he says. 91裸聊视频淚 am shocked by how far reaching they have gone, and how quickly people have responded and posted their own videos. The biggest happy surprise for me is that I have yet to have to remove a single negative comment. Everyone is having a blast!91裸聊视频�
To join the group, make your own video, or just enjoy the ones others have posted, check out 91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频� on Facebook.
READ MORE:
jpeters@theprogress.com
Like us on and follow us on .
