A WHITCHURCH music artist has spoken of her delight after returning to her hometown to perform live.

Sarah Paul (nee Birch) - better known as Madam Misfit - lives in Lincolnshire, but performed in Percy's Cafe Bar in Watergate on Friday, April 14.

The former RAF clarinettest performs chaphop, a genre that combines hiphop with steampunk subculture and stereotypical English obsessions like tea and cricket.

Plenty of friends and family came to see, her perform and Sarah was delighted with the experience.

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She said: "I was last there 12 years ago and it was lovely to see how the place had changed.

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"It was nice to perform somewhere local where I can make jokes which go down and are well appreciated.

"I travel all over the UK and often I don't know where I am going, so it was nice to be familiar with the surroundings.

"To have family in the audience was a first for me, so that was really nice."

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Sarah spoke about Percy's being a place where she started performing live.

She said: "It was where I started really.

"Because, 12 years ago, Percy's was where I first took to the microphone.

"I wasn't singing the same style of music which I sing now, but I was given that opportunity to perform.

"It was quite emotional to be back in the same place.

"I was really proud to be there as an independent artist."

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Sarah continued:: "Regarding the sales of merchandise, I did really well. It was really supportive. That just shows people who attended are completely supportive of live music.

"For me, it worked out really well.

"I think I gained a lot of new fans in Whitchurch which is lovely."

The former RAF servicewoman will be touring the south coast later this year.

Sarah explained: "I will be going down to Brighton Fringe to do some shows there.

"I am will be going on tour along the south coast including Cornwall, Devon, Southampton and Bournemouth in a couple of weeks.

"That will be in the middle of May."

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Sarah paid tribute to Percy's owner Mark Steptoe Dawes and staff for providing her with a venue and looking after her.

She said: "I was well looked after by them.

"Percy's is a wonderful music venue. It is so nice that it supports live music and independent artists."

You follow Madam Misfit via https://www.facebook.com/MadamMisfit

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