It’s not easy being a singer. First of all there is no external instrument to help produce the right sound; the singer is the instrument. Then there are those twisting and turning melody lines to negotiate. And to top it all there are these pesky things called lyrics. There are countless singers who, blessed with good vocal cords and a good musical memory, are able to master those first two steps. But it’s the special few who make sense of step three. And Sara Colman is one of those. She doesn’t just make a lovely sound floating over the surface of melody and words; she takes up residence in the song… Peter Bacon