A gourmet dinner and live stage show features blues rock royalty singer Deborah Bonham at the Grand Hotel Excelsior on the evening 2 October. Deborah is the young sister of the late John Bonham, the drummer from Led Zeppelin, although she has never made that claim in treading her own path to recognition for her singing and song-writing talent. Deborah’s sweet, raspy, gypsy voice is reminiscent of Janis Joplin, Stevie Nicks and her idol, Scottish blues vocalist, Maggie Bell.

“I think the blues is whatever has happened in your life that you need to get through,” says Deborah. “It’s exorcism - a form of therapy, really.”

Deborah began to break out on her own performing live and recording demos at the age of 17 at Robert Plant’s house in a nearby Worcestershire village. She cut her first critically acclaimed album For You And The Moon in 1985. The album reached the top 5 in the NME chart, and sold well in Europe, being voted ‘Record of the Year’ by Musik Mart magazine in Germany. Then came the album The Old Hyde where she started writing and playing music with her nephew Jason Bonham (John Bonham’s son) who has played drums on her two most recent studio releases. Her third and most recent album, Duchess, is a reference to her mother, the strongest woman she’s ever known and is her debut album for the American market. One of the most powerful songs, “Hold On” is an open letter to the world-weary and heavy-hearted. Bonham has toured and performed with Van Halen, Alannah Myles, Tim Rose, Uli Jon Roth, Humble Pie, Donovan, Lonnie Donegan, Jools Holland, Foreigner and Paul Rodgers. Tickets are e35 for dinner and the show at Grand Hotel Excelsior in Floriana.

For additional information, contact Michael Grima, Head of Sales on 2125 0520 or email [email protected]. or visit www.excelsior.com.mt