For one night only, on Thursday 3rd October 2024, members of the public, Southern Regional College (SRC) staff and students took to the recording studio in SRC’s Armagh campus to rehearse, record and sing their hearts out to the Oasis single “She’s Electric”, as a fundraiser for the charity Aspire NI. Advertisement Advertisement The event saw staff and students from SRC’s Music Department put out a call on social media for members of the public to come together for one night and create an impromptu chorus crew choir, welcoming both signers and karaoke wannabes alike. Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to NorthernIrelandWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you.

A preview of the single and accompanying video is expected to be released on social media in the coming weeks leading up to Christmas, with the full single being available to purchase, raising vital funds for Aspire NI’s work here in the local area. Aspire NI works with children and young people in Northern Ireland to support educational attainment where there is low family income or poverty. The Northern Ireland Audit Office reported in March 2024 around a fifth of Northern Irish children live in relative poverty.

This has a significant impact on the health, education and economic outcomes of children and young people. Advertisement Advertisement Leading the choir was musician and composer Rachael Power. Rachel has written music for multiple youth choirs and spent the s.