On Friday, 28 August, I visited The Cape at Cupid Lagoon Romantic Resort on Kaiya Islands. Xander started off at 2 pm performing solo. He makes the most beautiful sounds on electric violin. I have been to man Xander shows and always enjoy him immensely. He does big band sounds, jazz, romantic, ballroom dancing tunes and, my favorite, songs from Riverdance. He even had a set of Riverdance dance balls. Those songs are terrific. Imagine though, a Dutchman playing Irish tunes. But, hey, good music is good music and has no ethnic boundaries.
Just before 3 pm, Tamra joined Xander on stage at the mic. This girl has such a beautiful voice and has performed on Broadway in RL. She hit notes that gave me goosebumps.While Tamra is living in New York and Xander is in Holland, they dual streamed and the sound was truly magnificent. Some of the highlights of their duet included "Amazing Grace," "Route 66," "Eyes of an Angel," Sting's "Fields of Barley" and one of my favorite Streisand songs, "Somewhere." Tamra's manager gave us all her lengthy song list and requests were encouraged. 
I requested my favorite Tamra song "Eden Will Bloom," and I was not disappointed. She explained that she wrote "Eden Will Bloom" when her nephews were going off to war, which she was against.
I requested my favorite Tamra song "Eden Will Bloom," and I was not disappointed. She explained that she wrote "Eden Will Bloom" when her nephews were going off to war, which she was against. This was a dynamic pairing of immense talent and I hope they do it again soon!
By Shellie Sands
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