£15,000 raised from the Eilidh Brown Memorial Concert

Eilidh's family on stage with her dad, Gordon when he gave his thank you speech



The Eilidh Brown Memorial Concert on 15 Jan 2011, was a star-studded night, where Jon Fratelli got people on their feet dancing and singing along, and Lord of the Rings star, Billy Boyd and his band 'Beecake', played to a sell out crowd raising £15,000 for the Eilidh Brown Memorial Fund. It was a fitting tribute to Eilidh's inspiring spirit, and a fantastic start towards our effort to raise funds to build a respite home in Stirling, Scotland for other families with children suffering from cancer. Eilidh's dad Gordon said:

"It was just unbelievable. To see it all coming together on the night was fantastic. There were lots of tears but lots of laughs as well."

The night was filled with music, comedy and dance, featuring 'Still Game' stars Mark Cox and Jane McCarry, Tom Urie and Claire Knight from 'River City' and Alan McHugh who did a fantastic job as compere. There were songs by Regina Spektor, Eilidh's favourite singer performed by various stars. Eilidh’s uncle, Stephen Lahbib together with a band mate from his band ‘Mama Mayhem’ and her cousin Ross Brown also took to the stage. Eilidh’s family and friends joined Tom Urie on stage for the finale, her favourite song, 'On the Radio'. 

 

Eilidh's uncle, Stephen Lahbib

Eilidh's family and friends, singing the finale song, 'On the Radio'

Here are some behind the scenes photos as concert preparations got underway. We've also uploaded some videos onto our new YouTube account. To read the latest news coverage, go to the Press section of our website.

Special thanks go out to all the stars from the memorial concert who gave their time freely and generously to help us make it a success!