Rising singer-songwriter Eliza Doolittle visits Gateways School

On 23 February rising singer-songwriter Eliza Doolittle, whose first EP was released last November featuring the tracks Rollerblades, Moneybox, Police car and Go Home, visited Gateways. Eliza took time out of her nationwide tour promoting her new single Skinny Genes to perform some of her songs in the PAC with a small band of musicians on double bass, acoustic guitar, ukulele and an Afro-Cuban percussion instrument known as a cajon. The audience was invited to sing along – which they did enthusiastically! – and Eliza then took questions and spoke to the girls about her music and what inspires her to write songs. Head of Music Mr Dutton said: “Eliza has a really individual musical style and a good voice. The girls thoroughly enjoyed hearing her sing and will be looking out for her in the future.”