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Friday 1st August
Celebrity Spot

"Can You Guess What It Is Yet?"

Were you in Cae Glas Park, Oswestry on Friday lunchtime?  Did you see Rolf Harris and the Fron Male Voice Choir?  They were doing publicity shots on the bandstand for the Fron's next album, “Voices of the Valley - Home” which will be released in November.  Apparently 78 year old Rolf, who was born in Perth, Australia to Welsh-born parents, appears with the Fron on a track on the album.

In 1992, Rolf was feted when 1,000 people visiting an art exhibition in London were asked to name a famous artist. Of those questioned, 38% said Harris, putting him well ahead of runner-up John Constable.

But it was not just his art which was attracting attention. He also scored a string of hit singles, starting off with Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport in 1960.  He hit the top three two years later with Sun Arise, and eventually topped the charts with Two Little Boys in 1969. In the 90s, he found himself appealing to a whole new generation of fans after appearing on Channel 4's late-night show The Word. Soon after he had another top ten hit with his cover version of Stairway to Heaven.

Sophie Yates and Seren Heyward-Jones of Year 9 managed to get a photograph taken with him.