Have you ever wondered what the Queen has been up to during lockdown? Part of the answer comes in "That's what Zoom is for", a song by the Barbershop Quartet (Close Enough). Tom Eyre-Maunsell, Tom Rogers, Johnny Shipley and Edward Allen were all choral scholars at Oxford and have remained firm friends ever since. They recently sang at Finnebrogue in aid of Hope for Youth (NI) and raised considerable funds for the charity. The barbershop style is a four-part harmony without musical accompaniment or a cappella.

The socially distanced audience was entertained to the George Formby song, "When I'm cleaning Windows", "The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond" and "Lydia, the Tattooed Lady", one of Groucho Marx's signature tunes.

During the evening a cheque was presented to Listening Ear, a Rathcoole-based charity and one of this year's projects for 11-18 year olds supported by Hope for Youth. Noel Lamb, chairman of the charity and owner of Finnebrogue, spoke of the passion with which the project empowers young people and teaches them the value of non-judgemental listening to others.