Carly's birthday serenade

Biki ..... Just AMAZING....! For those of you not there at Carly's bday gig, and for those of you who were (i have watched this over and over and over!!) This is the moment Biki took to the stage , and sung a solo to Carly infront of a very full audience.....

(this starts a couple of verses in as i had no idea he was about to do this, and so the camera was hidden deep in my bag!)

apologies for dubious recording techniques!

Happy birthday!!

Once again Happy Birthday Carly!

I had a blast last night, awesome music, great company and Rum at 2! Oh the joys of being a student! May it be one that you'll remember!

So here's to you Carly dear, wishing you all the great things in life and may your birthday bring with it an extra share of all the things that make you happiest!

To more great times!

Lots of love, TrishX

It's still your birthday here in Vancouver so I thought I would post while I can.
Thanks for all your laughter and indecisiveness. I love you and I'm so proud of you!
I hope your on stage right now rockin' the house. I forgot to mail your card today but will do it tomorrow.
Happy Birthday, Carly!
Here are some photos for you.
love,
elle

Wohoo! I LOVE blogs :) HB CARLY!

What an awesome idea :) That Biki, he's pure class!
Hope you have a wicked, cool red wine filled birthday m'dear, wish I was there to drink some with you but I'm sure the partying will be long and hard (unless you're working, guess then it'll be short and hard!)
Here's a couple of photos from Rob and Ad's wedding that thought you might like. I'm sure you remember the incident with the wine glass....? ;)

And whilst it does indeed look like Biki's about to lay one on me, I can assure you that he's actually puckering up for you.

Have a great Birthday :)
Love Jamie and Emily x

Happy Birthday Carly!

Still 2 years younger than me - how can that be? Hope things are happy over there in England! Hard to believe it was over a year ago now that we were over there in Kenya, seems like it was only a few months ago. Have a great birthday!

Carly's birthday

Hey Carlita,

To the Bradley's very favourite Canadian...sorry we can't be with you tonight but if we were Adam would scratch out a jig on his violin, Jack would emit some base burps from his basson, Joe would jam joyfully on his mini cello, Debs would serenade you on her stethescope and I would murder some 70s classics - to say 'Happy Birthday'....have a great time tonight. And looking forward to catching up in Kenya.

Richard x

Happy Birthday Carly Frey

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Carly Frey!
Very Happy that i'll be seeing you tonight to celebrate in person and watch you in action with that fiddle again. It is BRILLIANT being in London at the same time as you (even if we do seem to spend more time leaving voice messages rather than meeting up!) and here's to all the fun times ahead. The long awaited photos from Sawa Sawa ..... after all this waiting, i have now found them, and what do i discover but only parts of Biki can be seen! Sorry Biki! Carly's still looking adoringly at you (even if it is just your right eye!) so perhaps still worth the wait?! And another for memory of one of your London gigs!

Have a great day and enjoy the last year of this decade!XXX

hb, c

newcastle and i both say happy birthday and both regret missing your show tonight. we will both be drowning our sorrows in boringness tonight thinking of old ass you and yours bopping away.

and now, take 4 from an FT recording session:

Good Morning Sunshine

Happy Birthday

Hi Carly,

Many happy returns and I hope you have a fantastic day, looking forward to playing some more of the folk music when I return from the frozen west. Dana and Nye send their regards as does Bob Fenske. (I saw a Barrage programme at his house. It was funny). See you soon,

Your friend,

Matt.

Happy Birthday Carly!

For some reason I can’t stop thinking of you wearing the evil balaclava and playing war on terror. I’m sorry you had to endure that, but it still makes me laugh out loud, so I hope you feel it was worthwhile. If only I had thought to video others would be sharing in my laughter.

I’m so happy I’ve gotten to know you, and I honestly don’t know what I would do if you weren’t in London! I hope you have a GREAT day, and I’m certain that the next year will be full of laughter and love and music and accomplishments. You amaze me Carly! Go kick butt. See you tonight!

xoxoxo Nae

Ps. Here’s a wee birthday video. Don’t worry, I have no aspirations of pursuing this as a career.

Joyeux Anniversaire!!!

So happy you're in my life Ms. Frey.

See you tonight for the birthday festivities. I'll be the one in the corner bopping to 'moonlight, moonlight'...as per usual.

love you.

Rachel

Happy birthday, wonderful lady!  I've been having flashbacks of exciting times in Montreal, Ottawa (hometown, yet I know nothing of the sites) and London.  It's been such a pleasure watching you grow older (well, spending time with you, we just happen to be getting older in the process).  I love you lots!  Here's to you and the great times ahead! xoxo Claire

Carly does spontaneous Haiku

Couldn't resist

A wintry jaunt in Clissold Park, when being 28 was not a distant memory (for one of us)

love ads! xxx

Hoopy Barthday!!!

Miss....this word describes how I feel about you... That's right Miss Frey, I MISS YOU! Happy birthday! I'm going to come visit you in March...wherever you may be. That will be my present (I hope you'll be in the UK though or I may not follow through) . Just remember for this next year as we flounder hopelessly towards 30, that 30 is the new 20!! So really you are 19 all over again!

Love,
Erin Horne

ps. Uh-oh...........

Happy Bidet Carly

I hope you have an awesome day and an even better hoedown.
I'm guessing it will be just like this. Right?
See you in December for some Christmas fun and belated celebrations. Rach xxx

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday Carly!!! What a nice idea this is eh!
Heres a joke to make you smile on this wonderful day

A couple of hunters are out in the woods when one of them falls to the ground. He doesnt seem to be breathing, his eyes are kind of rolled back inside hise head. The other guys whips out his mobile phone and dials the emergency services. He hurridly gasps to the operator on the switch board that his friend is dead! "what can I do?"

The operator in a calm soothing voice says, ok, take it easy, relax, deep breathes keep calm, I can help. First, lets make sure hes dead. There is a silence, then a shot is heard.

The guys voice comes back on the line "ok, now what?....."

Ho ho, hope you have a lovely day...sail away ladies sail away...

Big love Rob

from ads xxx

hello lovely carlito
happy birthday! it's raining here but not in my heart!
i can't tell you what an improvement it is on the country in general that you & biki are in it.
thanks for all the music and fun you bring me every time we see each other ...

(do you hear ella fitzgerald musing away in the foggy crackly background?

when your near there's such an air of spring... about it
I can hear a lark somewhere begin to sing..... about it

actually i can hear some birds!)

not to mention the unbeatable friendship... rolling over the years like a friendly carpet that's quite long. It's going over the hill, but we are not. at least, not yet...

make sure you blow them all away this evening, at your coal porter birthday bash - how i wish i could come too.

big kisses,
ads xxxxx

Birthday video from Cathy (Carly's mum) and friends

Carly's Attempt at a Super Charger

A Long Time Ago at Lake Baringo....

Just woke up thinking about the old lady...

Funny thing, to wake up, thinking of you, C...and here it is your birthday. Woke up thinking of all the things I am going to write you in an email today, making sure to answer your carefully laid out questions :) from the last email you wrote. I tried to think of something exciting to write, something inspiring, but could think of nothing important save this kiddo kicking me from my insides out. How can I compare with the amazing little life you have going with Biks in London? The touring, the travel, the flat, the job, the juiciness of your life is the stuff of stories right now and I am so damn proud of you for making it all happen. And here it is, your birthday, a day to celebrate precious you, so now I will have no trouble at all thinking of anything to write because nothing is as important as this day because it is your day and we love you so very very much. I am going to show Mara Marie a few photos of her Auntie Crazy to celebrate your day. I hope it is filled with all the love and laughter I know you share with everyone around you. I wish we were there to raise a pint or ten with you, but alas, that will have to wait a bit longer...XXXXXXXOOOOO Michelley

I O U

A professional studio photo shoot.
Check out the following links and let me know what style you like and we can take it from there.

Happy Birthday Carly
All my love,
Biki

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