Military Wives Choir Sing Bob Dylan's To Make You Feel My Love
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There was also a glimpse of what life is like when your husband is fighting on the front line. "You don't want to do things because you feel guilty that you're having fun with your family," said Sarah, who son was old enough to realise his Dad might die while he was away. She was one of the most nervous singers but loved the camaraderie developing as a result of the choir.
If I have one criticism, it is that Malone over-egged the significance of what he was doing. It was a wonderful project but we didn't need to be reminded of it every five minutes.
But that is a minor thing and the significance of the project certainly came to the fore when the ladies performed for the people of Barnstaple. Malone picked a tear-jerker for this performance 'You make me feel my love' (Bob Dylan's apparently, but made famous by Adele) and made sure his soloist was a sturdy type who wasn't about to break down on stage.
Nicki did well by him and tears were duly jerked. "For anyone to get up and sing when their husbands are in danger I don't know how they do it," said one older member of the audience, and you got the sense Malone was achieving his goal of giving these women a voice. The breathless, grinning women fresh from the performance attested to the fact it was doing them no end of good.