Ray's Barbershop Wish

Once you have donated, as much or as little as you wish, feel free to download a selection of Ray's music from the link provided.

- Simply click on the link below

- Allow the folder to download

- Enjoy Ray's music

http://www2.gripple.com/RayDeGrussa/Cd.zip

Ray De Grussa was born in 1952 with Cerebral Palsy. He was raised by his mother, as his father passed away when Ray was 6 months old.

Ray spent time living in Essex, Cornwall and Wales before moving to Sheffield in 2005 where he currently lives at Mickley Hall, a Leonard Cheshire Disability care home. It was here that music became a major part of Ray's life. With the help of the University of Lifelong Learning and Drake Music, he was able to study music at the University of Sheffield.

Ray retained his equipment after the course and continues to compose music every day. His work won an award last year for Digital Participation at the National Adult Learners Week. Ray's passion for music in all its forms is clear in his work "“ he has covered songs by artists as diverse as Tchaikovsky and Lionel Ritchie "“ and he's also a non-singing member of a local barbershop group.

The aim of this fundraising effort is to be able to send Ray on a trip to Bournemouth to attend the 39th Annual Barbershop Convention in May 2013. All donations from this page will go towards covering carer fees this activity will incur, as well as transport and accommodation costs.