Gifted 12-year-old cellist from Plymouth accompanies ITV's Brenda Edwards in The Big Christmas Carol Concert

Evie Kindlon, with her father Rory Kindlon on piano, played to a crowd of over 10,000 with a performance of Silent Night at the Bolton Wanderers FC Stadium. Evangeline began the performance with her cello solo before accompanying singer Brenda Edwards.

'The Big Bolton Carol Concert’ took place at Bolton Wanderer’s Football Club on Monday the 12th December.

Year 8 student, Evangeline has been playing the cello since she was four years old. A highly acclaimed cellist, with several music awards, Evangeline won a music scholarship at Plymouth College in 2021 and this year gained her place in the Devon Youth Symphony Orchestra.

Bolton Wanderers, in partnership with Bolton University, had hoped to break the current Guinness World Record for the largest group of carol singers. The turnout was not quite enough to beat the current world record of 25,272 singers - which was set by Godswill Akpabio Unity Choir in Nigeria in 2014.

All the Funds raised at the event will be divided between local Bolton charities, and the Jamal Edwards Self Belief Trust, which was set up to continue his legacy. Brenda's son Jamal, who founded music platform SB.TV, died from a heart attack after taking cocaine and drinking alcohol in February, at the age of 31.

Evangeline Kindlon said “It was really good! People have asked me if I was scared and I said not at all! It was unusual as everyone put their phone lights on and waved them during our song, it looked so magical. Brenda is a very nice lady and has a very very powerful voice!”