SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24: Bermudian singer Joy T. Barnum has given her latest peformance on a European tour with Heather Nova in Basel, Switzerland.

She is touring for two weeks, until the end of this month, supporting Heather Nova, who wanted to give exposure to up and coming Bermudian musicians.

As well as taking Joy, Ms Nova also took violinist Taylor Rankin for the first fortnight of the month-long tour which has 25 dates in Holland, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and France.

Speaking before she went on the tour, Ms Nova said "it would be great to take Joy and Taylor on the road to help them out a bit with their careers", as, in her opinion, they are two of the most exciting and dedicated stars on the Island.

"I have heard their music over the past few years and have seen how committed each of them is to what they do," said the artist who has seven albums. "Taylor and Joy are each unique, individual artists and they deserve to be heard by a wider audience.

"When I decided to take some Bermudian artists on the road with me it was important to choose people whose music my audience would respond to and enjoy; and it was important to me to choose artists who were clearly already working hard to do all they could. It's tough and competitive out there so you have to be dedicated."