[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]Many singers come to choir – especially “singing for fun” groups – to get away from the stresses of regular life. They love to sing and...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] “It’s a terrible thing, I think, in life to wait until you’re ready.” Hugh Laurie photo by Fido Especially when...
Sanita Melodia Choir at Symphony of life Concert on November 2013
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Hark the herald angels sing. A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols from King’s College, Cambridge. Slade’s Merry Christmas everybody. White Chr...
The Brocal Chords perform at the Drake University Relay for life fundraiser.
A Song From the Luhya tribe found in the western part of Kenya. Asio is an initiation Song that is sung during the ceremonies when young boys make the transition into adulthood and are now considered the warriors, protectors, and future leaders of the c... more
A Song from the Copper Family of Rottingdean, Sussex, UK. The Copper family have been singing in this distinctive, English southern harmony style for over 200 years. The family has lived there since at least 16th C. Song is also known as "Sorrows away". T... more
Bring us in good ale is a mediaeval drinking Song. The premise of the Song is that the singers (or players) want no food and so they find all sorts of reasons not to eat: they just want good ale!
IT could be said that music is Liz Leatherdale's life. Not many of us are lucky enough to have made a vocation out of Pastimes, but Liz has managed to do so. Colchester born and bred, the mum-of one flrst picked up a musical instrument ag...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] For some people being a famous singer or being in the best choir in the world or making a hit record or singing a piece perfectly in competition is t...
