Wassail, Wassail! This song is our ‘Thank You’ to all of you who have donated to our charities throughout our Homegrown Harmony project. In total, you raised £1587 for 7 charities. Many of you followed the Songs each week and donated more than once – tha...  moreWassail, Wassail! This song is our ‘Thank You’ to all of you who have donated to our charities throughout our Homegrown Harmony project. In total, you raised £1587 for 7 charities. Many of you followed the Songs each week and donated more than once – thank you so much! Thank yous also go to everyone who shared and commented on our Songs – a staggering 41.5k people watched our videos over our social media, simply because you shared with your friends and communities! Thank you for taking the time to do that. It’s a wonderful feeling to share our Songs and our charities to a wider audience and to know that you’ve enjoyed listening. In many ways, the Homegrown Harmony project has brought us closer as a choir and more in touch with our local communities. We’ve been so pleased that our videos have helped our chosen charities at a time when their resources have been low, but demand has been high. So, thank you all for sharing the love, supporting the project and for your wonderful comments! All of us in Th...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I often get asked this at workshops after people have struggled to get their tongues around a few foreign Songs.     I point out that ...

Wade in the Water - arr.: Moses Hogan - The Waldorf Students Choir, conductor: László Bencze, Soloist: Johanna Bakó. Recorded on 23. 06. 2018. at the Night of the Museums in the Hungarian National Gallery in Budapest.

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I have a low boredom threshOld. There are 100s of gorgeous new Songs I want to teach and it’s hard to cram them all in.   Photo by Leo Reyn...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of Songs from traditions across th...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I’m always on the lookout for new Songs to use with my singing workshops and choirs.   Sara Bareilles in concert by Anirudh Koul   Th...

I. Wedding Song II. Song of the Hay Harvesters III. Dancing Song (from Mezibrod) IV. Dancing Song (from Poniky) Coral Reyes Bartlet David Martel, piano José Híjar Polo, director Concierto Extraordinario Fiestas de Julio Iglesia de la Peña de...  moreI. Wedding Song II. Song of the Hay Harvesters III. Dancing Song (from Mezibrod) IV. Dancing Song (from Poniky) Coral Reyes Bartlet David Martel, piano José Híjar Polo, director Concierto Extraordinario Fiestas de Julio Iglesia de la Peña de Francia, Puerto de la Cruz 1 de julio de 2015 Imagen y sonido: Mediawink  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Some people are put off when they come across a song with foreign words. They prefer to sing Songs in English. photo by Chell Hill Not only are they missin...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of Songs from traditions across th...

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week I wrote that you shouldn’t believe everything you read when it comes to researching Songs.     Photo by Ashley ...