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Great Oak Hall, Westonbirt Arboretum singing workshop | September 2025 – review

On a beautiful early September day, singers gathered from near and far for our singing workshop in the Great Oak Hall, Westonbirt Arboretum... from Gloucestershire, Bath, Bristol, Warwick, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. Jane led songs inspired by the natural world and the trees themselves, including her own compositions with her violin. Comments from singers... "Absolutely loved [...]

2025-10-05T13:13:01+00:00October 5th, 2025|News, Previous Workshops|

Moira Smiley from the US in Bath | Singing workshop & concert Saturday 4 October BOOKING NOW

Join American singer-composer Moira Smiley in Bath for an afternoon and evening immersed in incredible old songs and inventive, joyous new sounds. Singer, composer, and song-collector Moira Smiley has sung in arenas, cathedrals, kitchens, back porches, sound stages, and on glaciers. She has performed with the likes of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Tune-Yards, Tim O’Brien, Eric Whitacre, Los [...]

2025-09-06T17:47:10+00:00September 6th, 2025|News|

Singing week at L’Abbazia di Maguzzano near Lake Garda, August 2025 – review

Fifty-five singers enjoyed a wonderful week of harmony singing in a magnificent 15th-century abbey led by John Harrison from Vermont, US, Jane Harris of Songways, and Carlo Pozzoli from Milan. We stayed in the beautiful 15th century Abbazia di Maguzzano overlooking the southern shore of Lake Garda, near Desenzano del Garda and the picturesque medieval town of Sirmione. [...]

2025-08-27T11:15:22+00:00August 27th, 2025|News, Previous Singing Retreats|

Rolling Harmony in Wells Cathedral and Chapter House, August 2025 – review

Rolling Harmony had the privilege of performing in Wells Cathedral and singing in the extraordinary acoustics of the Chapter House. The rich programme featured contemporary choral music, folk, spirituals and jazz standards. Comments from the audience: “Extraordinarily beautiful" "Incredibly moving" We captured some of the Chapter House singing here... enjoy... Check out Rolling Harmony’s plans [...]

2025-08-28T14:39:04+00:00August 25th, 2025|News, Previous Rolling Harmony events|

Sing at Iford Thursday 31 July 2025 – review

Fifty-five singers gathered for Sing at Iford in July 2025 by Jane Harris, Director of Songways, to sing in the exceptional cloisters and hillside garden at Iford Manor. All the songs and harmonies were taught by ear and singers came from Bath, Bradford on Avon, Bristol and Wells, and from further afield too... Devon, Dorset, Buckinghamshire, Kent [...]

2025-08-12T05:07:20+00:00August 6th, 2025|News, Previous Workshops|

MOIRA SMILEY from the US in Bath | Saturday 4 October | Singing workshop | Concert with Rhizome string quartet & Rolling Harmony BOOKING NOW

Join world-renowned singer/song leader Moira Smiley from the US in Bath for an afternoon and evening immersed in incredible old songs and inventive, joyous new sounds. “An impeccable musician, gracious, collaborative, kind and open FULL DETAILS AND BOOKING Moira Smiley is a Grammy-nominated singer, composer, and educator renowned for her mastery of the voice and ability [...]

2025-06-17T13:50:41+00:00June 17th, 2025|News, Rolling Harmony|

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