The 2018 Songways singing week on Lundy was a wonderful combination of rewarding singing sessions, time to savour the beauty and peace of the island, and sociable evenings. Led by Jane Harris, the group of 26 singers enjoyed a wide range of songs chosen to reflect the island setting. Songs included the vibrant shape note [...]
Fifty-five singers from the US, Canada and the UK enjoyed a fabulous week of harmony singing at the magnificent 15th-century Abbazia di Maguzzano, a mile from Lake Garda in Northern Italy led by John Harrison from Vermont, Jane Harris of Songways, Bath, and Carlo Pozzoli from Milan. Between them they brought a rich variety of [...]
Fifty-five singers gathered from across the UK for Sing the Cambridge Colleges from Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 April 2018. We were based at Clare College, in the heart of Cambridge, singing in the Chapel, and visiting three other colleges to sing during the weekend: Emmanuel, Downing and St John’s. The singing was led by Jane Harris, [...]
In June 2017, we held our second singing week at La Maison Verte, a converted wine-maker’s mansion in Roujan, a village in the Languedoc region in the South of France. The singing was led by Jane Harris, Director of Songways, and Brendan Taaffe, composer, workshop leader and multi-instrumentalist from Vermont, US, and the week was [...]
Fifty-five singers gathered from across the UK and several parts of the US for Sing the Cambridge Colleges from Thursday 30 March to Sunday 2 April 2017. We were based at Corpus Christi College, in the heart of Cambridge, singing in the Chapel, and visiting four other colleges to sing during the weekend: Emmanuel, Queens’, Clare [...]
Singing week on Lundy The 2016 Songways singing week on Lundy was a wonderful time, combining the joy of singing, the beauty of the island and the fun of being with old friends and new. Led by Jane, the group of 25 singers enjoyed a rich variety of songs during the week, including beautiful folk [...]
Our first international singing week took place in June 2016 at La Maison Verte, a converted wine-maker’s mansion in Roujan, a village in the Languedoc region in the South of France. The singing was led by Jane Harris, Director of Songways, and Brendan Taaffe, composer, workshop leader and multi-instrumentalist from Vermont, US, and the week [...]
Fifty-five singers gathered for the 2016 singing weekend, Thurs 7 – Sun 10 April. We were based at Corpus Christi College, in the heart of Cambridge, singing in the Chapel, and visiting four other colleges to sing during the weekend: Emmanuel, Queens’, Clare and St John’s. The singing was led by Jane Harris, Director of [...]
SINGING on LUNDY 22 - 29 Aug 2015 The first Songways singing week on Lundy was a truly memorable week, full of fun, the beauty of the natural world and sheer joy. Led by Jane, the group of 25 singers enjoyed a rich variety of songs during the week, including rousing sea shanties, evocative folk [...]
