Our fifth online singing workshop series took place on seven Sundays in February and March, 7:30pm UK time via Zoom. Led by Jane Harris, Director of Songways More than fifty singers took part in the series from across the UK, Netherlands, Belgium, US and Canada, culminating in an online Big Sing on Sunday 21 March. We [...]
Eighty singers joined Soul Soundings online on Saturday 30 January 2021 from across the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, the US and Canada, recreating some of the feel of the real events which usually take place in Wells Cathedral. Led by Jane Harris, Director of Songways who has been leading international online singing sessions throughout 2020. Singers sang [...]
Our fourth online singing workshop series took place on six Sundays in November and December, 7:30pm UK time via Zoom. Led by Jane Harris, Director of Songways A wonderful group of singers took part in the series from across the UK, Netherlands, US and Canada, culminating in an online festive Big Sing on Sunday 13 December, including [...]
Our third online singing workshop series took place on five Sundays in September and October 7:30pm UK time via Zoom. Led by Jane Harris, Director of Songways A wonderful group of singers took part in the series from across the England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, the US and Canada, culminating in an online Big Sing on Sunday 18 October. [...]
Our first online singing workshop series took place on five Sundays in May and June 7:30pm UK time via Zoom. Led by Jane Harris, Director of Songways An amazing 75 singers took part in the series, meeting each Sunday on Zoom at 7:30pm UK time, culminating in an online Big Sing on 14 June. Singers joined from [...]
Our first ever online singing workshop took place on Sunday 10 May 7:30pm UK time via Zoom. It was wonderful to sing with 65 singers across the miles from the far west of Cornwall to Fort William, from Norfolk to North Wales, from California to Georgia, Massachusetts and Vermont, and from Amsterdam to Toronto. Thank you to everyone [...]
Seventy singers gathered for a fabulous singing workshop with Windborne at St Luke's Church, Bath, some travelling from London, Cornwall, Oxford, Stroud and Bristol to be there. Windborne specialize in close harmony singing, shifting effortlessly between dramatically different styles of traditional music. Their musical knowledge spans many continents and cultures but they remain deeply rooted in American folk [...]
Soul Soundings is a unique participatory event in the open space of Wells Cathedral emptied of chairs in the depths of winter. More than 200 singers came from near and far for the 2020 event on 31 January, led by Candy Verney (founder of the event) and Jane Harris, Director of Songways. It was a beautiful [...]
A lovely group of 25 singers begun the New Year with a special evening of song in the superb new Oak Room at Combe Grove Manor led by Jane Harris, Director of Songways. After the busyness of the festive season we enjoyed immersing ourselves in heart-warming, nourishing and calming harmony songs, all taught by ear. Songs included a round written especially [...]
