Nearly sixty singers from the combined Bath and Bradford on Avon choirs performed to a full and appreciative audience at the lovely Holy Trinity Bradford on Avon Christmas Tree Festival. The rich programme included festive and celebratory songs from Sheffield, Scotland, Macedonia, Corsica and America, and original songs by Jane Harris – Bring in the holly – and A Wassail for us all, newly composed this year. The singers were joined for some songs by Jane on violin, Giles on guitar and banjo and Hilary on the dulcimer, adding to the variety of the performance.

The Songways Christmas tree, decorated by singers, was much admired along with many other trees decorated by local community groups.

Many thanks to everyone who came to hear us and to Holy Trinity for the invitation. We look forward to next year… 

Come and sing with Songways choirs in the new year… all welcome.

Join our Bath choir on Wednesday evenings or the Bradford on Avon choir on Friday mornings, both led by Jane Harris.

We sing in two beautiful and spacious venues: 

  • Wednesdays 7:30 – 9:30pm St Swithin’s Church, Bath BA1 5LY
  • Fridays 9:45 – 11:45am Holy Trinity Church, Bradford on Avon BA15 1LW

Expect a warm welcome and rewarding singing sessions filled with a wide variety of songs, rich harmonies, infectious fun and moments of stillness. There are no auditions and there is no need to read music – Jane teaches all the songs and harmonies by ear.

We relish the energy, vibrancy and variety of the songs we sing in Songways and are excited by the way singing in harmony can take us into dramatically different sound worlds. Jane plays the violin and we love to collaborate with other instrumental musicians for some of our songs – including guitar and bouzouki. Singing with Songways is also a chance to develop your voice, increasing range and resonance, releasing tension and exploring new singing styles.

Please contact Jane to find out more and join our mailing list.

Photos of Songways by Dave Pegg