Rushmere Village Hall, Humberdoucy Lane, Rushmere St Andrew, Ipswich IP4 3PD

Health and well-being singing sessions for stroke survivors and their partners or friends run in partnership with the Stroke Association. Well known songs often enjoyed as well as new songs taught by ear. Run by Mark Coburn and Tracy Sharp.

Wednesday afternoons fortnightly 2.30-4

Trinity Rooms, Field Road, Stroud, GL52HZ

Join Stroud Folk Choir as we sing rousing shanties, joyous celebration songs, haunting laments and catchy ditties. Traditional and contemporary folk songs from our own fair isles and from other cultures around the world, taught in 3 and 4 part harmony with many original arrangements

There’s a place for you in the choir, regardless of your singing ability. Whether you’re uncertain and need some support from your fellow singers as you learn the songs, or a confident singer who’d like the opportunity to perform a short solo you are welcome here. There are no auditions as we believe singing is for everyone.

We try to get out into the community to perform occasionally, which we really enjoy, but the emphasis is on us having fun together first and foremost and nobody is expected to perform if they don’t want to.

We’ll be running on an open basis over the summer, so if you’d like to come along for a sing then please do join us. We’ll be closing in again in September as a members only choir so if you’d like to join us then please join our waiting list here: https://forms.gle/xyD9Cz11D6zysweC8

We do have some spaces for our mid-low range, which would be for male voices that are a bit higher than bass (not quite tenor), female voices that are in the lower range (low Altos) or non binary people with these qualities of voice (I apologise for not having the right terminology to give this voice type it’s own description without relating it to a male or female voice). If we can boost this section a little then we’d have capacity to allow a few extra people of other voice types too.

Monday evenings 7-9pm

English Congregational Church schoolroom, Lammas St, Carmarthen SA31 3AL

Sweet Harmony was born in April 2014. There are usually around 50 members, some who have been part of the group since the beginning and others who have joined us along the way.

We sing in harmony and a capella – without instrumental accompaniment – embracing a broad spectrum of music: Blues, gospel, funk, pop and folk from all over the world, including songs from right here in Wales. There is no need to read music – all songs are taught by ear

The singers are very warm and welcome new members.

Absolutely everyone is welcome;  humans of all ages, genders, racial heritage and levels of musical experience.

We have taster sessions at the start of each term and then people commit for the whole term. This really strengthens regularity of attendance and allows us to go deeply into the repertoire without having to reteach the parts every week. Members have access to recordings of harmony parts so they can practise between sessions.  

Our main emphasis is on enjoying the learning and singing of gorgeous songs together, indulging in the pure deliciousness of creating mouthwatering harmonies, but we also like sharing our repertoire with others. We often do a performance at the end of term and sometimes sing at other events. Our gigs have included the following events/ venues: The National Botanical Gardens, The Narberth A Capella Voice Festival, Carmarthen Inter-faith day and Carmarthen White Ribbon Walk.

Wednesdays 6.30 - 8.30pm

Central Community Centre, Emlyn Square, Swindon, SN1 5BP

Swindon Community Choir was started in 2000 as the Swindon Scratch Choir in the hayloft at Lower Shaw Farm, West Swindon, by Linda Lee.  Linda had a dream to create a real community choir in Swindon – an all-inclusive choir that anyone could join to experience the joy of singing with others in spine-tingling harmony!

How many people were told as a child at school that they couldn’t sing?  We set out to prove this wrong!  Singing is good for our mental and physical health and creates a sense of belonging to a community.

We teach the songs in 2, 3 or 4 part harmony, taught simultaneously by three or four song leaders in small groups.  You choose which group your voice is most comfortable with.  When the parts have been taught, everyone gets back together to sing the complete song and make a fantastic sound.

We sing mainly for the joy and fun of it, and we do occasional performances that people join in if they want – no obligation!

Alternate Monday evenings, 7.15 to 8.45pm