1/ Frankie Armstrong – collaboration with women singers for “Made in Roath” festival.
2/ Drumming and singing in Swansea
3/ Weekly drumming with Ron Macauley
4/ Singing workshop with Helen Chadwick
5/ Soundscape with Chrys Blanchard – (See comments below)
1/ “Made in Roath” http://madeinroath.com/about/ Festival – women’s work songs and live drawing event.
Saturday 18 October 2014, 3.30-5.00pm
Milgi Yurt, Milgi, 213 City Road, CF24 3JD
Rehearsal on Wednesday 15 October, 6.30-7.45pm
The Roath Park pub (upstairs room), 170 City Road, CF24 3JE
NB. No prior experience of singing or art is necessary to take part in this workshop, just a willingness to enjoy, explore and play.
We hope to photograph and film the event, but only with your written consent.
If you would like to take part, we would ideally like to hear from you by Monday 13 October.
If you have any questions please contact Jessica Akerman on jessicaakerman@yahoo.co.uk / 07814 027 162, or Frankie Armstrong on frankiearmstrong45@gmail.com / 029 2048 0429.
2/ Drumming and Singing
Boyd Erlam is leading an evening of African singing and drumming, in collaboration with Humbrella Community Choir.
We’ll be drumming. We’ll be singing. We’ll even be drumming and singing at the same time. All options are open! No experience required. It’s guaranteed to blow away the cobwebs.
Date: Monday October 13th
Time: 7.30 – 9.30pm
Venue: Llangyfelach Chuch Hall SA6 6ET
Cost: £8.00
Booking: Email June at humbrella@btinternet.com or phone her on 01792 849036
Advance booking is essential as we are limited to 30 places. Please book early to avoid disappointment.
3/ For a local Cardiff based drumming group contact Ron Macauley RONALD MACAULEY <ronaldmacauley@yahoo.co.uk> – originally from Sierra Leone who runs a lovely weekly drumming group at Canton Uniting Church Cardiff on Thursdays between 6 and 6.50. See the drum group here performing with local choirs – lead by Ron https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnPSOvelThM Also the drum group on their own https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LKIl-iV0HI or even half way through this video where they join the choirs for the finale of our Wateraid concert in “Shosholoza” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCjT8Kg1UA4
4/ A JOYOUS DAY OF HARMONY SINGING WITH HELEN CHADWICK – here’s her website http://www.helenchadwick.com/ though you need to book and ask info on the workshop via “Humbrella”
DATE: SATURDAY NOVEMBER 29TH
TIME: 10.30 – 4.30
COST: £23.00 (book before November 3rd) / £28.00 (after November 3rd)
VENUE: Waterfront Community Church SA1 8QY
BOOKING: Please send your completed booking form with payment (cheques payable to ‘Humbrella’) to June Clark at the address shown on the booking form.
CONTACT: June Clark email: humbrella@btinternet.com phone: 01792 849036
Helen is widely travelled and her work is influenced by the musical traditions and cultures she has visited. In this workshop, she will teach a combination of her own songs and traditional songs learnt whilst travelling in Africa.
If you love singing, you’ll love this workshop!
Best wishes
Stuart
Links:
Helen Chadwick
Humbrella
Natural Voice Practitioners Network