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Many of the present members of the choir were part of that original group of singers, though others have joined us over the years, and become just as valued and skilled and committed to Werca’s Folk as our older singers.
The choir’s repertoire is a mixture of traditional song, contemporary folk, and some popular pieces . ‘You’ve Got a Friend’ has featured largely in our performances, and in many ways symbolises the feeling of choir members: that it is more than just a group of women who enjoy singing together, but a strongly bonded group of friends who support each other through joyful and difficult times. Our songs reflect those, too, being for the most part, songs of celebration of the lives, loves, losses, wit and wisdom of all women, featuring some of the stunning music from our beloved county of Northumberland.
The choir has made a number of CDs, and performed all over the country, and in a major tour of Slovenia. They featured in a Ch.4 TV programme ‘Secrets of a Suffragette’ and there met up with Clare Balding , who was the presenter of that documentary about Emily Wilding Davison. She later asked the choir to take part in her radio series ‘ Ramblings’ after which she became our much-admired patron. In her book ‘Walking Home’ Clare talks about the day she spent with us with great warmth, wondering at our ability to just stop our ramblings, and break into beautiful singing.
There will be plenty of that at the 21st anniversary celebrations the choir has organised to take place on Saturday 15th October 2016. There will be workshops in the morning and afternoon and in the evening Werca’s Folk will give a concert in the Memorial Hall (with wine and soft drinks).
All the activities take place in the Memorial Hall, Warkworth, where there are also numerous places to stay, to eat and drink, and to explore.
Many of the present members of the choir were part of that original group of singers, though others have joined us over the years, and become just as valued and skilled and committed to Werca’s Folk as our older singers.
The choir’s repertoire is a mixture of traditional song, contemporary folk, and some popular pieces . ‘You’ve Got a Friend’ has featured largely in our performances, and in many ways symbolises the feeling of choir members: that it is more than just a group of women who enjoy singing together, but a strongly bonded group of friends who support each other through joyful and difficult times. Our songs reflect those, too, being for the most part, songs of celebration of the lives, loves, losses, wit and wisdom of all women, featuring some of the stunning music from our beloved county of Northumberland.
The choir has made a number of CDs, and performed all over the country, and in a major tour of Slovenia. They featured in a Ch.4 TV programme ‘Secrets of a Suffragette’ and there met up with Clare Balding , who was the presenter of that documentary about Emily Wilding Davison. She later asked the choir to take part in her radio series ‘ Ramblings’ after which she became our much-admired patron. In her book ‘Walking Home’ Clare talks about the day she spent with us with great warmth, wondering at our ability to just stop our ramblings, and break into beautiful singing.
There will be plenty of that at the 21st anniversary celebrations the choir has organised to take place on Saturday 15th October 2016. There will be workshops in the morning and afternoon and in the evening Werca’s Folk will give a concert in the Memorial Hall (with wine and soft drinks).
All the activities take place in the Memorial Hall, Warkworth, where there are also numerous places to stay, to eat and drink, and to explore.
