The annual Wayfarers Quartet Night took place on Tuesday 21 November and saw a record equalling entry of seven quartets hoping to become the judge’s favourite. Due to the unfortunate demise of the previous year’s winning quartet there was no mic warmer this year, so instead Colin Wayte invited the chorus onto the risers for a warm up and to […]
» Read moreOn Friday 17 November Wayfarers Chorus performed at the Birkdale Conservative Club, during an evening of entertainment to raise money towards transforming the old Station Master’s House into a community hub and library. The evening’s entertainment started with a monologue from Terry Durrance, entitled ‘Times Gone By’. As the title suggests, Terry reminisced about times past, with plenty of references […]
» Read moreOn Tuesday 31 October we held our 2017 AGM, which was well attended. For those who were unable to attend, a few of the more interesting points are below: During the year we donated £3,500 to charity (£2,500 to Queenscourt Hospice and £1,000 to the Soup Kitchen) Including our April concert, Wayfarers Chorus and Men […]
» Read moreIt’s that time of year again. A time when furtive foursomes try desparately to make up for lost time and arrange some practice sessions for the annual quartet night. Gathering in front rooms and ladies toilets, they valiantly try to work out which songs they can sing that won’t be being sung by any other quartet. This may be a […]
» Read moreMen in Black performed for Greenheys Care Home on Wednesday 25th October. We were entertaining service users and their families, staff and friends as part of a double birthday celebration, Jack and Tom, both men in their 90’s. We enjoyed the rapport we seemed to have with our audience and it was good to see so many of them singing […]
» Read moreEach year the Wayfarers Barbershop Chorus add 2-3 songs to our current repertoire, the list below is our present selection. Click on the link to see a video of us performing the chosen song. Apologies, we don’t yet have recordings of our entire repertoire. Alexander’s Ragtime Band Always look on the bright side An Irish Blessing Battle Hymn of the […]
» Read moreThe Wayfarers Chorus again took part in the Southport Music Festival, held this year at Greenbank High School on Friday 6 October. There were 3 entries in the Barbershop chorus class this year, North West Harmony, Just Voices (ladies) and Wayfarers. We chose to sing our three latest repertoire additions, one of which was receiving its first public airing. Unfortunately […]
» Read moreIf any chorus members, or members of the general public, have photographs or videos of Wayfarers Chorus singing please get in touch. We wPhotos Neededould love to update the selection of photos on our website. [supsystic-social-sharing id=’1′]
» Read moreOn August 26, Men In Black were invited to sing at ‘The Crossfest’, a music festival held by The Cross House Inn in Formby. This was a free event, held annually to raise money on behalf of local charities, one of which this year was Carla Lane’s ‘Animals In Need’. Despite it being the summer holiday silly season a strong […]
» Read moreI came across this interesting article the other day, about a technique that can help strengthen your vocal chords, or relieve tired ones. With all of the practising I am sure everybody is doing at the moment, on the new song, I thought it would be appropriate timing to share it.
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