On 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.
» Read moreThe Wayfarers Chorus had a surprise visiter last Tuesday, when Neil Newton of Sandgrounder Radio paid us a visit. Well I say paid us a visit, it was more like being dragged in from the bar by our elder statesman Jim. Although we disturbed his quiet drink, Neil didn’t seem to mind and after hearing a few songs actually asked […]
» Read moreWayfarers Chorus were represented at the recent UK Choir Festival in Manchester, with 8 members making the early (Sunday) morning trip. It wasn’t quite a perfectly balanced octet but we did have all voice parts so were able to take part in the performances at the end of the day. This is the first year the festival has been held […]
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