Each 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 […]
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The 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 […]
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If 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′]
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On 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 […]
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I 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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The 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 […]
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Wayfarers 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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On Saturday June 17, Wayfarers Chorus performed to an audience of 300, comprised of Masons and their partners, at Southport’s Floral Hall, on the occasion of the Masons’ Annual Regional Dinner. With such a large audience in one of the biggest venues in which we sing, this was an occasion on which a full and healthy chorus would have been […]
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On Friday June 9th The Wayfarers Chorus were invited to join the Liverpool Harmony Club in welcoming the Pacific Coast Sound on their visit to Liverpool, part of their ‘UK Barbershoppin’ Trip 2017‘. Pacific Coast Sound are a mixed chorus, formed last year from 8 Canadian and American choruses spread along the West Coast of America and British Columbia, specifically for […]
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The Wayfarers Chorus Charity Concert, held at KGV College on April 25 2017, raised a final total of £2,729 for Queenscourt Hospice, easily beating our target of £2,500! The concert was compered by Billy Butler of BBC Radio Merseyside and featured a variety of local talent (click here to see the line-up). The new theatre at KGV College was the […]
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