New this spring, SING WILD KINSHIP is an outdoor adult singing session in South Devon prioritising the felt experience of collective singing above and beyond a sense of performance and polish. I consider it a kind of 'UNCHOIR'!
I'm interested in what it is to be a chorus of humans within an ecosystem, heard and noticed by the wild ones we're among, reciprocally bringing our awe and attention to the organisms with whom we share space.
This is about gathering people to spend time in wonder in the woods, savouring seasonal shifts and immersing in song.
Though we'll spend focused time developing songs with some rigour, exploring harmony, polyphony and rounds, you don't have to be a confident or experienced singer, this is about that subtle magic of raising our voices, listening, honouring ecosystems and cultivating community.
I have a repertoire of original songs written for this purpose and will bring arrangements of other's songs resonant to the intention of the sessions.
There'll be a Sunday afternoon offering roughly every six weeks in line with the Celtic festivals, alongside a weekly Thursday evening session, all of which can be booked individually.
We have a beautiful polytunnel to retreat to in harsh weather and sessions will be cancelled and reimbursed in dangerous conditions.
Click on the below links for booking and more details:
I'm interested in what it is to be a chorus of humans within an ecosystem, heard and noticed by the wild ones we're among, reciprocally bringing our awe and attention to the organisms with whom we share space.
This is about gathering people to spend time in wonder in the woods, savouring seasonal shifts and immersing in song.
Though we'll spend focused time developing songs with some rigour, exploring harmony, polyphony and rounds, you don't have to be a confident or experienced singer, this is about that subtle magic of raising our voices, listening, honouring ecosystems and cultivating community.
I have a repertoire of original songs written for this purpose and will bring arrangements of other's songs resonant to the intention of the sessions.
There'll be a Sunday afternoon offering roughly every six weeks in line with the Celtic festivals, alongside a weekly Thursday evening session, all of which can be booked individually.
We have a beautiful polytunnel to retreat to in harsh weather and sessions will be cancelled and reimbursed in dangerous conditions.
Click on the below links for booking and more details:
Sing Wild Kinship
£10.00
Thursdays 6-8pm
Staverton
It's feeling time to gather folks together in song as the season warms up and the woods re-energises! Am I right?!
Who's up for joining me in some life affirming wild-kinship honouring original community song out in the woods?
We'll explore harmony, round singing and polyphony.
No singing experience necessary, our priority will be embracing the joy kindled by singing with full heart, lending our voices to the wider Spring chorus and cultivating community.
Our weekly Thursday Evening Sing Wild Kinship sessions will recur alongside Sunday events every six or so weeks in line with the Celtic festivals.
This is an offering for adults only (see WildBirdsSinging.com for family groups which are now also offered on festival Sundays).
£10
(Includes parking, hot drink provided)
Numbers will be limited and pre-booking essential.
Regrettably we are unable to refund or transfer booked sessions.
Please contact [email protected] with any enquiries.
Booking:
Sing Wild Kinship Sunday Afternoons
£10.00
Ostara Session
Sunday 16th March
3-5pm
Staverton
It's feeling time to gather folks together in song as the season warms up and the woods re-energises! Am I right?!
Who's up for joining me in some life affirming wild-kinship honouring original community song out in the woods?
We'll explore harmony, round singing and polyphony.
No singing experience necessary, our priority will be embracing the joy kindled by singing with full heart, lending our voices to the wider Spring chorus and cultivating community.
Sunday afternoon Sing Wild Kinship will be a recurring event every six or so weeks in line with the Celtic festivals alongside a Thursday evening weekly session due to be announced very soon!
This is an offering for adults only (see WildBirdsSinging.com for family groups which are now also offered on festival Sundays).
£10
(Includes parking, hot drink provided)
Numbers will be limited and pre-booking essential.
Regrettably we are unable to refund or transfer booked sessions.
Please contact [email protected] with any enquiries.
Dawn Chorus Sing Wild Kinship Camp Out
£60.00
Saturday May 3rd - Sunday May 4th
Staverton, Devon.
Arrive from 6pm Saturday for a fireside evening meal and singalong song share, then camp out in the woods ready for Dawn Chorus Sing Up
(or go home to sleep and return Sunday 4.45-8.45am)
Dawn chorus in early May is one of the most embodied experiences of pure joy you could wish for. An unsurpassed ecological communion.
Join this early morning gathering in our young deciduous woodland in Staverton to settle in the woods at dawn and listen to the phenomenal chorus of bird kin along the Dart Valley. I will support you in close listening for specific voices and introduce those familiar species to gain greater intimacy with who's among us in the trees and undergrowth.
After a gentle salutary sunrise stretch and warming tea around the fire, I'll facilitate a chorus of our own, singing land blessing songs together and offering our human voices into the woods in reciprocity.
We'll provide a warm, nourishing breakfast before bidding each other farewell into the Spring morning!
This event will go ahead in all but extreme weather conditions and even on a mild day pre-dawn sitting can be very cold, so please dress extra warmly and bring waterproofs, thick wool is especially good for suitably quiet water resistance!
Bring a journal for any notes and reflections you might like to make as part of the process.
Dinner will be a vegetable stew with sourdough and breakfast will be vegan, gluten free hot porridge with wholesome additions. Please alert us to any allergies. Hot drinks provided.
Over 18s only. Parking on site. You will need to bring a tent or bivvy, but crockery and cutlery is provided. Compost toilet but no showers available. More details on booking. Spaces limited. Booking essential. Please lift-share where possible.
Contact me to discuss partial attendance e.g. just the evening or morning.
Sunset 20.38 Sunrise 05.44