Songways Singing Weekend

A joyous weekend learning and singing harmony songs from a wide range of traditions, including their own original compositions. Jane and Pip both play the fiddle and have a special musical bond, bringing much joy to all their music-making.

“Absolutely wonderful and uplifting experience”
“Brilliantly organised and paced”
“Excellent tuition – informal yet well-structured”
“Absolutely fabulous weekend… especially enjoyed the fiddle accompaniment”

The weekend will include a Nos Lowen (Cornish Ceilidh) on the Saturday evening - if you play an instrument you are welcome to join the band - and a special Songs with Spirit, Songs for the Soul session – meditative harmony singing with Pip.

Who is it for?

Open to anyone who loves to sing. Teaching will be ear with scores provided for some songs.

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The Team 

Jane Harris is an experienced choir leader and Director of Songways, based in Bath. She leads singing workshops and singing retreats in beautiful places, and thriving choirs in Bath and Bradford on Avon. With her lively, clear and enabling teaching style, Jane brings out the best in singers’ voices, with open, resonant, heart-felt singing. 

Jane teaches by ear and loves to explore songs in different ways to enrich and deepen the singing experience. She writes original songs for choirs, has released her own album, One touch of nature, and performs with her vocal ensemble, Rolling Harmony.

"An exceptional teacher with a wonderful choice of songs"

Pip Wright is a choir leader and musician from West Cornwall where she runs two established community choirs: the Dawn Chorus and Levow an Bys (Voices of the World in Cornish). Pip is passionate about singing for wellbeing and enhancing peoples’ skills and confidence with singing and music. She has been teaching her ‘Find your own Voice’ and Musicianship courses to adults for over a decade.

Pip enjoys playing and singing many different genres of music including fiddling in Cornish bands, sessions and festivals and leading informal ‘Shout’ (traditional song) sessions in local pubs. She enjoys facilitating community song-writing projects – especially bringing together different generations and groups who may not usually sing or play together. Having trained in Singing for the Brain and Singing for Lung Health, Pip led the first groups in Cornwall for both fields. For over ten years she has been bringing world-class singing leaders to Cornwall to lead workshops through her Kana Kernow (Singing Cornwall) initiative. 

"An excellent teacher – heart-warming, fun, uplifting, moving, inspiring”