Nina Chandler commented on Chris Rowbury's blog entry: Having lived up in the North East there is a flourishing community choir culture thanks to Folkworks & 20 Thousand Voices ...probably one in every town, and Newcastle has loads. The folk clubs are full and the Folk Degree run at Newcastle University prod...  moreHaving lived up in the North East there is a flourishing community choir culture thanks to Folkworks & 20 Thousand Voices ...probably one in every town, and Newcastle has loads. The folk clubs are full and the Folk Degree run at Newcastle University produces bands & duos plus there is a very strong singing tradtion up there. In the many workshops I attended when I lived up there... individual singers would sing 12 verses of a local folk song with no trouble at all. They are not necessarily called or run by Natural Voicers...Just a thought. Around me there are some hybrid community choirs which are a mishmash of piano accompaniment teaching parts and lots of lusty singing without proper warm ups. But then it is middle England..with a demographic of church choirs etc. I think you are right about cost but also I think the day of the one off workshop is numbered as singers possibly feel they don't fulfill the singing with others you know and leave one feeling a bit "ok that was great - what now"?. Just my opini...    less

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