Thursday 16 October 2014

We Raised the Roof!

Congratulations to everyone who sang at the Raise The Roof concert, at the West End Uniting Church on Saturday 11 October. What a fabulous concert in a gorgeous venue, and The Folk Choir nearly took the tiles off with "Unison In Harmony", including that great line, "raise the rafters, we don't care if the roof's beyond repair"!

Now the excitement of being part of the West End Festival has settled, we're getting excited about two new projects, our concert with the Brisbane Celtic Fiddle Club on 2 November (poster below), and our participation in the community choir Peer Sing on 8 November.

Please tell everyone you know about the Flying Fiddles and Soaring Voices concert on 2 November at the Danish Club, it will be wonderful.

The Folk Choir is singing every Thursday (EXCEPT 13 NOV, WHEN G20 IS ON) until 11 December, so come and have a sing!


Saturday 20 September 2014

Two weeks off, then a concert!

The Folk Choir is having two well-deserved Thursdays off after a magnificent performance flash-mobbing the crowd between acts at Neurum Creek Music Festival last weekend. Choir-bombing was another term coined for our well-received renditions of Twa
Corbies, Sign-on Day, Hillcrest Mine and Unison in Harmony.

Our new term starts on Thursday 9 October, when we'll sing some lovely accessible stuff to welcome new singers, and also practise the songs for our set at the choral concert two days later!

Raise the Roof! We are featuring in a concert of choirs at West End Uniting Church on Vulture Street. Concert starts at 7.30pm on Sat 11 October. Bring friends! It is the first in a series of concerts in this beautiful, historic church and will help to fund its maintenance.

See you in October for a big sing!

-cheers, Nicole

Tuesday 15 July 2014

New Winter Term starts this week!


The Folk Choir starts up for another term this Thursday at 7.15pm. Come along and sing some delicious songs with some delightful people. Harmonies, choruses, friends and hot drinks. Winter fun!

This term goes from July 17 - September 18. It's a 10-week term, and the full term price is $120. If you can't make it every week and would like to attend casually, you're very welcome, and it's $15 a week.


Wednesday 21 May 2014

The Folk Choir has a gig scare!

Yes, the Folk Choir will be singing out in public this Sunday! Come along to the fundraiser concert at the Red Hill Community Sports Club (it's next door to the Broncos on Fulcher Road, Red Hill), for great music all afternoon, raffles and fun, raising money to upgrade the kitchen at the club.

The Folk Choir will open the show with a half hour spot at 1.30pm. Don't be late, you'll miss us. It will be some show, featuring our gorgeous singers with a heart-lifting repertoire, and showing off our resident string ensemble too. Join in the choruses, and next week, come and join the choir.

Here's the blurb from Red Hill Folk so you have all the details:

Red Hill Folk are organising a fundraising concert ... Kitchen-Aid!
Place: The Main Hall , The Red Hill Community Sports Club
22 Fulcher Rd, Red Hill, Brisbane (Next to the Broncos Leagues Club)
Date: Sunday 25th May, 2014
Time: 1:30pm – 5:00pm
Entry Fee: $15 / $12 concession

Performers: The Folk Choir, Sue Wighton and Ross Roache, 3 Miles From Texas, Sadie and Jay, Mark Cryle and the Civil Union. 

High Tea: ‘High Tea’ plates of cakes, sandwiches and savouries for sale, plus tea and coffee and the club is fully licensed.
Prizes: Door prize and multi-prize raffle with wine, chocolates and CDs generously donated by the artists and others.

Come and support Kitchen-Aid. There’s a vast car park, so lots of off-street parking and plenty of room in the venue.
What a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon!

Thursday 16 January 2014

Hooray for Singing! Folk Choir starts up again in February!

Welcome to 2014. The Folk Choir starts it's first term of the year on Thursday 6 February.

We've decided to try starting at 7.15pm, to allow more people to eat dinner and/or make it through traffic to choir, so doors will open at 7pm. Come and have a cuppa and a chat before warming up at 7.15 and having a friendly sing!

The cost remains the same at $15 casual, or $120 for the whole 10 week term.

The year promises lots of satisfying singing, some performances, the occasional inclusion of (non-vocal) instruments, and a collaboration.... watch this space!