Hold On/ with Heidi Wilson

Tuneless Choirs: Exuberance in Singing

Nadine Cooper and Bernie Bracha started their first Tuneless Choir in 2016. Their sole aim was to have members walk out the door feeling uplifted. There were be no auditions, no music, no parts and no tuition.   Now there are over30 active tuneless choirs around the UK, with more in the planning stage.   https://www.tunelesschoir.com/story/ [https://www.tunelesschoir.com/story/]

Hold On/ with Heidi Wilson

Heidi Wilson’s passion is to share songs in service to community and the wild world; songs that celebrate the seasons, bring groups together, offer thanks, muster courage, and make room for deep connection.   Heidi has been leading community singing groups in central Vermont and beyond for the last 19 years, and is touring The Well Tree, an original storytelling musical, with her trio Heartwood.   Other links for folks to look into: @singingresistance kairoscenter.org [http://kairoscenter.org/] Songs in the Key of Resistance  HeidiAnnWilson.com [http://heidiannwilson.com/]  HeartwoodTrio.com [http://heartwoodtrio.com/]

Rewilding the Voice w/ Frankie Armstrong

Frankie Armstrong ( www.frankiearmstrong.uk [http://www.frankiearmstrong.uk/]) has been singing professionally since 1964. In 1975 she began her pioneering Voice Workshops  based on ethnic styles of singing - where singing is as natural as speaking. She has sung and run workshops all over Europe, N America and Australia   Frankie has made 12 solo albums and co-written three books on Voice, including Acting and Singing with Archetypes. She is President of NVN (Natural Voice Network. She offers workshops called Adventures in Voice and If you Can Talk You Can Sing as well as one called Rewilding the Voice. She’s been called :the godmother of the natural voice singing movement

Dreams of Harmony with Joanne Hammil

Joanne Hammil is a composer, songwriter, choral director, music educator and performer.  Her passions for singing in harmony and creating community through music infuse her songwriting and teaching.     She has directed many choruses throughout her career and has presented hundreds of workshops and concerts throughout the country.   Our conversation revolves around attitudes and approaches that make group singing more powerful and inclusive.   Her own songs and choral pieces have been performed and recorded by many artists and have become standards in songbooks, harmony circles and choir repertoires. For more information https://www.joannehammil.com [https://www.joannehammil.com]   Joanne’s version of Break Them On Down begins the episode. It is by Harmony Grisman.

Spirit and History w/ Lauren McElroy and Bev Grant

Today's episode features two different guests. Lauren McElroy is a song leader in Viroqua, Wisconsin. She frequently attends and offers songs as part of Wisconsing's gathers. Bev Grant is a long time musician, activist, and for many years a leader of the Brooklyn Women's Chorus. https://bevgrant.com/ [https://bevgrant.com/] for Bev and  Motherofpurl.net [http://motherofpurl.net/] for Lauren