Big Sing

Opportunities to learn the BIG SING! song collection before the event

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Singing workshops are now lined up under way with the National Learning Network’s drumming group, the COPE Foundation and Co Action groups and the secondary schools in Clonakilty. This BIG SING! event is set to be even more exciting with the inclusion of drummers and the Happiness Ensemble – a Clonakilty based ‘open’ community music group.

There are many sessions which are open for people to come along and learn some of the songs. Below are the sessions booked to date…come along and meet us!!

April

Mon. 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th 7.30-9pm Family Resource Centre, Dunmanway Community Choir €5

Mon. 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th 8.30-9.30pm Blue Haven Cafe, Kinsale Voices €5

Tues. 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th 7-9pm Colaiste Choilm, Ballincollig, Ceol Na Laoi €5

Thurs. 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th 9-10pm Ballydehob Community Hall, Acapellabella   €5

Friday 8th , 29th 10.30-11.30am Skibbereen Town Hall (Friday Club) FREE

Saturday 9th 3-5pm Bantry Christian Fellowship Hall €8/€10

May

Tues. 3rd 7-9pm Colaiste Choilm, Ballincollig, Ceol Na Laoi €5

Weds. 4th 7-9pm O’Donovans Hotel, Clonakilty FREE

Thurs. 5th 9-10pm Ballydehob Community Hall, Acapellabella €5

Fri. 6th 10.30-11.30am Skibbereen Town Hall (Friday Club) FREE

 

 

 

Bantry Singing Workshop – Saturday 5th March

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The next monthly singing workshop will be held between 2-5pm in the Christian Fellowship Hall, behind Cinemax. We are enjoying wonderful rhythms and harmonies and preparing our songs for the next West Cork BIG SING! event on Saturday 7th May as part of the Clonakilty Wellness Week. All are very welcome to come along and join us in an informal and fun singing session. Cost is €10 / €8

Bantry Singing Workshop Sat. 5th March

Next BIG SING! event for Clonakilty Wellness Week Saturday May 7th

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Emmet Square will be the location of the next BIG SING! event on Saturday 7th May between 3-5pm.

The West Cork BIG SING!(1)

We will be running an ‘open’ workshop as part of the Wellness Week programme on the Wednesday evening to which all are invited to come along to learn some of the songs which we will be singing on the day. Times and venue tbc. Watch this space!!

For another opportunity to learn the songs you are welcome to come along to the “Little Singing Session” which takes place at the Friday Club in the Town Hall, Skibbereen from 10.30-11.30am on the second Friday of every month. Come along and meet and sing with others over a cup of tea or coffee. This event is FREE!

If you would like a workshop to be brought to your group then get in touch!

“Little Singing Sessions” at the Friday Club, Skibbereen Town Hall

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I am delighted that the West Cork Mental Health Services have invited me to host monthly “Little Singing Sessions” as part of the Friday Club activities in Skibbereen Town Hall starting this coming FRIDAY 12TH FEB! I will be there on the second Friday of every month between 10.30-11.30am. As part of this easy and relaxed session I will be sharing the West Cork BIG SING! collection of songs. This group is for everyone so please do come along and join us…..should be lots of fun!! There is no fee to attend and you will be welcomed with a cup of tea or coffee! What a nice way to start the day and to meet other people!!
Little Singing Sessions poster

Training for Leading Groups in Song March 2016

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This year I aim to bring focus to passing on the skills I have gained from all these years of leading groups in singing through the delivery of training, support and mentoring packages to those who are new to this work, and also to singing groups and community choirs who would benefit from my experience.

This first Training Day is designed as an introduction to leading groups in singing and would be useful for anyone who would like to gain some basic skills with groups of any age or ability.  This training is not just for the keen singer or new Community Choir facilitator, but also for school teachers, youth workers, carers and anyone who may like to bring singing into groups. Bringing music into groups can be rewarding and fun. We will work together through a relaxed yet focused approach.

You don’t need to be some kind of ‘music maestro’ to take part although you must be a confident singer who can hold a harmony line on your own. Feel free to get in touch to find out more or to discuss whether this Training Day will be suitable for you. A more intensive Training Programme will be on offer in the autumn 2016. Bookings by 1st March please to: cazjeffreys@gmail.com

Leading Groups in Song

 

 

The first “Little BIG SING!” event Feb. 2016

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Really looking forwards to this day of Social day of Singing! which will be co-facilitated by myself and Jane Goss. Here is an opportunity for the growing West Cork BIG SING! community to come together and share the songs we have been learning, learn a few more and simply get some time together to get to know one another a little more. We will be looking at a new set of songs which we are preparing for the next BIG SING! event due to take place in Clonakilty in May as part of the Clonakilty Wellness Week. People new to the project are also very welcome to come along.

The event will be held in the Bantry Christian Fellowship Hall on Saturday 13th February from 11am-4.30pm. Please bring food to share for lunch. Hot drinks will be provided. The cost is just €20. The West Cork BIG SING! aims to keep it’s activities as accessible as possible. Although the hall is upstairs there is a lift in this building, so please let me know if you will be needing to use it and I will check that it is functioning! Spaces are limited so you need to get in touch and book your place in advance so as not to be disappointed.

Hope to see you there!!

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Next Singing Workshop in Bantry

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Happy New Year to ye all! The next West Cork BIG SING! projects singing workshop will be held in Bantry at the Christian Fellowship Hall (behind Cinemax) on Saturday 30th January from 3-5pm. It will be lovely to meet up again and to start working with more songs in preparation for the next BIG SING! event scheduled for Clonakilty in May. Please share this poster around and encourage your friends to come along. All are very welcome….no previous experience needed…just the desire to sing with others. Hope to see you there!

Bantry Singing Workshop Sat. 30th Jan '16(1)

 

 

Bantry Singing Special to aid Refugees

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The next session for the BIG SING! Bantry group will be held this coming Saturday 21st November 3-5pm in the Christian Fellowship Hall. It will be a SPECIAL session…not only as you will learn some more alternative and unusual songs to add to your Xmas selection, but also because all the proceeds will be getting donated to support refugees in Lesvos, Greece. Monies raised will be used to buy provisions and sent across with three Bantry women. For anyone who would like to join us we will be taking the songs out and sing them around Bantry locations to raise further money following the session.

Poster for Refugee Support

Next Bantry Singing session with West Cork BIG SING!

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The next singing session will take place on Saturday 21st November from 3-5pm in the Christian Fellowship Hall. Alongside learning the new set of West Cork BIG SING! songs, we will be singing some Christmas songs….a little different from the more usual collection, including Gospel and Ukranian folk. All are welcome to come along and join us and no experience is necessary.We sing because it makes us feel good!!

We are looking forwards to meeting up with other groups for our first ‘Little BIG SING!’ event in the new year and here is a great opportunity to meet others who enjoy singing in your area and find out more about the BIG SING! project. Cost €5-€10 self selected. To find out more contact Caz on 083 1425599 or by email at cazjeffreys@gmail.com  Come and join the West Cork BIG SING! community at: https://www.facebook.com/West-Cork-BIG-SING-895356410540154/?ref=bookmarks

BIG SING! Dunmanway

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The new weekly BIG SING! group for Dunmanway starts next Monday 2nd November from 7.30-9pm at the Family Resource Centre on Kilbarry Rd. Along with the new and varied set of songs for the next BIG SING! event, this group will be bringing a collection of more unusual Christmas songs along to the Tree of Remembrance Ceremony on 19th December on the square.