This is going to be a wonderful event…so nice to be joining together with Liz Clark and the Skibbereen Community Choir and Community Band. Another event at Levis Corner Bar, Ballydehob as part of the Feelgood Festival! Come along and join us!
We had a wonderful evening singing and playing as part of the West Cork Feelgood Festival on Wednesday 1st October. We were a combination of Ballydehob Community Band, Acapellabella, and local public….sharing good vibes at Levis Corner Bar in Ballydehob. We learned a few songs – including one of my own written especially for the event, complete with harmonies, and found great pleasure in sharing the evening together. I’d like to approach local festivals and events next year to suggest bringing this format out to other towns and villages around West Cork. The event creates such a wonderful space to meet and enjoy sharing meaningful music together. If you’d like to see this coming into your community please get in touch.
I’m starting up a monthly Songwriting Circle, initially on Sundays from 10.30am to 1.30pm at a studio near Ballydehob. This is a super exciting opportunity to gather with others to explore and try out ideas…regardless of how much experience you’ve had previously, or whether you consider yourself a musician, singer or writer. A space for allowing those creative juices to flow….and have alot of fun with playing with a wide variety of styles and approaches. We will look at different starting places, and also how to move forward through feeling stuck, sometimes working in groups and other times alone. Bring your inspirations, aspirations, instruments and your notebook….and let’s get co-creative! Get in touch if you are interested to hear more about other opportunities for exploring songwriting skills with me.
Both Acapellabella and Ballydehob Community Band will be joining me once more for the 5th year of my bringing an inclusive singing event into the festival, hosted by the festive environment of Levis Corner Bar, Ballydehob. This has to be one of my favourite events on my calendar! We create such a joyous and full, high energy sound…wit,h everyone in the room enjoying learning a few songs, with harmony parts, and then getting to sing it with loads of voices and a full band sound.
This year I’m getting even more excited as the band has been developing a horn/brass section; the percussion team has evolved bringing more depth to the rhythms; and we have a few new elements and new members in our sound. The pieces I’ve chosen are original songs and are high-energy, with lyrics to bring a message of support and community.
See you there! Everyone very welcome!
We are kicking off this term with getting ready to play once again at Levis Bar, Ballydehob on Wednesday 1st October as part of The West Cork Feelgood Festival programme. This will be in the format of a Singing Workshop at which everyone will get the opportunity to learn the songs, complete with harmonies and have a great sing. This will be our 4th year doing this event, and it’s such good fun!
The Community Band starts up again on Monday 8th September and welcomes new members. So if you think you may like to give it a go, get in touch!
An amazing turnout….and a great bunch of songs created!
It’s been 7 years I think, since I last brought a Harmony Singing Workshop to Scariff….and I’m SO looking fowards to coming back! I’ll be bringing a great new collection of songs with me, all with inspiring harmonies of course. Please help to spread the word and let others know…can’t wait to sing with you all again!
Recently I’ve been getting so many inspirations and ideas for creating new music…so I have now created a dedicated space where others can join me to explore.
Welcome! The Songwriting Hub is a fun and nurturing space in which to explore and grow. I’ll be dropping in various content to help inspire and encourage the creativity to flow. I’ll also be sharing details of projects, workshops and mini training sessions which I will be offering in both my free and paid spaces.
This group is for you if:
🎶 You’d like to write songs but don’t know where to start…or perhaps find you don’t reach completion
🎶 You love writing songs and welcome new ideas and tips
🎶 You’d love regular support and encouragement
🎶 You are inspired to explore songwriting alongside others
🎶 You feel excited about songwriting as a tool for self discovery and self expression
If you feel drawn to join me in this space then I look forward to sharing this adventure with you! Please join by the link below, and share to invite others…and let’s get this community growing and the creative juices flowing !! 🎶🎶
https://chat.whatsapp.com/BThvDCrlv9n8THidRqLqwB?mode=ac_t
What a lovely evening we had in Bridge Street Community Cafe on Friday with Ballydehob Community Band. Thanks to the team there for inviting and hosting us….great to get our music out and about. We wish the Cafe all the best for the future…they are such a lovely group of people offering and holding such a wonderful space for people to share, relax and learn together. You can find out more about them here. https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=bridge%20street%20community%20cafe
Caz Jeffreys 