Axbridge Singers
Axbridge Singers in St. John's Church Axbridge, January 2013
The Axbridge Singers is an open access community choir for anyone who enjoys singing. We do not hold auditions, and members are not required to read music or have any previous experience: only enthusiasm and a willingness to 'have a go'.
Based in Axbridge, our members come from across the local area, from Cheddar and Draycott to Winscombe, Churchill and Blagdon.
The choir sings unaccompanied, in four-part harmony. The songbook includes music from far and wide - from popular, to folk, to gospel, to show tunes, in languages from English to Basque and even Russian!
The choir performs regularly in the local area, at concerts, care homes and town events, and also takes part in regional singing festivals in Bristol and Stourhead. The choir has raised money for a number of charities.
All members are warmly invited to come for a drink at the Lamb Inn in the Square after rehearsals, and the choir also arranges occasional social get-togethers.
The Axbridge Singers are led by Musical Director Stella Moore.
Hear Axbridge Singers!
This is a recording made in 2012 of the Axbridge Choir singing a set of African Songs.
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If you would like to hear us sing, you can download any or all of the following files.
Our Recent Events
Joint Concert - June 2017
On Saturday June 24th, Axbridge Singers together with Cheddar Valley Voices created a 'joint' concert raising awareness and funds for Arthritis Research UK.
The concert took place in the Church of St John the Baptist in Axbridge. It was unique in that it brought together choirs of all age groups from these neighbouring towns. Each choir performed a variety of their own songs from a range of genres, then all came together for renditions of 'I Sing', 'Great Day', 'Tue Tue', 'Something Inside So Strong' and a finale of 'Dem Bones' following the arthiritis theme.
We were joined by Adrian Williams of Arthritis Research UK who gave an informative talk highlighting the work of the charity and the extent of the illnesses it aims to help. We are very pleased to announce that the evening managed to raise a grand total of £635.98.
Thanks you to all who participated in the choirs, those who helped with setting up of the event (and who ran the much appreciated bar on the night!) and of course all those who came along to support us and this worthy cause. To see the full photo gallery from the night please click here.
Some audio and visual recordings were made on the night too! Click to listen:
Performed by Cheddar Valley Voices and Axbridge Singers
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Performed by Cheddar Valley Voices and Axbridge Singers
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April 2017 Axbridge Singers visit Cantagarrigue in Languedoc, France
In April we visited our fantastic French counterpart, Cantagarrigue.
We had a great time and they were fantastic hosts. There was lots of laughter, fun and games and impromptu singing in the stunning La Grotte de Clamouse. We shared a lovely joint concert in the pretty Aniane Church and the weekend culminated in an evening of traditional music from the Languedoc region.
We look forward to welcoming them in the not too distant future!
A Busy Singing Weekend! March 2017
On Saturday 25th April 2017, we took part in the popular event called ‘The Clash of the Choirs’ at Wedmore Church, which involves choirs of all shapes, sizes and ages from the local area. This was the 5th Clash, which is held to raise funds for the church. And the church was packed out! It was an enjoyable evening, with a good, upbeat and appreciative atmosphere for all who sang. It was well organized, and interesting to hear such varied choirs. Our performance went well: we sang And So It Goes, Santo and Keep you in Peace. There was a lovely quiet moment when we had finished Santo.
Sunday 26th April 2017 was the Big Sing at St. George’s. Despite it being Mother’s Day, we had another good turnout of support from the Singers, and I think everyone enjoyed the day – tiring though it always is! What a splendid place to perform…..we sang Blues gan OOT(!) of the fashion, and And So It Goes. It all went well – and was worth everybody’s hard work.
I think we did ourselves proud at both events – thanks to you all!!
Click here to see the photo gallery.
If you have more photos from the weekend please could you email them to Sue Martin (Click to email!)
Christmas Greetings from Cantagarrigue - our French partner choir!
Choir leader Francoise Gomez said: "Tous les choristes de CANTAGARRIGUE et moi-même vous adressons nos meilleurs voeux pour une année 2017 pleine de beaux moments musicaux dans le partage et la joie!" which thanks to the aid of Google translate reads "All the singers of CANTAGARRIGUE and I send you our best wishes for a year 2017 full of beautiful musical moments in sharing and joy!"
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