14 October 2024
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Week 3 with the Loughborough University Choir tonight. There is still plenty of work to be done but we’ve covered a good proportion of the repertoire for the Christmas concert and some sections are beginning to firm up. This is … Continue reading
5 October 2024
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I led three songs at the sing around this afternoon. The first two were on banjo and were ones I’ve played before in other contexts but not led: I’m Not in Love by 10cc and New York Girls, a folk … Continue reading
30 September 2024
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Jane and I popped along to Loughborough University tonight to join the opening session for the university choir. Some of the music is straightforward and some of it is most certainly not in that category! However, we’ve decided to sign … Continue reading
20 August 2023
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To find out my answers, you can now watch the video of this morning’s service from All Saints church, Thorpe Acre with Dishley: The service fades in partway through a song before the readings with my talk running from about … Continue reading
14 August 2023
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During the summer period, we have been having a series of “preacher’s choice” messages. It is bitty, compared to the series-based teaching we have worked through before the summer and having coming up in September, but summer is a bitty … Continue reading
26 December 2022
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I wore my new bow tie out for the first time on Christmas Eve for the midnight service at church. I think I’ve got the hang of tying it but I’ll need to keep practising. I can still do a … Continue reading
15 September 2021
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On Wednesday mornings during term time, I help at the toddlers group at church, providing music and other support. At the moment, we have a problem with the projector in the church hall (I might need to get it down … Continue reading
21 July 2021
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I know, what a radical notion. However, because of the global pandemic, we’ve been limiting the amount of music in services so we haven’t had a lot of hymns going on. Today was a memorial service for a much-loved member … Continue reading
17 February 2021
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One of my long-standing ChurchBass buddies, Paige Garwood, has also developed an interest in choral music. That led him onto further studies, composing and, towards the end of last year, he put out feelers to see who would be interested … Continue reading
18 November 2020
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I’m starting to gear up for the Christmas season although the biggest musical event in the church calendar – the carol service – is going to have to be online this year. My plan is to put out recordings of … Continue reading