July, 2011 | ibstockcommunitychoir.co.uk

The benefits of singing

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Ruth Gillespie Posted in Uncategorized 1 Comment

I finally managed to get round to having a look at the Ibstock Community Choir Website yesterday. I registerd and, by return, I received an e mail from Sue suggesting that I should write something to go on the site. With lots to do in the garden at the moment I decided to take the easy option and look on the internet.

My search came up with these two website which might be of interest to some choir members.

www.singingforsnorers.com – singing exercises for people who snore – might bring relief to snorers and their partners, I’m sure we’ll have both amongst our members!

www.alzheimers.org.uk – an article here about ‘singing unlocking the brain of people with alzheimers’! This might be a useful one to pass on to others.

Looking forward to a good sing tonight.

Shirley Cake

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Alison Posted in Recipes 1 Comment

Hi Everyone, Would just like to share this fantastic recipe with you all. It comes from our choir member Shirley, hence the name!!
It’s delicious…….

Shirley’s Fruit Loaf

8 oz plain flour (brown if possible)
4oz brown sugar
4oz marg
6oz dried fruit (or more if you prefer)
Then in a large jug, as it will froth up
3oz milk
3oz water
1 teaspoon bicarb
1 tablespoon vinegar

Rub in flour, sugar, marg. add fruit
Mix with the liquid
line a 2lb loaf tin pour in mixture

cook for 1/4 hour on 160c then.
1 hour on 150c

turn out when cool

ENJOY !!!!!

I tried this as soon as Shirley gave me the recipe. It was very successful

Alison

How About This For A Song?

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Sue Posted in Songs Leave a comment

This is one of my favourite songs ever! It’s a traditional Irish song and is actually a ghost story.

How does the choir feel about at having a bash at it?

I have the sheet music. Seems to be in four parts.

The video is Sandy Denny, sadly deceased, singing it from What We Did On Our Holidays.

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She Moves Through The Fair

My young love said to me, my mother won´t mind
And my father won´t slight you for your lack of kine,
And she stepped away from me and this she did say,
It will not be long love ´til our wedding day.

She stepped away from me and she moved through the fair,
And fondly I watched her move here and move there,
Then she went her way homeward with one star awake,
As the swan in the evening moves over the lake.

The people were saying no two were e´er wed,
But one has a sorrow that never was said,
And I smiled as she passed with her goods and her gear,
And that was the last that I saw of my dear.

I dreamt it last night that my young love came in,
So softly she entered her feet made no din,
She came close beside me and this she did say,
It will not be long love ´til our wedding day.

Lammas Ale Summer Sing Out

Posted on July 8, 2011 by suek Posted in Events Leave a comment

Lammas is a very old festival celebrated in one form or another all over the world.

It means “first bread” and marks the start of the corn harvest. Ale is another old word mean festival as well as the stuff that goes down your throat and some would say makes the voice sweeter!

Lammas actually falls on the 1st August, but we’re celebrating it with a Summer Sing Out on Sunday, 24th July 2 – 5 at Bushwell House, 7 Melbourne Road, Newbold, Coleorton, Leics. LE67 8JH. (It’s about 7 miles from Ibstock).

We’re being led by Keith Kendrick, (no relation), from the Derby Traditional Music Club which means we’ll be singing traditional folk songs of a summer/harvest nature.

We’ll also be singing acappella which means without music. This might sound a bit scarey, but many folk songs are sung this way and when they work, the harmonies sound fantastic!

We’ll be following up with a communal picnic and an improptu session of music/poetry/storytelling/jokes so it is a social event as well as the chance to try a different form of singing.

More details and some video from our latest Summer Sing Out on the Folk On The Farm site:
http://folkonthefarm.co.uk/latest-news/a-pleasurable-start-to-folk-on-the-farm-choir/