Chris Rowbury

Why tricky warm-ups don’t always make a better choir Chris Rowbury's blog about singing and choirs, songs and natural voice, traditional songs from many cultures, unaccompanied harmony singing.

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Chris Rowbury's monthly music round-up (March 2026) issue #128 Welcome to the March edition of my monthly music round-up.

chrisrowbury.substack.com/p/chris-rowb... My March monthly music round-up is out now. Includes: Choir ten commandments; The power of the pause; A brief history of pearl-diving music; The extraordinary life of singer Jake Thackray; song of the month - "The first time ever I saw your face"; and more!

I like the sound of this guy. Whatever happened to him?

Lost the joy of singing in your choir? Here’s what to do Chris Rowbury's blog about singing and choirs, songs and natural voice, traditional songs from many cultures, unaccompanied harmony singing.

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Trump administration meets with UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson Agitator whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon was hosted by senior adviser at US state department

Tommy Robinson, who has convictions for assault, using a fake passport, mortgage fraud and contempt of court for repeating false allegations against refugee in breach of an injunction... meets Trump administration and gets a tour of the State Department
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A reminder, one day ahead of a by-election in which the Greens are favourites to defeat Reform, that the Daily Mail owner's wife recently donated £50,000 to Nigel Farage's party

Don't be fooled!!

Revealed: Reform UK Matt Goodwin's Academic Ties to Rebranded Nazi Eugenics Front Reform's Gorton and Denton candidate, who has said that genetics will expose the "inherent differences between groups" has links to multiple organisations tied to discredited racist pseudoscience

🔴Revealed: Reform UK Matt Goodwin’s Academic Ties to Rebranded Nazi Eugenics Front

Reform’s Gorton and Denton candidate, who has said that genetics will expose the “inherent differences between groups” has links to multiple organisations tied to discredited racist pseudoscience

Ladies and gentlemen,

Please meet Tim Nott, the chair of the Reform UK Party in Bath.

He likes to do..."acting." (yes, that is him.)

How to revive a failing choir (Part 2): deeper causes and hard truths Chris Rowbury's blog about singing and choirs, songs and natural voice, traditional songs from many cultures, unaccompanied harmony singing.

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Confessions of a singaholic – why too much singing might be a bad thing: Terry's story - ChoirPlace [The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teachin...

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How to revive a failing choir (Part 1): spotting the problems Chris Rowbury's blog about singing and choirs, songs and natural voice, traditional songs from many cultures, unaccompanied harmony singing.

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Pic of Epstein, John Brockman, Harvard and the text - "The billionaires' eugenics project; how Epstein infiltrated Harvard, muzzled the humanities and preached master-race science"

Edge - Jeffrey Epstein's favourite intellectual salon - was sold to me as a gathering of the world's finest minds. The files reveal it was something far darker

Extraordinary read by @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social for the Nerve on Epstein, academia and eugenics

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Singing is good for your health Singing can lower blood pressure, improve oxygen flow, and lower stress.

Worth a listen: Elinor Harrison (Washington University) on @npr.org discussing benefits of singing.
Key points
💡Evidence of music-making dating 40,000+ years
💡Neanderthal bone structure suggests 60,000-year singing capacity
💡Darwin's speculation about musical protolanguage
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Choir leading as low-impact aerobics (or how I gained weight during lockdown) - ChoirPlace [The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teachin...

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Palantir's Swiss Exit Highlights Global Data Sovereignty Challenge | NewsCase Switzerland's military has terminated its contract with Palantir Technologies Inc. following a security audit. The review concluded that U.S. intelligence ag

"Switzerland’s military has terminated its contract with Palantir… following a security audit… concluded that U.S. intelligence agencies could potentially access sensitive Swiss defense data… significant reputational warning for the data analytics firm"

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#R4Today

Do shared lunches at singing workshops really build community? Chris Rowbury's blog about singing and choirs, songs and natural voice, traditional songs from many cultures, unaccompanied harmony singing.

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Since #bbclaurak is trending, let’s remind ourselves that ONE MONTH ago, the BBC invited Mandelson on for a soft-ball interview on her show. While HIS CLIENT , Palantir’s Louis Moseley appeared as a pundit

Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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Screenshot from Instagram that reads Singing Resistance. Toolkit: tiny url.com/toolkitSR | Songbook: tinyurl.com/songbookSR

Resistance choirs are apparently becoming a thing.

Singing Weekends | Chris Rowbury Residential singing weekends with Chris Rowbury. Full board and all tuition in beautiful locations across the UK.

chrisrowbury.com/singing-week... Booking for my weekends in July, September and October closes tomorrow Thursday 5 February.

How do we know if a culture has a traditional music scene? - ChoirPlace [The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teachin...

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Chris Rowbury's monthly music round-up (February 2026) issue #127 Welcome to the February edition of my monthly music round-up.

chrisrowbury.substack.com/p/chris-rowb... My February monthly music round-up is out now. Includes: Using bird song to test hearing; Find out more about gospel music; One guy impersonates 43 famous singers; Song of the month from the Cantu a Tenore tradition of Sardinia; and much more! Subscribe now.

How much should you polish a song before moving onto the next one? - ChoirPlace [The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teachin...

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John's latest Blog: Masterstroke.
Can music really have healing powers?
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15 years ago today was the first night of the (sadly no more) OK Chorale in Woodbridge. They were some fun times!

Screenshot of a tweet from Paul Graham "If someone had predicted before the last election that if Trump won, federal officers would be shooting Americans in the streets, he'd have been dismissed as an alarmist."

We did predict it. And we were called alarmist.

A simple vocal range check for non-auditioned choirs Chris Rowbury's blog about singing and choirs, songs and natural voice, traditional songs from many cultures, unaccompanied harmony singing.

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YouTube video by Erinarsoqatigiissuit - Topic Jiisusi Pigaarma

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#greenland Choral singing is an integral part of the Greenland identity. The Greenland National Choir / Erinarsoqatigiissuit consists of approximately 100 singers from 22 choirs around the country. Here is the traditional song 'Kalaallit Nunaata Qanga Inuit'

Beach Boys Bonanza | Singing Weekends | Chris Rowbury Beach Boys bonanza - a singing weekend with Chris Rowbury in Derbyshire's Peak District, 9-10 October 2026

My residential singing weekend in Derbyshire in October goes on sale TODAY, Thursday 22 January at 6pm. You can find details here: chrisrowbury.com/beach-boys Note that this weekend is NOT for beginners! You have until 5 February to apply. I'll let people know if they have a place by 12 February.

Songs from the Balkan heartlands | Singing Weekends | Chris Rowbury Songs from the Balkan heartlands - a residential singing weekend with Chris Rowbury in Salisbury, 18-20 September 2026

My residential singing weekend in Salisbury in September will go on sale TODAY, Thursday 22 January at 6pm. You can find details here: chrisrowbury.com/balkan-heart... You have until 5 February to apply. I'll let people know if they have a place by 12 February.