Songlines Coast-to-Coast
Songlines Coast-to-Coast is a collaboration with a SingUp community in Cumbria run by Soundwaves. It involves communities in a line from Grange-over Sands on the west coast to Easington on the east coast collecting and singing sings about their towns and singing them to the next community down the line. 17 concerts later, it all finishes in a big concert at the Hartlepool Dockfest on the 5th of July. The centrepiece of the Hartlepool concert is the performance of the Songlines ballad. Each community has contributed a verse about itself, and all these verses (and a chorus) will be sung at Hartlepool.
Songlines Coast-to-Coast is supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Hartlepool Borough Council and SingUp.
CUMBRIA |
20/5/09 - Grange-over-Sands, Kents Bank Station, 11am - 2pm
An inspiring journey across the tidal sands for the Cartmel SingUp cluster songwriting project. |
09/06/09 - Barrow-in-Furness, Forum 28, 2pm and 7pm.
Schools from the islands SingUp community and Barrow-in-Furness perform together with their young vocal leaders |
11/06/09 - Workington, The Carnegie Theatre, 2pm.
Young vocal leaders from Workington vocal force showcase their primary school singing clubs. |
13/06/09 - Wigton, The Old Convent/Local Legends, Ireby-10am, Thomlinson Junior-11am, Caldbeck-12pm, St. Cuthberts-2pm, Boltons-3pm, and Wigton Infants-4pm.
Join Songlines and Storytree as they reveal local legends inspired by generations old and new. |
10/07/09 - Carlisle Cathedral, Youth Concert, 7pm
A showcase for Carlisle Cathedral's new junior outreach choir | |
| 18/06/09 - Penrith, Leisure Centre, Big Sing Songlines 10am to 2.30pm .
The SingUp communities of Penrith and rural Penrith join together for a day of workshops, singing and performance |
21/06/09 - Keswick, Theatre-by-the-Lake, Soundwave Festival of Voice, 1pm and 7.30pm.
1pm A key milestone on the epic Songlines journey - an inspiring concert of children and young peoples voices featuring the pan-county young vocal leader ensemble
7.30pm - A joyous celebration of Cumbria in song, from its Celtic origins to the present day. Featuring leading 8-piece vocal ensemble, Human Music, local choirs, the Carnegie Singers, and Sing Owt! and special guests, Big Sky. Also featuring Soundwave musicians and the musical stones of Skiddaw |
23/06/09 - Kendal, Brewery Arts Centre, La'al Sing, 2pm and 7pm.
The Kendal SingUp Singing Squad and their schools |
26/06/09 - Kirkby Stephen, The Grammar School, Afternoon
Three young vocal leaders from the school perform with 300 children from surrounding rural primary schools |
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DURHAM |
26/06/09 - Stanhope, The Dales Centre, 7pm.
A clebration of life in Weardale through song and story with Children from Frosterly, Wearhead and Wolsingham Primary Schools, Willington Parkside School, Mike Bettison and Rosie Cross |
27/06/09 - Barnard Castle, The Bowes Museum, 1 pm.
With Teesdale SingUp Choir, No Added Sugar directed by Jane Ford and Teesdale Folk. This lunchtime open-air event in the beautiful grounds of the Bowes Museum will be a summery celebration of Teesdale life. Even John and Josephine Bowes might make an appearance. |
28/06/09 - Bishop Auckland, The Deer House, Bishop Auckland Castle, 3pm
with Bishop Auckland Youth Choir, King James 1 Secondary School, members of Bishop Auckland Choral Society and Paddy Burton - music, song and a revived sword dance play from around Bishop Auckland in the wonderful setting of the Bishop's park - Bring a picnic! |
30/06/09 - Spennymoor, The Settlement Theatre, 7pm
with the newly formed Spennymoor Singing Group, Spennymoor Sing for Life Choir, Tudhoe grange Secondary School and Paddy Burton - song and story from Spennymoor and around in the newly renovated surroundings of Spennymoor's very own community theatre |
01/07/09 - Gateshead, The Sage, The Big Sing
The Cumbrian young vocal leaders ensemble open the Big Sing and lead the Songlines Ballad |
01/07/09 - Sedgefield, Sedgefield Methodist Church, 7 pm.
with Lyric Youth Choir, and Lyrica |
| 03/07/09 - Seaham, Westlea Primary School, 7pm. |
05/07/09 - Hartlepool, The Marina, 1pm.part of Hartlepool Dockfest 2009
The end of the Songlines Journey, this spectacular performance will bring together particpants from across the entire coast-to-coast line and your only chance to hear the Songlines ballad in its entirety. Featuring the Middlesborough Community Choir, local primary school children and a host of performers from across the north of England. We are proud to team up with the Hartlepool Dockfest 2009 for the celebratory end to this exciting journey |
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