Weekly Virtual Singing Sessions with Fire Choir

Fire Choir, run by The Nest Collective, was founded by folk musician Sam Lee and choir leaders Blythe Pepino, Alex Etchart and Ben Crawley out of a year-long fellowship at the Foundling Museum. The choir is a vehicle to take rabble-rousing, soul-lifting chants and hollers to the streets, the auditoria, the recording studio and beyond. Singers will be tapping into the enormous and ancient international repertoire of songs rooted in social change and emancipation highlighting social and environmental injustice around the world. Material includes folk songs, modern songs, anti-war songs, songs of resistance and struggle, the natural world, songs of love and lost worlds. A portion of the Fire Choir repertoire has been specially-commissioned by The Nest Collective creating new songs sung from the perspective of contemporary communities struggling for a louder voice in society. Writers include some of the UK’s best songwriters and composers Dizraeli, Martha Tilston, Ayanna Witter-Johnson and others.

During this period of physical distancing and self-isolation, Fire Choir is bringing people from around the globe together for a weekly virtual singing session. The sessions are open to anyone who wants to sing. Everyone is welcome – no experience and no preparation is necessary. Bring your housemates, bring your cat, and sing songs together to lift everyone’s spirits in isolation.

Sessions are taking place weekly on Monday evenings at 7pm (BST) via the online platform Zoom. These online sessions are offered on a donation basis, with a suggested donation of £5 per session. We welcome donations from those who have the financial means to make a contribution to support the Nest Collective and the Fire Choir leaders during this time. You are also very welcome if you are unable to give.

Info & sign up: https://thenestcollective.co.uk/includes/fire-choir/

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