RADICAL CHOIRS
The choirs are set out below in two groups.
The first Group is of choirs which are affiliated to the WMA. The second group is of choirs although not formally affiliated to the WMA works with issues and material similar to that of the WMA choir, will still have members of the WMA amongst its singers and the WMA regards these choirs as allies in the attempts to campaign through music. Some of these have their own website and/or e-mail addresses and these are given below. Sometimes these choirs will meet for joint activities. London choirs have had "Five Choir Days" where they meet for a day singing together agreed programmes. Also, where national demonstrations occur, choir members from all over the country join together to sing the marchers along with songs chosen for the occasion. For example, on the day of the large February 15th demonstration just prior to the invasion of Iraq about 50 singers from all over the country met in Piccadilly Circus to sing the marching protesters along. |
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WMA Affiliated Choirs
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Birmingham Clarion |
anniesmith2000@hotmail.com | www.clarionsingers.org.uk | |
| Bristol Red Notes | |||
| Calamet Singers | |||
| Cardiff Red Choir Tel 02920 889514 | wendy.lewis2@aladdinscave.net |
Based mainly in South Wales the Côr Cochon Caerdydd choir, founded in 1983 have used their voices to campaign for peace justice and freedom in the world. Several CD's of their work are available. | |
| Red Leicester 0116 270 3143 | veronica.matthew@tiscali.co.uk |
A very active choir committed to promoting peace. green and red politics. | |
| Rotheram Red | |||
| WMA Singers | Based in London. Rehearses at Conway Hall. Secretary at 240 Perry Rise Forest Hill, London Their information will be on this web site, as it is created. | ||
| Second Group | |||
| Raised Voices | |||
| Red and Green | |||
| Manchester Community Choir | |||
| Nottingham Clarion | |||
| Sheffield Socialist | Who we are This isn’t the end of History. We sing to change the world. We’re still swinging those hammers to ring out justice and freedom from the UK’s “Steel City” here in South Yorkshire. We can raise your roof with a rousing “Internationale”. But we can also rock the street to radical rhythms from Southern Africa, Latin America, the Pacific, the Caribbean, the Mediterranean and Ireland. Yes, we are hip-shakingly political. |
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| Strawberry Thieves | We are a choir of about 20 people, and are based in South-east London, although we travel well. Strawberry Thieves was formed in 1996, the centenary of the death of William Morris, one of whose designs we are named after. We sing at demos, Stop the War events, labour movement meetings, birthday parties and at the annual Street Music Festival and the biennial Raise Your Banners Festival of political song. Our repertoire draws on modern songs, as well as the wealth of political song which chronicles the history of struggle over the centuries, both in Britain and abroad. |
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| Velvet Fist. 020 8904 5765 | Velvet Fist are a group of cappella singers who have been making music together for fifteen years, They aim to combine an exciting and creative sound with intimacy, warmth and humour. They are feminists and socialists and have come together through political activity to find their voice in Music. CD's of their performances are available . | ||
| Choir, Choir Pants on Fire | ccpof@hotmail.com |
This is a an all womans' choir of trade unionist workers based in New Zealand, existing or retired Some of their own compositions are on CD and use some of the ideas from the Maori folklore. | |
| The Solidarity Choir | solidaritychoir@yahoo.com |
Based in New South Wales, Australia. Contact was made with some UK choirs whilst on a visit to Britain in 2005. Some of us remember singing with them in a get-together at the Red Rose club in London. |
Changes to this information on the choirs will be added once they have seen this site and have made their comments. It is intended to make this space available to any choirs that share our values. Any members of other choirs reading these notes and sharing the objectives of the WMA are invited to join us and to ask for their details to be entered here. Please let us know your views if you fit this description.
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