Pearl Legay-Clarke

Location

Stroud, Gloucestershire

Specialisms

Stroud Folk Choir

Additional information

I’m a UK folk singer and workshop facilitator, with a strong interest in singing for community and wellbeing.

I have spent a number of years delving into the depths of voice, studying vocal improvisation and intuitive singing, as well as theory- and exercise-based technique.

I run the Stroud Folk Choir, and various workshops that cover folk singing, vocal improvisation and voice enrichment.

My personal music taste leans towards folk music from our own fair isles, America, Europe and Africa and I mostly teach folk songs from these cultures, as well as songs of earth and nature.

I have previously run sing-arounds, courses, workshops, and campfire singing sessions.

My choirs

Sing Ahoy! Dursley Sea Shanty and Folk Choir
Description

Join Sing Ahoy as we sing rousing shanties, joyous celebration songs, haunting laments and catchy ditties. Traditional and contemporary folk songs from our own fair isles and from other cultures around the world, taught in 2 and 3 part harmony with many original arrangements
There’s a place for you in the choir, regardless of your singing ability. Whether you’re uncertain and need some support from your fellow singers as you learn the songs, or a confident singer you are welcome here. There are no auditions as we believe singing is for everyone.

Led by Pearl Legay-Clarke, leader who also leads Stroud Folk Choir,

The sessions will be open on a drop in basis.

Children and teens are welcome to come along with a responsible adult. We are keen to keep this a fun space for all so I ask that the children who come are keen to sing (or to listen to the singing if they are littl’uns), there is a break out room if you need a space to tend to your child.

Costs:
£8 per adult
£3.50 per child over 5 years

I know that people are experiencing financial burden at the moment so if you’d like to come but are struggling then please just have a word with me and we can agree a concessionary rate that is comfortable for you.

5pm-6.30pm Wednesdays during term time at the Dursley Tab, Community Room

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Session times

Wednesdays 4.30 - 6pm in term-time

Stroud Folk Choir
Description

Join Stroud Folk Choir as we sing rousing shanties, joyous celebration songs, haunting laments and catchy ditties. Traditional and contemporary folk songs from our own fair isles and from other cultures around the world, taught in 3 and 4 part harmony with many original arrangements

There’s a place for you in the choir, regardless of your singing ability. Whether you’re uncertain and need some support from your fellow singers as you learn the songs, or a confident singer who’d like the opportunity to perform a short solo you are welcome here. There are no auditions as we believe singing is for everyone.

We try to get out into the community to perform occasionally, which we really enjoy, but the emphasis is on us having fun together first and foremost and nobody is expected to perform if they don’t want to.

We’ll be running on an open basis over the summer, so if you’d like to come along for a sing then please do join us. We’ll be closing in again in September as a members only choir so if you’d like to join us then please join our waiting list here: https://forms.gle/xyD9Cz11D6zysweC8

We do have some spaces for our mid-low range, which would be for male voices that are a bit higher than bass (not quite tenor), female voices that are in the lower range (low Altos) or non binary people with these qualities of voice (I apologise for not having the right terminology to give this voice type it’s own description without relating it to a male or female voice). If we can boost this section a little then we’d have capacity to allow a few extra people of other voice types too.

Session times

Monday evenings 7-9pm

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