At the end of a year when things really did start returning to some kind of normality, the Wayfarers held their Christmas party at The Bijou Cinema, their home for the past two years. The party gave chorus members to entertain each other and guests, calling on their non-chorus skills. Between guitars, mandolins, ukuleles, drum boxes and monologues it was […]
» Read moreFollowing an exercise conducted by David Andrew, to wrestle some photographs out of our old albums, the online gallery has been updated. In addition to the historic images, there are a selection of more recent photos of the chorus, practicing, performing and making charitable donations. If you have any photos of the chorus, which you are able to email to […]
» Read moreOn Thursday afternoon, The Wayfarers Chorus performed the second of their Christmas 2023 sing-outs, this time in the elegant setting of Southport’s Masonic Hall. The audience were treated to two sets, together with an audience participation section and, by special request, finishing with an ‘Auld Lang Syne’ sing-along. The acoustics in the room were good and the chorus gave an […]
» Read moreThe ‘Men In Black’ section of Wayfarers Chorus recently gave a performance at Peacehaven House Care Home in Southport, ably conducted by Eric Simpson. The performance was one of those occasions in which all of our rehearsals paid off. The audience was thoroughly engaged, singing along where they knew the songs. One or two were moved to tears by two […]
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On 28th June, the ‘Men in Black’ from Wayfarers Chorus performed at the Woodvale Chapel near Ainsdale, on behalf of Compassion Acts. The ‘Men in Black’ are a small section of Wayfarers Chorus, who perform when it is not possible to fit the entire chorus into the performance space. The audience thoroughly enjoyed the two, 20 minute, sets and happily […]
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That got your attention! In June, the Wayfarers Chorus said a fond farewell to Barry Nowell, who retired after his second stint as our Musical Director. Barry became our MD just before the Covid lockdown in 2020 and his ability to coach us over Zoom played a big part in keeping the chorus together. Any number of choruses fell by […]
» Read moreRegular visitors to our website may have noticed a couple of small tweaks. The most obvious one is our new logo. We felt it was time for a bit of a change and came up with several design options. The chorus made their choice and the final version now appears in the header of our website, replacing the 34 year […]
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The Wayfarers Chorus entertained a good sized audience at All Saints Church, in Southport, on the occasion of a church social evening. Due to the Covid lockdowns, it had been over three years since the chorus previously performed at All Saints. The audience and the chorus were all glad to be together again and, although Wayfarers didn’t actually perform ‘Happy […]
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The Wayfarers Chorus are on the hunt for a new Musical Director. Our current MD retires at the end of May and we are looking for somebody to replace him. Young or old, male or female, it doesn’t matter. What matters is that they are enthusiastic, have the relevant skills and enjoy four part a cappella singing. They also need […]
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