After 2+ Years – Wayfarers Are Back!

Tuesday 8th March saw a long awaited return to the risers for Southport’s Wayfarers Chorus. Just like the rest of the world, the past two years have been notable for the impact of the Covid pandemic. After rehearsing using Zoom for many months, the Wayfarers were able to resume face to face rehearsals in September 2021. The challenge of bringing […]

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Southport and Formby Association of NT

The chorus will be performing at the March meeting of SoFA, a local National Trust support group.  Full details will be published nearer the time.  To join the audience, you will need to be a member of SoFA.  You can find out more about that association by visiting their website. If you would like more information about the Wayfarers Chorus […]

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Wayfarers at St. Faith’s

The Wayfarers Chorus will give their first performance since the lockdown, to support the St. Faith’s Christmas Tree Festival in Waterloo. This will not be a formal concert, the chorus will be providing ‘background’ music for the public visiting the festival. If you would like more information about the Wayfarers Chorus, please get in touch using our contact form.

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Wayfarers Move To New Home

Southport Bijou Cinema, new home of Wayfarers Chorus

The Wayfarers Chorus had their first rehearsal in their new venue last Tuesday. After many years of practicing in Birkdale, the chorus have moved into the Southport Bijou Cinema. The cinema is registered as a ‘Community Interest Company’ and operates on a not for profit basis. The management team are keen to support local businesses and the venue is a […]

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Wayfarers Chorus Welcome New Music Director

The Wayfarers Chorus, which was founded in 1989, has for the past 10 years been led by one of the founder members, Colin Wayte.  In those 10 years, Colin has devoted thousands of hours to the role of Music Director (MD).  During his time as MD, the chorus has expanded and refreshed its repertoire on an ongoing basis and has […]

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Wayfarers at UK Choir Festival 2020

On Saturday 8 February, members of the Wayfarers Chorus attended the UK Choir Festival in Manchester. During the course of a very enjoyable day, following an entertaining and engaging warm-up, there were four workshops, each covering different aspects and styles of singing and learning. Starting with learning simple tricks to help improve our sight-reading and understanding of musical scales, we […]

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Wayfarers’ 30th Anniversary Concert

On Friday 21 June, the Wayfarers Barbershop Chorus, in conjunction with The Rotary Club of Southport, held a charity concert to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the chorus’ formation. The concert venue was The Gild Hall in Formby and the nominated charity was Cancer Research UK.  As per previous concerts held by Wayfarers Chorus, the event was a total sell […]

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Wayfarers 30th Anniversary

On Tuesday 18 June, the Wayfarers Chorus held their final rehearsal before the charity concert, which takes place on Friday 21 June and is jointly organised by Wayfarers and Southport Rotary. This year the concert is on behalf of Cancer Research UK and is also a celebration of the chorus’ 30 years of singing. In addition to the important final […]

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