What a wonderful day!

30 of us, including many for the first time, gathered for the ‘Songs in the key of Summer’ workshop.

First we sang a round written by Yvette just the night before (as you do!) about the River Severn at Gloucester. We moved through Cuba; South Africa; Zimbabwe and back home again. Especially for our day, Yvette had researched an old Minehead song recorded in 1907 from a blacksmith, William Sparks. She sang this to us.

To progress from breathing and clapping exercises, to learning about eight songs and to presenting a ‘performance’ for our friends at the end of the day, was a real achievement. Yvette’s expertise, energy and enthusiasm got us there. As the door of the Quaker Meeting House was left open, there might have been some very surprised people in the town that day.