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On course for singing

A SINGING course will be held in Charvil for five evenings.

John Harris

info@virtualcom.it

12:00AM, Monday 05 January 2015

A SINGING course will be held in Charvil for five evenings.

The first will take place on January 12 at the village hall in Park Lane.

The course is organised for ladies who enjoy singing and would like to sing arrangements of folk songs from the British Isles.

Songs include Scarborough Fair, The Sally Gardens, David of the White Rock, Mairi’s Wedding and Eriskay Love Lilt.

The course will be led by music teacher and choir director Suzanne Newman.

The £30 fee for the course includes a copy of the music to keep.

The other dates are January 19 and 26, and February 2 and 9.

For more information, contact Suzanne on 0118 934 0589 or email suzanney newman@btinternet.com

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