- Spring term starts this Thursday, 12th January
- Advance notice - Choir Convention 2012
- Singing this week - Thursday 27th
- No singing this week (October 20th)
- New Term starts this Thursday 22nd September
- Last session this Thursday
- New Summer Term starts this Thursday, 5th May
- Choir Convention songs chosen
- No singing Feb 24th
- Choir Convention 2011 - last call for tickets
Songs we've sung
Singing so many wonderful songs each term, it's easy to forget some of the great stuff we've done. So, to help us remember the words for our pub sessions here's a listing of some of the things we've done!
Summer 2011 (with Jon Conway)
- Higher and Higher (adapted by Jon Conway)
- Soul Wind
- Sunshine Fire and Rain (Helen Yeomans)
- Puttin' on the Ritz (adapted by Jon Conway)
- Everytime I feel the spirit
- Bamba Lela
- Little Lize/Shine on Me (Barbershop medley)
- Love train
- Let the sunshine in
- We got all the Love (Helen Yeomans)
- Wemamizolo
- Belle Mama
- Samba Chill
- Haere Mai
- Om Arkaya Namaha
- Om Mane Padme Hum
- Shee-Yav Lat
- Namo Amida Butsu
- Stay with me (Taize)
Autumn 2010/Spring 2011
- Jrik Jrik Gembala (trad Javanese arr. David Wadyawan)*
- Line Up (Helen Yeomans)
- Don't Kneel at my Graveside (USA)*
- All Around My Hat (Steeleye Span)
- Conla's Well (Nickomo)
- Sunshine, Fire and Rain
- Lay My Burden Down
- Ewe Thina
- Keep Your Heart Good
- Kakilambe
*Sung at the Bristol Choir Convention 2011
For the parts of the first five songs listed there is a teaching CD available from Nickomo.
Summer 2010 (with Fran Bolton)
- Why do fools fall in love? (Santiago & Merchant; arrangement adapted by Faith Watson)
- Gentle the land
- Ya basta
- We got all the love (Helen Yeomans)
- God speed (Polly Bolton)
- The lovely song (Helen Yeomans)
- Roll me in your arms (Coope, Boyes & Simpson)
- All my love I bring to you (Helen Yoemans)
- Irish blessing (arr. Candy Verney)
- Ke Arona (arr. Siphiwo Lubambo)
- Peace white dove (Melanie Dolinsky)
- Under the moon of love (Boyce/Lee) - Showaddywaddy 1976
- I am that I am (Scott Wood, arr. Dee Jarlett)
Autumn 2009
- Every Voice Shall Sing (Helen Yeomans)
- My Change Will Come (arr. Una May)
- Misirlou (Rubanis arr. Nickomo)
- Thina Simunye (Children of Agape)
- Little Bitty Pretty One (Thurston Harris)
- Glory, Glory (Una May)
- Days (Ray Davies)
- Aslaam Alaikum (Nickomo)
Summer 2009
Water Aid songs with Chris Samuels
- Imagine (Julian Lennon)
- I am a River (Nickomo)
- Tsmindao Gmerto (Trad. Georgian)
- Iqude (Trad Zula, arr, G. Partington)
- Let Love Rain Down (Janice Marie Arr. Dee Jarlett)
- Shine (Gary Barlow, arr. Nick Petts)
- Bristol Ho (Trad)
Spring 2009
- Wemamizolo (African)
- Get away Jordan (Gospel)
- Lost, Lost, Lost - (Nickomo)
- Ya Hadi (Harmonic Temple - Nickomo)
Autumn 2008
- A Change is Gonna Come * (Sam Cooke)
- Let Go Now (Jen Turner)
- It's Only Love * (Lennon / McCartney)
- Stomp, Stomp (The Cats the the Fiddle)
- Return (Nickomo)
- High on a hill (Northern Harmony)
- Gabi (African)
- Tyebye Piyom (Russian)
* Sung at the Choir Convention April 2009
BCS Favourites
- Baby can I hold you tonight (Tracy Chapman)
- Halleluia (Leonard Cohen)
