Sessions
We meet on Wednesday nights at Langside Parish Church, 167 Ledard Rd, GLASGOW G42 9QU from 7.30–9.30pm. New singers are very welcome at any point. We usually take one week off for Easter, two at Christmas/New Year and a few weeks over summer.
If you'd like to come along, get in touch via the contact form or just show up (but check these dates first)
10 January 2024: new term
PREVIOUS DATES:
(pilot) 13 April 2014
26 August–2 December 2014
6 January–24 March 2015
(Easter break: 31March)
7 April–30 June 2015
(summer break)
1 September–8 December 2015
(Christmas break)
5 January–Easter 2016
(Easter break: 22 March)
29 March–28 June 2016
(summer break)
Performance: Sunday 26 June at Finn's Place
Weds 31 August–14 December 2016
Workshop/singaround session: Sat 10 September
(No rehearsal Wed 28 September)
Performances: Saturday 3 December 1.30pm at Finn's Place; Thu 15 and Sat 17 Dec, Folk Carols in the Pub
11 January–5 April 2017
(Easter break: 12 April)
19 April–28 June
Performances: Fri 26 May at Partick Folk Club; Sat 17 Jun Newport on Tay Festival; Sun 25 June at Finn's Place showcase
(summer break)
23 August–13 December 2017
Performances: Sun 24 September at Clydebuilt Festival, Sat 25 November at Langside Parish Church, Sun 10 December at Govanhill Voices fundraiser, Thu 14 December at Folk Carols in the Pub
10 January–21 March 2018
(1 week off for Easter; 4 April cancelled through illness)
11 April–27 June
Performance: Saturday 28 April at the Voicebeat Ceilidh
Performance: Saturday 23 June at Newport-on-Tay festival
Day out (with Annorlunda) 8 July
(summer break)
8 August–12 December 2018
Performance: Thu 20 December, Folk Carols in the Pub
Current dates: 9 January 2019–26 June 2019 (last at Clincarthill)
(Easter break: 17 April 2019)
(summer break: July)
7 Aug–18 Dec 2019 (back at Langside Parish Church)
21 September 2019: Shanty day at Clydebuilt Festival
12 October 2019: singing for Prostate Cancer Scotland at Silverburn
Thu 19 Dec 2019: Folk carols in the pub
Wed 8 Jan–24 Jun 2020
5 Aug–16 Dec 2020
8 Jan 2020–12 Mar 2020 (meetings suspended 17 March, thereafter on Zoom)
Sat 10 July 1300–1500 one-off outdoor singing at Finn's Place
8 Sep 2021: indoor rehearsals resumed at Finn's Place
1 Dec 2021: singing at the Tall Ship
27 Mar 2022: singing with members of Voicebeat at the Tall Ship
27 May 2022: Glasgow Choirs Festival at the Queens Park Arena
25 June 2022: Oban International Shanty Festival
9 July 2022: Eaglesham Beer Festival
Easter break 2023: 5 April (resuming 12 April, summer break in June)
12 April to 28 June 2023
10 June Finn's Place, 1pm
17 June Battlefield Street Party, 1pm
24 June Oban Shanty Festival
30 June Glasgow Choir Festival at Queens Park, evening
Sat 2 September: Glasgow Shanty Festival
Sat 16 and Tue 19 December: Folk carols in the pub
18 August–13 December 23
If you'd like to come along, get in touch via the contact form or just show up (but check these dates first)
10 January 2024: new term
PREVIOUS DATES:
(pilot) 13 April 2014
26 August–2 December 2014
6 January–24 March 2015
(Easter break: 31March)
7 April–30 June 2015
(summer break)
1 September–8 December 2015
(Christmas break)
5 January–Easter 2016
(Easter break: 22 March)
29 March–28 June 2016
(summer break)
Performance: Sunday 26 June at Finn's Place
Weds 31 August–14 December 2016
Workshop/singaround session: Sat 10 September
(No rehearsal Wed 28 September)
Performances: Saturday 3 December 1.30pm at Finn's Place; Thu 15 and Sat 17 Dec, Folk Carols in the Pub
11 January–5 April 2017
(Easter break: 12 April)
19 April–28 June
Performances: Fri 26 May at Partick Folk Club; Sat 17 Jun Newport on Tay Festival; Sun 25 June at Finn's Place showcase
(summer break)
23 August–13 December 2017
Performances: Sun 24 September at Clydebuilt Festival, Sat 25 November at Langside Parish Church, Sun 10 December at Govanhill Voices fundraiser, Thu 14 December at Folk Carols in the Pub
10 January–21 March 2018
(1 week off for Easter; 4 April cancelled through illness)
11 April–27 June
Performance: Saturday 28 April at the Voicebeat Ceilidh
Performance: Saturday 23 June at Newport-on-Tay festival
Day out (with Annorlunda) 8 July
(summer break)
8 August–12 December 2018
Performance: Thu 20 December, Folk Carols in the Pub
Current dates: 9 January 2019–26 June 2019 (last at Clincarthill)
(Easter break: 17 April 2019)
(summer break: July)
7 Aug–18 Dec 2019 (back at Langside Parish Church)
21 September 2019: Shanty day at Clydebuilt Festival
12 October 2019: singing for Prostate Cancer Scotland at Silverburn
Thu 19 Dec 2019: Folk carols in the pub
Wed 8 Jan–24 Jun 2020
5 Aug–16 Dec 2020
8 Jan 2020–12 Mar 2020 (meetings suspended 17 March, thereafter on Zoom)
Sat 10 July 1300–1500 one-off outdoor singing at Finn's Place
8 Sep 2021: indoor rehearsals resumed at Finn's Place
1 Dec 2021: singing at the Tall Ship
27 Mar 2022: singing with members of Voicebeat at the Tall Ship
27 May 2022: Glasgow Choirs Festival at the Queens Park Arena
25 June 2022: Oban International Shanty Festival
9 July 2022: Eaglesham Beer Festival
Easter break 2023: 5 April (resuming 12 April, summer break in June)
12 April to 28 June 2023
10 June Finn's Place, 1pm
17 June Battlefield Street Party, 1pm
24 June Oban Shanty Festival
30 June Glasgow Choir Festival at Queens Park, evening
Sat 2 September: Glasgow Shanty Festival
Sat 16 and Tue 19 December: Folk carols in the pub
18 August–13 December 23