Blogs

Our featured volunteer this month... Emily-May!

8 Oct, 2014

"Music is the best medicine!" Emily-May has been volunteering for the Choir with No Name Birmingham right from the start. Here she is in her own words.

Moving on Up - Ian Bennett writes about the first 17 weeks of our exciting pilot

3 Oct, 2014

Hello there! I thought it was high time I introduced myself and the Moving On Up project to the masses as it is now in its 17th week. I’m sure there will be quite a few people reading this already thinking "what on earth is Moving on Up?" so this is a good opportunity to explain what I have been asked to do and how it is going.

"Ceilidh... a ceilidh?!" The Brum choir's summer social, by Andy

26 Sep, 2014

“Would you like to write a blog about the Ceilidh, Andy?” Yes, of course I would. I have no idea what a blog is, as yet. But! Well, here goes...

"I can't believe I'm here" - 54 miles from London to Brighton on a pedal bike...

15 Sep, 2014

Sally Leahy is one of our trustees. One week ago, she tackled the 54-mile London-Brighton Cycle with 14 other brave (and a tiny bit mad?!) people, who were all looking to achieve something remarkable and raise funds for our work too. This is her blow-by-blow account...

6 things that blew me away at the Royal College of Music 'Singing and Wellbeing' symposium yesterday

11 Sep, 2014

For years, a growing number of scientists have been fascinated by what happens to humans when we sing in groups. What’s so magical about the simple act of singing together with other people? Why - and how - does it transform some people’s lives?

Save the date - Christmas gig at Union Chapel

5 Sep, 2014

It might only be September, but surely it's never too early to start anticipating the annual Choir with No Name Christmas gig...

It's official: listening to music can make you feel powerful, say boffins

13 Aug, 2014

If you want to feel powerful, you gotta pump up that bassline! - according to a new study inSocial Psychological and Personality Science.

Say hi to Jenny, our interim chief executive

1 Aug, 2014

Our founder and chief exec, Marie, has had a bouncing baby girl - Alice - and is off on maternity leave. (Congratulations, Marie!) Filling in for the next 9 months is Jenny Rogers.