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Singing leader, a cappella harmony songs from across the globe. Natural Voice Network member. Weekly blog, monthly music round-up. https://chrisrowbury.com | https://blog.chrisrowbury.com | https://chrisrowbury.substack.com
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[my blog on ChoirPlace] www.choirplace.com/blogs/78/252...

chrisrowbury.substack.com/p/chris-rowb... My monthly music round-up is out now. Includes: The sisters who saved English folk music; Why does your voice change as you get older? MRI vowels; Song of the month from Turkey for International Women's Day; and much more!

My weekly visit to the washing line. Great to have such a lovely garden when we can't get out and about

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Also the collective GDP of the EU + UK + Norway is around $24 trillion compared to $2 trillion for Russia. We have vastly more resources if we choose to use them.

It’s nice how they’ve replicated the middle school dynamic of the insecure bully and his sniveling sidekick picking on someone surrounded by a circle of scared little boys who also try to talk shit so the bully doesn’t come after them. Or as the right calls it, “masculinity.”

[my blog on ChoirPlace] www.choirplace.com/blogs/78/252...

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Keep reposting. US attempting to block apparently

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Always worth remembering these pointers.

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Resisting comes in all forms. Here is a very creative one starting to pop up.

[my blog on ChoirPlace] www.choirplace.com/blogs/78/252...

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The Guardian is going into partnership with an ecocide-plagiarism company. Handy that the story includes an email address at which we can contact them with our views: 1/3 [email protected]

Jeez

youtu.be/lmwwqHmwZq8 "Rhiannon Giddens, Crys Matthews, and Resistance Revival Chorus reimagine folk icon Peggy Seeger’s “How I Long for Peace" as a powerful call for community and civic engagement."

chrisrowbury.com/harmony-sing... NON-RESIDENTIAL singing weekend in Kent 28/29 June. Fun weekend of harmony singing in the beautiful village of Hunton, 5 miles S. of Maidstone. Learn traditional songs from across the globe all arranged for voice only. No singing experience needed. Booking now open.

As America tries to erase women, people of colour and immigrants from history and encourages us to mistrust science, I think those same people should stop using the following ... 1/2

[my blog on ChoirPlace] www.choirplace.com/blogs/78/252... How to squeeze singers into a rehearsal space that’s too small

chrisrowbury.com/singing-week... All my singing weekends for 2025 are now sold out (except a non-res weekend in Kent, 28-29 June)! However, I have singing days scheduled for London, Kenilworth, Capel St Mary, Dartford, Woodbridge, Norfolk and Hursley (near Winchester). Full details on my website.

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I’m sure “DOGE” will be all over this.. truthout.org/articles/tes...

The Recruitment Effort That Helped Build Elon Musk’s DOGE Army @wired.com are doing a superb job with their reporting www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

chrisrowbury.com/singing-week... Applications for my singing weekends in July, September and October are now open on my website.

The Papua New Guinea Courier is in rare form.

chrisrowbury.com/about Did you know you can find out all about how I work on the About page of my website? Includes my belief that everyone can sing, link to a video about Natural Voice choirs, several videos of interviews with me about my work, & info about my weekly blog and monthly music round-up

[my blog on ChoirPlace] www.choirplace.com/blogs/78/251... The importance of breaks in rehearsals and singing workshops

chrisrowbury.substack.com/p/chris-rowb... My February music round-up is out now! Includes: Moses Hogan doc; Evolutionary role of harmony; Exploring English folk music; What to do when a singer misses a concert; Song of the month from Armenia; and much more! Subscribe for your own copy in future.

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They're not fooling anyone.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNjL... You can now listen to my interview with Australian choir leader Dan Bennett on YouTube and Spotify (open.spotify.com/episode/7Bqs...)

[my blog on ChoirPlace] www.choirplace.com/blogs/78/251... Integrating new choir members: a guide for new singers, existing members and choir leaders

soundcloud.com/daniel-benne... I was honoured to appear on Dan Bennett's (danbennettmusic.com) podcast "Interviews with choir leaders" recently. You can listen on SoundCloud now, but it will also be on Spotify and YouTube in the future.

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Send more Haggis!

These are the good guys supporting DEI. Reward them with your business. Costco Meijer Kroger Giant Grocery Ben & Jerry’s Ulta, Macy’s Old Navy Nordstrom’s TJ Maxx GoTo Foods ( Moe’s Southwest Grill, Mcalister’s, Auntie Anne’s, Jamba, Cinnabon…) Dollar Tree Walgreens Wegmans

It’s all performative for folks on the Right. Well, as least everything that requires them to not look like they would execute us all for a nickel.

FINALLY we are seeing some pushback from SOMEBODY! Lawyer up, Donnie

@support.bsky.team The Android app crashes every time I post something with a URL. Seems to be something to do with loading the social card. Now also crashes when I post any image! I'm on Android 8.0

For all of those who have posted my cartoon with my signature cut off, here is the original.

This is absolutely chilling. He truly is a sociopath.