Over the decades, Wren Music have been part of a variety of projects with people and communities across Devon. Below is a small fraction of some of the community work we have been part of. We are always open to new work or commissions.
Throughout our 40 years, we’ve been delighted to bring song and conversation into residential homes across Devon. Our latest visit – to River’s Edge Retirement Apartments in Okehampton – had residents joining in with some of the songs, discussing local folklore, and...
Forty young people from three Exmoor primary schools came together for a concert at Simonsbath Festival – a rousing finale to a six-week project with Wren Music. The children from Exford First School, Cutcombe First School, and Timberscombe First School worked with...
Women from the Wren Music team have worked hard through the Winter to produce a fabulous new resource for community and folk choirs of all genders. The Her Story Songbook was launched at the 2022 International Women's Day concert held at The Cygnet Theatre in Exeter....
Wren Music was joined by over 150 members of the public last weekend as we celebrated the new year, blessed the apple trees, sang songs and made noise to chase away the evil spirits - this was our Wassail! We Wasaailed in Exeter and Okehampton. Below is a video of...
Wren Music was part of this project which marked the first anniversary of the first UK national lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. A Song For Us aimed to create a music map of the country to mark this challenging time. Folk singer Seth Lakeman was commissioned...
2012 -2019 A hugely creative singing project bringing multiple Torbay schools together. The project started as a model to help with transition between primary and secondary schools, with secondary students becoming singing leaders: writing and teaching songs to local...
From 2011 to 2013, this project involved practitioners and learners (members of our choirs) visiting each other across Europe (Romania, Portugal, Italy, Spain and UK) teaching and learning about each other's traditional folk songs. This was our first EU funded...
This project linked multiple West Devon schools with a village community. Finch Foundry is the site of a former wool mill owned by Tom Pearse, who is most famous for being part of the popular folk song Widecombe Fair. The schools explored aspects of Dartmoor's...
A community play commissioned by Sidmouth Folk Week. Based on the book by Stephen Reynolds. Written and directed by Tim Laycock with Musical Direction by Paul Wilson and overall Production by Marilyn Tucker.
This community arts project in a neighbourhood within the city of Exeter brought together the skills of oral history, community theatre and community music. The resulting live play blended live-action, music, song and recorded actuality. Cast members of all ages...
