We were honoured to be invited to Latvia this autumn to be part of a three-day folk festival celebrating the folk tradition. The festival, Dzīvā Mūzika, is hosted by the Skaņumāja folk organisation, who Wren Music have had an association with for many years. Over the...
They were once sung out in the streets and on the farms around the remote towns and villages of West Devon and now, the ‘West Devon Carols’ are being revived by Wren Music so that they can be heard again. The West Devon Carols are distinct to the district and became...
On Thursday 26 October Amy and Jon hosted an afternoon of free activities to celebrate Apple Day 2023. Despite the forecast of heavy rain, the event was well attended by families who were keen to get stuck in to the different songs, games and tasks. We began with the...
Okehampton Lanterns is back for 2024 – and we’re excited to announce that the procession will be led by our brand new Street Band. Book your place here After a break this year, Okehampton Lanterns makes a welcome return to the town in February, following generous...
We are delighted to launch our new Sing & Play group for under-5s and their adults later this month, with the first weekly session on Friday 22 September, 10am -11.30am. Sing & Play is led by one of our professional singers and musicians, Paul Wilson,...
One of our most ambitious projects for 2023 hits the streets on Friday 22 September, when the Okehampton Folk Trail is launched. The 1.5-mile town trail is officially opened at 7pm that evening, and we are inviting local people to come along and walk the route with...
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...
When we launched MenSing in 2015, we did so because we knew there was demand in Devon for men who wanted to sing folk songs together in a group - but didn’t fancy joining a shanty crew. We currently have 20 members, and we are seeking more singers to join us. The...
Sidmouth Folk Festival is renowned as one of the most iconic events on the UK’s folk music calendar, so we were delighted that Wren Music were invited to be part of it. Five of our groups performed in Sidmouth during this summer’s festival – MenSing, the Folk...
We’d like to say thank you to the hundreds of people who helped us to celebrate our40th anniversary at our ‘Folk Takeover’ of Exeter Phoenix on Saturday 29 July. From music-making sessions and sing songs in the bar, to our inclusive afternoon ceilidh and Celebration...
We’ve been overwhelmed by the support of the Wren Music extended community, following our urgent appeal for donations to get us through this summer. On 30 June, we launched our Bridge the Gap fundraising campaign to raise £7,500 – and within 48 hours, we’d reached our...
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...
