People with respiratory conditions in Devon have been describing how a Singing for Wellness project run by Wren Music is improving their breathing and their overall wellbeing. The project recently received funding from the National Lottery Community Fund to run...
We are holding an inclusive ceilidh in Exeter on Friday 24 March, where the dances will be specially adapted for everyone to take part.   The ceilidh (barn dance) is taking place at InFocus College at Topsham Road, Countess Wear, starting at 6.30pm.    Wren Music...
Calling all residents of Okehampton, past and present! Do you have any stories or memories about places in the town that you’d like to share? If so, Wren Music would love to hear from you for an exciting new folk song trail in the town. The Okehampton Folk Trail – to...
The Wren Music Her Story Choir returns to Exeter in March, with a free performance to mark International Women’s Day and to herald the start of our 40th anniversary celebrations. ‘Songs of Her Story’ is an informal show with songs and conversation looking at the lives...
We are delighted to announce that our county youth group, Devon Youth Folk Ensemble, will be playing at Exeter Phoenix in March. The Ensemble will be supporting the fabulous touring folk duo Hannah James and Toby Kuhn when they play at Exeter Phoenix on Sunday 19...
April 2021 to March 2022 was an eventful year. You can read more about our achievements this year by clicking here to read our 2021/22 annual report.
A team of project managers and musicians visited Almeria (Spain) for the final training event of our Erasmus+ funded project ‘For The Record’. Learning about gathering life stories from different communities and creating new works of art. We shared the details of our...
The sunshine in Florence greeted project managers from Wren Music and five other partner organisations from across Europe. The For The Record Erasmus+ partnership began working together in November 2019 on this international collaboration to develop and document ways...
The Okehampton Lanterns Procession mixes folklore with imagery and music, to celebrate the coming of spring and say farewell to the dark evenings. Huge spectacular lanterns were paraded to light up the darkness in Simmons Park. These images are accompanied by music...
Wren musicians Paul Wilson and Jon Dyer with freelance musician Viva Boyer brought their own brand of music magic to Enrichment Week at Bideford College providing a folk experience for 300 young teenagers. Students in year 7 had the opportunity to try a range of...
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...
