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Join our team! We are seeking associate musicians.

Join our team! We are seeking associate musicians.

We are currently seeking skilful community musicians to join our dynamic creative team. As a singer or player of an acoustic instrument (or both), you will run music workshops, give performances, write and arrange music, and enable groups of people to make music...

Three cheers to Okehampton community wassail!  Sunday 12 January 2025

Three cheers to Okehampton community wassail! Sunday 12 January 2025

Did you know that the word wassail derives from the Saxon ‘Waes Hael’, which was a greeting of goodwill meaning ‘be hale’ or ‘good health’.  But wassailing goes back much further than Saxon times because it was originally a pagan ritual. On Sunday 12 January, people...

Bells, fiddles and voices ring out for Baring-Gould centenary

Bells, fiddles and voices ring out for Baring-Gould centenary

One day in October, two bellringing teams, five churches – what a fabulous way to celebrate the Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary! ‘One Day in October’ was one of three events we organised as our contribution to the centenary programme, marking the 100th anniversary of...

West Country ‘village’ carols to sing out again

West Country ‘village’ carols to sing out again

Centuries-old ‘village’ folk carols that were once a local tradition across the South West are being revived – thanks to a Wren Music project that aims to ensure they’re never lost again. Before today’s Christmas carols became popular, communities would sing carols...

Learn how to wassail, with special training day – Saturday 19 October

Learn how to wassail, with special training day – Saturday 19 October

The centuries-old tradition of wassailing has never been so popular. From community orchards and neighbourhood streets to family gardens, more and more people are reviving the winter ritual of toasting their fruit trees and wishing them a fruitful harvest. But what’s...

Two unique Wren events to celebrate the Baring-Gould centenary

Two unique Wren events to celebrate the Baring-Gould centenary

Join us for two exciting events on 11 & 12 October 2024, which we’re holding as part of this year’s Sabine Baring-Gould Centenary celebrations. All aboard for Bellringing Competition Re-enactment! On Saturday 12 October, we’re re-enacting an annual contest between...