Mouths of the Tyne Community Choir

30/08/2026

Here we come again 😀 Our summer break is nearly over and we're almost ready to start our new term.

If you saw us at one of summer gigs - Cullercoats Festival, Whitley Bay Fiesta or Mouth of the Tyne Festival - and thought about joining us, now is the perfect time.

Our first session back is on Tuesday 8th September and we'd love to welcome some new members. We meet on Tuesdays 7.30-9pm during term time at the Baptist Church on Howard Street, North Shields. Come and give us a try, free for your first week.

We sing a range of songs a capella from Elbow to Elgar! We're led by the amazing musician, Bridie Jackson, and sing in 3 or 4 part harmony. No audition necessary and no requirement to read music.

Just come along on 8th September or email at [email protected]

19/07/2026

Thank you Cramlington Community Engagement for inviting us to open Cramlington Conservation Day. A lovely way to finish our summer of gigs. 😊

11/07/2026

It wouldn't be right if Mouths of the Tyne Community Choir weren't part of the Mouth of the Tyne Festival!

10/07/2026

It's set to be a beautiful day tomorrow for the Mouth of the Tyne Festival. Pop along and see us at 2pm at the Community Stage on Front Street for all the tunes. 😄

04/07/2026

Come along to Fiesta Whitley Bay tomorrow where we're singing at 2.15pm in St Paul's Church. 😊

23/06/2026

Thank you for inviting us to sing for you at The Old Vicarage Care home on Sunday. What a special morning.

14/06/2026

We had a great time at Cullercoats Festival yesterday, singing to a packed room. We take our singing seriously but not ourselves 😀

Come and join us if you fancy being part of a lovely, friendly choir. Tuesdays 7.30-9pm during term time at the Baptist Church on Howard Street, North Shields. Contact [email protected] for more info.

12/06/2026

It's Cullercoats Festival tomorrow and there's loads of brilliant stuff happening. Come to Cullercoats Crescent Club and see us singing at 12.30 in the Buffet Room.

31/05/2026

Only a couple of weeks until Cullercoats Festival where we'll be singing in the Buffet Room of Cullercoats Crescent Club.
Lots of great music to enjoy on the day.

We love to hear singing at the Festival. From the lovely young voices of Cullercoats Primary School to a double helping of hearty shanties to a replay of more than 15 Choirs Together, there’s much to enjoy, much of it in the Cullercoats Crescent Club

11 am | School Choir | Cullercoats Primary School

12.30 | Mouths of the Tyne Community Choir are always a treat to listen to | Cullercoats Crescent Club Buffet Room

3 pm | Watch House Shanty Crew, local and global shanty and regional songs | Cullercoats Crescent Club Concert Room

3.30 pm | Mariners and Marras, shanty and sea songs | Cullercoats Crescent Club Concert Room

4 pm | Video showing of Songscape, a Love Letter to the North East Coast, arranged and developed by Penny Kempson and sung by more than 50 singers in St George’s Church Cullercoats on 18th April 2026 | Cullercoats Crescent Club Concert Room

5 pm The Creels, Nu-Folk duo | Cullercoats Crescent Club Buffet Room

And our Poet-in-Residence Harry Gallagher has celebrated them in verse:

🎤🎼Sing

We sing as an imperative,
we do because we must.
With music we are nightingales,
without it we are rust.

Like the faces of flowers
incline towards the sun,
so we are all an inch taller
with music’s constant hum.

And when indeed we find a voice,
one that rings in our own head,
the heart inside beats afresh,
the soul around it newly fed.

When asked, “Why do you sing?”
Answer, “Doesn’t everything?”

Harry Gallagher

12/05/2026

Looking forward to this 😀

Always a great day at Cullercoats Festival

We are really pleased to again welcome the Mouths of the Tyne Community Choir to sing at our Festival.

Mouths of the Tyne are a friendly and welcoming community choir, based in North Shields. They sing wide range of songs acapella – from contemporary to classical, from Elgar to Elbow – so there is something for everyone!

They tell me: "The choir perform at events and festivals all over the local area and we’re delighted to be singing again at this year’s Cullercoats Festival."

Mouths of the Tyne will be appearing at 12.30 on 13th June 2026 in the Crescent Club Buffet Room.

Photo credit Emma Solomon Photography