Plymouth Community Choir

20/04/2026

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20/04/2026

Term begins tonight!

7pm – 8:45pm at Plymouth Unitarian Church, Notte St.

There’s lots of exciting things happening at Plymouth Community Choir this term. We’re performing at The Gansey Gathering Sardine Festival on the 20th June (organised by The Conscious Sisters) and writing our first songs together during our free Song-weaving Workshops.

We’re delving deep into fishy folk songs, knitting ditties and protest songs from the English Civil War in preparation for the Festival during the first half of term. Then after the festival we’ll be relaxing with some new gems and old favourites before our Summer Social on the 10th August.

If you like singing, fish and/or knitting, get in touch for a free taster session!

Email [email protected] or sign-up via the contact form on our website

https://www.plymouthcommunitychoir.co.uk/

18/04/2026

We’ve had some lovely feedback from our singers recently! 🥰

“Belonging to this group brightens up my everyday” – Sandra

“These choir nights are amazing, it’s so joyful to be with everyone and you can see how happy everyone is to be creating something so beautiful. The confidence it builds is also a massive bonus!” - Rebecca

To sign up for a free taster, send us a message or email: [email protected]

For more information, including term dates and fees, visit our website: www.plymouthcommunitychoir.co.uk

17/04/2026

Our new term starts on Monday 20th April!

7pm – 8:45pm at Plymouth Unitarian Church, Notte St.

There’s lots of exciting things happening at Plymouth Community Choir this term. We’re performing at The Gansey Gathering Sardine Festival on the 20th June (organised by The Conscious Sisters) and writing our first songs together during our free Song-weaving Workshops.

We’re delving deep into fishy folk songs, knitting ditties and protest songs from the English Civil War in preparation for the Festival during the first half of term. Then after the festival we’ll be relaxing with some new gems and old favourites before our Summer Social on the 10th August.

If you like singing, fish and/or knitting, get in touch for a free taster session!

Email [email protected] or sign-up via the contact form on our website (link in bio).

16/04/2026

Join us from Monday 20th April for a summer of song and sardines at Plymouth Community Choir!

We're a friendly Natural Voice choir based in the heart of Plymouth, singing a wide range of songs in 3 & 4 part acapella harmony. Everything is taught by ear, there are no auditions and we offer free taster sessions to all new and curious singers out there who'd like to try us out before joining.

This summer we’re excited to be performing at The Gansey Gathering Sardine Festival on the 20th June, organised by The Conscious Sisters. Expect fishy folk songs, knitting ditties and rebel anthems – as well as some brand new songs from our Songweaving Workshops!

To sign up for a taster, send us a message or email: [email protected]

For more information, including term dates and fees, visit our website:

Plymouth Community ChoirMondays 7:00 pm - 8:45 pmPlymouth Unitarian Church, Notte St, Plymouth. A friendly, Natural Voice choir in the heart of the cityPlymouth Community Choir is a mixed-voice, a ca****la choir led by Daisy Higman and is part of the Natural Voice Network.We sing 3- and 4-part harmo...

16/04/2026

We're hooked already! 🐟🐠⛵️

Plymouth's very first Gansey Gathering Sardine Festival has been announced for Saturday 20 June at Cattewater Harbour!

Yes you heard it - Plymouth is hosting its very first Gansey Gathering Sardine Festival to celebrate Plymouth's coastal heritage and the traditional Gansey fishing jumper. The event is part of a new, exciting four-part project funded by a grant of £64,490 from Arts Council England delivered by The Conscious Sister CIC.

Inspired by the Janner Gansey—the traditional, hand-knitted fisherman’s jumper—and the story of the sardines that once sustained the city under siege from the Royalists, the sardine festival will honour Plymouth’s maritime past.

The Conscious Sisters CIC hopes to see one hundred local people wearing Janner ganseys on the day.

Entertainment will include shanty groups The Seagals and Seaweed in the Fruit Locker, alongside hands-on coastal crafts such as crab pot making and fish skin leatherwork. There will also be storytelling and story walks for those who want to find out more about our fishing heritage.

Running from 11am to 4pm, the festival is free and open to all so spread the word and celebrate with us in June.

Just to clarify Gansey are neither thick, heavy or scratchy - they are tightly knitted with fine needles and fine but dense wool -making them dense but not heavy- so that fishermen could move about easily while working..
Image Credit: BJ Tapper by Andy Lawson

Cattewater Harbour Plymouth

16/04/2026

The Gansey Gathering Sardine Festival 2026: FREE Acapella Songweaving Workshops!

Saturday 25th April & Saturday 9th May, 2pm - 5pm @ Plymouth Unitarian Church, Notte St.

We are very excited to be partnering with TThe Conscious Sisters this term for The Gansey Gathering Sardine Festival on the 20th June!

Yes you heard it - Plymouth is hosting its very first Gansey Gathering Sardine Festival to celebrate Plymouth's coastal heritage and the traditional Gansey fishing jumper. The event is part of a new, exciting four-part project funded by a grant of £64,490 from Arts Council England.

Inspired by the Janner Gansey—the traditional, hand-knitted fisherman’s jumper—and the story of the sardines that once sustained the city under siege from the Royalists, the sardine festival will honour Plymouth’s maritime past.

We will be singing a mix of traditional fishing songs, knitting ditties, rebel anthems from the English Civil War and some brand new compositions created during our community Song Weaving Workshops.

If you'd like to join us in creating some material for the event and learn some new skils, come along! We'll be playing with circle singing, creative writing and collaborative vocal improvisation techniques to weave spontaneous songs in 3 & 4 part harmony, drawing on the wider themes of the festival. You don't need to be able to read or write music to take part - just a willingness to sing, experiment, take risks and collaborate!

The sessions are free and open to all. You can attend either or both sessions, but places are limited so booking is essential.

To book you place, click the link in the comments below.

For more information or if you have any questions about the workshops, please contact [email protected]

19/01/2026

Unfortunately tonight’s session is cancelled - Daisy managed to dodge all the viruses circulating in the run-up to Christmas, but the flu has finally caught up with her! 🤧😷🤒

We’ll be back next week.

05/01/2026

We'd like to say a massive thank you to the amazing Daisy Mai Higman and her Plymouth Community Choir. Their xmas concert raised over £250 for Tulgey Woods Sanctuary CIC. The concert was beautiful and we're looking forward to further collaborations with Daisy and her Choir in 2026.

We'd also like to thank Katty Bray for donating her photography fee from the concert to us as well, it's greatly appreciated.

Keep an eye on our website for community singing sessions in the woods, coming very soon.....

02/01/2026

Join us this January as we start a new term at Plymouth Community Choir!

We're a friendly Natural Voice choir based in the heart of Plymouth, singing a wide range of songs in 3 & 4 part acapella harmony. Everything is taught by ear, there are no auditions and we offer free taster sessions (up until February half-term) to all new and curious singers out there who'd like to try us out before joining. We're especially keen to welcome more sopranos and basses to the group this term.

To sign up for a taster, send us a message or email: [email protected]

For more information, including term dates and fees, visit our website: www.plymouthcommunitychoir.co.uk

31/12/2025

We have a new website! Check it out:

Plymouth Community ChoirMondays 7pm-8.45pmPlymouth Unitarian Church, Notte St, Plymouth. A friendly, Natural Voice choir in the heart of the cityPlymouth Community Choir is a mixed-voice, a ca****la choir led by Daisy Higman. We sing 3- and 4-part harmony songs, including traditional folk from the U...