The Wayland Songbirds

23/04/2026

The Wayland Sonbitds, making some lovely sounds and having fun inventing our own renditions. Such fantastic ideas coming forward, this song has very little harmony in the original so we’re very pleased with how it’s coming along. Well done Songbirds. 💙

11/04/2026

We’re currently in the creative stage of shaping an uplifting Beatles Medley. An exciting idea which was shared by a member recently!
We’re always welcoming new members if you’d like to give us a try.

This ad was created by Julian Horn of the Watton and Wayland times with a little help from AI he tells me. I love it and wanted to share it here.

19/03/2026

Such a beautiful song suggestion last night! I can’t believe I’d never heard it before!
We have a cheerful and melodic little playlist taking shape. You’d be more than welcome to join us if you enjoy singing too.

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12/03/2026

We’d love to welcome any new singers to the group,come along for a free taster session.

06/03/2026

We’re particularly looking for some more Alto (low female voices) to balance out our higher harmonies but welcome everyone to our weekly sessions.

07/02/2026

Wednesday saw us get together for our 2nd meet up! The girls agreed on a song they felt ready to work on together, on the 3rd attempt I recorded us to listen back on my speaker and this was the result! Plenty of room for tweaks, refining and tightening up but honestly I’m seriously impressed for such early days! Well done Songbirds! 🤍

28/01/2026

There is a car park with 18 spaces at the Methodist centre, alternatively there is another free car park just to the left and behind the church.

06/01/2026

I want to share an experience with permission from a beautiful soul I met recently….
I booked myself a spontaneous break away for the new year and found myself unexpectedly in the company of two wonderfully interesting woman that would unknowingly be giving me a practise run for the choir.
Both deeply tapped into their creative side, entrepreneurs in their field, here to make a difference in the world. 🤍
One lady in particular I’ll refer to as Hope to protect her anonymity, shared that she too used to sing, dance and perform, she was deeply committed as a child but was made to give it all up for her A Levels.
The pull towards singing and performing has never left her and although Hope has often taken part in Shows and performances she’s never been able to tap into the confidence she had as a child.
She shared her fears with me, the perfectionism tendencies, the comparison, the voices of those that have ridiculed her that are still alive in her mind and running the show….running her entire life in-fact.

I understood on a profound level as those very same voices have haunted me too. I told her about my own unfolding journey toward healing my relationship with my own inner voice, that voice often misleads us, fills us with fear, talks us out of the very things that bring us joy and light us up. That voice prevents us from showing up as our fullest potential, leaving us full of regrets and disappointments.
It’s a battle I’m certain many of us have dealt with in some way.

This is why The Wayland Songbirds is vastly different to most choirs.

A very important aspect of our focus as a choir will be to fully allow, have compassion for and make friends with the inner voice and all those pain points that keep us small, nervous, shy and quiet. They are so valid and deserving of our love and attention. 🤍
A strong, clear, powerful voice can only flow from a vessel that knows its truth and power, is relaxed and confident.
There can be no shame around any of these topics, we are all human, all doing our best. We are all equals and if we all make it our intention to lift and gently encourage ourselves and each other then who knows what we can become!

See you all soon fellow Songbirds

30/12/2025

One of my most memorable, relaxing and blissful experiences so far in my singing journey was when myself and 5 other members of a local band got together at a house for an informal rehearsal the night before our first public performance.
We were missing most of the instruments as this night was more about refining the vocal element.

We all found our spots on a comfy sofa, put on the playlist and gave our last chance at practise our best shot.

My gosh It was such a beautiful evening, we all commented on how much fun we’d had with the informal setup and very relaxed nature of it.

I’d had my eyes closed for almost the entire evening and found myself relaxing more and more with each song. Simply feeling into each track and finding spaces to add harmonic sound.
It seemed incredibly simple and natural.

I have no musical qualifications, am unable to read music, could do with firming up on exactly what the labels soprano, tenor and baritone actually mean but that night none of that mattered!
It was intuitive, it flowed, it was so natural. It simply came down to what sounded pleasing and harmonious.

That’s exactly my hope for The Wayland Songbirds too. Removing all pressure to have any song sound a certain way. We will make them all our own with our creativity, unique ideas, feeling into what each song requires to enhance the sound.
There is no limit to our imaginations and the fun we can have playing around with the words, sounds, speed, volume etc.
The world is our oyster as they say!

This was the night my idea for The Wayland Songbirds was born.
See you all on the 28th.

25/12/2025

Merry Christmas fellow songbirds. I very much look forward to meeting you all in January. All the best, for now, from me. 🥂🥳🎤

05/12/2025

My hope is that The Wayland Songbirds will be performing at the Christmas Light switch on 2026 (along with local care homes etc). I have already suggested this to Watton Town council and they love the idea. So I simply need your voices, creative ideas and commitment. We Can Do It! 🎤🕊️💙

27/11/2025

The choir will run every Wednesday evening, week one uplifting songs, week two Xmas songs, alternating for the entire year.