A gig held at Cafe Kino on Today. The event starts at 19:30.
Come hear/try shapenote folk singing! Bristol Sacred Harp invites you to shout away the winter gloom with an evening of old tunes, rafter-shaking sound, dizzying fugues, wild harmony, songs for survival.
This evening is a rare chance to watch (and maybe even join in...) this 200+ year old practice of four-part harmony singing. Open to all experiences, all backgrounds, all comers, people of all faiths and none. It's loud, communal, fun - and strange/wonderful to sing words and melodies that people wrote hundreds of years ago about feeling lost, or held, or scared, or grateful.
We sing the music of the Sacred Harp, a tunebook first published in the 1840s, and revised and reprinted in a new edition only last year (2025). There will be plenty of opportunities to chat and ask questions, and we'll take a break in the middle for drinks and a breather!
REGULAR EVENTS:
We sing every week on Tuesday evenings at St Matthew's, Cotham Side (~10 mins walk from Kino) and host yearly all-weekend singings in May and July. See www.bristolsacredharp.org for more info.
COST:
Sacred Harp singing is always free, but for this evening, we're taking donations towards Bristol Refugee Rights. We suggest £1-5 per person if you can afford it. NOTAFLOF. Space hire kindly provided for free by Cafe Kino!
TIMINGS:
7pm - doors
7:30pm - singing + beginner's intro
8:30pm - break
8:50pm - singing
9:30pm - hang + chat
LOCATION:
Cafe Kino,
108 Stokes Croft,
Bristol,
BS1 3RU
ACCESS:
- This event is taking place in the Cafe Kino Basement, which unfortunately means it is not wheelchair accessible! There is a flight of stairs down to the space. Our regular singing space (St Matthew's Church Hall, Cotham Side) is wheelchair accessible with a ramp, lift and a wide accessible bathroom.
- Shapenote singing is very informal - you are welcome to come and go as you please, take a break, ask questions, sit out for a moment, make noise.
Main photo: Mandy Rose
B/W photos: Joyce Smith
Entry requirements: no age restrictions
This evening is a rare chance to watch (and maybe even join in...) this 200+ year old practice of four-part harmony singing. Open to all experiences, all backgrounds, all comers, people of all faiths and none. It's loud, communal, fun - and strange/wonderful to sing words and melodies that people wrote hundreds of years ago about feeling lost, or held, or scared, or grateful.
We sing the music of the Sacred Harp, a tunebook first published in the 1840s, and revised and reprinted in a new edition only last year (2025). There will be plenty of opportunities to chat and ask questions, and we'll take a break in the middle for drinks and a breather!
REGULAR EVENTS:
We sing every week on Tuesday evenings at St Matthew's, Cotham Side (~10 mins walk from Kino) and host yearly all-weekend singings in May and July. See www.bristolsacredharp.org for more info.
COST:
Sacred Harp singing is always free, but for this evening, we're taking donations towards Bristol Refugee Rights. We suggest £1-5 per person if you can afford it. NOTAFLOF. Space hire kindly provided for free by Cafe Kino!
TIMINGS:
7pm - doors
7:30pm - singing + beginner's intro
8:30pm - break
8:50pm - singing
9:30pm - hang + chat
LOCATION:
Cafe Kino,
108 Stokes Croft,
Bristol,
BS1 3RU
ACCESS:
- This event is taking place in the Cafe Kino Basement, which unfortunately means it is not wheelchair accessible! There is a flight of stairs down to the space. Our regular singing space (St Matthew's Church Hall, Cotham Side) is wheelchair accessible with a ramp, lift and a wide accessible bathroom.
- Shapenote singing is very informal - you are welcome to come and go as you please, take a break, ask questions, sit out for a moment, make noise.
Main photo: Mandy Rose
B/W photos: Joyce Smith
Entry requirements: no age restrictions
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