wren music

Young Plymouth Singers’ first success

A young Plymouth-based singing group has made a first successful outing to a Devon Festival and is set to grow in numbers, skill and confidence over the coming months.

Run by Devon music charity Wren Music for 13 – 18 year olds under their Youth Music programme, Roots A Capella starts the first of a new series of monthly rehearsal sessions on Sunday 9th November at 1.30pm with a new...

Something to sing about! Wren Music launches autumn groups

Devon-based music charity Wren Music has welcomed a national survey which shows that more young people than ever before are learning to play an instrument, but says more can be done to keep them involved in music into adulthood.

Projects like Wren’s ‘Rough Music’ orchestras, ‘Voices in Common’ choirs and Roots Music School - its community orchestras and choirs across Devon - are aiming...

Plymouth Hosts Folk Day

Two organisations are teaming up to produce a day filled with information and entertainment for folk music lovers on Saturday 12 April.

The events start in the afternoon at 1pm with talks at Plymouth Central Library and continue into the evening with a concert featuring local Plymouth-based hero James Findlay plus support at Stoke Damerel Parish Hall, Paradise Road, Stoke, Plymouth....

Museum’s under-fives music programme to feature leading folk duo

Two of the finest folk music performers and song leaders in the South West will lead an interactive event for the under-fives at the City Museum and Art Gallery on Friday 31 January.

‘Nice Warm Socks and Other Songs’ will be led by Paul Wilson and Sarah Owen from Devon-based educational charity Wren Music. Their performance will feature songs from a range of projects they have been...