Amaryliss has added another verse to her song "Michealmas". You'll find the revised lyrics and and the tune on the Songs and Recording page of this blog.
Friday, August 29, 2025
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Chichester Local Group Report - Thursday August 21st 2025
17 singers attended the Chichester Inn for a warm August SDFS get together.
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Another Month or Two of Summer Events
Worthing Local Group Report - Thursday August 7th 2025
Our August session at the Barn was supported by 28 singers for another evening of songs - for the pleasure of singing together and to polish some of the songs we will be sharing with the public at our next events (at Christchurch in Worthing on August 12th, Amberley Chalk-pits Museum on the 24th, and also likely to be used at the NT's Saddlescombe Farm on the 30th August).
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Lewes Local Group Report - Monday July 21st
Fourteen singers (equal numbers male and female) joined us at the Lewes Arms, including five new singers (and a dog) with four brought along by existing singers, and one having contacted the website. As always, our introductions at the beginning found other connections and shared interests. Many of the songs tonight were our lesser-known and seasonal ones for the upcoming autumn and harvest months so several people were coming to them new or after not having sung them for a year which made it quite equal for everyone.
Saturday, July 26, 2025
Chichester Local Group Report - Thursday July 17th 2025
14 singers attended the Chichester Inn for the June SDFS get together and this included two new potential singers – Julie and Ian, plus Sabina who was welcomed as a guest of Julia.
Saturday, July 12, 2025
Worthing Local Group Report - Thursday July 3rd 2025
We welcomed two new and many familiar faces to another summer evening of song at the Barn. With Emily leading us we launched with "On Sussex Hills", before continuing with a mix of songs - old favourites, revivals and some most likely to be used at our summer events. "Old Adam" was next, before "The Cuckoo" (using the additional fourth verse instead of repeating the first verse to finish). Then "Hal an Tow", followed eagerly by "Three Drunken Maidens" (with some light-hearted talk of making this the tale of three maidens from Worthing - or Lewes or Chichester - on a visit to the Isle of Wight!) With Worthing still in mind we revived the version of "The Turmut Grower" written by our own Barbara S -"The Worthing Grower" which proudly declares the enjoyment and value of compost and composting.
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
A New Item is now on our Miscellaneous Page
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
June into July
Thursday, June 19, 2025
ALERT - Chichester Local Group's June Session Today - CANCELLED !
Due to the number of competing commitments, holidays and other reasons, preventing our facilitators and many singers from attending - our SDFS Local Group Meeting at the "Chichester Inn" this evening (June 19th) has been cancelled. The summer solstice season can get very busy!
We are very sorry for the late notice and any disappointment or inconvenience caused.
If you were hoping to attend - please do come along to our next meeting, booked for the third Thursday in July (July 17th) - when we will resume with more songs and singing together then.
(Our other local groups' sessions and our programme of public events are running as planned - all details are available on the Diary Dates page of this Blog.)