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Fascinating lives and eclectic music

23/3/2016

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One of the great joys of singing at funerals is hearing the eulogies - and discovering some amazing lives. We genuinely enjoy hearing of lives well lived, whether across the UK, abroad or within 5 miles of their final resting place. Of families raised, careers and jobs, and retirements enjoyed.  Of battles fought both personal and medical, and not always won.

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A funeral song for every day of the year

29/2/2016

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Statistics do make interesting reading, whether it's the number of votes politicians receive, or the number of songs we've sung at funerals!

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Is there consistency in funerals?

11/2/2016

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Throughout the years we've been singing for funerals, no pattern for bookings has emerged. However, over the last months, one has emerged - bookings for the middle Friday of the month.

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Top 5 Roman Catholic hymns for a funeral

2/2/2016

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5 RC hymns for funerals
When choosing hymns for a funeral service it's often difficult to know where to start, as there are so many hymns to choose from. We've sung at many Catholic funeral masses and funeral services, so here's some help for choosing funeral hymns.

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Big space, small space

20/1/2016

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Professional funeral singers are able to adjust to all types of spaces, providing a great sound in any space.
One of the skills you learn at music college as a student of singing is to suit your voice to the music, and that includes volume. Singing a song with piano is obviously different to singing an aria with orchestra, for example. However, it;'s only experience that teaches you the art of self-regulating and adjusting your voice to different spaces as well. And it's not always about the size of the space either.

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Who is a funeral for?

3/1/2016

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Who exactly is a funeral for? This may seem an obvious question, but the answer isn't quite so straightforward. We believe a funeral service should celebrate a life well lived, offering the family and those who attend the chance to remember, to reflect as well as say goodbye. Therefore, the choice of music, readings and tributes should reflect their choices.

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Top 5 Anglican hymns for a funeral

3/12/2015

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Where do you start when choosing hymns for a funeral service? There are so many hymns to choose from. Having sung at many Anglican funerals we've first hand experience of the various choices people have. Often it's a close run thing with the popularity of hymns as we all have our favourites.


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"It's time to say goodbye…"

19/11/2015

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Over the last four years, we've started to notice the trends in music played at funerals, with Adele exiting stage left to be replaced by Lilly Allen and others, but some classic pop versions last way beyond their moment in the charts. 

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Outdoor adventures: Singing at the graveside

22/10/2015

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Cemetery in Autumn

There's something very special and particularly moving about singing at the graveside.

The funeral service itself was a celebration of a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend and mentor to many people. I had the privilege to listen to a wonderful eulogy, some moving tributes and speak with many people afterwards. 

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The old hymns are the best?

16/10/2015

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Onward Christian Soldiers hymn
Why is it that families choose hymns that nobody in their circle of friends actually knows? At a recent funeral, Kirsty was booked just to sing a solo  but on arrival found that two hymns had been added to the Order of Service.…

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