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Barrie Hammett’s Band Shifts Caldicot
Our social nights get better and better! On Saturday night, the choir hall saw and heard ten talented musicians and four superb vocalists, led by the multi talented Andrew Harding, of Barrie Hammett’s Swingshift Band play a fantastic range of music. The live mix of the trumpet, horn, trombone, saxophone, keyboard and drums of …
Read MoreBirdie Boys 2012 Tour
On Sunday 20th of April, 15 Choristers and 5 Vice President/Friends took the M5 south to Okehampton for our annual trip to the Ashbury Golf Hotel. The Ashbury along with its sister Hotel ‘The Manor House’ form a huge craft and sporting complex. There are 7 golf courses within its 600acres and many other facilities…
Read MoreBalloons go up at Les’s Birthday Bash
Press Release On a sunny Saturday, April evening, the Choir made its way over the Severn Crossing and through the picturesque Somerset Countryside to just past Cheddar, to sing at Draycott Memorial Hall in order to aid fund raising for the Children’s Hospice, South West. Welcome offers of traditional Somerset cider and ale were…
Read MoreChoir Boosts Beefy’s Walkers
Press Release The Choir made the short journey from Caldicot to Cardiff, to the magnificent 16,000 plus seat Swalec Stadium, the new home of Glamorgan County Cricket Club and entertained, in blustery, showery conditions the crowds and supporters of Sir Ian Botham’s Cardiff Stage of his Beefy’s Great British Walk in aid of the Children’s Leukaemia…
Read MoreAnnual Concert Rocks Caldicot
The weeks of dedicated practice and rehearsals were finally over, suited and booted with shiny red waistcoats, we made our way on to the stage at Caldicot Leisure centre, more used to the excited shouts of sports men and women, to rapturous, welcoming applause from a near full house of over 300…
Read MoreChoir Supports Sir Ian Botham Cardiff Walk
On the 18th April at the Swalec Stadium, Cardiff, Sir Ian Botham will cross the finishing line of the Cardiff stage of his 10 cities Charity walk to the uplifting sounds of the choral voices of Caldicot Male Voice Choir. The choir is delighted and proud to receive an invitation to support the volunteers, spectators…
Read MoreBarry Hammett’s Swingshift Band May 5th 2012
Mark Stocker announced last night that the choir is extremely fortunate to have booked one of the top function band in South Wales at the Choir Hall for Saturday 5th May. Following on from mega successful Queen Tribute, Musicians in Black, Owen Money and the Sharks and Red Mick nights this is another event not to be missed. …
Read MoreAnnual Concert April 14th 2012
Press Release written by Jeff Williams. Western Mail 29th April 2012 Press Release Caldicot Male Voice Choir will stage its’ 49th Annual Concert at the Caldicot Leisure Centre, in Mill Lane, Caldicot on Saturday14th April, 2012. The programme of music for the evening will provide a contrasting amalgam of light…
Read MoreNew Members Pass Voice Tests
Congratulations to two choristers who joined the choir earlier this year and passed their second voice tests last night. Paul Thomas in the basses and Garry Keeble, 2nd tenor each went into the back room of the choir hall to have their choral singing ability checked out by Siân. Announced by Shirley Ann, each emerged successfully…
Read MoreSpring Golf at Wernddu
On a beautiful Spring day at Wernddu Golf Club, eighteen of the choir’s finest scaled the steep fairways of this upland course, in the shadow of the towering Skirrid mountain. Thanks to our trusty bus driver Dai ‘Reg Varney’ Kirton, we were delivered to the course in good time, in fact time for…
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