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- Rehearsal Schedule: Sept to Dec 2015

Sea Green Singers: Rehearsal schedule - Sept to Dec 2015

 Date

 New songs

 Consolidation of new songs

 Revision of core songs

Core songs: See end of table  these are old songs from our repertoire about a range of issues (union, environment, rights, peace, etc) that we should be able to sing without relearning them every time.   Please do some homework on these when they are coming up for revision on the schedule. 

Songs for concert on Oct Sat 3rd Oct for International Brigade Memorial Trust to raise funds to pay for a memorial to the 26 men and women from Oxfordshire and Oxford University who went to Spain to defend the Spanish Republic against Franco and the nationalist rebels at West Oxford Community Centre, Botley Road, OX2 0BT, Car Park, 5 minutes walk from railway station Saturday, October 3rd

these songs are from last years programme but may be included: see page for IBMT

Viva la Quince Brigada - Spain
Maria Luisa - Spain
Jarama - Spain

Bella Ciao- Italy
Dance des bombes - France
Derry Streets - Ireland
Rosa Parks - USA
Asikhatali - S Africa
Nkosi sikelele - S Africa

 7th Sept. 

Term starts    

14th Sept.

     

 21nd Sept.

     

28th Sept.

     
3rd Oct concert on Oct Sat 3rd Oct for International Brigade Memorial Trust  
5th Oct. GM Meeting    

12th Oct.

Bridgets Birthday party: 17th Oct, Ruskin college, 12am, war no more, Rosa, They say that we're Scroungers, and Friends.
Translation: Aint gonna study war no more (not Gnomorewah), I want Rosa to stay, What the papers say. Friends (round)  

19th Oct.

When I needed a neighbour
(to be taught by ear, no music given out; words provided)



Transition Town Medley

Bella Ciao (for climate)
26th Oct. Meeting cancelled. We would have sung 'Let us in - Calais song'

When I needed a neighbour
Transition Town Medley

 

Walk a mile in my shoes

 

2rd Nov. Leave the oil in the ground
(Tune: Diggers Song)

Let us in - Calais song

 

Land Rights

 

9rd Nov.

No half term.

Leave the oil in the ground

Let us in - Calais song
When I needed a neighbour

 

Land Rights

 

16th Nov. Carbon free society
(Tune: Country Garden)

Green Song
Leave the old in the ground

 

E Malaama

 

23th Nov   Carbon free society

Green Song

I want Rosa to stay

 30th Nov

All the songs for the Green Fair, getting them up to good performance level. Last meeting of term
6th Dec. Green Fair, Town Hall, time of performance tbc; link person is Hazel
     

Core songs: these are old songs from our repertoire about a range of issues (union, environment, rights, peace, etc) that we should be able to sing without relearning them every time. Please do some homework on these when they are coming up for revision on the schedule.
Levellers Day song; Foolish Notion; Internationale; Bread and Roses, No going back; Peace be with you always; World turned upside down, Diggers song; We are all under the stars, Fair Trade Rant, Land Rights.

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