'The old songs, yes, the old songs, that gave our fathers joy -- The songs they sang till the welkin rang when Nelson was a boy'. Bob Copper (1915-2004)

As the regular members of the quire will know, we have established a general pattern of meeting on the second Sunday of the month at 2.30 pm for a rehearsal, or a rehearsal and service, of music in the 'West Gallery' style. When it is a 'rehearsal only' we meet at St Paul's Church, in Sculcoates, Hull, between 2.30 - 5.00 pm. When we have a 'rehearsal and service' we visit various churches in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. The churches that we sing in are generally in the 'Humber Corridor' but we do go further North - Robin Hood's Bay and South - Lincoln Cathedral. The`Diary of Events' (see below) shows the dates and venues we currently have organised.

The Quire is thriving and lively, with a regular 25 or so at rehearsals and 30 plus at services, but is always pleased to accept more singers and instrumentalists wanting to be involved in this exciting Church Folk Music. 'Wolds Apart' originally drew its members from the Wolds of Yorkshire and the Lincolnshire Wolds, separated by the Humber, but now draws members from a wider area: Teeside, Darlington and Whitby in the North, Bradford in the West and Lincoln in the South.

New members will be guaranteed a warm welcome. Please note that some instruments (particularly 'chordal' ones) may not be 'appropriate' in a Gallery Quire- if you have any queries please contact Roger Hateley, Marilyn Jackson or myself. All our music is in the Treble or Bass clef - instrumentalists with transposing instruments may need to do this themselves. We are not a 'costumed' quire and we shun the word 'choir'. Members pay an annual subscription of £10.00 to cover the cost of administration & printing. New members are welcome to join us free for two meetings. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to phone us on the following numbers, or send a sae for written enquiries/information. We look forward to meeting you at our next session. Gordon Corrick

An Introduction to Gallery Music

Members are asked to abide by the copyright laws and not photocopy any music without permission from the copyright holder.