Song Circle - May 2024
A FREE online sing-along event
Date and time
Location
Online
Refund Policy
About this event
- 1 hour
Song Circle
with Cary Sheldon
There's nothing that brings people together better than singing our favorite songs. It recalls summer nights around the campfire: someone strumming the guitar and all singing a mix of folk music, familiar songs we heard on the radio, and occasional new songs that someone would share.
Join us the first Wednesday of the month over Zoom for Song Circle. Mentor Cary Sheldon will invite us into her home to lead us in singing old favorites and new gems. Registration and participation are FREE!
Nobody has to worry about whether you know the songs or can sing like a pro. All online participants will be on mute. We'll post the lyrics and maybe some listen-links on our website. This is our chance to share the joy of singing simply for the fun of it.
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May theme coming soon!
Online attendees will receive an email with a link to your personal access page.
To learn more about the workshop, visit our Workshop Information Page.
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Cary Sheldon is a singer, songwriter, and beloved Berkeley voice teacher with 30 years’ worth of grateful students. She has been playing and teaching in the Bay Area for the last 40 years. Her love for R & B music led her to be part of Zazu Pitts Memorial Orchestra in the 1980's. Other affiliations include The Henry Kaiser Band, The Henriettas (a recreation of DeZurick sisters, a popular country music duo from the 1940's), who appeared on Prairie Home Companion, and most recently her band DanceChant, a joyful community-inspired R&B band that encourages audience participation. She continues to be inspired by her love of singing in community. "Singing together with others is one of the greatest joys in my life." Now in her 60's, she returns to influences from her early life. Her grade school music teachers included John Langstaff, creator of the Christmas Revels, and the repertoire was based on the American folk tradition, including old English ballads, spirituals, freedom songs, and the popular folk and protest songs of the 1960's. She hopes to inspire others to explore the depth of this material and rediscover the joy of community singing.
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