01 September, 2022
Spring is on our minds today as we announce Singing With Nightingales 2023…
Come with us on a special journey deep into the woods, and listen as the finest musicians in the land duet with the sweet song of the nightingale.
Enjoy fireside food, drink, songs and stories followed by an after-dark journey into the woods to meet the nightingale. Once nestled in ear-tinglingly close range to our bird, you will experience a concert like no other as the musicians join in an improvised duet with their virtuosic night-song.
We are delighted to announce that Singing With Nightingales returns with an expanded programme next year, featuring over 35 late-night concerts taking place in Sussex and Gloucestershire, with even more to be announced in October!
Many of these evenings are hosted by folk singer, nature lover and author of ‘The Nightingale’ Sam Lee, and we are very excited to welcome two additional hosts for this coming spring: Angharad Wynne and Brian Briggs.
Angharad Wynne is a published author, poet and storyteller. She has spent the past fifteen years of her career mapping the sense of place of communities the length and breadth of Wales, uncovering their stories, histories, folk culture and the secrets of their landscapes. She also organises and leads ‘In the Footsteps of the Ancestors’ and ‘Dreaming the Land’ retreats.
Brian Briggs is accomplished singer & songwriter with folk band Stornoway, and has also spent time recently as senior reserve warden at the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust centre in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire.
While darkness falls upon the magnificent woodland we will partake in this singular celebration of spring – the return of life to the land – soundtracked by its most decorated singer.
Quite simply, it’s a spectacular opportunity to connect with nature in the most time-honoured of ways.
