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SINGING FOR OUR LIVES’ SINGING FOR OUR LIVES’ The future life histories of the The future life histories of the street choirs street choirs Kelvin Mason, Lotte Reimer, Jenny Patient, Peter North, Gavin Brown January 2015 [email protected] .uk

‘SINGING FOR OUR LIVES’ The future life histories of the street choirs Kelvin Mason, Lotte Reimer, Jenny Patient, Peter North, Gavin Brown January 2015

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‘‘SINGING FOR OUR LIVES’SINGING FOR OUR LIVES’ The future life histories of The future life histories of

the street choirsthe street choirs

Kelvin Mason, Lotte Reimer, Jenny Patient, Peter North, Gavin Brown

January 2015

[email protected]

street choir?!

(national) festival

campaign choirs

future life histories?

Red Leicester

“I was born in Leicester. I love my city. I love the fact that it is a very diverse city with people from all over the world living here. And I was really very angry when we heard that the EDL were coming and they were going to have this march. Red Leicester, of course, joined the counter march and we sang as we marched through the city. If you’re a member of a political choir that is as good as it gets.”

future directions?

• Ethics of care• Values and collective identity• Space for emotion• Social practice• Performance/pedagogy

‘fine’

‘Diolch yn fawr iawn’ Ieuan Ellis and Marian Delyth for photos