Vox Voices - Sing in the Spring

Breathe, Sing, Harmonise, Improvise together - Singing workshops & short course

Upcoming dates:

Hackney - Wednesday - May 1st and 8th - 7pm- 8.30pm

Find your voice together with a joyful, supportive group of women.

Join these creative singing courses, set up as weekly workshops focussing on collective harmonising, improvising together and learning a collection a cappella songs from the Vox Voices repertoire.

Past dates:

Hackney - Wednesday - 7pm- 8.30pm (Feb 21st to March 13th)

Hastings - Thursday - 7.30pm - 8.45pm (Feb 29th - March 21st)

Tots Tunes Sunday Shake Ups continue - Hackney

Tots Tunes Sunday Shake, Stomp & Sing

The Sunday afternoon Tots Tunes shake ups will continue bi-monthly in the gorgeous venue of Saint Barnabas Dalston. Come and join a joy-filled Tots Tunes workshop - with live music and a chance to sing, listen to, and dance along to folk songs from around the world, rounds and Tots Tunes original songs, all with your little ones and families. A great Sunday activity as much for the adults as little ones

Sunday 4th February @ St Barnabas Dalston

Tots Tunes Family Band @ London Jazz Festival

Tara is back this year at the London Jazz Festival, this time with the amazing 5-piece band of top class musicians from the folk, jazz scene. The band will take the audience of all ages on a musical journey through all the favourite Tots Tunes songs with all the harmonies, percussion and string parts flowing.

The band: Tara Franks (cello/voice), Simon Roth (percussion), Preetha Narayanan (violin/voice), Midori Jaeger (cello/voice), Flora Curzon (Violin/voice)

Friday 10th November @ Southbank Centre - 11am and 1pm

Saturday 11th November @ Barking Riverside 1.30pm

Next gig - Oxford - Northwall Arts Centre - January 27th 2024

Tots Tunes Thursdays by the sea (Hastings/St Leonards)

Tots Tunes is now running every Thursday 11am @The Marina Fountain, St Leonards favourite seafront pub.

Drop in any week and pay on the door - £8 (adult + little one) - no need to book

Tots Tunes continues every week in term times (last week of Spring term 28th March)

More about Tots Tunes:

For parents to come and sing folk songs from around the world, dance, listen and shake it up with your babies and toddlers. These sessions are as much for the parents as little ones, so suitable for those with babes in arms and toddlers! - it is a mix of a therapeutic sing with many harmonies, a dance around together and a bit of cello relaxation!

or

Season pass available if block booking - only approx £6 per week!

Tots Tunes Family Band - October Tour

Tots Tunes on Tour - the exciting full band show is back!

Tara and the amazing 5-piece band are back to tour the full band family show this October.

Featuring all the favourite Tots Tunes songs & global folk numbers with 3 part harmonies, percussion and string parts flowing, this family friendly gig brings an exciting expanded version of the repertoire of world, folk and new music to audiences big & small.

“WOW! Pure joy! Tots Tunes incredible musical talent lifts the spirits of weary parents, laughter to little ones and dancing to both”

MusicHalls London

“This is so brilliant!  Glad you are still putting your music, and joy, out into the world”

Family audience

Alongside founder/cellist Tara Franks, the band will feature Simon Roth (percussion), Preetha Narayanan (violin/voice), Midori Jaeger (cello/voice), Flora Curzon (Violin/voice).

Thanks to Help Musicians UK for supporting this project.

This is a family gig so suitable for adults with babes in arms and children up to 7yrs.

Vox Voices special Sunday workshop in Dalston, London

Tara will be running a one off- Sunday vocal workshops this year.

Come and join an afternoon vocal workshop open to female singers of all experiences.  In Vox Voices style, Tara will lead the group through a series of activities from warms ups, collective improvising, sound baths, circle songs to creating new harmonies together. Over the course of the workshop we will learn 2 to 3 a cappella tunes, swapping from part to part with everything learnt by ear. 

Whether you are a confident singer and want the chance to be part of a group, a nervous but intrigued singer or a regular Vox Voices member, this workshop is for you as everyone will be supported to find their voice within the group sound.

Next workshop Sunday 4th June