ABOUT THE KEEVIL SINGERS
The Keevil Singers meet most Mondays in Keevil Village Hall from 7-8pm and they will always welcome a friendly and enthusiastic face no matter your ability. If you’re interested, get in touch with Denise denise.drew2@btinternet.com or 07850 165185
Songs for a Summer Evening – Friday 1st August
Join the Keevil Singers for an evening of music and singalong in St Leonard’s Church at 7.30pm on Friday 1st August. £5 entry, Cash bar and raffle – all in aid of Church funds. Contact 07850 165185 for information.
ROYAL INVITATION FOR DENISE!
Well there’s something to shout about! Keevil’s Choir Leader Denise Drew recently had the honour of being invited to join the the Royal Carol Service at Westminster Abbey! Here are some photos of her amazing, memorable day… including two of many Christmas trees inside the abbey donated by King Charles from the Royal Windsor Great Park estate.
The Keevil Singers were well in evidence at last years Carol Service 🙂
April 2022: WELL DONE KEEVIL SINGERS!
For two very successful concerts with the Wiltshire Council Singers. ‘Sing into Spring’ in February and Sing for Ukraine in March. Congratulations go to Denise Drew, Musical Director for both concerts but especially on the work involved in organising the concert for the Ukraine in just two weeks.
£552 was raised for Julia’s House and £1,528 for the people of the Ukraine.
Two enjoyable evenings for two great causes. Look out for another joint concert in 2024!
The Wiltshire Council Singers & The Keevil Singers at their Concert and Singalong in aid of Julia’s House in St Leonards Church on 25th February 2022
The Keevil Singers held an informal concert and party at the end of July 2018, in the village hall, where friends and neighbours could enjoy some of the music they had been performing recently, as well as a special treat performance by Paul Hutchinson (of Belshazzar’s Feast fame!) Photos by Sarah Dow, click to see full size or in a slide show.
The Keevil Fishermen
The Keevil Fishermen are a group of retired, male Keevil residents who enjoy singing a good song. The group was formed in 2012 from members of the Keevil Singers: Paul Lenaerts, John Tucker, Norman Owen, Terry Hall, Derek Black and Graham Hall, plus Jim Carpenter who had somehow avoided the choir press gang !
Singing unaccompanied British folk songs, with a strong nautical bias, the group called themselves the Keevil Fishermen out of admiration for the Port Isaac based group, Fishermen’s Friends.
Mostly sung in 3 part harmony arranged by Paul Lenaerts, the group’s somewhat limited repertoire has been aired at Harvest Suppers, Village Folk Nights and impromptu parties over the past 5 years to a largely appreciative (and kind) local audience.
There is a will to expand the repertoire but time, ageing brain cells and general lack of motivation has so far frustrated this ambition. Maybe next year we’ll learn another song!!
Paul Lenaerts, August 2017
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