Voicebeat is a world music community choir based in the West End of Glasgow. Why not sing with us?

We sing songs from around the world in easy unaccompanied harmony, often in foreign languages, in an informal, lively, supportive atmosphere. Whatever your background and experience, you are welcome at Voicebeat. There’s no audition and you don't need to be able to read music, as the songs are taught by ear. We meet in Kelvinbridge on Mondays at 7pm (see Rehearsals) and give regular performances. Anyone is welcome to just turn up at any point, but it's a good idea to check the rehearsal schedule first. Your first rehearsal is free. You can contact us at [email protected] and we are on Facebook at ​facebook.com/VoicebeatGlasgow

NEWS

Folk Carols in the Pub is on Friday 20 December 2024! With the usual two workshops in advance so you can get some practice.

Our summer concert at the Kibble Palace ("21 Glorious Years") took place on 16 June 2024 before a packed house. It was free with donations requested to Refuweegee. Click on the image below for the programme notes.

Poster by Tom Malone

2023/24 was our 21ST ANNIVERSARY YEAR. We celebrated with a special anniversary concert and CD launch on 25 November at Adelaide Place, the beautifully refurbished venue in Bath St, and finished the year with our annual summer concert at the Kibble Palace, with a record number of singers. 

Our new CD, Darkness Flies Away, is out. It's also available on Bandcamp as streams and downloads, along with our previous albums Swell the Sound and In Living Green. If you like it, please download something to help us recoup the costs! 

We have a promotional video! Watch it above, or full size on Vimeo. 

What they say…

Friendly and welcoming atmosphere. Nice folk to meet up with. Relaxed and non-intimidating environment. I felt welcomed and able to just do my best – a pressure-free choir with no audition is brilliant. Diverse, regular gigs. Interesting range of music. I feel more confident about my singing. Fun, informative and entertaining. Good variety of songs. Lots of social activities. Inclusive, fun, easy-going and challenging – a great balance. I love the openness and inclusivity of Voicebeat. Voicebeat made a very big difference in my life and helped me lots during a very hard time. Makes you happy, leave your worries behind! Friendship, fun and fine songs. 

OTHER SINGING OPPORTUNITIES IN GLASGOW
On Wednesdays at 7.30pm, our songleader Harry runs a harmony singing group for men called Voicemale, at Langside Parish Church, 167 Ledard Rd, GLASGOW G42 9QU 
​Every first Friday of the month, you can sing shapenote ("Sacred Harp") music in Glasgow at an informal gathering known as the First Friday Sing, run by Shapenote Scotland. There is also a Third Tuesday Sing in Edinburgh.
​There are regular singarounds in the West End on the first Monday of the month at Dram on Woodlands Rd (but check on Facebook).