Term ends on 21st December. We return on 18th January 2024.

Cambridge Tuneless Choir launched in August 2021 and has been enjoying squawking together, belting out musical/film favourites, popular pop, folk, rock songs nearly every Thursday evening as well as liberating our inner Kate Bush, Elvis Presley, Amy Winehouse and David Bowie to mention a few. Knowing there’ll be no auditions, judgements or teaching but only joy, laughter and feel-good hormones being released into our bodies means we can all relax.

The choir is managed and led by Lulu Agate, a Community Music Workshop Leader and ‘proper’ musician but not a very confident singer. She has a troublesome ‘uppy-downy voice’ that can’t decide if it is a soprano or an alto and led to her being told to leave a choir in her twenties. She never dared join a choir again so when she heard about the Tuneless Choirs she wanted to join one. As there wasn’t a branch in Cambridge she launched it herself to give other people the opportunity of ‘singing like no-one’s listening.’

‘I feel so good singing badly, Thursday evenings are a highlight of my whole week!  It’s wonderfully freeing to know that because everyone here’s like me, I don’t have to try to sound normal.’ (Jacqueline)

Sessions run on Thursdays from 7.30pm until 9.00pm with registration from 7.15pm at The Octagon Room, Wesley Methodist Church Wesley Methodist Church, Christs Pieces, Cambridge, CB1 1LG.

Anyone’s welcome to join us, we’re a mix of ages, just as long as you don’t sing well. Newcomers pay £12 for their first session and £9 a time in subsequent weeks. Some concessions available – please ask Lulu or Kristina, her lovely assistant on the door, about this.

  • Members can bring a friend for a Taster Session for £7.
  • Non-members can come for a Taster session for £9.

Refreshments are included (tea, coffee and lots of delicious biscuits. Please bring a mug in a bag to take home and wash afterwards as we don’t waste any singing time on washing up.

If you’d like to join or have questions, contact Lulu by emailing cambridge@tunelesschoir.com or calling/texting 0787 3690947.

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ALSO IN ASSOCIATION WITH CAMBRIDGE TUNELESS CHOIR WE HAVE…. THE CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY SINGALONG

This group meets on Monday afternoons, allowing children to participate alongside adults.  Our venue is the Mill Road Community Centre, Hazell Street, CB1 2GN. Doors open at 4.10pm, for registration, with singing starting at 4.40pm.

The price for any adult’s first session including registration and refreshments is £10. Thereafter the price will be £8 including refreshments. Under 5s attend for FREE, and 6-11 year olds just £1. However, all Under-18s MUST be accompanied by a responsible adult.

We’d love you to come along and enjoy a great singalong, which in the spirit of Tuneless will be “like no one is listening”.

Members of Cambridge Tuneless Choir led by Lulu Agate

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Lulu and Caroline from Cambridge Tuneless Choir

Lulu Agate (right) with Caroline (a choir member)

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INFORMATION FOR SINGERS WHO HAVEN’T JOINED US YET:

Sessions run most Thursdays from 7.30pm until 9.00pm with registration from 7.15pm at The Octagon Room, Wesley Methodist Church, Christs Pieces, Cambridge, CB1 1LG. https://www.wesleycam.org.uk/theoctagon.htm

The front door of the church is sometimes locked in which case head for the left of the building, go round the corner, through the small wooden gate and we’re in the building straight in front of/to your immediate right. Do knock if you’re a bit early and please don’t let arriving late put you off either. Come in, we’ll give you the lyrics you’ll need and we can sort out payment during the break.

There are plenty of bike racks at the front of the church on New Street. The cheapest place nearby to park is the Grafton East Car park which is 80p per hour. https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/grafton-east-car-park

You can also consult parkopedia for live updates about where parking is available in the city (or anywhere in the U.K) Find Parking, Car Parks, Street Parking, Private Garages – Book Parking (parkopedia.com)

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