The Maldon Singers is a very friendly ‘drop-in’ singing group meeting from 7.30 – 9.30pm every Wednesday evening in term time at the Baptist Church Hall in Butt Lane, Maldon. The weekly fee includes a cup of tea and a chocolate biscuit at break time.
Repertoire includes folksongs, world music, spirituals and rounds. Most is sung ‘a capella’ although we also use backing tracks and keyboard. We do not give regular performances but sing just for our own pleasure. However, now and again we do give concerts for charity.

One of the singers explains what happens on Wednesday evenings, in her Christmas poem.

Another year of Wednesdays
Through summer, spring and fall.
Now to winter once again,
We’ve enjoyed them all.

Again we’ve had some workshops
With a different theme for each.
In spring we had nostalgia,
Lots of things for Ann to teach.

Now Ann has an ambition
Which she never will fulfil.
She wants to sing three parts at once
But sadly, never will.

Ann has a house in Italy,
Invited us to go
To do a bit of singing there,
Meet up with folk they know.

We sang a bit
Went out a lot to eat
And sang to local villagers,
A challenge – no mean feat.

Each week Ann goes to classes
The lingo to perfect.
We now sing in Italian
What more can we expect?

That’s all that I can think of
So will end this poem now.
And all that rests for me to say is
‘Grazie’, Ann and ‘ciao’!