Bristol Singing
Frenchay Quaker Meeting House, Frenchay, Bristol, United Kingdom
Sat, May 3, ’25

The 10th Bristol All-Day Sacred Harp singing was held on Saturday before the first Sunday in May. The class was called to order by Samuel Turner leading 82t. Matthew Parkinson offered the opening prayer.

Leaders: Mandy Rose 86; Harry Byford 448b; Steve Brett 144; Chloë Somers 32t; Cat Davies 235; Al Williams 49b; Lucia Della-Savina 68t; Hilary Prosser 268; David Garman 368; Francis Zain 480; Billy Harvell Smith 270; Susanne Rolli 319; Sonia Nayar 42; Alexa Lemon 56b; Werner Ullah 45t; Roz Walker 452; Stacy Hackner 114; James Roche 287; Constance Des Marais 187; Jeremy Donaldson 284; Jo-anne Carlyle 300; Chris Coombs 472.

RECESS

Barry Parsons brought the class back to order leading 410b. Leaders: Brenda Bowley 105; Teresa Maguire 485; Rachel Jordan 189; Ian West 142; Sophie Lockhart 275t; Nigel Bowley 101b; Rowan Simms 377; John Sprackland 448t; Hannah Land 411; Nick Hall 500; Erin Johnson-Williams 192; Chris Noren 254; Tom Sprackland 488; Helen Brown (in memory of Buell Cobb) 131b.

The sick and housebound lesson was given by Leilai Immel-Parkinson who led 72b.

Ed Johnson-Williams gave the memorial lesson and led 303 for the following: Gregory Marsh--London; Buell Cobb--Alabama, USA; Kathleen Smith--Blue Anchor; Summer York--Bristol; Jean Toole--Georgia, USA; Susie McIntosh--Massachusetts, USA; Henry Guthery--Alabama; Chloe Webb--Texas; Rob Mahoney--Goring-by-Sea; Steve Biggs--Hove; Bernard Collard--Cheltenham; Lala Hancock--London; Jean Rogan--Consett, Co. Durham; Dave Crowther--Northumberland; Zareer Masani--London; Peter Polish--Carmarthen, Wales; Dinos Nearchou, Peter Child, Constanze Denis--London; Dingo Dinkleman--South Africa; Olive Gibson, Neill Thompson--London; Simon White--Buxton; Johanna Fabke--Wisconsin, USA; Reed Schilbach, Jabbara Edwards--Washington, USA; Corrone and Ruthanne Bryant--Florida and Maine; Robin Nicholson--Rushlake Green.
Ted Brown offered prayer to close the memorial lesson.

Leaders: Bridget McVennon-Morgan 390; Joe Vickers 493; Richard Mayers 245. Kate Kirwan gave the blessing for lunch.

LUNCH

Lilith Wozniak called the class to order leading 277. Leaders: Kate Kirwan 186; Jeanette DePoy 328; Laurel Dade and Mandy Rose 99; Edwin Macadam 236; Joan Nagy 162; Michael Walker 475; Claire Welford 372; Derek Buckland 160b; Sheila Girling Macadam 280; Fynn Titford-Mock 299; Sarah West 147; Vicki Elliott 528; Scott DePoy 65; Inga Buckland 376; Matthew Parkinson 424; Jan Geerts 195; Fran Barton 278.

RECESS

Joyce Smith called the class together by leading 324. Leaders: Jess Nock and Vicki Elliott 276; Ted Brown 97; Tom Sprackland, John Sprackland and Sophie Lockhart 392; Matthew Parkinson and Fynn Titford-Mock 422; Brenda Bowley, Nigel Bowley and Michael Walker 266; Claire Welford and Jo-anne Carlyle 569b; Rachel Jordan and Nick Hall 474; Jeanette DePoy, Scott DePoy and Helen Brown 201; Jan Geerts and Joan Nagy 523; Edwin Macadam and Sheila Girling-Macadam 313b; Hannah Land and Chris Noren 198; Constance Des Marais, Garman and Chris Coombs 217; Derek and Inga Buckland 126; Leilai Immel-Parkinson, Erin Johnson-Williams and Ed Johnson Williams 495; Stacy Hackner, Richard Mayers and Teresa Maguire 263; Rowan Simms and Werner Ullah 138b; Jeremy Donaldson, Ian West and Joe Vickers 323t.

Chloë Somers gave the following secretary’s report: over the course of the day, eighty-seven registered singers sang eighty songs. We welcomed singers from six countries (England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Germany and two US states: Georgia and Vermont). Sarah West gave the treasurer's report that all expenses had been met.

The Chairs Mandy Rose and Samuel Turner led 521 as the closing song. Michael Walker gave the closing prayer and the class was dismissed.

Chair--Mandy Rose; Vice Chair--Samuel Turner; Treasurer--Sarah West; Secretaries--Em, Chloë Somers, Billy Harvell Smith