Sea Green Singer
Performances

NB: The sound files shown on the 'Songs' page are recordings of rehearsals when we were first learning our parts and are not representative of our performances.
You can hear recordings of some performances by clicking here.
The clips below also capture the atmosphere of some performances we have given in the past.

2nd May Monday bank holiday 2011: After-May Day rally entertainment in 'Far from the Madding Crowd' pub, Oxford: Bella Ciao, Fight the Cuts, Its the same the whole world over, La Lega, Internationale, We'll fight on,Which side are you on, William Brown. Video clips of us in the pub on Youtube (also Horns of Plenty clips) on http://www.youtube.com/seagreensingers

11th December, Saturday Green Fair, Town Hall: 14.00hrs until 14.40hrs.
Intros by those shown in brackets. Videos can be seen at www.youtube.com/seagreensingers
Click on song titles below to hear mp3 files
Thina simunye, We are the Oxford SGS : verse one and 'We know that songs can change the world', Fight the cuts (to the tune of 'Rock my soul'), Siyahamba, Climate sceptic, Bringing peace, It's the same the whole world over, Singababahamba, Rosa Parks, Green Song, Freedom, Internationale

click on image to see 'Wade in the water' movie clip

with party poppers!


notice the expert hip-swinger in the background:

Levellers Day May 15th 2010 at Burford: Doug Hamilton, who sent us the 'climate sceptic' song sang in the middle of our slot

Song-list for Levellers Day May 15th at Burford: Hear recordings of some of the songs we sung:
La lega, Wangari, Don't fence the WTO in, Singabahamba, Somewhere on sea, Blood and Gold, Climate sceptic
Doug Hamilton sang Drop in the Ocean and Weight of the World, then we sang: 350, We are all under the stars.

Click on images below to enlarge them:

Who does the baby take after we ask?

One World Fair - Town Hall - 21 November 2009 - Words to the songs in Word doc (2 pages)
Songs: Land of hope and hazard, Dont fence the WTO in, La Lega, More CO2 in the air, Siyahamba, Green Song, Bella Ciao, Wangari, Singabahamba yo Thina, 350, Right to life (Land Rights), Internationale. Meet at 2pm for quick run-through, perform at 2.15pm on steps. Hear the performances here under 'W'

One World, Town Hall, 17th November 2007: Weekend workshop given by Kirsty Martin: we learnt 'My Eyes Are Open'. Hear the Manchester Festival version with beatbox here; and the parts taught at the workshop here: bass, mid, high; and what we made of it here; and what we made of 'Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher'

One World Fair, Town Hall, 17th November 2007, The TEAM: 'Ginger and Fred' reincarnated (it was raining!) - click on the image to see the motion.

13-15th July 2007, 25th National Street Choir Festival, in Manchester,
CD's and DVD's available from Mike.

DVD
1. SGS concert performance,
Sequences from: 2. rehearsal; 3. mass sing, 4. busking, 5. concert performances, 6. after the concert in the bar. 7. still shots in the yha and of the group.

CD
37 concert performances; teaching workshop sessions for 3 songs (1 from Nigeria, 1 from Zimbabwe, one English); other music; singing in the bar after the concert. For a detailed list click here The recordings are marred by the sound of the hard drive firing up now and then but if you imagine your grandmother is sewing in the next room and it sounds fine!