What's New
January 2010
A re-organisation of the site, chiefly renaming of files and folders - you may need to check your bookmarks. Please advise webmaster of any dead links.
More literary references from American sources HERE
A new page of contemporary paintings and engravings of West Gallery choirs, both singers and instrumentalists HERE
November 2009
A host of references to WG music in early to mid-19th century Newspapers, kindly supplied by Fyn Titford-Mock.
Find out what the papers say HERE
October 2009
Two New Articles added :
October 2009
Music for WGMA weekend at Kington, Herefordshire, October 2009, was posted.
September 2009
Your Voices Raise - West Gallery favourites from the repertoire of London Gallery Quire. See details HERE
July 2009
Never on Sunday - Marches, Dances, Song Tunes and Party Pieces. See details HERE
May 2009
BOOK RE-ISSUED West Gallery Harmony - Carols & Celebrations Second Edition. See details HERE
January 2009
WGMA Members: Voting on the Constitution change
204 votes cast (as at 29 Jan) = 46.9% of the membership.
Nobody has voted against. We need 75% to carry ie ca.another 100
Please send in your votes. There is no time limit.
Lost the voting slip? Send any piece of paper with a vote for/against, name in capitals, and signature.
November 2008
October 2008
Music for WGMA weekend at London Colney, October 2008, made available.
May 2008
Music for WGMA weekend at Ironbridge, May 2008, made available.
September 2007
NEW CHOIR started in Bristol in September - see Bristol Harmony on Quires page for details.
June 2007
NEW CD "Praise ye the Lord" from "London Gallery Quire" - click HERE for details.
March 2007
New Article added : The Torrington Diaries.
February 2007
MP3 files added to Resources pages - from CDs by "Purbeck Village Quire" - click HERE for details.
December 2006
NEW CD "Christmas in Purbeck" from "Purbeck Village Quire" - click HERE for details.
December 2006
HELP required in locating pre-1821 Missing Publications
November 2006
New Article added: Church Music in NE Scotland in the 18th and 19th Centuries.
Search facility added
Book Re-issued - "The Music of the English Parish Church"
New Articles added: Thomas Clark of Canterbury and Amram Taylor of Oxfordshire
October 2006
Reports on York Church Crawl and on the WGMA presence at the Sidmouth Folk Week. Go to Articles page.
NEW BOOK details added: The Church Gallery Minstrels of Old Sussex
September 2006
Pictures added of Church Tours from various parts of the country. Go to Pictures page.
June 2006
NEW BOOK details added: Ye Boundless Realms of Joy
Details and Booking form for Autumn 2006 event at Ironbridge
April 2006
New Article added: The "Real History" Wedding
March 2006
New Articles added: John Fawcett of Bolton and Thomas Hawkes of Williton.
NEW BOOK details added: Gallery Graces Old & New
Introductory leaflets about West Gallery Music to download (PDF format)
List of Workshop Leaders added.
February 2006
Index to music files on this website added. Link HERE (also link from Resources page)
January 2006
Booking form and details for May WGMA weekend at Bishops Cleeve, Gloucestershire added. Link HERE
December 2005
NEW CD "Awake Ye Mortals All" from "The Gladly Solemn Sound" - click HERE for details.
New Articles added: Prayer-book Churches and Decay in the English Church
MP3 files added to "WG Favourites" CD page
November 2005
MP3 files added to Resources pages - from CDs by Gladly Solemn Sound, Madding Crowd and Vital Spark.
October 2005
New Articles added:
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Rules for Singers and Uriah Davenport and the Psalm Singers of Rushton, Staffordshire
Image and music files added to article The Musicians of Rossendale
Reports on a Trafalgar Day Concert in 2000 and Rollo Woods' 80th Birthday.
Gallery of Pictures from the WGMA weekend meeting at Ironbridge including music files.
New Articles added: Reports on Jane Austen Fayre and Mid-Shires Quires' Day
September 2005
A makeover of the site with some sections rearranged as follows:
Details of the Association moved to a new 'About Us' page.
Rules of the Association moved from 'Articles' page and linked to the 'About Us' page.
Pictures collected together in a 'Picture Gallery' page.
Choir details have been reduced to brief descriptions and contact details as an increasing number of choirs have their own websites - links are given where known.
The WGMA discussion forum and the WGMA mailing list details have been moved to the 'Links' page
The Index to West Gallery, the quarterly Newsletter has been updated to issue no.35 (Autumn 2005) and can be accessed from the 'Publications' page.
Organisations page has been subsumed into the 'Links' Page.
Village Carols now has its own domain name and can be found HERE
Articles - New articles have been added - William Knapp and Rev David Everard Ford. More articles to follow.
The resources pages from Tony Singleton's website have been included in this site under 'Resources'.
These include books about the West Galley Period, anthologies of music, and recordings, as well a selection of literary references to the subject.
The inclusion of this page which will be updated whenever significant change occurs.
