1. ‘SINGING FOR OUR LIVES’ The future life histories of the street choirs Kelvin Mason, Lotte Reimer, Jenny Patient, Peter North, Gavin Brown January 2015 Kelvin.Mason@liverpool.ac.uk

2. street choir?!

3. (national) festival

4. campaign choirs

5. future life histories?

6. Red Leicester

7. “I was born in Leicester. I love my city. I love the fact that it is a very diverse city with people from all over the world living here. And I was really very angry when we heard that the EDL were coming and they were going to have this march. Red Leicester, of course, joined the counter march and we sang as we marched through the city. If you’re a member of a political choir that is as good as it gets.”

8. future directions? Ethics of care Values and collective identity Space for emotion Social practice Performance/pedagogy

9. ‘fine’ ‘Diolch yn fawr iawn’ Ieuan Ellis and Marian Delyth for photos