Voices in the Landscape

Voices in the Landscape Songbook

People walking at Melbury, approaching a gate from a wood, Chase & Chalke Voices in the Landscape project
Songbook, music, singing, Chase & Chalke Voices in the Landscape project
Adults and children in band, as part of the Chase & Chalke Voices in the Landscape project

Led by La Folia and working with a wide range of organisations, communities and individuals to explore and discover the delights of our landscape through music and song

Project aims

  • In a series of workshops with schools, families, choirs, and especially those who claim they can’t sing, we explore the landscape and countryside together, uncovering many amazing sites, discovering unique habitats, meeting some of the wildlife that call this area home and listening to the natural and rural sounds of Cranborne Chase.
  • Using these experiences as inspiration, we explore local songs from the past which relate to our area and create a series of brand-new songs for the present and the future.
  • Working in partnership with music charity La Folia Music, we bring together instrumentalists, singers, actors, dancers, visual artists and writers to create new music and perform some of the new creations developed by participants.

Project achievements

  • The project culminated with the Voices in the Landscape Songbook, comprising the song words and tunes, and also describing the project’s development and the different participants.
  • All 47 songs were performed by La Folia’s musician during the Celebrate Chase and Chalke day at Larmer Tree.