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Barbershopper of the Year and Awards Update
Barbershopper of the Year 2018 and Awards Our annual retreat held at Cranage Hall in Cheshire this past weekend is the pinnacle of rehearsal for the chorus. A fabulous country setting with superb surroundings to enable us to concentrate on developing our repertoire,...
The Grand Raffle 2017
We're raising funds to support our trip to Las Vegas to represent Great Britain at the International Barbershop Convention this July. We are looking for active people to sell our raffle tickets...so you don't have to buy anything. Just complete the simple form on the...
Acappella Singing Workshop Bolton – 5th of March
Thinking about singing in Bolton? March the 5th (Wonderers are away at Brentford) is the day of our Acappella Workshop. The workshop is open to males and females from 12 years old. Running from 10 am to 4 pm the workshop will enable attendees to experience mixed...
Wipe your tears – Charity for 2016
Some may know but Bolton Barbershop Harmony club has been a charity for some years now. Our activities are to advance the education of members and the public in all aspects of music in the barbershop style of unaccompanied four-part close harmony, in both chorus and...
‘Naked’ choirs on show
There’s a buzz in the air when it comes to singing. The popularity of choirs of all genres has never been greater and people all over the country are ditching their inhibitions and finding their voice. The current poster boy of choirs is Gareth Malone whose latest...
Press Release Preston 4th of July
Multi Award Winning Cottontown Chorus struts its stuff A feature packed a cappella concert on the 4th of July St John’s Minster Preston Bolton, 24rd of June 2015: The Cottontown Chorus is a registered charity with the aim of providing a platform for men of all ages...
Find your voice in Bolton
There’s a bit of a singer in most of us trying to get out but not everyone has the opportunity to let it loose. So now a championship-winning men’s choir from Bolton is giving anyone the chance to see how it feels to sing songs in 4-part harmony. As part of a national...
Learn to Sing Course 2014
30th of September and 7th of October at 7:30 until 9:00 pm at Turton school Bolton, we are running learn to sing courses – with a twist. Learn to sing courses are designed to help those who want to try out singing for the first time or make a welcome return. This...
Watch the International Convention Live From Las Vegas
Watching the Cottontown Chorus live is possible by subscribing to the web feed. Simply go tosign up. We think it will cost about £73 and we will be on in the small hours of Saturday the 5th of July https://bhswebcast.com/amember/signup.php Thanks CC
Want to see Cottontown Live?
Rockapella is coming to the Stockport Plaza on the 2nd of February 2014. Nobody knew this could happen? Just as the world was falling in love with the sound of voices singing in sweet harmony, along comes two Barbershop Choruses to throw in a subtle blend of vocal...