Raise your voice in song with artist-in-residence Rah Naqvi, and come together with others to gossip, whisper and build solidarity through shared experiences of work. Are you a frustrated freelancer? A precarious project worker? A stressed supervisor? A disgruntled dayshift worker? Come along to creatively vent and express your workplace frustrations, and create new working songs for Huntly. 

Since May, Rah has been connecting with musicians and enthusiastic vocalists to explore the power of song to tell stories, share experience, unite and connect through time and geography. This has led Rah to explore Bothy Ballads and working song traditions from around the world. Grounded in histories of rural labour and protest movements, folk music traditions like these are a powerful way of bringing people together to voice grievances, lament loss and spread news. 

Join us to build upon these legacies and create a new folk song for Huntly. Through a series of five vocal and songwriting workshops, we will raise our voices in beautifully out-of-tune song, chants and vocal exercises. We will explore simple and fun prompts to write collective songs based on our experiences of work. Each session will build on the next as participants learn with and from each other, with the support of Rah and invited guest artists. Together we will make our voices heard and build solidarity in the process.

Space is limited so book your spot online here, by phoning Deveron Projects on 01466 794494 or dropping by the office behind the Huntly Library.

These workshops take place over multiple evenings in Square Deal community hub, Huntly (22 The Square, Huntly):

Wednesday 5 August
Thursday 13 August
Wednesday 26 August
Wednesday 2nd September
Friday 4th September

Start: 6 pm
End: 8 pm

Accessibility

• This workshop is free, but booking is essential.
• Children and young people are welcome to join in. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
• We will provide tea and snacks - do let us know on booking if you have any allergies or dietary requirements.
• An accessibility guide for Square Deal community hub can be found here with photos and information about the space.
• Each workshop will be relaxed, with up to 15 people attending.

Allergens/ dietary

Refreshments at this event will be prepared in a kitchen that may have traces of nuts, seeds, dairy and other allergens. Everything is clearly labelled and there are always vegan and gluten free options. Please let us know if you are planning on coming along and have any food allergies by emailing: bruce@deveron-projects.com

About the event

Stand up, sing back, is taking place as part of Rah Naqvi’s residency at Deveron Projects. Their residency is focused on building communities through foraging, song, traditional crafts and radical readings. You can find out more about Rah's residency here.