Singing the Land, re-Wilding the Voice
A vocal improvisation weekend with Briony Greenhill
28th - 29th June 2025
O summer glory! Let us bathe in you. Rouse our voices and enjoy the uplifting wellness that singing can bring.
We’ll work with improvisation and see what happens when the voice is invited to express itself without a pre-set song.
We’ll use improvised singing as a delightful way to connect with the more -than-human world, in the height of summer, upon the green meadows of Alfoxton.
We’ll use our voices to pray for peace, Decolonisation, the crumbling of what is ready to die, and the emergence of a Thriving Life Paradigm.
Led by Briony Greenhill, a teaching artist; “one of the world’s leading proponents of collaborative vocal improvisation (CVI)” - The Guardian.
Briony loves to sing and help folks to sing, lives in Devon with her family, and believes a better world is possible.
Briony Greenhill in concert | Friday 27 June 2025
Briony will also be giving us a concert the previous evening.
Guests coming for both events have the option to camp at Alfoxton after the concert. See below for details.
You must book separately for each event.
TIMINGS, TRAVEL, ACCOMMODATION & FOOD
TIMINGS
10.00am - 5pm Saturday
10.00am - 4pm Sunday
TRAVEL
The nearest railway stations are Bridgwater and Taunton. We are about 1h 15min from Bristol by car.
The 15 bus leaves Bridgwater at 16:50 during college term dates and stops at the Plough Inn in Holford. We are a 15min walk from there.
Please get in touch for further advice with public transport, or for help arranging lifts / carpools.
Make sure to put "Coach House 2, Alfoxton Park" into Google Maps. Other variations will take you to Alfoxton House nearby which is not us. Otherwise use grid reference 51.165187, -3.220080.
The What3Words for our car park are ///soup.candy.huddling
ACCOMMODATION
Guests wishing to attend both the concert and the workshop are invited to camp at Alfoxton after the concert, in tents or live-in vehicles. You must book separately for each event, and specify you wish to camp when asked in the concert booking form.
We have limited space indoors available for people with particular needs - please inquire when you book if this is the case for you.
FOOD
Please bring vegetarian lunch to share for both days. Those staying the night may make an extra donation for a cooked dinner.
accessibility & diets
We are committed to Alfoxton being a fully accessible venue and are working hard to achieve this. However, while the renovation work continues, visitors with specific mobility or accommodation needs may experience barriers to accessing all areas of the building and land.
If you have any questions or concerns, just get in touch, and please inform us of any significant dietary or accessibility requirements before submitting your booking request.
Costs
Alfoxton Park is a charity and works on the principle of dana or a 'gift economy'. Read more about dana here.
A £39 deposit will secure your place on the workshop. You will be invited to make a donation to Alfoxton when you're here.
technology, alcohol and drugs
All of our events are alcohol and drug free.
During the meditation retreats we ask you to turn off your mobile phones and other devices and not contact people outside of the retreat.
For all other events and workshops we ask you to be mindful of the use of devices and stay present, in order to make the most of your time here.
Any Questions?
Send please send any questions to events@alfoxtonpark.org.uk