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# Sarah Garden

Community Musician and Yoga Teacher

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- [Latest News](https://www.sarahgarden.ie/latest-news/) - [et_pb_section admin_label=”Section” fullwidth=”on” specialty=”off” disabled=”off” transparent_background=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” inner_shadow=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” padding_mobile=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” make_equal=”off” use_custom_gutter=”off” gutter_width=”3″][et_pb_fullwidth_header admin_label=”Page Title” saved_tabs=”all” title=”Latest News” background_layout=”dark” text_orientation=”center” header_fullscreen=”off” header_scroll_down=”off” background_color=”#13420e” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” content_orientation=”center” image_orientation=”center” custom_button_one=”off” button_one_text_size=”20″ button_one_border_width=”2″ button_one_border_radius=”3″ button_one_letter_spacing=”0″ button_one_use_icon=”default” button_one_icon_placement=”right” button_one_on_hover=”on” button_one_border_radius_hover=”3″ button_one_letter_spacing_hover=”0″ custom_button_two=”off” button_two_text_size=”20″ button_two_border_width=”2″ button_two_border_radius=”3″ button_two_letter_spacing=”0″ button_two_use_icon=”default” button_two_icon_placement=”right” button_two_on_hover=”on” button_two_border_radius_hover=”3″ button_two_letter_spacing_hover=”0″] [/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section admin_label=”Section” fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off”][et_pb_row
- [Sing Together Newsletter January 2025](https://www.sarahgarden.ie/sing-together-newsletter-january-2025/) - Hi Everyone! Happy New Year to you and best wishes to you and all your loved ones for 2025! I hope you are getting over your January blues, the horrendous storm and looking forward to the slight stretch in the evening as Spring draws ever closer? Like you, I hope that I will meet my needs
- [Autumn term starting next week!](https://www.sarahgarden.ie/autumn-term-starting-next-week/) - I hope you have had and are still having a lovely summer and enjoying the fantastic weather! I am pleased to announce that I am starting my new term of Sing Together sessions next week! I can’t wait to sing with you again and I have hopes that this year (finally) we will manage an optional
- [Sing Together Returns Spring 2022](https://www.sarahgarden.ie/sing-together-returns-spring-2022/) - Welcome to Spring and I am so exited to be able to tell you that Sing Together Sessions will start again in March. As we emerge from the period of uncertainty, sadness, disconnectedness and sometimes even despair, these sessions will be a chance to re-energise, re-connect, re-ground, re-create. I do hope you will join us!
- [Oh how I have missed Singing Together with you!](https://www.sarahgarden.ie/oh-how-i-have-missed-singing-together-with-you/) - [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_font_size=”14″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] I am so happy that things are beginning to open up after this song-less year I am planning a series of ONE OFF, ONE HOUR, OUTSIDE Sing Together events IN REAL LIFE Please sign up to receive my emails so you can be notified
- [Sing Together Start Date Postponed](https://www.sarahgarden.ie/sing-together-start-date-postponed/) - Thanks so much everyone for responding to my recent emails about re-starting our Sing Together sessions. I was really happy to hear that so many of you would love to Sing Together again with the protocols I suggested. However, due the government announcement yesterday (Tuesday 18th August), I have decided to postpone the start date of Sing
- [Sing Away the Winter Blues!](https://www.sarahgarden.ie/sing-away-the-winter-blues/) - Sing Together will return to a venue NEAR YOU the third week of January. Come and share the joy of singing in a friendly supportive group Jazz, Blues, Folk, Gospel, Seasonal & Pop. All taught by ear. No auditions. No experience necessary. Everyone welcome. €50 for a five week block. First session is FREE! Start
- [Seasonal Singing Opportunities](https://www.sarahgarden.ie/seasonal-singing-opportunities/) - Here are some seasonal Sing Together opportunities that are open to all. Come and join us! North Leitrim Women’s Centre Christmas Market. Sunday 1st December 1pm, Bee Park Community Centre, Manorhamilton. Sing Together will be encouraging all to join us in singing Seasonal Songs from 1pm at the Bee Park Community Centre during this fantastic Christmas Craft Market. If
- [Bring a friend to a Free Taster of Sing Together Starts Nov '19](https://www.sarahgarden.ie/bring-a-friend-to-a-free-taster-of-sing-together-starts-nov-19/) - Book a block of 5 Sing Together Sessions and bring a friend for a FREE TASTER. What better way to spend the darkening evening than to fill your time with song! Come and share the joy of singing together learning songs by ear so you don't need to read music. We will learn a range of
- [New Sing Together Groups Starting in the New Year!](https://www.sarahgarden.ie/new-sing-together-groups-starting-in-the-new-year/) - ChildrenGoShorter This is a clip our FLASH MOB in Carrick Market Yard on Thursday December 14th. We had great craic despite the cold. And we sounded good too. In other news..TWO new groups are starting in the new year w/c 8th January Tuesdays 7.30-9.30pm Irvinestown in County Fermanagh at the Bawnacre Centre Thursdays 2-4pm in CArrick
- [Culture Night in Ballinamore](https://www.sarahgarden.ie/culture-night-in-ballinamore/) - Its all happening in Ballinamore on Culture Night Friday 22nd September. I am kicking off the evening with Sing Together from 7.30pm. Its free so come and BRING A FRIEND! And then afterwards Brendan Dean will give a talk about his fantastic exhibition currently displayed in the Gallery. Not content with that, Mind Artist Seamus
- [Sing Together Term Dates Sept 17](https://www.sarahgarden.ie/sing-together-term-dates-sept-17/) - Great News. Sing Together will start again week commencing 11th September. Mondays (starting 11th Sept) Manorhamilton, Bee Park 7-9pm Wednesdays(starting 13th Sept) Mohill, Leitrim Association of People with Disabilities building, 2-4pm Wednesdays (starting 13th Sept), Ballinamore, Community Centre 7-9pm Thursdays, Carrick on Shannon, (starting 14th Sept) Market Yard 7-9pm 50 for 60 or 10 drop
- [Big Summer Sing Together and FREE Fringe Sing Together events in July](https://www.sarahgarden.ie/big-summer-sing-together-and-free-fringe-sing-together-events-in-july/) - [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image” src=”http://sarahgarden.ie/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Big-Summer-Sing-Together.png” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” animation=”left” sticky=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] [/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” text_font_size=”14″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Big Summer Sing in Blacklion in July is now taking place the week AFTER I advertised, on the 8th and 9th of July. Note the EARLY BIRD offer of €30
- [3 is the magic number! 3 Sing Together events this summer!](https://www.sarahgarden.ie/3-is-the-magic-number-3-sing-together-events-this-summer/) - 1) The first is The Big Summer Sing on Saturday and Sunday July 1st and 2nd. This will be a weekend Singing Workshop working with me and one of the best Singing facilitators in the country Caz Jeffrey's (see her website https://cazjeffreys.com), which will involve singing song that we know, learning new ones, doing more
- [Scientific evidence proves that singing with others promotes health - and can be life-changing, too](https://www.sarahgarden.ie/scientific-evidence-proves-that-singing-with-others-promotes-health-and-can-be-life-changing-too/) - Great article from the independent. We have been singing many men many men too! http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/scientific-evidence-singing-health-life-changing-a6767081.html
- [Singing in the Sunshine](https://www.sarahgarden.ie/singing-in-the-sunshine/) - What a fantastic Big Spring Sing Together we had on Saturday 1st April. Over 30 people came from existing Sing Together groups and some came just to try it out; meeting, talking, eating and singing together. We had a great time and produced some beautiful sounds. Sing Together evening groups will take a break from
- [I can’t Sing Together in a group because……](https://www.sarahgarden.ie/i-cant-sing-together-in-a-group-because/) - You were born to sing and there is nothing more uplifting than singing with others. It has been scientifically proven to improve mood and generate a sense of community. But people sometimes hold on to fears or preconceptions which prevent them from accessing this wonderful activity. Here are some of them…and the responses. ‘I’m not
- [Big Spring Sing Together Workshop Announced in Carrick on Shannon on the Saturday 1st April](https://www.sarahgarden.ie/big-spring-sing-together-workshop-announced-in-carrick-on-shannon-on-the-saturday-1st-april/) - Participants of Sing Together would like to invite anyone who enjoys singing to join them in St Mary's Hall in Carrick on Shannon where we will learn to sing easy harmony songs and rounds. We do a bit of everything - Gospel, Pop, Sacred, Folk and songs as Gaeilge. Sarah Wood from the Carrick Sing
- [Improve your health and wellbeing NOW!](https://www.sarahgarden.ie/improve-your-health-and-wellbeing-now/) - In 2015 a research team from the Royal College of Music's Centre for Performance Science gathered data from a concert of music by Eric Whitacre. The team asked how singing affected the health and well-being of the musicians and the audience. They found: • Stress hormones (cortisol and cortisone) decreased in audience members watching a
- [Singing is INtertainment](https://www.sarahgarden.ie/singing-is-intertainment/) - "Entertainment is one thing, but the INtertainment - when a room full of strangers get together in a room to sing - is profound" Bobby McFerrin. Take a look at this great piece of music made up on the spot with room full of strangers. ITs from 'Live in Montreal' his 2005 performance. Scroll forward
- [Singing with older people](https://www.sarahgarden.ie/singing-with-older-people/) - Everyone can sing - and for some groups, singing is positively life giving. In 2007 documentary maker Tim Sameuls made a BBC2 documentary exposing the scandal of older people living alone, isolated or bored and lonely in ‘rest homes’. Samuels pulled together the music video as a finale for the documentary. Take a look at
- [To sing or not to sing?](https://www.sarahgarden.ie/to-sing-or-not-to-sing/) - The New Year brings opportunities to try something new. Maybe you feel to shy to sing in public but love singing in the car? Why not try singing in a group? At Sing Together, you will gain confidence, strengthen your voice, learn how to breath properly, improve your listening skills, meet others like you and
- [Singing is a way to be heard](https://www.sarahgarden.ie/singing-is-a-way-to-be-heard/) - “If you can get people to sing your song, they will come to know who you are”, Harry Belafonte Singing is a way to be heard Singing overcomes oppression whether from an external source or from negative internal source. Listen to this lovely discussion about singing and its value with Pete Seeger, Harry Harry Belafonte,
- ["Sing out loud and proud – it will make you feel better"](https://www.sarahgarden.ie/sing-out-loud-and-proud-it-will-make-you-feel-better/) - Couldn't have said it better myself.. We are music “Music is in us – we are music,” says Dr David Carey, a Dublin psychologist who has a degree in music education, “We contain rhythm and vibration and pitch. The heart beats, blood flows through the veins. All of our body is a flow of music.
- [Christmas Sing Together](https://www.sarahgarden.ie/christmas-sing-together/) - The clocks have gone back, the nights are drawing in, our fires are lit and it is time to start planning for Christmas. For singers its a particularly lovely time where old favourite carols are dusted off and we allow ourselves the indulgence of singing along with the radio. The other thing about this time
- [New website launching this month](https://www.sarahgarden.ie/new-website-launching-this-month/) - I am delighted to announce that my new website will be up and running this month. In the meantime you can check out my latest updates on Facebook at facebook.com/sarahgardencommunitymusician

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- [About](https://www.sarahgarden.ie/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”3.22″ custom_padding_tablet=”50px|0|50px|0″ custom_padding_phone=”” transparent_background=”off” padding_mobile=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on”][et_pb_fullwidth_code admin_label=”Revslider” _builder_version=”4.6.6″] This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.First Name*Email* [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.6.6″ text_font_size=”16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″
- [Contact](https://www.sarahgarden.ie/contact/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” admin_label=”Section” _builder_version=”3.22″ custom_padding_tablet=”50px|0|50px|0″ custom_padding_phone=”” transparent_background=”off” padding_mobile=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Contact Me” text_orientation=”center” content_max_width=”none” admin_label=”Page Title” _builder_version=”3.16″ background_color=”#13420e” button_one_border_radius_hover=”3″ button_two_border_radius_hover=”3″ button_one_letter_spacing_hover=”0″ button_two_letter_spacing_hover=”0″ saved_tabs=”all” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”on” button_one_border_radius__hover=”3″ button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”on” button_two_border_radius__hover=”3″ button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”on” button_one_letter_spacing__hover=”0″ button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”on” button_two_letter_spacing__hover=”0″ button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off”] [/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″ collapsed=”off”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column
- [Sing Together](https://www.sarahgarden.ie/sing-together/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|desktop” _builder_version=”3.22″ custom_padding_tablet=”50px|0|50px|0″ custom_padding_phone=”” transparent_background=”off” padding_mobile=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Sing Together” text_orientation=”center” content_max_width=”none” admin_label=”Page Title” _builder_version=”3.16″ background_color=”#13420e” button_one_border_radius_hover=”3″ button_two_border_radius_hover=”3″ button_one_letter_spacing_hover=”0″ button_two_letter_spacing_hover=”0″ saved_tabs=”all” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_size__hover=”null” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover=”null” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover=”null” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover=”null” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover=”null” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover=”null” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover=”null” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover=”null” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”on” button_one_border_radius__hover=”3″ button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”on” button_two_border_radius__hover=”3″ button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”on” button_one_letter_spacing__hover=”0″ button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”on” button_two_letter_spacing__hover=”0″ button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_bg_color__hover=”null” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover=”null”][/et_pb_fullwidth_header][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row
- [Audio](https://www.sarahgarden.ie/audio/)
- [Videos](https://www.sarahgarden.ie/videos/) - "Freedom" - Bobby McFerrin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCA4TXIKHW4 "Let Us Stand" - Kate Thomas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUXsR_ihtbA "No More Holding On" - Susie Ro Prater https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3vmnqxWiBc "Hold On Just A Little While Longer" - Ysaye Maria Barnwell, Arr. Sian Croose https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbzg9VDA1z4 "Hear The Sweet Birds Sing" - Pete Linnett https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66HKezpopZY "Deep Down In My Soul"
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- [Privacy Policy](https://www.sarahgarden.ie/privacy-policy/) - Who we are Our website address is: https://www.sarahgarden.ie. What personal data we collect and why we collect it Comments When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymised string created from

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