Frankie Armstrong

Adventures in Voice
2021-09-25 11:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Online

Walk to Greenham Commemoration -Cardiff
2021-08-26 19:30 - 23:00
Walk to Greenham commemoration
Frankie taking part in 40-year commemoration of the start of the Greenham peace march, starting in Cardiff, Wales

Frankie with Robb Johnson and Mike Reinstein - Brighton
2021-08-05 19:30 - 23:00
Concert, live
5 August
MPD, Brighton (7.30pm)
Frankie with Robb Johnson and Mike Reinstein in a live concert for Musicians for Peace and Disarmament in commemoration of the bombing of Hiroshima – later to be put on youtube

Voice Workshop for Sidmouth Folk Festival
2021-07-30 08:00 - 2021-08-04 17:00
Online Workshop
30 July – 4 August
Frankie will be doing a Voice Workshop for Sidmouth Folk Festival (exact date & time tbc)

Frankie with Green Ribbons - Cardiff
2021-07-25 19:00 - 22:00
Concert, live
25 July (tbc)
Cardiff, Wales (7.30pm)
Frankie with Green Ribbons (Debbie Armour, Alisdair Roberts and Ben “Jimwoo’ Webb)

Frankie with Green Ribbons - London
2021-07-24 19:30 - 22:00
Concert, live
London (7.30pm)
Frankie with Green Ribbons (Debbie Armour, Alisdair Roberts and Ben “Jimwoo’ Webb)

Natural Voice leaders Training - Modular
2021-07-16 - 2021-07-19
Module 1: 16th to 19th July 2021 and Module 2: 6th to 9th August 2021

An evening with Frankie Armstrong
2021-07-01 20:00 - 21:00 | Homestage
“On Thursday 1st July at 8pm, streamed online, Home Stage are thrilled to present an exclusive insight into the life of a key figure of the British folk scene. Known for her powerful soprano voice, evocative storytelling and social campaigning, we are delighted to welcome the one-and-only Frankie Armstrong. Along with archival recordings from her past, witness never-seen-before performances of Frankie’s repertoire as well as surprise appearances from some exciting guests….”

Frankie and friends
2021-06-25 19:30 - 21:00
MPD/CND Cymru
Frankie and friends – Concert of Welsh musicians for Musicians for Peace and Disarmament / Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Wales

We Are Family: The Special Bond of Singing
2021-06-08 19:00 - 21:00
An exploration of the history and politics of community singing
inspired by the film ‘Men Who Sing.’,

Post-industrial traditions of singing rooted in the labour movement and the folk history of voice – a discussion with Frankie Armstrong and Val Regan, Natural Voice Network and Dave Camlin, Royal College of Music.

ReWilding the Voice
2021-06-05 11:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Please contact us for more information.

An evening with Frankie Armstrong
2021-05-31 08:00 - 17:00 | Homestage
Homestage (link tbc)

Body-Breath-Voice course
2021-05-29 11:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
3 sessions of 2hours with Frankie Armstrong and Darien Pritchard
29 May, 12 June, 26 June (11am-1pm)
Please contact us for more details.

Body-Breath-Voice course
2021-05-15 11:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
The Earth in our Voices: This session focuses on the importance of feeling ‘grounded’ (exploring the role of the lower half of the body) for our voices to flow freely through our whole body. Our ancestors lived closer to the earth, which gave their voices power and depth. We will use exercises, and songs and chants from cultures that still have this relationship to the earth.

Letting the Breath In, Letting the Voice Out: It is self evident that our lungs and breath are crucial to giving full, expressive voice. Yet so many of us have restricted breathing, often without realising it, in our sedentary culture.
We will use exercises to free our ribs, spine and hence lungs. This increases awareness of the diaphragm muscle, and of how this, together with the abdominal muscles, gives strength, stamina and resonance to the voice without strain. We will also play with exercises and songs that encourage increasing our range and ability to sustain sound.

Let your Voice Soar: Most of us find ourselves with more tension than we might like in our throat and jaw. This session focuses on freeing the shoulders, neck, tongue, throat and jaw to help liberate sound and song.

Re-wilding The Voice with Frankie Armstrong
2021-04-17 11:00 - 13:00
This is a chance to play with Breats, Shakes Hiccups, Yodels, slides and improvise around the sounds we hear in other cultures that allow for more freedom and flexibility in their singing. We will use songs and voices from around the world to inspire us to discover different timbres, ornamentation and scales from those we may be most familiar with. This will not be about learning songs, rather it will be exploring vocal styles, such as Snake Lullabies goat milking songs mountain hollars and of course working in the fields. There will be no right or wrong, just the joy of exploaration.
Anyone interestedd please email Frankie : frankiearmstrong45@gmail.com
If anyone needs a concession then this can be negotiated.

Songs of Change
2021-03-27 - 2021-03-29 | Wortley Hall, Sheffield, S35 7DB, United Kingdom
Frankie will be one of the tutors involved in the NVN Songs of Change Series at Wortley Hall.
Enquiries and bookings from Jenny Goodman singing.jennyg@googlemail.com

Oasis refugee women’s choir
2021-03-09 | Oasis Refugee Centre, 69b Split Road, Cardiff, CF24 2BW, 69b Split Road, Cardiff, CF24 2BW
9th March – For international women’s day Frankie will be singing with the Oasis refugee women’s choir and their leader Laura Bradshaw at the Oasis Refugee Centre, 69b Split Road, Cardiff, CF24 2BW, 12pm

Voice workshop
2021-03-07 | The Stables, Lancaster
Frankie will be running a voice workshop at The Stables, Lancaster and appearing with Wife of Cain in an evening concert. The voice workshop is sold out however there is availability for the evening concert. For further information please email bleazey@woodenflutes.co.uk
