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Singing with others, especially in folk and traditional styles, has become one of my deepest joys. I am a learner, not an expert, and you are warmly invited to join me on this journey. Subscribe to my newsletter to stay updated on current offerings.
Future Ancestors Folk Choir
registration open for Spring season 2026!
choir members performing at a community event for the Sapsucker School of Community Provisioning
Fall/Winter season 2025 choir members singing at Winter Festival, a fundraising event for Legal Immigration Services of Olympia
Future Ancestors Folk Choir is an experimental, non-auditioned choir born out of exploring traditional singing styles among friends. Human communities have sung together since time immemorial- only in recent history has this vital practice has been stripped from day to day life through displacement, colonization and other forms of violence. Future Ancestors is driven by a desire for cultural practice that is ancient and enduring, yet alive in the present, seeking to re-learn shared musicality that brings us closer to the earth and one another.
Currently we learn seasonal folk songs together, mostly in multi-part harmony or polyphony. We learn by ear, with printed lyric sheets. So far most of our music has derived from various European folk backgrounds, and occasionally from modern composers. We have sung songs from Ireland, Ukraine, the republic of Georgia, England and more, centering themes of nature, liberation, and connection with the divine. This choir works best for those who can match pitch, but you do not have to be an experienced harmony singer.
For the upcoming Spring season we will learn songs with themes relating to spring and early summer. This may include working songs, songs of spring and summer holidays, and songs with themes like emergence, growth, moving water, courtship, sexuality, and worshipping the sun. Rehearsals will be Thursdays evenings in an open-air barn in the Nisqually Valley off exit 114.
Fall/Winter season 2025 choir members singing at Winter Festival, a fundraising event for Legal Immigration Services of Olympia