Men, Singing and Mental Wellbeing

Men sing. In football stadiums, certainly. In the shower, too. But why do so many choirs struggle to find male singers? And how can we encourage more men to enjoy the benefits to health and well-being that group singing brings? Lorcan Doherty asks three men for their thoughts: Martin White, a member of local mixed voice choir Doire Calgach Singers; Chris Samuel, who conducts the Magnificent AK47, the self-described ‘singing blokes of Ashton Keynes’; and Michael Lynch, from the Men’s Action Network, which supports and promotes the health and wellbeing of men in the northwest of Ireland.

 

Show notes

• City of Derry International Choir Festival
  • 2021 programme
  • 2021 podcast programme
• Men’s Action Network
• The Magnificent AKs

  Music

 

The Undertones - Teenage Kicks (performed by Parker)

Greg Tustain arr. Wendy Sergeant - Whiskey & Cheese (The Magnificent AK, Chris Samuel)

Roger Jackson - Alone in My Shed (The Magnificent AKs, Chris Samuel)