ROUND is something a cherry is… a marble is… a song is, when it’s sung that way. To sing a round you need at least two people. That’s the point. Rounds are people collectors… the more the merrier!                                                                 – – – Jan Harmon

A round sing is when people get together and sing simple songs like “Row Row, Row Your Boat” or “Frere Jacques.” First we sing a song all together so we can learn it. Then we divide up into groups that start singing the same song at different times… The songs called “rounds” are written so that by singing them this way, the separate lines harmonize with each other. Depending on who attends, we sometimes tackle more difficult rounds or digress into summer camp songs or bawdy ballads. It is free. and usually goes from 7:30 til 9:00, either at the Local Farm barn in Cornwall Bridge, CT or at the Hughes Memorial Library on Lower River Road in West Cornwall.  Check our Events Calendar for specific dates of upcoming Round Sings.

For more information, please call Debra Tyler (860) 672-0229 or write debra@motherhouse.us.   Some examples of rounds follow: