The Warblers

Singing for Lung Health

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Welcome!

Welcome to the Warblers singing for lung health group

Welcome to The Warblers

Come and have fun singing for your lungs!

The Warblers is a singing group in East Lothian and Midlothian for anyone with a lung condition or who struggles with breathlessness, including those with long covid. We started in 2015 with some seed funding from the British Lung Foundation following research showing that regular group singing can improve the physical and emotional health of people with COPD.

Gentle singing can improve your lung fitness and re-train your breathing patterns. We believe you are the expert on your condition and encouarge you to pace your activity within the group.

All songs are taught by ear in a fun and relaxed environment – no singing experience needed. We believe that everyone can sing. We sing a wide range of songs from around the world including Scottish, African and Gospel.Singers laughing during a warm up exercise

Participants say:

  • Sing for your health – even if you think you can’t sing, you can!
  • It’s just joyful! It gets me out the house and helps with my breathing. It brings me as much joy as my grandson
  • Prior to joining the group I was getting antibiotics every other month – I’ve not had them for a while now. It has helped me relax and has helped my breathing.
  • The Warblers gives me the company of good friends and the joy of singing

Song leader making a lion faceWe meet once a week in Musselburgh at the Musselburgh East Community Association (MECA) and in Newtongrange at St. Anne’s Amenity Housing and are very welcoming to new people at any time. Please see side panel for dates and times.

To find out more about singing for lung health listen to this podcast episode where Jane talks with Caro Overy and Sophie Boyd from The Cheyne Gang. Have a look at our news from lockdown in the Warbler Bugle and our contribution to the Edinburgh International Book Festival Stories and Scran event.

Please ‘like’ us on Facebook

The Warblers is a charity registered in Scotland, number SCO47034

Many thanks to Jon Davey for many of the photos on this site.

Affiliated to Chest Heart Stroke Scotland

Dates & Times

We have resumed in person singing sessions with covid risk mitigation measures in place. We will also continue Zoom sessions.

Please get in touch if you would like to sing with us. You are also welcome to use our videos of warm exercises and songs. Keep singing!

 

East Lothian
Mondays 2.30 – 3.45PM
Musselburgh East Community Association,
Haddington Road, Musselburgh
EH21 8JJ

2023
August: 7, 14, 21, 28
September: 4, 11,25
October: 2, 9, 23, 30
November: 6, 13, 20, 27
December: 4, 11, 18

2024
January: 8, 15, 22, 29
February: 5, 19, 26
March: 4, 11, 18, 25

 

Midlothian
Tuesdays 3.00 – 4.30PM
(no session on first Tues of each month)
St. Anne’s Amenity Housing,
Main St, Newtongrange, Dalkeith
EH22 4NQ

2023
April: 11, 18, 25
May: 9, 16, 23, 30
June: 13, 20, 27
August: 22, 29
September: 12, 19, 26
October: 10, 17, 24
November: 14, 21, 28
December: 12, 19

2024
January: 16, 23, 30
February: 13, 20
March: 19, 26

 

 

 

 

Contact the Warblers

Musselburgh Group
Esther Chuang
Email: <esther.musictherapy@outlook.com>
Phone: 07717 064923

Newtongrange Group
James Robertson
Email: <robertsonjames56@gmail.com>
Phone: 07711 307418

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