Venues
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Five Cotswold barns that sound brilliant
High roofs, stone walls and timber beams. What we’ve learned about sound in barns.
Barns are wonderful to play in, if you respect them. Stone walls bounce sound and high roofs swallow it.
What we change in a barn
We use fewer, smaller speakers placed closer to the floor, and tune them to the room during our sound-check.
Our five favourites
Wrenbury Barn, Elderleigh Barn, Fernwick House, Oakhanger Barn and Brackenmoor House. Each one has its own quirk, and we know them all.
N° 02 — Keep reading
More from the journal.
Song ideas
Forty first-dance songs for 2027
From the slow and classic to the ones that turn into a party halfway through.
Planning
How to write a do-not-play list
It matters as much as the must-play list. Here’s how to write a good one.
Planning
Ceremony music, minute by minute
Walking in, signing and walking out: what to play and how long each part really takes.
June 2027 — 2 Saturdays left
Which Saturday is yours?
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