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3 unusual facts about Leeds Male Voice Choir


Leeds Male Voice Choir

John led the choir and began a series of exchange visits in 1969 with Dortsfeld Male Voice Choir in Dortmund, Leeds’ twin city in Germany.

In 1974 Leeds Male Voice Choir made a TV appearance on Hughie Green’s Opportunity Knocks and in 1978 released an album on vinyl featuring some of the traditional male voice repertoire.

Leeds Male Voice Choir was founded as the Broom Excelsior Male Choir in 1916 and consisted of mineworkers from Middleton Broom Colliery in South Middleton, Leeds.



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