photo by Lucy-Anne Bonete Women’s harmony singing circle
In Soulwind the focus is on the experience of singing together, deep listening and becoming one through the song.
Soulwind has been going for over 15 years and is led by Ali Mills. Ali leads songs by ear, often about the land, peace, love and hope - all in three part harmony. Soulwind is about the experience of singing in the moment, not preparing for something or someone else. It’s about this circle of women singing together in this moment. Over time Ali has built up a vast repertoire of songs, and at each event some will be new to you and some you will know.
‘Just wanted to say thank you for the beautiful soulful singing, it was absolutely perfect.’
- Julia
Soulwind runs weekly in Cove on a Thursday evening and monthly in Glasgow on a Sunday afternoon. There are also one off singing events often on beaches, on hilltops, in a beautiful chapel on the Cowal Peninsula and a new singing weekend on the Isle of Lismore.
Ali has held many fundraising sings for peace, on the Isle of Bute, in the Glasgow Gorbals, Kilcreggan and on the beach at Peaton Leyo. In 2013 she created a Soulwind Songline coast to coast across Scotland from Dunbar to Helensburgh as part of the opening of the John Muir Way. Other events have included a Soulwind flash mob at the Electric Garden Festival in the Botanic Gardens in Glasgow.
Here are a few recordings to give you a feel for the kind of songs we sing. You may hear the waves lapping and the sea birds singing in the background.
Regular groups
Soulwind Kilcreggan
A regular weekly sing on Thursday evenings at Cove Sailing Club from 7.30pm to 9pm - click here
Soulwind at the Arlington
A monthly sing on Sunday afternoons in Glasgow from 2.00pm to 4.30pm at the Arlington Baths Club in the West End - click here
Events
Winter Solstice
Come and join us for an end of year sing at Cove Sailing Club 18th of December 2025 - 7pm to 10pm - click here
Soulwind Chapel
A Sunday sing in a tiny Chapel on the Cowal Peninsula on the 10th May 2026 - 11.30am to 4pm - click here
Solstice sing on a hilltop
Starting at Gartocharn Village Hall on 21st June 2026 - 5pm to 9.30pm - click here
Soulwind Lismore
The first harmony singing weekend on the beautiful Isle of Lismore from 27th to 29th March 2026 - click here
