Welcome to
Grief Choir
A safe, supportive and uplifting space for people living with grief to sing together.
Grief Choir offers breathing tools and vocal techniques for wellbeing, and gentle, simple songs to sing in harmony with others.
Perhaps you are grieving the loss, death or separation of a loved one. Or perhaps you are grieving a part of yourself.
Grief Choir offers a supportive community for anyone navigating grief.
No experience needed, just the desire to come together and connect through the power of communal singing.
Who we are
Supported by Bristol Beacon, Grief Choir is held by professional singing facilitator Jannah Warlow, who has over 20 years experience leading community singing events, workshops and choirs. Having experienced the healing benefits of singing on her own bereavement journey, she is deeply committed to Grief Choir providing a space of solace and connection through the power of communal singing.
Join the Team: Freelance Administrator
Grief Choir is looking for a freelance administrator — someone genuinely skilled at keeping things organised, communicating with care, and working independently.
This is a small, flexible role working directly with me (Jannah) — roughly 15–20 hours a month, fully remote, at £18/hr. The work covers the practical things that make Grief Choir possible, including): participant communications, ticketing, venue liaison, newsletters, record-keeping, event logistics, and a little grant admin.
You’ll need to be reliable, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing your own time and priorities. You’ll also need to understand the particular sensitivity of Grief Choir. It’s not a generic admin role - the people on the other end of your emails are often in tender places, and that matters.
No formal qualifications required, and no need for a conventional career history. Just someone who is good at keeping things running smoothly, and genuinely cares about what Grief Choir is doing.
Applications encouraged from people of all backgrounds — including disabled people, neurodivergent people, carers, LGBTQ+ and trans people, people from Global Majority backgrounds, people returning to work after a break, and those with lived experience of grief or loss.
Expressions of interest in any format — email, voice note, short video — to contact@griefchoir.com by 9am Monday 26th Oct. Just tell me a little about yourself and why this feels like a good fit for you. If you’d like a more detailed job description click here.
And if you’re not sure — reach out anyway. I’d love to chat.
Need anything adjusted to make this process more accessible? Just ask.
Grief Choir Bursaries
Grief Choir is committed to being a welcoming and accessible space for all. To help remove barriers to taking part, Grief Choir has partnered with Wild Dandelion CIC via the Scrooge Fund, to offer a number of bursary-funded places.
If you have experienced exclusion or are from a historically marginalised community, you are warmly encouraged to get in touch. No explanation is needed — you can self-identify, and therefore bursaries are offered on a first-come, first serve basis. These bursaries are for those from under-represented communities, particularly those that have faced social injustice and inequality - including, but not limited to:
Black, Brown and Global Majority people
Disabled or neurodivergent people
LGBTQIA+ people
Trans and non-binary people
Refugees and people seeking asylum
People from low-income backgrounds
If you are experiencing financial difficulty, but you feel you are not eligible to access the bursary, please do get in touch. There are a limited number of Grief Choir bursaries and someone else may benefit from your bursary place. However we also offer a small number of volunteer exchange places, the terms of which can be agreed on an individual basis. Please reach out if you have any questions at all.
Contact Us
Whether you’re interested in joining Grief Choir, have a question, or just want to connect, we’d love to hear from you. Reach out and take the first step toward navigating your grief through song.
Support
Grief Choir
Grief Choir has very limited funding, and is mostly reliant on personal investment to be able to continue offering our in-person sessions, and to build this blossoming community.
Your donation helps the general running of Grief Choir in the following ways:
£10 - will cover printing costs for song lyrics for a full term of sessions.
£20 - covers costs for our beloved rehearsal room to be staffed for a Tuesday evening session.
£30 - provides funds for printing, posting and distributing a fresh stack of Grief Choir flyers
£40 - covers a bursary place for a full term for someone to access Grief Choir who might otherwise not be able to.
A monthly donation will help with all the general running costs including administration costs, room hire, facilitation fees, publicity and refreshment costs.
Grief Choir is still in its inception. Anything you can do to help us to continue to grow will be invaluable in helping Grief Choir reach as many people as possible.
With heartfelt thanks.