The Kingsmen have enjoyed a very busy time of sing-outs in the run up to Christmas 2022 - bringing song, joy and a spirit of harmony to local groups, communities and charities in South Hams, Devon.

The Kingsmen Barbershop Harmony Chorus were delighted to support Horsemanship for Health CIC at a fundraiser hosted by St. Lukes Church, Milber, Newton Abbot in recognition of the great work being done in support of people struggling with their mental health.

He had an idea to see what interest there might be in forming a men’s Barbershop harmony chorus. That was 30 years ago in the Autumn of 1991. Roy Hann (Founder and Honorary Life President) could never imagine what he had started when 12 men turned up at the Crabshell Inn, Kingsbridge all those years ago. Fast forward 30 years and looking back with pride at the achievements of the Kingsmen, he has decided to hand over the role of Musical Director to assistant MD,Gary Rowe.

Our first public appearance for almost 2 years took place at the Thurlestone Hotel this week. Invited to be a part of their Christmas Craft Fair, The Kingsmen added some Christmas sparkle to the event which raised funds for the Salcombe and Hope Cove RNLI.

Tickets are available for our Christmas Celebrations at the Watermark Theatre, Ivybridge on Friday 10th December at 7pm, tickets are £12.50 and £10.50 Concessions.

Christmas with The Kingsmen Every year for the last 27 years on Christmas Eve, The Kingsmen have performed at The Cottage Hotel at Hope Cove in South Devon. So when the owner thanked us after last year’s show and said, ‘Same again next year please’, little did any of us know what was around the corner.

What do you get when you connect two local Choruses together on a cold and wet night in December?  If this sounds a bit like the start of a Christmas Cracker joke, then the answer has to be ‘organised chaos’!

The popularity of The Kingsmen reached new heights in 2019 with some memorable events, such as singing on Paddington Railway Station to kick off the Mayflower 400 celebrations, helping to celebrate the birthday of a 104 year old, entertaining staff and families on the Children’s Ward at Derriford Hospital, or singing live on BBC Radio Devon.

A small group of Kingsmen offered to sing for the children’s, parents and staff at Derriford Hospital Children’s Ward. One of the guys grandchildren is a regular visitor to the HDU suffering from chronic asthma and he thought it would be nice to give something back.