The Heart Of Scotland Choir

The Heart of Scotland Choir was formed by Stirling based sisters Annie Smart and Jane Hamilton in October 2010 and is no ordinary choir. It is made up of local people from Stirling and the surrounding areas, aged 15yrs old to 65yrs old, from students to nurses to teachers...and their repertoire includes songs by surprising bands and singers such as The Kings of Leon and Primal Scream. After only 2 months together, The Heart of Scotland Choir were delighted to be given the opportunity to sing at Stirling Castle’s 2010 Hogmanay Celebrations which then led to a spot on Ewen Cameron’s Real Radio Breakfast Show in the same week! 2011 has proved to be a phenomenal year for the HOS Choir. They have performed at numerous charity events across the central belt of Scotland, sold out their first concert at Stirling's Albert Halls, and appeared on John Barrowman's BBC1 show Tonight's The Night....they are now working towards their next Albert Halls concert in December 2011 and making plans to record Second Summer along with another original song to be released for charity. Aye, they're definitely moving on up! www.youtube.com/monthechoir Choir leaders, Annie Smart and Jane Hamilton. A little bit of info about me! I studied vocals at strathclyde university, then went on to work in children's theatre for 6 years, i have written and arranged 3 musicals and love songwriting! I taught vocals at perth college and stagecoach too. I recently gained a licentiate diploma in piano performance, and teach piano/vocals privately. My biggest passion is my 3 beautiful children. They are my world! Jane is Annie's sister and musical associate/assistant. She has spent the last six years supporting people with Autism and other learning disabilities and is now a full time musician. Jane is an accomplished singer/songwriter and plays violin with the Stirling Orchestra. Jane loves making music and the choir is undoubtedly the best musical project she has ever done! :-) You can find out loads about Jane and hear some of her records at www.reverbnation.com/janehamilton

Stirling, UK