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The Others Markets 2024

Join Hastings Punk Choir at The Others’ Market 

Saturday 20th April
3pm – ish
The Beacon, Hastings TN34 3LS

Free to attend, The Others’ Market is an alternative arts and crafts market event run by friends of Hastings Punk Choir, Cazimi and Noe of Mastolf and Mastej. We always look forward to singing at this weird and wonderful event.

Will you join the fun…

We are the anti-choir!

Hastings Punk Choir is built around the idea that we can all sing and the punk ethos of making music DIY style. There’s no need for any formal training or auditions, just bring your passion and your enthusiasm. We are the anti-choir!

We just love singing together. We practise weekly and perform a mixture of a cappella and guitar-accompanied arrangements of songs by punk bands past and present. Included in our current repertoire are numbers by the Buzzcocks, Ramones, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Delta 5, Wire, X-Ray Spex, Blondie, The Clash, Iggy Pop, The Lovely Eggs, Dead Kennedys, The Damned, Sex Pistols, Tom Waits, Kid Kapichi, The Undertones, the list goes on.

Hastings Punk Choir badges

Some of the punks...

Hastings Punk Choir musical director Tom at Frocked Up Friday.

Tom Elvy

Musical Director

Meet musical director extraordinaire Tom Elvy. Directing the choir is rather like herding cats; fortunately, Tom is a master at cat-herding. He also arranges our songs, accompanies us on guitar, and tells us when we are off key, at the wrong tempo or just wrong!

Hastings Punk Choir fearless leader Karen.

Karen Burgess

Choir Leader

Responsible for the manic mayhem that is Hastings Punk Choir, meet Karen Burgess, our fearless leader. Seeking to spread a little joy and a lot of irreverence through the medium of punk songs, Karen founded the choir in 2021.

Hastings Punk Choir Carnival Punks

A few more of us

Punk Choir

Here we have (from left to right): Marion, Tom, Paul, Karen and Chris.