Just sing.... - About Chris

Just sing.... - If you can talk, you can sing

About Chris Samuel

To contact Chris call 07971 918862 or email him here

Chris has been involved in singing professionally since 2003 -before this a 20 year career in advertising took up most of his time! He returned to his native Wiltshire in 2000 and having more time to nurture his music, he began singing in local folk clubs and joined a community choir. Successfully auditioning for Naked Voices in 2003, he continued his musical journey and performed with the band at theatres and arts centres all over the country including three sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and a stint at the Prague Fringe Festival. He now sings with a cappella trio The Croutons and also tours with The Spooky Men's Chorale when they visit the UK.

Through Naked Voices, he got involved in teaching workshops and got such a buzz from seeing people thrill to the joys of harmony singing that it started to take over his life. By the time he decided to take the plunge in 2006 and make a full-time living from singing, he was already running two choirs, and was a veteran of dozens of Naked Voices workshops. Since, then he has created another three community choirs in Wiltshire and has most recently started a new kind of group 'Up Front' in Bristol. They get to sing rock, funk and soul numbers with a live band.

After a successful Sing like a Bloke Workshop for Ashton Keynes Music Festival in 2008, he started teaching an all blokes group -The Magnificent AK47swhich meets every six weeks or so on a Sunday often in the village pub The White Hart to help with the dehydrating effects of prolonged vocalising. Their performances are soon to become almost legendary.

He is a member of the Natural Voice Practitioner's Network and shares their belief that singing is everyone's birthright and is committed to a teaching style that is accepting and inclusive of all, regardless of musical experience and ability.

On a personal note, he's married to Lisa who helps him to run the choirs, has two grown up kids, rides a Harley Davidson and is a keen Bath Rugby fan.