2024: The year of song

For me, 2024 was the year of song.

Yorkshire Voices

First, it was my first full twelve months of being in a choir. I’d been in a couple of short-lived choirs before, but I started 2024 in Yorkshire Voices, and I ended 2024 in Yorkshire Voices.

It’s been really good – we’ve learned loads of songs, we put on free concerts quite a few times a year, and there’s a nice social scene. It’s lovely.

West End Lullaby

In February, I played in West End Lullaby, a weekend freeform based on various UK and US musicals. (I was Aaron Burr from Hamilton, with a dash of Pierce Brosnan’s character from Mama Mia!) More singing and much laughter.

Backstage Business

After West End Lullaby, I developed and published Backstage Business for Freeform Games. Backstage Business is all about a band after their first tour – and whether they continue or not.

No actual singing is required by anyone.

I ran it successfully at Continuum, and we published it shortly after that.

Success2Soon

Success2Soon is another band-related game, this time a Hillfolk playtest. I created this because as I was working on Backstage Business, I realised how well it would suit Hillfolk.

So I ran this at Furnace and then put it on Itch.io.

All You Need Is Love

Then, at Consequences 2024, I played in All You Need Is Love, another game about being in a band. This time, I was a player, and as part of the game, we sang Beatles songs.

Do You Hear The People Sing

And finally, also at Consequences, I played Do You Hear The People Sing, which is about an amateur dramatics society putting on Les Miserables. Lots of songs from Les Miserables, and I played Thenardier, so I got to sing lots of good ones.

A year in song

So there we go. A year in song.

I wonder what 2025 will bring.