Long Time, No Blog Update!
3 April 2026
We had the best intentions when we started our blog, but… It’s been a while…
We met through our mutual love of singing! Lesley is the Musical Director of More Harmony Women’s Barbershop chorus and Emma acts as her Assistant, as well as being in charge of the Lead Section. Barbershop singing is a form of a cappella (i.e. singing with no backing tracks!) and is sung in four-part harmony.
Barbershop harmony has its roots in African-American traditions of the late 1800s, particularly in the southern states.
The close-harmony singing became so popular that it spread to the recording scene. Despite barbershop’s African-American roots, it was white quartets who brought it to a wider audience, as black quartets weren’t offered the same fair treatment by studios (thankfully times have changed since then!). It was also a scene dominated by men.
Indeed, the earliest barbershop societies and conventions were open to “MEN ONLY” and it wasn’t until 2018 that the Barbershop Harmony Society allowed women to become full members (having allowed them to become “associates” since 2009). In the UK, the British Association of Barbershop Singers came into existence in 1974 as a men-only organisation, with the Ladies Association of British Barbershop Singers formed in 1976.
More Harmony Women’s Barbershop Chorus came into existence in 2010 and Lesley has been MD since 2016, with Emma attending a singing course in late 2017 and becoming a full member in January of 2018.
Together, our ethos has always been to provide a safe, supportive environment for all women to thrive, have fun and challenge themselves. Our membership features women from all kinds of backgrounds, each bringing their own unique life experiences and abilities to the table. Over the years, More Harmony members have competed at local and national music competitions and even travelled as far as Germany to perform!
Our passion for encouraging and supporting women remains as strong as ever.
As well as taking charge of web design, print design and social media for More Harmony, we’ve been proud to work with other female choruses around the UK, designing posters & banners, creating eye-catching logos and even producing music videos.
We also take pride in working with female-led businesses and organisations, designing websites to show off what they do and creating print and digital advertising materials for them to share. We’re huge believers that women can achieve anything they set out to do and we love helping female-led organisations reach their goals!
From joining marches to taking part in campaigns to support women’s rights – both in the UK and all over the world – we remain fully committed to doing whatever we can to raise awareness of women’s issues and to promote equality in all that we do.
We’re proud to be women running a small business and we will continue to raise our voices and use our creative skills wherever they are needed.
We had the best intentions when we started our blog, but… It’s been a while…
This month, we have some exciting news to share! We’re delighted to announce that, after having many people tell us how beautiful our designs are, we are opening an online shop! Whilst we put the finishing touches to the store, we’ve uploaded a few items to Etsy to give you an idea of the type of thing we’ll be selling, and we thought why not pick a few favourites to tell you all about – and explain a little more about what you can expect when you purchase from Little Bird Creative?
Illustration is all around us, from the pages of our favourite books, to the eye-catching images in computer games and animated TV shows. The festive season brings illustration into sharper focus, with beautifully designed Christmas cards and pretty wrapping paper. So, we thought what better time of year to put together a blog in which we share some of our favourite illustrations?!
To find out more, read on…