In an earlier episode, the director of a women’s choir in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, wondered what to call it when her group gathers to sing together for the sheer joy of it. Listeners responded with many suggestions, including songfest, enchanted evening, choral fellowship, song circle, singamajig, and sing-along. A listener in Toronto, Canada, suggests an […]

I’ve just returned from a week in Singapore where, among the many special things I did, I found myself belting my heart out to TLC’s Waterfalls with a …

A caller wonders if she’s being hypersensitive about the way her boss addresses her in emails. Can the use of an employee’s first name ever reflect a power differential? And: a community choir director wants a term for “the act of gathering to sing for the pure joy of it, without ever preparing for a […]