About Journey Song
About Journey Song
You'll find us in nursing homes and by the bedside
Journey Song is a group of volunteer a cappella singers who provide joy, solace and comfort by singing to patients in hospice, and to residents in nursing homes.
Most months, we hold two "large group sings" at area nursing homes and senior centers, where residents gather in a common area to hear selections from our repertoire of over 150 songs.
We also have 16 small "bedside groups" of 4-6 people, who visit 12 different locations each month to sing one-on-one to specific patients on hospice. Plus, we sing to hospice patients in their homes.
Our repertoire ranges from hymns to show tunes
We tailor our musical choices to every audience: songs like "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" bring back memories of decades past; hymns and non-denominational spiritual songs provide inspiration; and simple harmonies hummed quietly comfort those who are actively dying.
Journey Song by the Numbers (2023)
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34 members overall
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3,019 hours volunteered by JS members
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204 "sings" – more than one every other day
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5,446 people in NH, ME and MA heard us at..
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14 different nursing homes
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1 hospital
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community and senior centers
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hospice memorial services + veterans' ceremonies
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