About Sheila

As a school teacher, Sheila taught mainly R.E, Art and English over a period of about twenty years. In her spare time she has used her love for music, drama and art to help her in her Christian ministry.

She was the joint leader of the Christian folk band The United Folk, that worshipped and witnessed together from 1976 until 1995 and in that time many of the group developed songwriting gifts.

The United Folk were an inter-denominational band of Christian musicians, singers and dancers from the North East of England. They performed in a wide variety of settings including churches, concert halls, shopping centres, prisons and schools. They also had a successful visit to Northern Ireland in the late 1980's.  The album, 'The Best Of United Folk 'includes sixteen of the group's favourite tracks from the three albums. This was released in October 1999.  And now a new CD called 'Out of the Archives' has recently been added to this site, which is a collection of all our other songs previously only recorded on cassettes.

In Christian ministry, as deacon (1995), then NSM priest (from 1998) Sheila served in three different churches in the North-East of England. (St Luke Wallsend; St Mary Magdalene Longbenton and The Willington Team.) 

She has now retired from parish ministry to concentrate on evangelism and outreach events,  and to have more time for her family, but still does outreach work and gets involved in  local projects, such as hosting 'New Day Dawning', a religious programme on Sunday mornings at 8.00 a.m. for Radio Tyneside; (Online, DAB, 93.6 FM) and other radio stations in the North-East.

She has released three solo albums; 'Giving It All To You', 'Called To Serve' and 'If I Have Not Love I Am Nothing'. There are also two children's musicals to add to the collection, i.e. 'The Easter Story' and 'The Christmas Story' all accessible here free of charge. 

In addition to composing and singing her music, she has also written a vast number of Christian sketches, drama and school assemblies, which you can also download free on this website.

Her project of 48 'All-Age' songs inspired by stories form the Old Testament, is called 'KALEIDOSCOPE OF CHARACTERS'.  Her most recent project 'PEARLS OF GREAT PRICE' (31 songs, along with dramas) were inspired by parables Jesus told, and this is now available too. These too can be downloaded from her website and from YouTube, all available for education and ministry.

Sheila also enjoys visits to Folk Clubs in the North-East. Sheila is happily married to Bob and they have three children, Sarah, Peter and Stephen (who designed this website) and six grandchildren.

All proceeds from her work go to to charity at home or abroad.

"Welcome to my website!" 

"You'll find free access to all of my songs, dramas, sermons and assemblies here.  

I am very excited  about my two latest projects, which began during the Covid Lockdown of 2020. 

a)  LOCKDOWN LEGACY a series of 72 music videos.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnUh_ZGnZNfUlV8HEyppRIv8FLBtyEY65

b)  A book  entitled, CALLED: (Put the hoover down , go into the bedroom and pray)' (which I'm publishing right now, one chapter at a time, each day on my Facebook page, and now, here on my website), under the link 'My ife and faith story'.