Mixed Barbershop Music
In a genre that has been split along gender lines for most of a century, who'd have expected mixed barbershop to be successful? Well, whoever didn't, should have. The great thing about mixed barbershop quartets is that they combine the best of the single-gender groups, and build on them. Mixed barbershop is on its way - you'll definitely want to get on the train now!
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Some Lucky Day Route 66 Happy Together I Fall In Love With You Ev'ryday Choo Choo Ch'Boogie And So It Goes Cabaret When I Fall In Love Seaside Rendezous Mary Did You Know? Operator Great Is The Lord |
Heart to Heart, a mixed a cappella quartet and pride of Slinger, WI bring us a finely-crafted collection of Barbershop and Pop tunes. Actually a pair of married couples, these four friends have been making beautiful music together for decades, and it shows. Their song selection includes some of our favorites: "Some Lucky Day," "Route 66," The Turtles' "Happy Together," "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie," Billy Joel's "And So It Goes," "When I Fall In Love," the slightly silly "Seaside Rendezvous," the Contemporary Christian song "Mary Did You Know," "Cabaret" and "Operator." Fun stuff from four friends who love to sing, Heart to Heart!
Listen to "Some Lucky Day" in Real Audio.
| 5697 CD $14.98 |
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Dance With A Dolly I've Got A Crush on You I'll Be Home for Christmas It's Only A Paper Moon Mood Indigo Embraceable You After You've Gone Auld Lang Syne Let's Call the Whole Thing Off Anchors Away / Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree |
Easy Lis'nin' is dressed to the nines, 1944 style, on the cover of this, the Denver-based mixed (2 married couples, the Jamisons and the Coffins) barbershop-type quartet's first CD. There are 10 40s jukebox-style hits here: "Dance With A Dolly," "I've Got A Crush On You," "I'll Be Home For Christmas," "It's Only A Paper Moon," "Mood Indigo," "Embraceable You," "After You've Gone," "Auld Lang Syne," "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off" and "Anchors Aweigh/Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree" medley. All arrangements are by baritone Steve Jamison. We like the full, rich, professional sound--the liner notes are sparse and don't tell us much about the singers, but they are clearly pros. It's like a SPEBSQSA/Sweet Adelines get together to sing some classic 40s music.
| 5402 CD $14.98 |
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These two CD's are the fruit of seven married couples, all of whom
are members of SPEBSQSA and Sweet Adelines International. The ensemble
includes Pat Rygg and Connie Miller of 4 Star Collection. However, though
some vestiges of barbershop arrangement remain, most of the selections
are show, Broadway or inspirational songs. Not exclusively a cappella,
three of the tracks on "Ladies and Gentlemen," and four on "Because
We're Friends," are accompanied in the easy listening style. Backing
tracks notwithstanding, these fourteen voices have many years of part-singing
experience between them, and their tuning, blend and expression are
manifestly eloquent. Mixed groups have no officially sanctioned competitions
at International as of yet, but can be seen competing at other barbershop
events, such as Buckeye. Could be the start of something big!
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These two CD's are the fruit of seven married couples, all of whom
are members of SPEBSQSA and Sweet Adelines International. The ensemble
includes Pat Rygg and Connie Miller of 4 Star Collection. However, though
some vestiges of barbershop arrangement remain, most of the selections
are show, Broadway or inspirational songs. Not exclusively a cappella,
three of the tracks on "Ladies and Gentlemen," and four on "Because
We're Friends," are accompanied in the easy listening style. Backing
tracks notwithstanding, these fourteen voices have many years of part-singing
experience between them, and their tuning, blend and expression are
manifestly eloquent. Mixed groups have no officially sanctioned competitions
at International as of yet, but can be seen competing at other barbershop
events, such as Buckeye. Could be the start of something big!
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This Is the Day My Blue Heaven Glorify Thy Name It's A Pity To Say Goodnight Chances Are Have You Got Any Castles, Baby? Where Is Love? No More Sorrow The Glory of Love As We Sail to Heaven's Shore I Don't Know Why (I Just Do) Nobody Knows What A Redhead Mama Can Do Love Letters Straight From Your Heart Send Your Love Amazing Grace Goodbye World |
When two couples have gotten to know each other through church, barbershop singing, parenting children of similar ages, and being partners in business it is not a huge stretch of the imagination to find them creating a group which uses those musical elements of their common lives. These 'Kindred Spirits' share their life long love of singing with both religious and secular offerings. The arrangements take elements from hymns, a lot of swing and jazz standards and embellish them with the tight harmonies and chording learned with much barbershop experience to craft a joyous recording. Part of the delight of this original mix strikes one when you realize that, for just one example, "My Blue Heaven" isn't a religious tune and yet, well... it could be! You'll become a small 'k' kindred spirit too!
| 5487 CD $14.98 |
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I'm Beginning to See the Light Two Sleepy People Dream A Little Dream Of Me I'll Never Find Another You So Wrong 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) Here's That Rainy Day Silly Songs Medley I Fall In Love With You Every Day Somebody Loves Me More Than You Know A World Of Our Own If I knew Then (What I Know Now) The Red Corvette Looking Through Your Eyes Gospel Medley |
It was a fortuitous meeting that brought these two men and two women singers together, who have very diverse interests and careers, but share a common joy in singing a cappella music. All four are accomplished barbershop singers, and as Rendezvous they have developed a style that is truly their own--a fresh, vibrant, energetic sound. This is their first CD, 16 songs ranging from jazz, pop, swing, and folk to gospel: "I'm Beginning to See the Light," "Two Sleepy People," Simon & Garfunkle's "59th Street Bridge Song," "So Wrong," "Somebody Loves Me," "A World of Our Own," the very funny "The Red Corvette" and finishing with the beautiful "Gospel Medley." There's a particularly fun "Silly Songs Medley" from the Swing era, and "Somebody Loves Me" is done as the original Gershwin song from 1924, then as the Four Freshmen's jazz version. Beautiful harmonies, good humor, strong arrangementsÑit adds up to an excellent first CD for Rendezvous!
| 5371 CD $14.98 |
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Sound Celebration Basin Street Blues Home on the Range Anytime I Can Dream, Can't I Lullabye in Ragtime You Needed Me The Glory of Love I Wish You Love In the Still of the Night Summertime What a Wonderful World Gospel Medley |
The two men and two women of Binghamton, NY-based Sound Celebration are members of the Mixed Harmony Barbershop Quartet Association and have been ringing chords for three and a half years. Besides barbershop, their repertoire includes country, blues, folk, spiritual, modern harmonies and doo-wop. A highlight of 2002 was a second-place finish in the Buckeye Invitational Mixed Quartet Contest in Columbus, Ohio, and in 2003 they won it all! In this, SC's first CD we hear 13 great barbershop tunes: the title tune, "Basin Street Blues, "Home on the Range," "Anytime," "I Can Dream, Can't I?," "Lullabye in Ragtime," "You Needed Me," "The Glory of Love," "I Wish You Love," "In The Still of the Night," the Gershwins' classic "Summertime," "What A Wonderful World" and "Gospel Medley." We like the whole idea of mixed barbershop groups and competitions, and SC is one of the great ones, singing with spirit and joy in the music; bending and ringing a barbershop chord with the best of them!
| 5602 CD $14.98 |
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This mixed quartet offers a traditional close harmony sound derived
from the classic vocal groups of the 1940's, paying tribute to the "The
Sportsmen" of the Jack Benny Show in particular. Their Christmas list
includes the sweetest holiday treats: "I'll Be Home For Christmas,"
"Let It Snow" (Four Sportsmen arrangement), "It's Beginning To Look
A Lot Like Christmas" and "The Secret Of Christmas." Several barbershop
chords and tags add variety to the assortment. Delicious.
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The Jubilation Singers are a mixed a cappella ensemble formed in 1995
in the Fresno/Clovis, CA area for the purpose of singing Christmas music
in Victorian costume. Currently there are 15 members, and judging from
the great costumes and smiling faces in the photos in the liner notes,
it must be a real Christmas treat to experience them live! Speaking
of treats, 23 brightly sweetly and cheerfully sung Christmas favorites
are here: "Joy to the World," "The Holly and The Ivy," "Ding Dong! Merrily
on High," "Angel Medley," "Adoremus Te," "O Christmas Tree," "Dona Nobis
Pacem," "What Child Is This," the list goes on. Invite an authentic
Victorian chorus, and make your Christmas party a Jubilation!
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Coppell, Texas-based mixed Christian barbershop quartet (2 men and
two women) Kindred Spirits bring us eight finely-crafted Christmas tunes:
"Fum, Fum Fum," "I Wonder What You're Doing for Christmas," the sweet,
soulful "What Can I Give Him," the inspirational "I Have Been Revived,"
"Mary Did You Know?", "It Is Well With My Soul," "Santa Claus Is Coming
To Town" and "Auld Lang Syne." Kindred Spirits sings with a lot of warmth,
and there are a lot of wonderful harmonies in this CD‚and good feeling
for the blessed event that is the true reason we celebrate Christmas.
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Gang That Sang "Heart of My Heart" Curse of An Aching Heart Honey I Know What It Means to Be Lonesome Jeannine (I Dream of Lilac Time) I'll See You In My Dreams I Cried for You In All My Dreams, I Dream of You I Never Knew Linger Awhile M-O-T-H-E-R Roll Along Prairie Moon Sleepy Time Gal Swingin' Down the Lane Seems Like Old Times Peggy O'Neil Sweet Cider Time, When You Were Mine! No! No! A Thousand Times No! I'm Sorry I Made You Cry Once In A While Peg O' My Heart My Blue Heaven That's How I Need You Li'l Liza Jane When You Wore A Tulip |
A rare find! Mixed arrangements ( SATB ) songbook of some great classics. Edited by Charles Boutelle.
| 3836 SONGBOOK $9.95 |
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