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Links to barbershop and A Cappella singing sites
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AAMBS:
www.aambs.org.au
Australian Association of Men Barbershop Singers - Official site of the Australian governing body for barbershoppers. Local contest information and central point of contact for all associated Australian Choruses and Quartets.
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Barbershop Harmony Society:
www.spebsqsa.org
The Barbershop Harmony Society.
This is homebase for barbershoppers, with links to just about everything you'll ever need to get or know about this unique harmony artform. Contact a far-flung chorus or find an arrangement for your quartet. At contest times, listen to (and watch!) live webcasts of the competition.
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Barbershoppers on the World Wide Web:
sunshinenet.org/BSOTW3/
Comprehensive links to barbershop quartets and choruses that have web sites.
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The Ultimate in Barbershop Links:
www.harmonize.ws/links/
Over 1500 links listed for choruses, quartets and other harmony related sites from around the globe. The gateway to the amazing world of barbershop music.
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Sweet Adelines Australia:
www.sweetadelines.org.au/
Official site for the local Australian association of women barbershop singers. Go ladies!
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Sweet Adelines International:
www.sweetadelineintl.org
The official site for the wordwide association of women barbershoppers.
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Harmonet Email Archive:
louisvilletimes.org/harmonet/
An email community of barbershoppers from around the world. All previous postings on the Harmonet are available by date, names and categories. You can also subscribe to the Harmonet from here.
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Harmony Marketplace:
www.harmonymarketplace.com
Visit the barbershop Harmony Marketplace, where you can purchase anything from a pitch pipe and CDs to the latest in music-related computer software or SPEBSQSA boxer shorts!
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AIC - The Association of International Champions:
www.aicgold.com
The official site for all SPEBSQSA International Quartet Champions - from the 1939 winners, the Bartlesville Barflies to the 2004 champs, GOTCHA!. Hone-up on your barbershop history while listening to some of these great quartets.
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The Association of International Seniors Quartet Champions:
www.seniorsgold.com
The official site of the oldies-but-goldies SPEBSQSA quartet champs.
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Barbershop Tags:
www.barbershoptags.com
Vast collection of Barbershop (and SAI and other a cappella) tags, including sheet music, learning tracks and videos. Anyone can upload a tag or a video
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The Blenders:
www.theblenders.com.au
They've done it again! Our congratulations go to the recently crowned seven-time Australian Champion chorus from the Gold Coast and to their musical director, the talented Rose McGee. Great work guys!
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Perth Harmony:
www.perthharmony.com.au/
Find all you need to know about Australia's premier Women's Barbershop chorus, Perth Harmony.
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Vocal Evolution:
www.vocalevolution.com/
Congratulations to the 2005 Australian Chorus Silver medallists! Directed by the talented Gina D'Souza, this Perth-based group has proved to be a force to be reckoned with on the Oz barbershop scene.
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Endeavour Harmony (Sweet Adelines):
www.endeavourharmony.com
Endeavour rehearses in Sydney's south, and is one of Australia's finest ladies' choruses
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Masters of Harmony:
www.mastersofharmony.org
2005 SPEBSQSA International Chorus Champions (and now 6-time winners!) from Santa Fe Springs California. The Masters are currently under the direction of Mark Hale, the lead from the 2001 International Champion quartet, Michigan Jake.
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Ambassadors of Harmony:
www.aoh.org/home.htm
Visit the home of the 2004 SPEBSQSA International Champion Chorus, from St. Charles Missouri. Congratulations to their Musical Director Jim Henry and arranger extraordinaire, David Wright!
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Shannon Express:
www.shannonexpress.net
Shannon Express are twice UK Barbershop Champion Chorus. Our current Musical Director Mr. Jim Catt led this fine chorus to relative musical stardom in the U.K. up to 1996. During that year Jim decided to migrate to Australia with his wife Kim.
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The Vocal Majority:
www.vm.org
Having won the Gold Medal at Montreal 2003, the VM are now 10-time SPEBSQSA International Chorus Champions! This powerhouse chorus from Dallas, Texas have achieved their tremendous success under the musical direction of Mr. Jim Clancy and are fine role-models for the world's barbershop community.
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Toronto Northern Lights:
www.northernlightschorus.com
An outstanding chorus of around 50 singers, TNL won the Silver Medal at Salt Lake City 2005, adding to their Silver Medal placings at the 2001, 2002, 2003 & 2004 SPEBSQSA International Chorus Championships. Will 2006 bring them the big one?
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Alexandria Harmonizers:
www.harmonizers.org/
Home of the popular four-time SPEBSQSA International Chorus Champions from Alexandria, Virginia.
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FREEFALL:
www.harmonize.com/freefall/index.htm
Formed from within the ranks of Sydney Harmony, FREEFALL became Australian National champions when they took out the 2003 AAMBS Open Quartet Championships, held in Perth. The boys have released their self-titled debut CD which is now available through their website.
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BlackJaQ:
www.blackjaq.com.au
Say "hi" to the beautiful & talented Linda, Carole, Kali & Jess - Australia's 2005 Sweet Adeline Champion quartet. Love your work, girls!
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Realtime:
www.realtimequartet.com/
World Champions at only their second attempt! Realtime, based in Vancouver, won the SPEBSQSA 2005 international championships. Realtime's lead is Australian ex-pat John Newell. Go Johnnie, go!
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Cadence:
www.cadence-unplugged.com/
Exciting and fun contemporary Canadian quartet from Toronto. Listen to a couple of great tracks from their CD "Frost Free" & their new release "Twenty For One". Keep an eye on these guys.
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Four Voices:
www.fourvoices.com
The fabulous 2002 SPEBSQSA International Quartet Champions! Young former Collegiate champs make it big time.
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The Hi-Lo's:
www.thehi-los.com/
One man four times - Four men once! Finally a site dedicated to perhaps the greatest vocal group of all time. Find out all about the sensational Hi-Lo's, their ground-breaking recordings & their multi-award winning arranger Gene Puerling. As Sammy Davis Jr. once said of them: Man, they're a gas!
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The Song Company:
www.songcompany.com.au
Australia's premier a cappella ensemble were our very special guests at VOICES Live @ Angel Place 2003. The Song Company's repertoire ranges from early Sacred Music to Cole Porter and the Carpenters.
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Wheelhouse:
www.wheelhousequartet.com/
New website for the special guest quartet of the 2003 AAMBS Convention in Perth. These young guys have placed in the international top 10 for the past two years.
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Michigan Jake:
www.michiganjake.com
The sensational 2001 SPEBSQSA International Quartet Champions are affectionately named after the singing Warner Bros. cartoon character, Michigan J. Frog. Whilst touring Australia in July 2002, Michigan Jake performed at a sold-out Sydney concert at the Parramatta Riverside Theatre, supported by Sydney Harmony and FREEFALL!
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Acoustix:
www.acoustix.com
The 1990 SPEBSQSA International Quartet Champions were part of the faculty at the memorable Australian Harmony College held in Sydney in 1998 and are simply awesome singers.
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Platinum:
www.ptplatinum.com
Home of the fabulous 2000 SPEBSQSA International Quartet Champs, led by 3-time gold medallist Joe Connelly.
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Nightlife:
www.nightlifequartet.com
The 1996 SPEBSQSA International Quartet Champions were special guests of the 3rd Pan-Pacific Barbershop Convention and also served on the faculty at the Australian Harmony College, which were held in Melbourne in 2001.
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Riptide:
www.riptidequartet.com
This great quartet were 4th-place Bronze medallists at the 2005 SPEBSQSA International and are renowned for their pure ringing harmonies. Riptide were a guest quartet of the 2005 AAMBS National Convention and Harmony College held on the Gold Coast.
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FRED:
www.fredquartet.com
The barbershop Kings of Comedy, FRED were the special guest quartet at the AAMBS 1997 Sydney Convention and were crowned SPEBSQSA International Quartet Champions in 1999.
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Metropolis:
www.harmonize.com/Metropolis/
The 2005 SPEBSQSA International 3rd Place Bronze medal-winning quartet from Southern California are known for their lively comic routines and good singing. Also winners of the 1998 National Harmony Sweepstakes, Metropolis have recorded a series of fun You've Got Mail tags which you can download to your computer!
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The Idea of North:
www.idea.com.au
Cool site for this sensational Australian a cappella group, the recent winners of the 2003 Harmony Sweepstakes held in the U.S. & our very special guests at the first VOICES live @ Angel Place, in November 2000. You can order their CDs from here.
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Blues Point:
www.bluespointjazzsingers.com
One of Australia's top Jazz Vocal groups, Blues Point were our special guests at Voices Live @ Angel Place, in April 2002. Featuring the effervescent George Washingmachine and the smooth Lorraine Silk . You can sample and order their CD here.
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The Real Group:
www.realgroup.se
Sweden's absolutely fabulous mixed quintet. Astounding jazz-based vocal harmony. You can listen to sample tracks from their latest CD and other recordings.
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The King's Singers:
www.kingssingers.com
Site for the famed English male sextet. The King's Singers were special guest performers at the 2002 SPEBSQSA International Convention held in Portland Oregon.
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Take 6:
www.take6.com
One of the best a cappella groups in the world, Take 6 sing a hip mixture of jazz-fused gospel and soul. Listen to sound bites and watch Quicktime clips of this great group in action.
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Jay Giallombardo:
www.gsbmedalmusic.com
Find dozens of arrangements by the musical director of 2001 SPEBSQSA Chorus Champions, The New Tradition.
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Larry Wright:
www.larrywrightmusic.com/
Find an arrangement from one of barbershop's most experienced performer/arrangers, Mr Larry Wright. Sheet music can also come complete with all parts on professional-quality learning tapes and CDs. His new website makes the search easier.
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A Cappella Radio International Archive:
www.spebsqsa.org/ari
ARI is a monthly 30 minute radio show which now can be heard streaming through your computer with Realplayer. A fantastic array of a cappella music going back to the first ARI show in 1996 is available here. Listen to great barbershop, vocal jazz and contemporary a cappella.
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The Applause Show:
www.wdvrfm.org
Dave Stadtmauer presents a weekly 3-hour A Cappella radio show broadcast from WDVR FM in New Jersey, USA. In Eastern Australia it can be heard each Friday between 9am & 2pm (varies due to Daylight Saving). In the USA, Thursdays 7-10pm (Eastern). Streaming to you LIVE via Windows Media Player.
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A-Cappella.com:
www.a-cappella.com
Excellent source for purchasing CDs, tapes, DVDs, videos and sheet music of ALL forms of vocal music. More than 20,000 sound files to sample! Huge range of barbershop titles.
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Primarily A Cappella:
www.singers.com
Another great source for ordering CDs, sheet music and videos of all forms of vocal music. In addition to listing information on the various groups and singers you can hear sample tracks from many of the hundreds of vocal harmony records available.
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CASA - The Contemporary A Cappella Society:
www.casa.org
Good starting point for checking out the amazing world that is contemporary vocal harmony.
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Balmain Sinfonia:
www.balmainsinfonia.com/
Find out all about this superb Sydney-based symphony orchestra and where to hear them next. In his spare time Gary Stavrou, the Director of Music and Conductor of the Sinfonia, sings in Sydney Harmony's bass section!
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Ricci Adams' Music Theory:
www.musictheory.net
Great site where the elements of music theory are explained through a progressive series of easy-to-understand animated lessons, often assisted by sound and downloadable charts. Perfect for beginners or to brush-up on your existing musical knowledge. Smart stuff!
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Radio Spirits - Old Time Radio Shows:
www.radiospirits.com/
At the On the Radio page, well-known satirist Stan Freberg and others present eight new programs each week featuring classic shows from the Golden Age of Radio. Simply log-on to hear full broadcasts of comedy greats such as The Jack Benny Show alongside other radio favourites including the Lone Ranger, the Shadow, the Green Hornet and the original Dragnet. Updated regularly and always interesting stuff.
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The Archive of Misheard Lyrics:
www.kissthisguy.com/
Fun site that compiles thousands of examples of song lyrics which people have misheard. Among the many mondegreens is the famous misheard Jimi Hendrix lyric from Purple Haze (kiss the sky) which is used as the site domain name. Add some of your own fave lyrical errors!
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Brian Wilson - Pop Genius:
brianwilson.com/
Official site of the creative genius behind all the great harmony-filled songs of the Beach Boys. The composer, arranger and producer of such classic tunes as I Get Around, Good Vibrations and God Only Knows, Brian Wilson toured Australia in December 2004 where he performed at the Sydney Opera House. Check out concert reviews, sound bites and other neat stuff. Surf's up!
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All Things Thurl:
members.aol.com/allthurl/thurl2.htm
Site devoted to Thurl Ravenscroft, veteran American singer and voice actor extraordinaire. Listen to Thurl sing bass in the quartets The Sportsmen and The Mellowmen from classic radio, film and TV recordings and also hear Thurl as the original voice of Tony the Tiger.
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Homer's Barbershop Quartet:
www.snpp.com/episodes/9F21.html
Find out everything you need to know and more about the famed Simpsons episode which featured Homer's barbershop quartet, the Be Sharps.
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Oldies - The Music of the 50s, 60s & 70s:
www.oldiesmusic.com/
Great info and links to sites for popular artists ranging from Peggy Lee to Led Zeppelin.
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Cartoon Research:
cartoonresearch.com
As the name implies, Jerry Beck's site treats animated cartoons with respect, keeping visitors up to date with current news in addition to actively promoting the preservation of animation history.
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