Harmony UK Podcast

Recorded July 2019 at Sweet Adelines IES in Manchester, and featuring interviews with ClassRing Quartet, Deke Sharon, Paula Davis, Nightfall Quartet and participants in the 2019 Rising Star Quartet contest.

We follow a group of barbershop singers as they work with delegates to promote singing in the workplace at a nationwide medical conference in Liverpool.

The first of a two-part podcast recorded at the British association of Barbershop Singers Convention, featuring 2019 chorus champions Hallmark of harmony, LABBS gold medal chorus Cheshire Chord Company and an interview with world-renowned a cappella stars The Real Group from Sweden.

Part 2 of a special edition from the British Association of Barbershop Singers Convention, featuring Crossroads Quartet, Sound Hypothesis, Silver Street and the mixed-voice chorus champions "A Kind of Magic"

The podcast travels to Hull to meet young Barbershop singers at the Fuse 2019 event, and Hilary Pinnock of Sweet Adelines Region 31 previews the Quartet of Nations 20th anniversary convention to be held in Cardiff in May.

The Podcast visits Bristol, and an event bringing together the LABBS Youth Choruses with gold-medal quartets Avalon and Fortuity. We also report on the thriving Barbershop Blogosphere, and speak to Dr Liz Garnett about her blog Helping You Harminise, and to the anonymous founder of the social media forum BarbershopmusicUK.

Elaine Hamilton, Team Coordinator of Sweet Adelines Region 31 discusses the changes at BABS regarding mixed choruses and women singers, and what they mean for the future of British Barbershop.

Peter Cookson, out-going chairman of BABS, talks about why his organisation has decided to accept women as singers,. and change the rules of its mixed-voice chorus contests Interview recorded November 2018

Deborah Lamble talks about mixed-voice choruses, and the decision by BABS to accept women as singers into the organisation for the first time. Interview recorded November 2018

In this edition, the changing face of British Barbershop and the future of mixed-voice singing. Also, as barbershop comes to a major medical conference we ask whether it can improve the resilience of doctors. And if you fancy a winter cruise we find out about Harmony at sea.