Similar to fine wine each year at the Barbershop Society is like a harvest of the season's best. And 2011 was a particularly good vintage with gold going to Old School, silver to the Musical Island Boys and bronze to Masterpiece. Lots of wonderful harmony here.

Songlist: Ma! She's Makin' Eyes At Me, Once Upon a Time, Deed I Do, Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue, I'll Be With You, I Only Wanna Laugh, That's Life, Sam, You Made The Pants Too Long, My Romance, That Old Feeling, Love Me and the World Is Mine, New York State Of Mind, Mr Success, Blue Moon of Kentucky, Baby of Mine, What Don't You Fall in Love With Me?, I Must Be Coming Down With The Blues, Over The Rainbow, Skylark, Honey /Little Lize

Growing Girls : All Grown Up   

The popularity of these four charming Swedish ladies remains unabated, though it's been over a decade since they won the Sweet Adelines crown. "All Grown Up" opens with a snippet from their first rehearsal, in 1979, when the four first began singing together. They were girls then, as the picture on the CD will prove, and that auspicious occasion led to a lifetime engagement! The interpretive skills, range and timbre that characterize their sound are partly learned, but also due in part to lucky happenstance - the kind that occurs when four voices complement each other, resulting in a lusciously full representation of the audio palette! This rainbow is at its most dazzling on "The Man I Love," "Deed I Do" and "Where Is Love," combining talent with arrangements tailor-made to show it at its best.

Songlist: Do Lord, This Could Be The Start Of Something Big, If You Had All The World And It's Gold, Anything Goes, I Only Have Eyes For You, Goodbye Goodbye, The Man I Love, For Once in My Life, The Churchbells Are Ringing For Mary, Deed I Do, Where Is Love?, 60's Medley, Anthem

I like my music as I like my drinks - that's straight up with a twist. And that's exactly what the talented ladies of The Martini Quartet serve up on this intoxicating release. These bi-national Queens of Harmony sing songs like they should be sung - beautifully, crisply and with feeling. The harmony is pure, tight and seamless with voices that soar. So make yourself a cocktail, sit back and let the warm glow of the music lift your spirits. Cheers ladies!

Songlist: Let's Live It Up, Sweet Dreams, Bumblebee, Come On Get Happy, I Will Go Sailing No More, Deed I Do, Fix You, Life Is A Highway, The Folks Who Live on the Hill, Defying Gravity, Irish Blessing, Canada's Really Big

Rob, Patrick, Alan and Brett have all enjoyed great success with other Barbershop groups. Tenor Rob Menaker graduated from the UCLA Men's Glee Club to a number of groups, culminating in a 1996 International Championship with Nightlife. He also won 6 chorus championships with The Masters of Harmony. Lead Patrick Haedtler sang with 2007 International Chorus Champs The Westminster Chorus, and with 2009 International semifinalists The Crush. Baritone Alan Gordon also sang with the Masters, which led to his joining Gotcha!, 2004 Quartet Champions. Bass Brett Littlefield anchored Nightlife's 1996 Championship with Rob, and sang with the Masters for 20 years. Brett and Rob are among the few men who have won a Barbershop Quartet and Chorus Championship on the same day! Now singing together as Masterpiece, the new group attracted a lot of attention by placing fourth at this year's Portland Convention, and they celebrated by releasing their debut album, "Nice & Easy." Every one of these 12 songs, including favorites "Nice & Easy," Blood, Sweat & Tears' "Hi-De-Ho," "Deed I Do," "Stormy Weather," "San Fernando Valley," "Tennessee Waltz," "Sweet Pea," "Joyfully I'll Travel On" and "At the Crossroads;" is masterful, if you will--funny, poignant, nostalgic, powerful and filled with unbelievable ringing chords and harmonies. It adds up to great entertainment-don't miss this one!

Songlist: Bang Goes the Drum, Nice & Easy, Deed I Do, The Heather on the Hill, Stormy Weather, Hi-De-Ho, San Ferdando Valley, Tennessee Waltz, Where've You Been?, Sweet Pea, Joyfully I'll Carry On, At The Crossroads

The world's best Sweet Adelines choruses descended upon the lovely city of Portland, Oregon, to compete for Gold, and the San Diego Chorus, directed by Kim Hulbert, was named International Champion! This generous CD features songs by the top ten choruses, including Rich-Tone Chorus, Pride of Baltimore Chorus, Ronninge Show Chorus, Bay Area Showcase, Kansas City Chorus, the Choral-aires, Pride of Toledo Chorus, Mountain Jubilee and Pride of Portland Chorus. Listening to all this great music, all we can say is it must be tough to be a judge!

Songlist: Bandstand In Central Park, Strike Up The Band, Sweet Adeline, Over The Rainbow, When The Red, Red Robin Comes Bob Bobbin' Along, Oh, How I Miss You Tonight, Banjo's Back In Town, You Are My Sunshine, No One Loves You Any Better Than Your M-A-double-M-Y, Who'll Take My Place When I'm Gone, The Joint Is Jumpin, Old Pal, When The Midnight Choo Choo Leaves For Alabam', Deed I Do, Auld Land Syne, Oh, You Beautiful Doll, Brokenhearted (Here Am I), My Honey's Lovin' Arms, (I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over, For All We Know, Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With Dixie Melody, Pal Of My Cradle Days, McNamara's Band/Great Day For The Irish Medley, That Tumble Down Shack In Athlone, There Goes My Heart, South Rampart Street Parade

The Masters of Harmony won gold for the eighth time in Kansas City this year. Silver went to Great Northern Union and bronze to The Northern Lights.

Songlist: Stranger In Paradise, Alabama Jubilee, You Keep Coming Back Like A Song, I Got Rhythm/Farewell,Farewell To Love, The Party's Over, If You Love Me, Really/"On The Street Where You Live /Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring", The Greatest Barbershop Chart, If I Loved You, What Do I Need With Love?, Since I Don't Have You, Rock This Town, Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair, Oh! Look At Me Now, How Deep Is The Ocean?, Put Your Arms Around Me Honey, More Than You Know, Hard Hearted Hannah, When You Look In The Heart Of A Rose, Honey Medley, Aladdin Medley 2, Cross That Mason Dixon Line, Time After Time, Yes Sir, That's My Baby, Oliver Medley, I Had Someone Else Before I Had You/ Who's Sorry Now, The More I See You, I Wan'na Be Like You (The Monkey Song), I Got Rhythm, Come Fly With Me, Goodbye Dixie Goodbye/ When I Return To Dixie, and more

It was another great year of top notch harmony singing at the International Competition held this year in Houston. The Melodeers took the gold, Ronninge Chorus (from Sweden) was second and Lions Gate Chorus (from Canada) won bronze.

Songlist: Once Upon a Time, Bg Bad Bill, At Last, Toot, Toot, Tootsie, When You Wish Upon A Star, Powder Yourself With Sunshine, Superstition, The Wonder Tag, Boy From New York City, Deed I Do, Time After Time, Dancing Queen, Oh, How I Miss You Tonight, Cry Baby Intro;, Oh, You Beautiful Doll, Nothing Can Stop Us Now, Gotta Know How To Dance, If I Had My Way, I Wanna Be A Star, A Bundle Of Old Love Letters, Holding Out For A Hero, A Piece of Sky, Great Day, If We Can't BeThe Same Old Sweethearts, I Love Jazz, Testify To Love, Hard-Hearted Hannah, The Way You Look Tonight, When The Red, Red Robin Goes Bob Bobbin' Along, When I Fall In Love, and more

It was cocktail time in Houston when Martini were crowned the new Queens of Harmony. Corrina Garriock, Michelle Shoemaker, DeAnne Haugen and Shannon Harris took top honors with Touce coming second and AKA third.

Songlist: Yes Sir, That's My Baby, Time After Time, Handful of Keys, You Don't You Won't, Happy Together, Till There Was You, Hit That Jive Jack, What Kind of Fool Am I, Ya Gotta Know How To Love, Desperado, Happy Together, Yesterday I Heard The Rain, Good Luck Charm, Goodbye, World, Goodbye, How Many Hearts Have You Broken?, Seasons of Love, If You Love Me, Really Love Me, Hallelujah, This Could Be The Start Of Something Big, At Last, I Don't Care if The Sun Don't Shine, Taking A Chance On Love, Flirty Eyes, Once Upon a Time, Bohemian Rhapsody, I'll Never Say "Never Again" Again, If I Love Again, Love Will Keep Us Together, I Wish, Open Arms, and more