Few country tunes in the past decade have had a bigger impact that his future classic "Mayberry" by Rascal Flatts, which reminds us how good the good old days were. The fast-moving harmonies and sixteenth note background textures supporting the tenor solo sound far harder to sing than they are, resulting in a great "show-off" piece for your group. Craig Hella Johnson's setting of Dolly Parton's "Light of a Clear Blue Morning" is infused with light and hopefulness as it opens with a solo soprano and gradually builds to a joyful overflowing of sound and vocal texture, then gently relaxing into a reflective conclusion. The tender a cappella ballad "When You Say Nothing at All" recorded by Alison Krauss captures all the emotion and expressiveness you could ever want. Perfect for jazz and pop groups, you'll create sheer magic in concert! Introduce your choir to the fun of a cappella singing with this accessible arrangement of the Lee Ann Womack hit "I Hope You Dance" that topped the charts. Crafted for success, this setting gives all the parts a chance to sing the melody while the background vocals are easy and create a perfect stylistic texture. Whether you sing it straight or camp it up, the novelty tune "Happy Trails" from the King of the Cowboys makes a great encore. A cappella or accompanied, you'll ride off into the sunset in style!

Songlist: Happy Trails, I Hope You Dance, Mayberry, When You Say Nothing at All, Light of a Clear Blue Morning

T Minus 5 : Road Trip   

We know we're in for a good time with the first rock-solid vocal percussion beats of War's "Low Rider" come on T-minus 5's "radio," which segues into Sly and the Family Stone's rock anthem "Dance to the Music," an electronic-funky, faux-horned masterpiece. Group member Shawn Satterthwaite contributes the sweet, romantic "Your Love," other nice originals are "Wrapped Up In You" by Wayne Kirkpatrick, and " Midnight Daze" by T Minus 5. Excellent covers of Lennon/McCartney's "When I'm Sixty-Four," "Mayberry," Barry Manilow's "One Voice," "He Still Loves Me" (arranged by our friend Richard "Bob" Green, and The Guess Who's "American Woman" add to the good feeling. We loved T-Minus 5 at the 2001 Harmony Sweeps Finals, and their great harmonies and down home song selection have only gotten better. Every song on "Road Trip" is a winner!

Songlist: Low Rider, Dance to the Music, I'll Still be Loving You, Your Love, Wrapped Up In You, One Voice, Midnight Daze, American Woman, When I'm Sixty-Four, Mayberry, He Still Loves Me, Show Me the Way