Gold Medal Moments

This episode features a previously unreleased interview with the 2018 Barbershop Harmony Society International Quartet Champion, After Hours.  The new album, After Hours: The Next Ten Minutes is available now, at afterhoursqt.com

This week, Kevin Hughes joins me to share his barbershop origins, talk about his musical family and recount his gold medal journey with 2016 International Quartet Champion, Forefront.

On this episode, newly-minted champ Myron Whittlesey joined me to share his barbershop story. We talk about his early experiences in vocal music, his "day job" as a member of the famous "Dapper Dans of Walt Disney World" and his gold medal journey with Main Street.

This week, David Wright joins me to share his barbershop story, his early love for vocal harmony and his journey with the Ambassadors of Harmony. We also discuss his recent collaborations with past GMM guest Deke Sharon and David shares some of his favorite arrangers, past and present.

This episode comes from the “Lost Episodes” series, and was recorded shortly before the BHS implemented the new Performance Category. Kevin Keller joined me on the podcast to discuss the new category, as well as share his barbershop story. (Recorded January 2016).

On this episode, Boardwalk (Brad Hine, Mark Schlinkert, Jared Carlson and Dave Calland) joined me, live in Nashville, to tell their story, sing some songs and play some games. We also talk about their CD, available at http://boardwalkqt.com/.

This episode, Matt Gorman (BarbershopMe) joins me to recap #BHSNASH, geek out about our favorites and talk about the long-range strategic initiatives of the BHS.

This week, Harmony University Director Donny Rose joined me to tell his barbershop story and give a preview of what to expect at HU 2016.

This week, Ben Harding joined me to share his barbershop story. We talked about his early music background, his journey and retirement from After Hours and his latest work with Vision Vocal Coaching.

Fresh off his gold medal win with Instant Classic, Theo Hicks joined me to share his barbershop story. Theo talks about his early barbershop groups in high school and college, the origins of Instant Classic and how barbershop has enriched his life and career as a music educator.

This week, Paul Ellinger joins me to tell his barbershop story. We talk about his active history in barbershop and all the work he’s been doing around the barbershop world to help us sing better and grow our chapters.

This week, Matt Gorman (BarbershopMe.com) joins me on the podcast to talk all things Pittsburgh. We make our picks for the contest and Matt gives insider tips on where to eat in his hometown.

This week, Shane Scott joined me on the podcast to talk about his barbershop origins, his experience singing with Lunch Break and how barbershop has changed his life. We also indulge in a little bit of pro wrestling talk.

This week, Dan Jordan joins me on the podcast. We talk about Dan's early days in barbershop, his gold medal run with The New Tradition and what it feels like to lend your voice to Homer Simpson.

In our last episode of the year, 3-Time Queen of Harmony Kim Vaughn (High Society, Savvy, A Cappella Gold) joins me to tell her barbershop story. We talk about Kim's recent Lifetime Achievement Award, her successful quartet and chorus career and how barbershop changed her life.

This week, Angie Love-Callahan joined me to tell her barbershop story. We talk about her recent win in Baltimore with her quartet, Bling and Angie shares how barbershop has touched her life.

This week, Cory Hunt joined me to share his barbershop story. We talk about his experiences with Westminster Chorus, his gold medal journey with OC Times and how barbershop has touched his life.

This week, Jay Hawkins joined me on the podcast. Jay shared his barbershop story, from his years at Bowling Green State University, his start with the Louisville Thoroughbreds and his gold medal journey with The Interstate Rivals and Marquis. We also talked about Jim Miller and how barbershop has become a family affair. 

This week, I was joined on the podcast by Deke Sharon. Often, considered "the father of contemporary a cappella", Deke shared the story of his barbershop roots, his early years with the Tufts University Beelzebubs, his professional career with The House Jacks and founding The Contemporary Acappella Society of America (CASA). Deke and I also talked about his involvement in "The Sing Off" and "Pitch Perfect", as well as his recent collaborations with the Barbershop Harmony Society.

This week, Greg Clancy joins me on the podcast to share his barbershop story. Greg and I talk about the Vocal Majority's recent win in Vegas, his early years with the VM under the direction of his dad and his gold medal quartet journey with Max Q.