The Crawley Chordsmen was a male a cappella group from Crawley, England, reported to be the first modern barbershop choir in the UK when formed in 1964.[1][2] They subsequently affiliated with the British Association of Barbershop Singers (BABS), formed in 1974, and won the BABS gold medal in the category for national chorus four times[3],[4] in 1975, 1976,[5] 1978 and 1984.[6] They are one of only two choruses (along with The Great Western Chorus of Bristol) to have won the gold medal back to back, due to the "Year Out" rule, wherein a chorus that wins the national contest is now mandated to take a year out. [7]
They released the album Double Gold in 1977,[8][9] working with two other barbershop choirs The Fortunairs and The Newton Ringers who both also appear on the BABS roll of honour.[10]
References edit
- ^ "Barbershop timeline". Cottontown Chorus. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "First meeting of the Crawley Chordsmen". Harmony UK Podcast (on Facebook). Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Contest results". singbarbershop.com. British Association of Barbershop Singers. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Results archive". singbarbershop.com. British Association of Barbershop Singers. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "1976 Chorus Champions Crawley Chordsmen – There's a Ring to the Name of Rosie". youtube.com. British Association of Barbershop Singers. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "1984 Chorus Champions The Crawley Chordsmen – There'll Be No New Tunes On This Old Piano". youtube.com. British Association of Barbershop Singers. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Contest rules – article 7(j)". singbarbershop.com. British Association of Barbershop Singers. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Double Gold". discogs.com. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Crawley Chordsmen were the UK's first Barbershop Chorus, who started singing together in 1964. This record was released in 1977. Part of the museum collection". Crawley Museum. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ "Roll of honour". singbarbershop.com. British Association of Barbershop Singers. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
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