What makes for a contemporary a cappella group?
I think ‘contemporary’ is a way of distinguishing us from ‘classical’ groups, of which there are quite a few. In Australia, we have a number of a cappella groups who sing classical music, a style particularly popular with choirs. There are also a number of Australian groups who perform primarily folk or world music, so I think the description mostly describes the styles of music that are chosen. Our group performs a wide variety of styles, but our arrangements could all be considered ‘contemporary’ and in a certain way they are all underpinned by the style of jazz, which is our main love. More than one review of your live performances tells of your humour. Do you talk as well as sing? We do talk as well as sing – but mostly in between songs. We like to just present ourselves as four people singing in a group, and we try to allow each member’s personality to come through not only in the music, but in the way we relate to the audience between songs. However, many of our songs have humoro
