Acaville Podcast Network Feed

An interview with True North, a mixed group made up of members of the Shine Children's Chorus in Portland, OR. Originally aired January 7th, 2019. Learn more about the group here: http://www.shinechorus.org/programs.html

Rachael had the incredible honor of traveling to University of Wisconsin - Parkside to attend the tail-end of A Cappella University, a camp for students and educators run by some incredible high school a cappella directors in the midwest. Hear how they started the camp and how it's grown since its inception in 2016. Learn more about A Cappella University at: https://www.acappellauniversity.net.

An interview with the Sunsettes, a mixed group from Sunset High School in Lake Oswego, OR. Originally aired January 7th, 2019. Learn more about the group here: http://www.sunsetchoir.com/choirsatsunset.

Amy Engelhardt spent 13 years as the sole female member of Grammy-nominated vocal "band without instruments," The Bobs, winning numerous ASCAP songwriting and ACA vocal performance awards for her writing, arrangements and vocals with the band. Learn more about Amy on her website: http://amy-engelhardt.blogspot.com.

Rachael talks to Avery Roberts of the brand new group Aperture! Founded in October 2018, this is a group of a cappella all-stars from Chapman University's The ChapTones and SoundCheck getting ready to take on the Open! Originally aired July 15th, 2019. Learn more about the group on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/aperturevocal

Rachael has a fun conversation with brand-new group Tacoppella, based out of Garden City, NY, in advance of their AcaOpen competition. Originally aired July 15th, 2019. Learn more about the group on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/tacoppella.

A great conversation between Rachael and Cold Opus, a new group based out Portland, OR, home of the Acaville headquarters! Originally aired July 15th, 2019. Check out the group's Facebook page to learn more about them: https://www.facebook.com/coldopuspdx.

Listen to Rachael's interview with New York City-based TONEWALL ahead of their AcaOpen quarters competition on July 20th, 2019. Originally aired July 15th, 2019. Learn more about TONEWALL here: http://tonewall.org

Deke and Dietz sit down to discuss the incredible a cappella legacy of Persuasions founder and lead vocalist, Jerry Lawson. Rest in peace, Jerry! The Persuasions performing "Buffalo Soldier" in 1971 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGlZQQFqmcc

Back in March, Rachael flew out to Wisconsin to cover the 2019 Port Washington Acapocalypse festival. She had the opportunity to sit down with the incredible high school group putting on the festival, Limited Edition! Learn more about the group here: http://www.limitededitionacappella.com.

Founded March 2018, Zero to Sixty is a seasonally re-auditioned summer a cappella group in Northeast Ohio made up of students/alumni from Kent State University, The University of Akron, Cleveland State University, The College of Wooster, and more. Originally aired July 16th, 2018. Learn more about Zero to Sixty on their webpage: https://zerotosixtyvocals.weebly.com.

Tune in to hear Rachael's interview with Reverb, a New York City based a cappella group founded in 2017. Starting with six female voices coming together, Reverb has built a foundation to progress a cappella performance through a variety of genres, focusing mainly on pop, rock, alternative, and whatever speaks to them.  Learn more about Reverb on their webpage: https://www.reverbnewyork.com.

Rachael chats with Impromptu, an 8 member contemporary a cappella group based out of Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in May of 2017, Impromptu formed from Ball State’s college a cappella scene and some mutual friends who wanted to come together, hang out and make music. Their unique sound is the result of a tight and soulful blend, some R&B, Pop and Jazz influences and a little sensuality. Originally aired July 16th, 2018. Learn more about Impromptu on their website: https://www.impromptusings.com.

TONEWALL is the super-charismatic queer a cappella band of the NYC Gay Men’s Chorus. “We live for the applause of a worthy cause," is their motto, and the group enjoys donating their time to entertain audiences with uplifting anthems, classic tunes, and sexy hits from today’s artists while supporting diversity, LGBTQ+ inclusion, and social equality. Originally aired July 16th, 2018. Learn more about TONEWALL at: http://www.nycgmc.org/nycgmc-tonewall.

Kari Francis has a long and storied a cappella history - from her college days with The Tritones and The Daughters of Triton to founding Musae to her most recent turn with the Sirens of Gothem - she has an unparalleled depth and breadth of knowledge. Check out what Kari has to say about her experience in a cappella and her thoughts on the roles female and female-identifying persons play! Learn more about Kari on her website: https://www.karifrancis.com.

Rachael talks to Echo A Cappella, a group founded in 2013 that combines talented New York City voices to bring you impressive arrangements and performances. Originally aired July 16th, 2018. Learn more about Echo on their web page: http://www.echoacappella.com.

Off the release of their new single, we're featuring an interview Rachael did with Due North at the 2019 Twin Cities A Cappella Festival. Learn more about the group on their website: http://duenorthvocalband.com.

Check out this never-aired interview Rachael did with Inside Voices, a group originally founded in 2017 explicitly to compete in the Aca Open! Learn more about the group on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/insidevoicesacappella/

Rachael had a chance to catch up with Side Note, a Phoenix, Arizona-based a cappella octet, formed by alumni of Northern Arizona University who had a desire to continue making a cappella music after college. Originally aired July 9th, 2018. Check out the group's Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/acasidenote.

Every time we bring Halfway to Midnight into our mobile studio, we have a good time. This time around, the Bay Area post-collegiate group talks about recording, and what kinds of trade-offs and decisions are involved; we talk about becoming a sub in the group one month before a national Finals competition, and about perfecting the art of slow-but-steady. The group also sings some of their current rep for us!