Acaville Podcast Network Feed

Listen to Rachael's interview with Inside Voices, an 11 member group based out of Bowling Green, OH, ahead of their AcaOpen quarters competition on August 10th, 2019. Originally aired August 5th, 2019. Learn more about Inside Voices here: https://www.facebook.com/insidevoicesacappella.

“Astha” means faith in Hindi. And you should have faith that this group will knock your socks off! Rachael sat down with Astha A Cappella, from Saint Louis University, at All-American Awaaz to learn about how the group got started, what competing in AAA means to them, and where they are going. Learn more about Astha A Cappella at: https://www.facebook.com/AsthaAcappella/.

This week Amanda and Rachael chat with 3 time Harmony Queen, Katie Taylor. A barberbrat turned barbershopper at the age of 12, we learned a lot from this amazing singer, teacher, and community leader. Also, find out why we brought up Hannah Juliano, The Edge Effect, Hamilton, and Shoshana Bean! Learn more about Katie on her Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/katie.taylor.146612

An interview with co-ed a cappella group, the TEMPEtations, from Arizona State University. Originally aired January 14th, 2019. Learn more about this group here: https://www.facebook.com/asutempetations/.

An interview with Ithacappella, Ithaca College's only all-male identifying a cappella group. Originally aired January 14th, 2019. Learn more about the group here: http://ithacappella.com.

An interview with Run for Cover, University of Chicago's all-male contemporary a cappella group. Originally aired January 14th, 2019. Learn more about the group here: http://runforcover.uchicago.edu.

An interview with VOLT, a mixed group from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Originally aired January 14th, 2019. Learn more about the group here: https://www.facebook.com/VOLTutk/.

Taking a break from an incredibly competitive volleyball game, Collide Vocals sat down with Rachael to talk about A Cappella University, how their group got involved, and what's coming up next for this talented quintet! Learn more about Collide Vocals at: https://www.collidevocals.com.

An interview with Vocal Affinity, a mixed group from Myers Park High School, Charlotte, NC . Originally aired January 14th, 2019. Learn more about the group here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsVtc2CeilvXwVFmzuJvLMw.

Gotta Sing! is a quartet borne from a Sweet Adelines chorus in Santa Monica, California, and just in the year they've been together, they've already achieved a lot! We talk about the ramp-up of a new quartet, the relationship between quartets and choruses, and how to get more quartets started. Just hours before they took the Harmony Sweepstakes finals stage, we also heard them sing!

An interview with Spartacappella, a mixed group from Neptune High School in Neptune, NJ. Originally aired January 7th, 2019. Learn more about the group here: https://www.facebook.com/CHS-Spartacappella-333509480004907

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

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. Original...