CASA - The Contemporary A Capella Society

Vocal Chords - 02/25/11

Vocal Chords is the weekly a cappella and vocal music show from the College of Journalism & Mass Communications at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.   The show airs/streams from 8:00-10:00 a.m. CST (-06:00 GMT) on Friday mornings, repeating in the same time slot on Sunday mornings.

Got new music you’d like to share with my audience?  My full contact information is at the bottom of this playlist.  The e-mail address for the show is vocalchords2@unl.edu.

Playlists for the show are posted here:
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Getting caught up on the past few weeks of shows…

Playlist for the weekend of March 18-20, 2011:
(featuring new music from Stephanie Renée and a set of Lady Gaga covers since she played in Nebraska Thursday evening – including a great new version of “Born This Way” by Peter Hollens)

The Liberty Voices - The National Anthem - A Cappella Americana
The King’s Singers – You Are The New Day - New Day
Opening Themes: Boyz Nite Out - BHX – Director’s Cut;
                                The Bobs - 47 Reasons – Plugged
Stephanie Renée - Razzmatazz - Mouth Music (new)
Sara Bareilles - Kaleidoscope Heart - Kaleidoscope Heart (new)
Tufts Beelzebubs w/Darrin Criss - Misery - Glee Soundtrack (new)
Throat Culture - Easter Island Head - Acappella Head
Rescue - 2000 Years Ago - Two Thousand Years Ago
Vox One - Whisper When I Speak - Say You Love Me
Todd Rundgren - Hodja - A Cappella
Vocal Six - Kiss From A Rose - Tivoli
Sixth Wave - Grazin' In The Grass - Sixth Wave
Duke Pitchforks -  I Will Follow You Into The Dark - Disconcert
The House Jacks - From The Boy In Me - Level
Chris Colfer w/Tufts Beelzebubs - Blackbird - Glee Soundtrack (new)
Divisi (Oregon) - So Are You To Me - Roots
Rockapella - Shambala - Primer
Clef Hangers (North Carolina) - Beautiful Day - Twist
Hyannis Sound - Get Set - Shirt! Tie! Khaki!
Stephanie Renée - Falling (Interlude) - Mouth Music (new)
Tufts Beelzebubs w/Darrin Criss & Chris Colfer- Candles - Glee Soundtrack (new)
--A Lady Gaga Set:
-Peter Hollens - Born This Way - demo (new)
-Red States - Just Dance - Sing Six
-On The Rocks (Oregon) - Bad Romance - A Fifth
-Sil'hooettes - Telephone - BOCA 2011
Ball In The House - What More Do You Need - Granite Ave.
Streetnix - Freedom - Ignition
Kickshaw - Papa Was A Rolling Stone - Superstar
The Accidentals - Wheel Of Time - The Accidentals
Straight No Chaser - Don't Dream It's Over - With A Twist
Voice Trek - Take Five - An A Cappella Trek
Bathtub Dogs - The Look - Studio 354
The Bobs - Psycho Killer - Sing The Songs Of...

Playlist for the weekend of March 11-13, 2011:
(featuring an extended Second-Hour Set of Celtic music for St. Patrick’s Day)

The Liberty Voices - The National Anthem - A Cappella Americana
The King’s Singers – You Are The New Day - New Day
Opening Themes: Boyz Nite Out - BHX – Director’s Cut;
                                The Bobs - 47 Reasons – Plugged
Tufts Beelzebubs w/Darrin Criss and Chris Colfer - Animal - Glee Soundtrack (new)
Tufts Beelzebubs w/Darrin Criss - Teenage Dream - Glee Soundtrack
Looking For An Echo (Roanoke) - Hard Times Come Again No More - For Today
Chanticleer - Shenandoah - A Portrait
Transit - Can't Get Next To You - Transit
Firedrill! - Workin' Day And Night - ...Sings Without Music, Vol. II
Vox One - Pure Imagination - Pure Imagination
The Real Group - A Lifetime Takes A Lifetime To Fulfill - The Real Album
The Real Group - Mister Father - In The Middle Of Life
Stanford Harmonics - Whisper - Escape Velocity
m-pact - Baby I Need Your Loving - m-pact
Hampton Avenue - Fixing A Hole - Everybody Sing!
Four Shadow - Day Tripper - Four
--The Second Hour Set - For St. Patrick's Day:
-Líadan - "P" Stands For Paddy - Líadan
-The Voice Squad - The Parting Glass - Good People All
-The Chieftains - Here's A Health To The Company - The Wide World Over
-Niamh Parsons - Two Sisters - In My Prime
-The King's Singers - Sally Gardens - Annie Laurie
-Chanticleer - Dulaman - Wondrous Love
-Anúna - The Heart's Cry - Riverdance
-Anúna - The Wild Song - Essential Anúna
-Anúna - Fionnghuala - Celtic Origins
-Riverdance Singers - Oscail an Doras - RIverdance Live In New Year
-Clannad - Mhorag's Na Horo Gheallaidh - Fuaim
-The Cottars - Suilean Dudh - The Cottars
-Dublin Pub Singers - Galway Bay - The Quiet Man soundtrack
-Navan - Caitlin Triall - Lowena
-The Riverdance Singers w/Ivan Thomas - Heal Their Hearts/Freedom - Riverdance Live In New Year
-Vox One - Danny Boy - Chameleon
-The King's Singers - She Moved Through The Fair - Watching The White Wheat
-The Robert Shaw Chorale - Wearin' Of The Green - Irish Folk Songs

Playlist for the weekend of March 4-6, 2011:

The Liberty Voices - The National Anthem - A Cappella Americana
The King’s Singers – You Are The New Day - New Day
Opening Themes: Boyz Nite Out - BHX – Director’s Cut;
                                The Bobs - 47 Reasons – Plugged
Cluster - 224 - Sing Six/Cement
The House Jacks - From The Boy In Me - Level
Angie Doctor and Dan Schumacher - In The Heart Of The Dark - He Said, She Said
The Tufts Beelzebubs - Don't Think Twice, It's All Right - Play The Game
Sonos - Oh What A World - SonoSings
The Hyannis Sound - Feels Like Today - On The Clock
Voice Trek - Adoro Te Devote - A Journey Of The Voice
Clef Hangers (North Carolina) - If I Ever Lose My Faith In You - Time Out
Cartoon Johnny - More Like You - Power Up
m-pact - Won't You Be My Neighbor? - limited edition ep
The Bobs - The Tight Pants Tango - Get Your Monkey Off My Dog
firedrill! - Sledgehammer - rock. paper. scissors.
Invisible Men - Straight Lines - Talk To Frank
Glad - Before The Throne of God Above - A Cappella Worship-The Highest Glory
baSix - Diversity - Diversity
Chapter 6 - Clocks - With The Windows Down
Rajaton - I Was Brought To My Senses - Out Of Bounds
JMU Madison Project - Lovesong - For Today
Bathtub Dogs (UNL) - Kiss From A Rose - Studio 354
All-Night Yahtzee (Florida State) - Cigarettes And Chocolate Milk - Minor Adjustments
Stanford Counterpoint - Ironic - Nomansland
No Limit - Show Me How - No Limit
Boyz Nite Out - I Wanna' Be Your Baby Tonite - Rho Sham Bo
Dicks & Janes (Michigan) - Galileo - Show-N-Tell
The Swingle Singers - The Fool On The Hill - Live In Japan
Kurt Bestor - Prayer Of The Children - Innovators
Monkey Puzzle - Welcome To Our Gene Lab - Freakin' On The Lunar Surface
The Bobs - Tweak Your Peak - Shut Up And Sing!

Playlist for the weekend of February 25-28, 2011:

The Liberty Voices - The National Anthem - A Cappella Americana
The King’s Singers – You Are The New Day - New Day
Opening Themes: Boyz Nite Out - BHX – Director’s Cut;
                                The Bobs - 47 Reasons – Plugged
Midnight Ramblers - Fireflies - BOCA 2011
Angie Doctor and Dan Schumacher - Another One Bites The Dust - He Said She Said
Clockwork - I Thought About You - Every Voice Counts
The King's Singers - Home - Swimming Over London
The Swingle Singers - On The 4th Of July - Ferris Wheels
Cal State Sacramento Jazz Singers -  Love Is More Thicker Than Forget - BOCA 2007
Sonos - Come Here Boy - SonoSings
Bara Vox - Millenium - We're Going Up
Bobby McFerrin - Say Ladeo - VOCAbuLarieS
The Bathtub Dogs (UNL) - Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel) - Let 'em Riot
The MIT Logarhythms - All The Small Things - Superlogs
Scott Leonard - Carry Me Along - 1 Man 1 Mike
Maybebop - My Angel - Auf Die Ohren
Jon McLemore - Wendy - Jon McLemore
Tufts Beelzebubs w/Darrin Criss - Hey, Soul Sister - Glee Soundtrack
The Essentials - If I Fell - Come Together
Chicago Voice Exchange - Raccoon - Live From Paris
The Real Group - Splanky - Live In Stockholm
Perpetuum Jazzile - Africa - Africa
Stanford Mendicants - Wake Me Up, Before You Go Go - Mendication
Raol Midon - Ain't Happened Yet - A World Within A World
High Street - Sweet Baby James - HighStreet
Apes & Babes - Toccata - Ra
Dartmouth Aires - Separate Ways/World's Apart - Extraordinaire
Laurel Masse - Minuet - Feather & Bone
5-Alone - Icarus - Good Vibrations
The Bobs - White Room - Cover The Songs Of...

Thanks to all the artists, performers, promoters, a cappella catalogs and listeners (on the air and on the web!) who make the show happen each week.  Please feel free to contact me with suggestions, comments, and recommendations.

And if you have music you would like me to include on the show, please send it along!  I would also appreciate press kits, concert schedules, and contact/ordering information.  My address:

Rick Alloway
Vocal Chords
90.3 KRNU
147 Andersen Hall
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE 68588-0466

Phone: (402) 472-6856
FAX: (402) 472-8403

vocalchords2@unl.edu – or –
ralloway1@unl.edu

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