Association
of British
Barbershop
Singers
LABBS was established in 1976 and now, with approximately 1,900 members in 48 choruses, is the leading Association of lady barbershoppers in the UK.
2009 sees an "open" Convention, in Chelthenham, Gloucester, with 33 choruses and 17 quartets competing. A wonderful weekend of fun, singing and friendship beckons - do come along and join us!
2010 Quartet Champions
Miss-Demeanour
♪ Sarah - Tenor
Sarah has been singing from a very young age and discovered barbershop 4 years ago through Heartbeat Chorus. She is based in Liverpool where she studies French and German at the University of Liverpool.
♪ Amelia - Bari
Amelia has been singing barbershop for over 10 years and has a degree in Drama. She is Currently based in Cheshire and workes as a Buddy trainer!♪ Suzanne - Lead
Suzanne has been singing on shows since the age of 3. She has a degree in performing arts and is currently based in Cheshire, working for a company called Artis who specialise in bringing creativity into education.
♪ Sarah – Bass
Sarah lives and breathes Barbershop! She has been singing with Heartbeat chorus since the age of 8 and is also involved with choreography. She is currently based in Derbyshire and works in childcare.
Amersham A Cappella (Amersham)
LABBS Champions for 2010
Directed by Helen Lappert
Amersham A Cappella, previously known as Chiltern Harmony, is a highly successful, ladies chorus with a long history of excellence. We have over 50 members from all walks of life, diverse careers and backgrounds – but united in an enjoyment of music making. Our wide repertoire extends from traditional barbershop style songs, classic & contemporary ballads and show-stoppers through to up-beat jazzy and popular numbers.
As our name suggests, we are based in Amersham and our members travel from Bucks, Beds and Herts to our weekly Tuesday rehearsal.
The original chorus was formed in 1982 by wives and girlfriends of a local men’s choir who decided they’d like to explore a cappella singing. Ever since those early days, whether performing or rehearsing, our primary objectives are to make beautiful harmonious music and most importantly…to have great fun!
2010 has been a great year for us!! We won the Good Housekeeping Choir of the Year beating over 70 choirs from around the UK. Then less than a month later, we returned from Llandudno in Wales where we won the Gold Medal at the LABBS National Convention! A fantastic result! We won the bronze in 2008 and 2007 so were really chuffed to have finally reached Gold!
Next convention: 21-23 October 2011
Harrowgate