Smiffenpoofs
The Smiffenpoofs | |
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| Also known as | The Smiffenpoofs |
| Origin | Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, United States |
| Genres | Collegiate a cappella |
| Years active | 1936–present |
| Label | Collegiate |
| Website | Official Site |
Formed in 1936 at Smith College, the Smiffenpoofs are the oldest traditionally all-female collegiate a cappella group in the United States.[1]
Following their March 2, 2006 performance in Brattleboro, Vermont, the Smiffenpoofs were praised in the Brattleboro Reformer: "The Smiffenpoofs are as tight and refined as a group can be. They are champagne and caviar, Newport Beach and Rolls-Royce." The Smiffenpoofs’ arrangement of Imogen Heap’s "Hide and Seek" has also been described as "absolutely stunning", and the performance as "a sanctuary of calm, moving ensemble singing…just beautiful."[2]
The Smiffenpoofs have built up a discography of several CDs and records over the past thirty years. Their brother a cappella group is The Brown Derbies.
Discography
- You've Gotta Have Everything... (1958)
- Once Was A Time (1974)
- Definitive Smiffenpoofs (1978)
- After The Gold Rush (1981)
- A Living Jukebox (1983)
- Dining At The Ritz (1987)
- In The Dark! (Live Album) 1988
- Smiffenpoofs...Enough Said (1989)
- Bang, Pow, Poof! (1993)
- Get Out Of The House (1995)
- The Smiffenpoofs Have Left The Building (1997)
- Twelve (1999)
- Testimony (2002)
- Bear Right At Tiny's (2006)
- Smiffenpoofs 75 (2011)
- Poofs in Boots (Live Album) (2012)
- Genesis of Rhythm: Smiffenpoofs 2013 (2013)
- XOXO, The Poofs (EP) (2015)
- Miss That Love of Mine (2021)
- Come Home to My Heart (Live EP) (2025)
- Did You Hear That? (2026)
References
- ↑ Duquette, Abigail. "The Smiffenpoofs: A History of Female A Cappella (2015)." Vimeo video, 24:27. 18 April 2015. https://vimeo.com/125330611
- ↑ "A major third: A cappella just keeps getting better", The Brattleboro Reformer, March 2, 2006.
