Smiffenpoofs

The Smiffenpoofs
Also known asThe Smiffenpoofs
OriginSmith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, United States
GenresCollegiate a cappella
Years active1936–present
LabelCollegiate
WebsiteOfficial 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

  1. ↑ Duquette, Abigail. "The Smiffenpoofs: A History of Female A Cappella (2015)." Vimeo video, 24:27. 18 April 2015. https://vimeo.com/125330611
  2. ↑ "A major third: A cappella just keeps getting better", The Brattleboro Reformer, March 2, 2006.