A Chronological History of eXtreme Quartetting

This is the chronological history of the Association of eXtreme Quartetting™ Harmony Brigades and shows which songs were sung at each Brigade Rally. The list is sorted in ascending order by year, then by the month an individual brigade is held, then by the CD track # (or alphabetically if there are no CD track #'s). The default view is all years, all brigades. Pressing the Reset button will return to the default view.

Be warned that it is possible to select a year/brigade combination that will return no data because that particular brigade was not held that year.  

The data for the current year will be added once every brigade has published their song selection for that year. This should happen late spring/early summer each year. Sorry guys, no spoilers here!

Click on the Song ID Number to see details about the song such as who arranged it, who recorded the learning tracks, which brigades sang the song, etc. 

The Ontario Brigade only happened once in 2011 and wasn't truly a part of the association of brigades. The data is included here as a memorial to the man behind the event, my friend, Dan Bezaire.

Covid-19 Notice: Due to the pandemic the following brigade rallies were not held:

Only the NCHB, NPHB, LSHB, and UKHB rallies were held in 2020. All others were canceled.

The UKHB and EHB were held virtually in 2021. All others were canceled.

The NCHB, HSHB, EHB, and MHBNE rallies for 2022 were canceled. The MHBNE combined with the AHB. 

The Harmony University Brigade was not held in 2024.


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# SongID Year Held Brigade Song Title Key CD Track # StartingWords
141 209 2003 NCHB Smile G 5 When your world is turned around, why not ...
142 58 2003 NCHB Fly Me To The Moon Bb 6 Come fly with me, let's fly, let's …
143 22 2003 NCHB Birth of the Blues Bb 7 Ya know that I … I asked my pappy and he said …
144 26 2003 NCHB Blue, Turning Grey Over You C# 8 What will I do for sunshine, with nothing …
145 200 2003 NCHB San Francisco Bay Blues Bb 9 Da da da ... I got the blues when my baby left ...
146 52 2003 NCHB Everybody Loves A Lover C 10 Bum buh buh … Ev'ry body loves a lover …
147 78 2003 NCHB Hello, Mary Lou Bb 11 Passed me by one summer day, flashed those big ...
148 19 2003 NCHB Back In The Old Routine Db 12 Remember the days, the old vaudeville craze ...
149 283 2004 IHB You Make Me Feel So Young C 1 Do I seem as cheerful as a schoolboy playing …
150 26 2004 IHB Blue, Turning Grey Over You C# 2 What will I do for sunshine, with nothing …
151 23 2004 IHB Blackbird Medley G 3 Pack up all my cares and woes here I go …
152 203 2004 IHB Shine B 4 Oh, shine, shine! For just one dime …
153 155 2004 IHB Lover Come Back G 5 You went away, I let you, we broke …
154 238 2004 IHB The Darktown Strutters Ball Bb 6 Buh, bum, bum, I’ve got some good news …
155 202 2004 IHB Sentimental Gentleman From Georgia Am 7 Ba dum dum dum dum … hey hey, no doubt …
156 100 2004 IHB If I Love Again Ab 8 I often wonder why you came to me …
157 52 2004 IHB Everybody Loves A Lover C 9 Bum buh buh … Ev'ry body loves a lover …
158 90 2004 NCHB I Never Knew/You Were Meant For Me G 1 Oh I can't sleep and I can't eat I never knew …
159 118 2004 NCHB I'm My Own Grandpa Gb 2 For those of you who like to study genealogy ...
160 196 2004 NCHB Redhead Ab 3 I'll stand and shout so there's no doubt …