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 sometime in June or July 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:

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

2021: The UKHB and EHB were held virtually. All others were canceled. This year marked the birth of the Electronic Dance Card app that many brigades are now using.

2022: The NCHB, HSHB, EHB, and MHBNE rallies were canceled. MHBNE participants were invited to attend AHB. 

2024: The Harmony University Brigade was not held.

2025: The European Harmony Brigade was not held. Two new brigades were formed and held their first rally: Brigade on the Range (BotR) in June, and the Pacific Harmony Brigade (PHB) in September.


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# SongID Year Held Brigade Song Title Key CD Track # StartingWords
181 47 2005 NCHB Down Where the Swanee River Flows D 3 My mem'ries often stray way back to childhood …
182 43 2005 NCHB Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans D 4 Oh no I never had this kind-a feelin', with …
183 28 2005 NCHB Bye, Bye, Blues G 5 I got quite a surprise when I saw you smile …
184 111 2005 NCHB I'm Alone Because I Love You G 6 All the friends that I knew and gave up for …
185 188 2005 NCHB Paper Doll F 7 I guess I`ve had a million dolls or more ...
186 112 2005 NCHB I'm Beginning To See The Light G 8 Ba do ba doot bye ya doo bop …
187 189 2005 NCHB Peg O' My Heart C 9 Oh, my heart’s in a whirl over one little girl …
188 132 2005 NCHB I've Been Workin' On The Railroad Bb 10 Hello neighbor welcome aboard (all aboard) …
189 210 2005 NCHB Smilin' Through E 11 Here's a story of love fond and true …
190 108 2005 NCHB I'll Fly Away Ab 12 Some glad morning when my life is o'er, I'll …
191 22 2006 AHB Birth of the Blues Bb 1 Ya know that I … I asked my pappy and he said …
192 23 2006 AHB Blackbird Medley G 2 Pack up all my cares and woes here I go …
193 254 2006 AHB This Little Light Of Mine Bb 3 Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine, oh let …
194 269 2006 AHB When There's Love At Home Ab 4 Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home …
195 257 2006 AHB Too Marvelous For Words Bb 5 I search for phrases to sing your praises …
196 181 2006 AHB Once Upon A Time D 6 Everything was ours (was ours) we were so happy …
197 43 2006 AHB Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans D 7 Oh no I never had this kind-a feelin', with …
198 199 2006 AHB Royal Garden Blues G 8 No use a-talk-in, no use a-talk-in, you'll start …
199 156 2006 AHB Love's Old Sweet Song C 9 Star light an’ romance an’ music in the air …
200 4 2006 AHB After You've Gone Bb 10 Now won’t you listen honey while I say …