A Barbershop quartet with a twist!
Boardwalk, an unconventional quartet by any standard, is dedicated to creating energetic comedic performances that fuse costumes from the roaring 20's, 4-part harmony, and a unique selection of string instruments. They like to call this new genre of music "Barber-Folk" and it's the inspiration of many of their musical heroes of days gone by.
This is not your traditional Barbershop quartet.
Brad Hine
The high part
Our tenor, Bradley Hine, is most notable for his hair. It is thick, natural and just barely a hint of grey. To our knowledge, Brad has never had to use any creams or thickening agents to maintain his full head of hair. Oh yeah, he masterfully plays the strings. For these reasons, he is truly our hero.
Mark Schlinkert
The familiar part
Singing lead is Mark Schlinkert. When Mark isn’t singing, he works diligently as an accomplished yoga instructor and also teaches Lamaze classes 3 times a week. During quartet rehearsals, he will often yell out “push, push” for no apparent reason.
Jared Carlson
The low part
Pookie attempts to sing bass. He does so at the behest of the other 3 members of the quartet. Other than this, he has very few other talents and really none that can be mentioned here.
David Calland
The strange part
A fine baritone, David Calland is a gifted singer and spends quite a bit of his time trying to figure out the notes that the other three voices decided not to sing. He's a machine!
The Goods
Hard Travelin'
Our very first recording!
Hot Off The Press
Let’s do!Celebrate Barbershop Quartet Day on April 11th! #barbershopquartetday
Such a fun show and adventure! Loved every second of it!! #FunThingsHappenHere!The Milltones - Milbank, SD put on an awesome show last night. The group they brought in for the second half, Boardwalk was amazing to listen to... I have to admit, I laughed unexpectedly and hard at times - very entertaining! Very fun evening. #CelebratetheArts
Wrap-up from the weekend so far...
1. Travel to MSP
2. David's luggage delayed
3. Met the daughter of Herschel Smith, the original baritone of the Buffalo Bills, who worked for baggage services for Southwest Airlines.
4. Luggage arrives
5. Birthday rental upgrade to Cadillac Escalade - 10 miles on odometer! TY!!!
6. Drive to Milbank, SD
7. Show, glow, glimmer
8. Boardwalk wind down at hotel
9. Drive to MSP and learn new song!
10. Play gas game...97 miles to airport...95 miles in gas tank
11. 4.5 miles left to get to airport - car dies - yep...OUT OF GAS
12. Panic...order Uber, call roadside assistance
13. Highway Hero shows up within 5 minutes and puts 1.5 gallons of gas in the car
14. Hang up with roadside assistance - cancel request
15. Start car, cancel Uber
16. Drive to MSP - only delayed us 11 minutes!
17. Drop off ATL gang
18. Turn in rental with almost no gas
19. Sit and watch NCAA March Madness until flight
20. Get up tomorrow and have more adventures as we are singing at Gwinnett College
#funthingshappenhere #barberfolk #hardtravelin #lotsofluck
So, we are Hard Travelin' today on our way to Millbank, SD. David's bag is lost but the agent at Southwest has our back! She is the daughter of Hershel Smith, the original baritone of the Buffalo Bills! Thanks Lynnette!
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