Lincoln Barbershop Harmony Club was formed in October 1993 when two existing BABS members, Tony Chapman and Colin Russell, both having recently moved to the Lincoln area got together to get the ball rolling. Tony had moved to Lincoln from the south coast where he was a founder member and Chorus Director of the Worthing chorus, and latterly Director of the Solent City Chorus in Portsmouth.
Colin, who was still a serving member of the RAF was at that time singing with the Hallmark of Harmony chorus in Sheffield.
With the help of publicity from the Lincolnshire Echo and BBC Radio Lincolnshire the first meeting was attended by 9 prospective members, but over the next few weeks we achieved more than 20 attending weekly rehearsals.
Over the years the membership numbers have fluctuated quite dramatically but we were still able to compete in both local and national competitions, promoting our style of singing to both the general public and dedicated Barbershop audiences.
Over the years, Barbershop Harmony has grown in popularity across the UK and we would like to think that Lincoln is doing its bit to encourage and promote close harmony male-voice singing.