barbershop quartet
noun
: a group of four male singers who sing in an old-fashioned style without instruments
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In the writer-director’s adaptation of Adam Mars-Jones’s 2020 novel, Box Hill: A Story of Low Self-Esteem, Harry Melling plays Colin, an introverted parking attendant who lives with his parents, sings in a barbershop quartet, and has struck out on a number of blind dates.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
In the dark romantic comedy-drama, True Blood alum Skarsgård, 49, plays tough biker Ray, who enters into a dominant-submissive relationship with Colin (Melling), a shy and directionless man who sings in a barbershop quartet.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Wayne got his start in music singing in a barbershop quartet with his older brother Alan and younger brothers Merrill and Jay.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The Overtones – barbershop quartet (Lexington, Kentucky) Judy Street and Jim Kirby – singer and pianist duo (Franklin)
Pistol Creek Catch of the Day – three-piece band (Knoxville)
Visit the contest page to watch performance clips and support your favorite act.
—Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
That’s an incredible barbershop quartet on both ends of the floor.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 13 June 2025
Colin hangs around at a village pub on Christmas Eve after performing in a barbershop quartet with his dad, Pete (Douglas Hodge).
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
In the dark romantic comedy-drama, True Blood alum Skarsgård, 49, plays tough biker Ray, who enters into a dominant-submissive relationship with Colin (Melling), a shy and directionless man who sings in a barbershop quartet.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Wayne got his start in music singing in a barbershop quartet with his older brother Alan and younger brothers Merrill and Jay.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The Overtones – barbershop quartet (Lexington, Kentucky) Judy Street and Jim Kirby – singer and pianist duo (Franklin)
Pistol Creek Catch of the Day – three-piece band (Knoxville)
Visit the contest page to watch performance clips and support your favorite act.
—Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
That’s an incredible barbershop quartet on both ends of the floor.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 13 June 2025
Colin hangs around at a village pub on Christmas Eve after performing in a barbershop quartet with his dad, Pete (Douglas Hodge).
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2025
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