The V-8's of Mount Holyoke College (circa 1965)

Members: Gail Buerger, Chappaqua, NY; Mary Duffy (Record Chairman), Wellesley Hills, Mass.;
Ann Kenyon, Wethersfield, Conn.; Lucy Taylor, Winnetka, Ill.; Dee Halliday, Cresskill, NJ;
Betsy Pugh, Rye, NY; Ellie Rogers, W. Lafayette, Ind.; Kath Schmidt, Dartmouth, Mass.;
Ann Ginsburgh (Treasurer), Princeton, NJ; Judy Rodgers (Leader), Decatur, Ill.;
Pat Donovan, Chevy Chase, Md.; Jo Roberts, Paoli, Penn.; Barb Zeller, West Hartford, Conn.;
Cindy Brandle (Business Manager), Murray Hill, N.J.; Ann Goble, Maplewood, NJ;
Beth Holland, Woodmere, NY; Mary Multer, Binghamton, NY

Good music is hard to pinpoint. It isn't the song alone. It needs the song first of all, but the arrangement can make or break its raw material. Feeling and meaning the words are important. Shadings of tone can pull an audience into the mood ... whether it's the romance of 'TIL THERE WAS YOU or the rich harmonies of FOGGY DAY with its surprise fugue ending.

There's one more important ingredient. Individual voices must be able to blend together. This is a distinctive feature of the V8's. The V-8's excel in both solo work and group blend. They are noted for their arrangements. Their songs are pitched four or five notes lower than most other women's groups creating a unique richness and depth of tone. The sound of the V8's is heard and welcomed as far away as weekend transportation permits. They have appeared at campus dances, at Dartmouth, Yale, Trinity, Bowdoin, and Amherst. If they can get there, they'll go!

Wherever you find them you can be sure of this: The V-8's love to sing, and they sing well!