All About Buford

“With so much sound using only their voices, All About Buford brings a cappella music into the modern mainstream by opening up possibilities that future generations of musicians cannot even begin to imagine they can accomplish� - The Middleboro Gazette

“They are a motivating reminder of the emotional rewards in searching out others that love what you love.� - Sing Out! Magazine

"I am answering a challenge, posed by Amy Malkoff from the band All About Buford. I've chided half a dozen a cappella shows in print this year, and Malkoff and her comrades were clearly growing weary of my jabs. Most recently, in the Go! column, I mentioned that a United Way benefit added an a cappella band to their bill 'so patrons have an opportunity to step out for popcorn and Junior Mints.'

...Next comes Malkoff's band, All About Buford. By the time the quartet sings a lovely, subtle cover of the Rodgers and Hart classic 'My Funny Valentine,' I'm warming up to them. Their music is a cappella folk, if such a genre exists, topped off with a human beat provided by vocal percussionist Adeel Pandith.

This is not barbershop or high-school choral group. It's quite good. The harmonies created by Amy Malkoff and Taunia Soderquist melt in my ears.

'It's common that people have misconceptions about a cappella,'' Malkoff tells me a few days after the show. ''A cappella isn't really one style of music. That would be like saying every band with a trumpet is a jazz band.'

Yes, I reluctantly confess, I have grown fond of vocal harmonies. I have a newfound respect for many a cappella ensembles. But still, my favorite All About Buford song is ''Rocket Bride,'' a tune the group sings with guitar accompaniment." - Boston Globe

“...if you dig on the soul music, All About Buford can and will put your hands together...Shake the booty, let it all hang loose� - The Valley Advocate

"I want my money back."

This happened shortly after All About Buford started singing. Here is how the rest of the story went:

Ticket Person - 'I am sorry, do you not like the music?'

Audience member - 'It's not that. It's that this was advertised as an 'a cappella' concert, and this is NOT a cappella.'

T.P. - 'But it is all a cappella, only voices.'

A.M. - 'No it's NOT. You have drum tracks and bass tracks playing.'

T.P. - 'No, Mam. Those are voices you are hearing. All the sounds you are hearing are coming from the singers.'

The woman listened, then listened at the door going into the chapel.

Her last words were 'OH MY GOD!' as she ran back into the chapel.

- Joe Antonioli, director
VT A Cappella Summit - venue quote