Sunday Night Social. Tim Brooks and Seth Fetzer, along with Ashley and Tyler Wigginton, Courtesy photo
BARBERSHOP NEWS
On Saturday night, there’s a Sunday Night Social at the United Church of Los Alamos. It’s all part of a barbershop chorus gathering called “From Sea to Shining Sea.” The Lasses and Lads of Enchantment from Los Alamos, along with the Santa Fe Harmonizers, have a weekend full of barbershop songs taking you all the way down Route 66. The gathering includes four local barbershop quartets: Odd Man Out, The Isotones, Three Nice Guys, and On the Road Again.
The talented team of chorus members will also be joined by a multi- award-winning barbershop quartet. Fresh off their wins from several 2026 performances, they are known as Sunday Night Social. Tim Brooks and Seth Fetzer, along with Ashley and Tyler Wigginton, will show off their talents this weekend as they bring their golden, melodious tones to
Los Alamos and Santa Fe.
Ashley Wigginton took time out from their new touring schedule to share some of the journey. How did she get to where she is today?
“I’ve been on stage since age 10, but it was my husband, Tyler, our bass, who dragged me into barbershop,” said Wigginton. “We sang together in a professional a cappella group (where we met originally), and he finally convinced me to try it out in 2018. After that, I was hooked.”
She describes barbershop as more than just a style of a cappella music. She calls it a uniquely American artform with a rich history and culture that has now traveled the globe.
“Think of it like an Olympic sport,” said Wigginton. “There’s a distinct fandom who follow the contest cycle, there’s nomenclature unique to the style, there’s a multi-category judging system for competitions, and a society formed of countries, districts, chapters, and members.”
Each year there’s the international contest, where the top-scoring choruses and quartets compete. This year they struck it rich in competition. Perhaps not financially rich, but an acknowledgment with placing that fills a spot in your heart you weren’t even aware existed.
She explains that at the heart of barbershop are the local chapters who come together each week to work on music, commune together, sing some tags, and enjoy fellowship. She explains that there’s comfort in knowing that if your job sends you to a new state or city, all you have to do is find a local chapter and you have an instant network of fellow
singers to help you settle.
Tickets are available at the door for both performances. The Friday evening performance is at St. John’s United Methodist Church in Santa Fe. The Los Alamos performance is on Saturday at the United Church of Los Alamos. Additional information regarding the shows is available by calling 505-660-0484.