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The Wellesley Widows

Dressing to Kill Since 1949.

About Me

The Wellesley Widows are a fifteen-voice a cappella singing group from Wellesley College in, you guessed it, Wellesley, Massachusetts. We have been singing together for over fifty years, making us one of the nation's oldest women's collegiate a cappella singing ensembles. We first performed as "flappers" for a father-daughter weekend back in 1949. Originally called the "College Octet," the Widows borrowed the song "Mimi the College Widow" from the Yale Whiffenpoofs, changing the lyrics to "We are the College Widows," and the name stuck. Today we have a wide repertoire, specializing in popular music from the 1930's and 40's to the present, including modern songs by Duran Duran, the Dixie Chicks, and Weezer. We are proud to carry on a tradition of fine musical entertainment to audiences all over the United States.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/18/2005
Band Website: wellesleywidows.com
Band Members: Beth Santos '08 (President), Dominique Parris '08, Katherine Kinnaird '08, Roheeni Saxena '08, Karel Olsson '09, Lillian Chu '09 (Business Manager), Siobhan O'Keefe '09, Emma Lueger '10 (Musical Director), Katie Colaneri '10, Meredith Hall '10, Betsy Grether '11, Christy Burke '11, Julia Shew '11, Nooreen Meghani '11.Members On Leave: Anisha Gupta '09, Heather Mellquist '09, Hannah Rainey '10

Influences: Often influenced by such irresistible pleasures as your mom, et. al.
Sounds Like: Anything and everything.Current repetoire: American Tune (Paul Simon) Breathe Me (Sia) Come to My Window (Melissa Ethridge) Dreams/Linger (The Cranberries) Foolish Games (Jewel) It’s All Been Done (The Barenaked Ladies) I Want You (Rachel Yamagata) Slide (Goo Goo Dolls) Special (Garbage) Spiderwebs (No Doubt) The Call (The Backstreet Boys) They (Jem) Unlike Me (Kate Havnevik) Who Knew (Pink)
Type of Label: None

My Blog

New CD!

Hey Guys! Our new CD Unwed just came out this past December! We're up for two CARA nominations for Best CD and Best Song. To hear song clips and order your copy online for $15, visit our website www.w...
Posted by The Wellesley Widows on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:16:00 PST

MAILING LIST!!

You wanted it...we got it!The Widows now have an email list!  Be the first to know about upcoming concerts, new CDs, brand spankin' merchandise or anything else that might wow you with email anno...
Posted by The Wellesley Widows on Wed, 09 Aug 2006 06:19:00 PST

New Website!!!!

Thanks to our fab webmistress, Julie Freitas, the new website is up!!!  Check it out at www.wellesleywidows.com , complete with sound clips, profiles (including our 4 fantastic newbies!) , p...
Posted by The Wellesley Widows on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 06:41:00 PST