Acknowledgements of Current and Past Members

​With the photo on the left, we would like to acknowledge the services that were generously granted to The Strathroy Vocal Federation (presently the A Cappella Connection) by the man standing beside his latest production.  For each and all of our annual shows, Blake Hughes created, with his exceptional, artistic abilities, a stage background like the one shown with him. Blake has since retired from the Chapter and we indeed do miss him, but we wish him our best, with thanks for all he has done for us over the years.

​Before continuing on, there are some members of the former Strathroy Vocal Federation who would like to say HELLO to all visitors to this site, in their own special way in the following video:

As of November 17th, 2018,  the members of this chapter, as well as members in chapters all over Southern Ontario, are mourning the loss of the man in that video who said "Hi" after giving us the chance to hear his beautiful bass voice.  BIG Jim Mcdougall will most certainly be missed, as he played such an important part in the starting and maintaining of the Strathroy Vocal Federation.  Jim spent most of his  barbershopping years with London's Men of Accord, and Doug Petch, who is a member of the London chapter, and who has known BIG Jim from when he first started singing with them back in 1960, wrote a fantastic article entitled "Memories of BIG Jim". It was published in the December 2018 issue of the Men of Accord's newsletter called The Clipper and I ask that you click on either of the last two, highlighted links to be taken to the newsletter so that you can read Doug Petch's article, and thankyou Doug.