228:, featuring some of the songs that had earned them success at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2010. Featured on the album, their arrangement of 'Titanium' featuring Heather Robertson earned them the #2 spot in the UACUK (The UK University A Cappella Blog)'s "Best of British 2012". In the Voice Festival UK 2011 and 2012, the Alleycats were awarded "Outstanding Vocal Percussion", for Cammy Dobbie's performances, as well as "Outstanding Choreography" for Philip De Winter Shaw's work on "Till the World Ends / DJ Got us fallin' in love / Tonight".
125:. In the following years, the group set about increasing their reputation around the university, performing at several gigs around the university town. Originally an all-male group, in 2007 girls were permitted to audition, and today the group consists of roughly half males and half females. They recorded four albums before 2008, the titles of which played on the feline name of the group : Their debut album,
322:
The members of the group can change every year as old students graduate and new students enroll. As of 2020, there are 11 members in the group, with Claire
Beattie as Manager and Jamie Rees as Musical Director. Jamie Rees is also the vocal percussionist of the group.
314:, The Accidentals, and 2016 Championship winner The Belles & The Beaus. In addition, Best Arrangement was awarded to Musical Director Lauren Gage, and special mention went to Caitlin Macdonald for her solo and to Joe Revell for his Vocal Percussion.
269:
In
January 2014, The Alleycats embarked on their first tour to the East coast of the US. For 10 days they traveled around Boston, New Haven, New York and New Jersey, visiting and singing with other university groups. They visited
1044:
206:
In March 2010, the group competed in the Voice
Festival for the second time and progressed to the final again, winning the award for 'Outstanding Performance' for their overall set in the final.
1064:
121:
The group was formed in 2001 by two students, Ben Murray and Dan Wright and soon grew with the addition of George Hollis, Matt King, Vince Wong, Nigel
Mattinson, Bill Calderhead and
599:
557:
1049:
691:
774:
735:
311:
1059:
921:
903:
853:
246:, as a three track teaser for their album, released in 2014. The EP was recorded and produced by Liquid 5th, a studio based in the US.
1039:
1054:
991:
792:
630:
231:
The group performed at the
Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2013 for two weeks (31 July – 13 August) achieving 4-Star reviews.
307:
763:
603:
295:
108:, Scotland. The group was established in 2001. Since then, they have released nine albums, performing across the UK.
828:
210:
665:
290:
In March 2017, the group successfully captured the title for the
Scottish A Capella Championship with a set of "
695:
303:
105:
739:
275:
548:
Three Weeks UACUK Broadway Baby
Edinburgh Fringe 'What's on' Vocal Australia Edinburgh Fringe Review (EFR)
925:
291:
717:
160:
153:
973:
330:
are new members of the year. Members with asterisk * left the group in the middle of the year.
577:
634:
647:
274:, Tufts Sq!, The Boston College Bostonians, the MIT Chorallaries, the NYU Mixtapes and
271:
168:
1033:
995:
299:
279:
261:. The album was again recorded and produced by Liquid 5th, a studio based in the US.
172:
156:, where they progressed to the final 15. However, they were eliminated in Heat 1.
627:
180:
122:
167:. In the semifinal, they won the award for 'Outstanding Performance' for their
176:
164:
101:
45:
34:
810:
878:
736:"Alleycats: Contemporary a Cappella | Edinburgh Festival Fringe"
669:
854:"The Alleycats Are Crowned Your 2017 Scottish A Cappella Champions"
1022:
82:
149:
144:
The group released their fifth studio album in 2008, entitled
947:
209:
From 16 to 21 August of that year, the group debuted in the
992:"EFR - Reviews of The Alleycats: Contemporary A Cappella"
775:"The Alleycats – Contemporary A Cappella (The Alleycats)"
186:
That year, they also released their sixth studio album,
310:" against many other Scottish A Capella groups such as
793:"FringeGuru - The Alleycats: Contemporary a Cappella"
213:
2010 and were given an official Sell-Out Show award.
257:
In August 2014, The
Alleycats released their album,
1045:
Clubs and societies of the
University of St Andrews
242:In November 2013, The Alleycats released their EP,
77:
73:
65:
61:
51:
41:
30:
23:
759:
757:
190:, which included tracks they had performed during
692:"Best of British 2012: 2. Titanium | UACUK"
1065:University musical groups in the United Kingdom
159:In March 2009, the group entered the inaugural
558:List of collegiate a cappella groups in the UK
8:
163:competition at the semifinal stage, held in
922:"Fringe Focus: The Alleycats | UACUK"
183:", and progressed to the final in London.
20:
904:"The Alleycats – Contemporary A Cappella"
409:
337:
569:
148:. That year, they applied to be on the
623:
621:
286:2017: Scottish A Capella Championship
7:
829:"SCOTTISH A CAPPELLA CHAMPIONS 2017"
972:Alder, Amelia (27 September 2011).
602:. BBC. 21 July 2008. Archived from
224:The group released an album titled
1050:Musical groups established in 2001
117:2001–09: Formation and early years
14:
994:. 14 August 2013. Archived from
1060:2001 establishments in Scotland
815:Thealleycatsmusic.bandcamp.com
517:Meow, That's What I Call Music
146:Meow, That's What I Call Music
1:
666:"Music Store - the Alleycats"
811:"Furplay, by The Alleycats"
276:the Princeton Katzenjammers
216:
1081:
202:and Edinburgh Fringe Debut
100:are a Scottish collegiate
1040:A cappella musical groups
628:Voice Festival UK Results
600:"Myleene's Blog - Heat 1"
278:as well as performing at
211:Edinburgh Fringe Festival
637:, Retrieved 12 July 2011
106:University of St Andrews
104:group, hailing from the
1055:Scottish musical groups
974:"REVIEW: The Alleycats"
908:Threeweeksedinburgh.com
779:Threeweeksedinburgh.com
633:5 February 2011 at the
396:Milo Bernfield-Millman*
722:Thevoicefestival.co.uk
466:Milo Bernfield-Millman
718:"University Results"
928:on 16 February 2013
672:on 17 February 2013
272:the Yale Spizzwinks
192:Last Choir Standing
154:Last Choir Standing
152:'s primetime show,
978:Vocalaustralia.com
883:Thealleycats.co.uk
858:College A Cappella
742:on 22 January 2013
698:on 29 January 2013
654:. 20 October 2012.
533:More Than A Feline
131:More Than A Feline
998:on 14 August 2013
478:
477:
469:Alex Schellekens*
403:
402:
399:Alex Schellekens
280:the Spence School
161:Voice Festival UK
95:
94:
1072:
1026:
1025:
1023:Official website
1008:
1007:
1005:
1003:
988:
982:
981:
969:
963:
962:
960:
958:
944:
938:
937:
935:
933:
924:. Archived from
918:
912:
911:
900:
894:
893:
891:
889:
875:
869:
868:
866:
864:
850:
844:
843:
841:
839:
825:
819:
818:
807:
801:
800:
789:
783:
782:
771:
765:
761:
752:
751:
749:
747:
738:. Archived from
732:
726:
725:
714:
708:
707:
705:
703:
694:. Archived from
688:
682:
681:
679:
677:
668:. Archived from
662:
656:
655:
644:
638:
625:
616:
615:
613:
611:
596:
590:
589:
587:
585:
574:
499:We're Not Kitten
487:Careless Whisker
433:Chloe Somerville
410:
338:
259:Careless Whisker
252:Careless Whisker
226:We're Not Kitten
219:We're Not Kitten
91:
88:
86:
84:
54:
21:
1080:
1079:
1075:
1074:
1073:
1071:
1070:
1069:
1030:
1029:
1021:
1020:
1017:
1012:
1011:
1001:
999:
990:
989:
985:
971:
970:
966:
956:
954:
946:
945:
941:
931:
929:
920:
919:
915:
902:
901:
897:
887:
885:
877:
876:
872:
862:
860:
852:
851:
847:
837:
835:
827:
826:
822:
809:
808:
804:
791:
790:
786:
773:
772:
768:
762:
755:
745:
743:
734:
733:
729:
716:
715:
711:
701:
699:
690:
689:
685:
675:
673:
664:
663:
659:
648:"The Alleycats"
646:
645:
641:
635:Wayback Machine
626:
619:
609:
607:
598:
597:
593:
583:
581:
578:"The Alleycats"
576:
575:
571:
566:
554:
546:
483:
408:
336:
320:
318:Current members
292:Dangerous Women
288:
267:
255:
240:
222:
204:
119:
114:
81:
52:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1078:
1076:
1068:
1067:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1047:
1042:
1032:
1031:
1028:
1027:
1016:
1015:External links
1013:
1010:
1009:
983:
964:
939:
913:
895:
870:
845:
820:
802:
797:Fringeguru.com
784:
766:
753:
727:
709:
683:
657:
639:
617:
606:on 8 July 2011
591:
568:
567:
565:
562:
561:
560:
553:
550:
545:
542:
541:
540:
535:
530:
525:
520:
514:
508:
505:Cat Touch This
502:
496:
490:
482:
481:Albums and EPs
479:
476:
475:
470:
467:
464:
459:
458:Bethany Mackay
456:
450:
449:
446:
443:
442:Hamish Garratt
440:
439:Bea Delafaille
437:
436:Claire Beattie
434:
430:
429:
426:
423:
420:
417:
414:
407:
404:
401:
400:
397:
394:
392:
386:
385:
380:
378:Hamish Garratt
375:
373:Bea Delafaille
370:
369:Claire Beattie
366:
365:
362:
359:
356:
352:
351:
348:
345:
342:
335:
332:
319:
316:
312:The Other Guys
287:
284:
266:
263:
254:
248:
239:
233:
221:
215:
203:
200:Cat Touch This
196:
118:
115:
113:
110:
93:
92:
79:
75:
74:
71:
70:
69:Bea Delafaille
67:
63:
62:
59:
58:
55:
49:
48:
43:
39:
38:
32:
28:
27:
24:
16:Cappella group
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1077:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1048:
1046:
1043:
1041:
1038:
1037:
1035:
1024:
1019:
1018:
1014:
997:
993:
987:
984:
979:
975:
968:
965:
953:
949:
943:
940:
927:
923:
917:
914:
909:
905:
899:
896:
884:
880:
874:
871:
859:
855:
849:
846:
834:
833:The Alleycats
830:
824:
821:
816:
812:
806:
803:
798:
794:
788:
785:
780:
776:
770:
767:
764:
760:
758:
754:
741:
737:
731:
728:
723:
719:
713:
710:
697:
693:
687:
684:
671:
667:
661:
658:
653:
649:
643:
640:
636:
632:
629:
624:
622:
618:
605:
601:
595:
592:
579:
573:
570:
563:
559:
556:
555:
551:
549:
543:
539:
536:
534:
531:
529:
526:
524:
523:Platinum Chat
521:
518:
515:
512:
509:
506:
503:
500:
497:
494:
491:
488:
485:
484:
480:
474:
471:
468:
465:
463:
460:
457:
455:
452:
451:
447:
444:
441:
438:
435:
432:
431:
427:
424:
421:
418:
415:
412:
411:
405:
398:
395:
393:
391:
388:
387:
384:
381:
379:
376:
374:
371:
368:
367:
363:
360:
357:
354:
353:
349:
346:
343:
340:
339:
333:
331:
329:
324:
317:
315:
313:
309:
305:
301:
300:Crazy in Love
297:
293:
285:
283:
281:
277:
273:
265:2014: US Tour
264:
262:
260:
253:
249:
247:
245:
238:
234:
232:
229:
227:
220:
214:
212:
207:
201:
197:
195:
193:
189:
184:
182:
178:
174:
170:
166:
162:
157:
155:
151:
147:
142:
140:
139:Platinum Chat
136:
132:
128:
124:
116:
111:
109:
107:
103:
99:
98:The Alleycats
90:
85:.thealleycats
80:
76:
72:
68:
64:
60:
56:
50:
47:
44:
40:
36:
33:
29:
25:The Alleycats
22:
19:
1000:. Retrieved
996:the original
986:
977:
967:
955:. Retrieved
952:Edfringe.com
951:
942:
930:. Retrieved
926:the original
916:
907:
898:
886:. Retrieved
882:
873:
861:. Retrieved
857:
848:
836:. Retrieved
832:
823:
814:
805:
796:
787:
778:
769:
744:. Retrieved
740:the original
730:
721:
712:
700:. Retrieved
696:the original
686:
674:. Retrieved
670:the original
660:
651:
642:
608:. Retrieved
604:the original
594:
582:. Retrieved
572:
547:
538:The Cat Pack
537:
532:
527:
522:
516:
510:
504:
498:
492:
486:
472:
461:
454:Katie Harvey
453:
390:Nele Templin
389:
382:
377:
372:
361:Andrew Mundy
327:
325:
321:
289:
268:
258:
256:
251:
243:
241:
236:
230:
225:
223:
218:
208:
205:
199:
191:
187:
185:
173:Dance Wiv Me
158:
145:
143:
138:
134:
130:
127:The Cat Pack
126:
120:
97:
96:
57:2001–present
53:Years active
18:
1002:29 November
957:29 November
888:10 November
863:10 November
838:10 November
448:Jamie Rees
364:Jamie Rees
358:Lucy Bishop
355:Lauren Gage
326:Members in
181:Billie Jean
123:David Caves
1034:Categories
932:27 January
702:27 January
676:27 January
652:Her Campus
564:References
511:Press Paws
473:Eli Thayer
462:Grace Deri
445:Markus Lee
383:Markus Lee
188:Press Paws
177:Lovestoned
165:St Andrews
102:a cappella
46:A cappella
37:, Scotland
35:St Andrews
879:"Members"
528:Cat Fight
282:in NYC.
135:Cat Fight
631:Archived
552:See also
425:Baritone
610:12 July
584:12 July
544:Reviews
493:Furplay
413:Soprano
341:Soprano
328:italics
308:Hey Now
244:Furplay
237:Furplay
179:" and "
169:mash-up
112:History
78:Website
66:Members
948:"Home"
746:11 May
519:(2008)
513:(2009)
507:(2010)
501:(2011)
495:(2013)
489:(2014)
304:Animal
250:2014:
235:2013:
217:2011:
198:2010:
42:Genres
31:Origin
580:. BBC
428:Bass
422:Tenor
416:Mezzo
350:Bass
347:Tenor
296:Crazy
1004:2020
959:2020
934:2013
890:2018
865:2018
840:2018
748:2013
704:2013
678:2013
612:2011
586:2011
419:Alto
406:2019
344:Alto
334:2018
175:", "
171:of "
137:and
150:BBC
89:.uk
87:.co
83:www
1036::
976:.
950:.
906:.
881:.
856:.
831:.
813:.
795:.
777:.
756:^
720:.
650:.
620:^
306:/
302:/
298:/
294:/
194:.
141:.
133:;
129:;
1006:.
980:.
961:.
936:.
910:.
892:.
867:.
842:.
817:.
799:.
781:.
750:.
724:.
706:.
680:.
614:.
588:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.