Four Winds entertains in the GI director's office

Roger Smith brought his barbershop quartet, the Four Winds, to the GI on Valentine's Day to sing a few romantic songs. A number of GI people came to enjoy the performance.

For many years, a quartet has come to the GI to sing in celebration on this day. Up until COVID it was a group called The Tanana Flats. On this occasion, a new quartet named Four Winds provided the entertainment.

Barbershop quartets have a lead singer who sings the melody, and bass, baritone and tenor parts which provide harmonious accompaniment.

Four Winds was formed a year ago with Willa Watts as the lead, Dick Holm as bass, Ted Sponsel as baritone and Roger Smith as tenor. We sang the Elton John song “Can you feel the love tonight,” Disney’s “Kiss the Girl,” “Annie’s song" by John Denver and “Smile,” a Barbershop song to blow away the COVID blues. In addition to singing at the GI Director’s Office, we also sang at four other locations in town that afternoon.

Hopefully, we can come back again next year!