Yesterday, in LeBauer Park, at an event called SCRAPFEST, 1aChord sang a set. 1aChord is a trio that met at UNCG, by chance started singing together and were invited to audition for America's Got Talent early this past summer. They refer to themselves as "church babies" and the first song they sang together at the UNCG cafeteria was by the Clark Sisters, an American Gospel group. After the trio sang that day, the women working in the cafeteria sang their praises and encouraged them to continue singing together. The AGT judges gave them a standing ovation. Their sound is described as contemporary gospel. The three are Christoff Hairston, Julian Kennedy, and Travis Cunningham.* All three are from North Carolina. Cunningham from Raeford; Kennedy from High Point; and Hairston from Greensboro and actually graduated from Weaver Academy. They all credit UNCG and their professors for playing an instrumental role in helping them get where they are today.
SCRAPFEST is an acronym for Sustain, Conserve, Renew, Adapt, and Provide, a festival established to benefit Piedmont Land Conservancy. SCRAPFEST was presented by Little Brother Brewing. Those angelic, heavenly voices- voices that grew out of a lifelong church experience and honed by UNCG- were a little bit of heaven, right there in LeBauer Park. It will be fun to follow their careers. 1aChord is definitely making Greensboro, UNCG, their families, and their respective churches proud.
*see the article with the America's Got Talent audition here.
A good shot of them.
Posted by: William Kendall | Sunday, October 10, 2021 at 03:13 PM