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Boston Connexion Sacred Harp Singing Web page presents information about singings in Brookline, MA.
(Also listed in the Internet Resources chapter)
The Sacred Harp Singing Web site, by Warren Steel at the University of Mississippi Department of Music, has links to many singing schedules:
Regular Local Singing List, compiled by Annie Grieshop and Shelbie Sheppard. This is a list of known shape-note singings from several tunebooks (including several editions of The Sacred Harp, Christian Harmony, New Harp of Columbia, Harmonia Sacra, Northern Harmony, and others) throughout the world), that take place four or more times a year and that draw singers from their immediate locale. In the South these are often called "practice sessions." Currently, the directory has mainly singings from the 1991 Edition of The Sacred Harp, which are also listed in the printed book Annual Minutes and Directory (see below). Listings of singings from other tunebooks may eventually become more complete.
Links to Web Pages for Regional Singings and Conventions and Special Events and Publicity, compiled by Warren Steel. The many Web pages describing regional singing activities, schedules, and conventions are listed. A recently added section provides links to many news articles and radio programs about Sacred Harp singing.
(Also listed in the Books/Articles chapter)
Sacred Harp Singings: Annual Minutes and Directory, compiled by Shelbie Sheppard. An indispensable annual book for singers desiring to network, travel, and sing Sacred Harp (1991 Edition) with others in authentic settings such as in the rural South. The professionally designed and printed softbound book contains (1) schedules of annual Sacred Harp singings and conventions for the current year, listed by date, (2) a schedule of local periodic singings with contact names and addresses, listed by state and city, (3) minutes of the previous year's annual singings listing the songs sung (by page number) and the leader for each song, (4) names of individuals who died during the previous year and who were remembered at Memorial Lessons reported in the minutes, (5) birthdays of several hundred Sacred Harp singers, and (5) a directory of names, addresses, and phone numbers of roughly two thousand Sacred Harp singers throughout the world. The book is oriented toward singings from the 1991 ("Denson") Edition of the Sacred Harp, but it now includes a number of major singings from the Cooper Edition of the Sacred Harp. The book is compiled by Shelbie Sheppard (editor), and David Ivey (assistant editor), assisted by Chris Thorman, and Carolyn Deacy. Ms. Sheppard is the Minutes Book secretary of the Alabama State Sacred Harp Singing Convention, which now publishes the book. The price is $10.00 per book postpaid. Make checks payable to Sacred Harp Minutes. Send orders to: Attn: Minutes Book Order, Jeff and Shelbie Sheppard, 617 Ayers Drive, Anniston, AL 36207. Limited quantities of the book are made available at no charge to singing groups sponsoring singings having minutes in the book. The minutes are also available in a superb searchable database format on the Internet's World Wide Web, thanks to Chris Thorman, Keith Willard, and others, at the following address: http://fasola.org/minutes/search.
Minutes of Sacred Harp Cooper Books Singing Convention[s] This annual pamphlet compiled by Audrey Barfield provides minutesof many of the annual Cooper book singings in Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi. There is also a calendar of most of the annual Cooper book singings for Alabama and Florida, as well as some information on the Cooper Book, photographs of officers of the Sacred Harp Book Co. and of deceased singers. It is availablefrom Aubrey Barfield, 1469 Cypress, Niceville, FL 32578 for $3.00 per copy postpaid. For Cooper book singings in Texas, see the newsletter Texas SacredHarp Bulletin, described in the Newsletters section.
Note: Virginia is listed under "Northeast and Mid-Atlantic United States."
Huntsville Sacred Harp Web page. Information about Sacred Harp singing, including schedules, in the Huntsville, Alabama area, has been maintained by David Ivey. This Web site is in transition between Web hosters and hopefully will reappear soon. Back issues (1994-99) of the no-longer-published Huntsville Sacred Harp Newsletter, containing some informative articles, are still available on Prof. Warren Steel's Web site.
Harpeth Valley Sacred Harp News This is the oldest Sacred Harp newsletter in continuous existence, published since the mid 1950s. It contains schedules and minutes of singings in the Nashville, Tennessee area. There are occasional articles. It is published twice a year with no subscription charge by Tim Reynolds, 704 Harpeth Parkway West, Nashville, TN 37221. It is now available on the Internet.
Harpeth Valley Sacred Harp Singers Web page edited by Prof. David L. Carlton. This site contains information about Sacred Harp singing activities in Tennessee, particularly in the Nashville area.
Texas Sacred Harp Newsletter edited by Cheryl Foreman. This well-produced newsletter highlights Sacred Harp singing in Texas with interesting articles, photos, and schedules of singings from both the Cooper book and the 1991 Editions. There are helpful maps to singing locations. Check with Ms. Foreman about whether the newsletter is still being published, either in print or online. (e-mail cf91@yahoo.com).
The online version of Texas Sacred Harp Newsletter is found on the Texas Sacred Harp Singing Web site.
Sacred Harp Singing in Texas Web site maintained by Gaylon L. Powell of Austin. This site includes schedules of annual and monthly singings in Texas from the Cooper and 1991 Revisions of The Sacred Harp, essays by Mr. Powell and others describing the music and its appeal, biographical sketches of B. F. White and several composers and authors of tunes and texts in The Sacred Harp, and the online version of the Texas Sacred Harp Newsletter, described immediately above.
Colored Sacred Harp Web Site compiled by Steve Grauberger and Janice Jackson. This Web site, described as unfinished by Mr. Grauberger, contains interesting articles and historic and recent photographs. There are plans to present information about upcoming Sacred Harp singings in Ozark, AL, such as the annual Judge Jackson Memorial Singing.
Old Harp: The New Harp of Columbia Newsletter, founded by the late Larry Olszewski, now edited by Ann Strange,Lois Luebke, and Tina Becker. This is the only newsletter covering New Harp of Columbia singings (primarily in east Tennessee). It contains singing schedules, interesting articles, photographs, and information about recordings. It is published and professionally printed once a year, at the endof January. The ISSN is 1546-038X. Its subscription price is currently under review, but the editors will accept donations by mail. Make checks payable to "Old Harp" and mail them to Old Harp Newsletter, 307 E. Lake Forest Drive, Knoxville, TN 37920. This newsletter is also available as a PDF on the Old Harp Singing Web site (described immediately below).
Old Harp Singing in East Tennessee/ New Harp of Columbia Shape Note Singers Web page maintained by Chris Stoddart. This Web page is an introduction to New Harp of Columbia singing and has a detailed calendar of upcoming singings with contact information, as well as links to the on-line latest issue of Old Harp: The New Harp of Columbia Newsletter. There is also a Listserv for New Harp of Columbia singers and supporters. Contact Chris Stoddart for more information.
Christian Harmony Web page now for both editions, maintained by Mary Baumeister and others. Information, schedules, and minutes of singings from both the 1873 Walker edition of Christian Harmony in western North Carolina and the Deason-Parris Christian Harmony in Alabama and Mississippi (information on Al-MS singings supplied by Tim Cook). There is also sections presenting recipes, ordering information for tunebooks and CDs, and verses that are not in the tunebooks.
North Carolina Shape-Note Singing Web page contains information about periodic singings and the annual North Carolina Convention.
FA: Triangle Area Sacred Harp News. This newsletter, edited by Lynda Hambourger and issued 3-4 times a year, describes shape-note singing activities in North Carolina in general and the Triangle area (Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill) in particular. There are interesting articles as well as singing schedules. It is sponsored by PineCone: Piedmont Council of Traditional Music. To subscribe, write to Lynda Hambourger, 2509 Kenmore Drive, Raleigh, NC 27608. Contributions are gratefully accepted. Checks should be made out to the editor or to "PineCone."
Sacred Harp Singing in Georgia compiled by Laura Akerman, John Plunkett, and Deborah Grosse. This Web site is the Atlanta Sacred Harp singers' guide to shape note singings in Georgia. It lists monthly and annual singings and special events, as well as information and resource links. The extensive monthly schedule of singings in Georgia, compiled by Laura Akerman, is at http://www.atlantasacredharp.org/monthly.html and can be sent to subscribers by e-mail, as explained on the Web page.
Shiloh Sacred Harp Singers Web page (Arkansas). This Web page describes the Sacred Harp singing activities in Springdale, Arkansas.
Sweetwater (Florida) Shape Note Singers Web page presents Sacred Harp singing schedules in the area of Florida including Gainesville, Micanopy, Ocala, and McIntosh.
Mississippi Singing Schedule. This list, which includes Sacred Harp and Christian Harmony singings, is maintained by Professor Warren Steel of the University of Mississippi.
Sacred Harp Singing in Chattanooga Web page. Information about singings in Chattanooga, Tennessee, maintained by John Lamb.
Appalachian Association of Sacred Harp Singers Web page by Raphael Finkel. This Web page provides schedules of singings from The Sacred Harp and The Southern Harmony in and near Lexington, Kentucky. It also provides general information about the Association.
Sacred Harp Singing in Ohio Web page now maintained by Cleve Callison. Singing activities throughout Ohio are features, as well as the annual Ohio State Sacred Harp Convention.
Cincinnati (Ohio) Sacred Harp Singing Web page maintained by John Bealle.
Sacred Harp Singing in Northeastern Ohio Web page. A World Wide Web home page describing singing activities and schedules in the Cleveland area is maintained by Charles Wells.
Columbus (Ohio) Shape-Note Singing Web page provides Sacred Harp singing schedules in the Columbus area. It is maintained by Eric Conrad.
Dayton (Ohio) Sacred Harp Singing Web page.
Sacred Harp Singing in Northwest Ohio Web page.
Bloomington, Indiana Shape Note Web page.
Michigan and Northern Indiana Sacred Harp Singings page by Will Fitzgerald. This page provides a map and schedule and contact information for Sacred Harp singings in Goshen and Young America, IN, and Ann Arbor, Kalamazoo, and Lansing, MI, as well as Harmonia Sacred singings in this area.
"Chicagoland Sacred Harp Singings" Web page compiled by Karen Freund with Jerry Enright. Information about monthly singings in the Chicago area and about the annual Midwest Sacred Harp Convention and other major singing events in Chicago.
University of Chicago Shape-Note Singing Association Web page, maintained by Ariel Weinberg, lists singings in the Chicago area.
Sacred Harp Singing in Downstate Illinois Web page maintained by Peter Ellertsen. General information is given about singings in the area of Springfield and Charleston, IL.
Minneapolis-St. Paul Shape-Note Singing Web Page on the Internet, maintained by Matt Wells, provides information and schedules of singing, generally from The Sacred Harp, in the Twin Cities area. There is also information on the annual Minnesota State Sacred Harp Convention.
Wisconsin Shape-Note News. Schedules of singings in the Wisconsin area, with occasional articles and reviews by James Page. Published online six times a year. Issues can be e-mailed as .pdf files to subscribers. Contact Mr. Page at shapebrain-at-yahoo.com (change -at- to @).
Omaha Shape Note Singers Web page. Information about singings in Nebraska.
Kansas City/Lawrence Sacred Harp Newsletter. This is a schedule of Sacred Harp singings in the Kansas City-Lawrence (Kansas) area. It is funded by voluntary contributions and edited by Susan Green. To subscribe write to Ms. Green at 5440 Goodman, Overland Park, KS 66202.
Kaw Valley Shape Note Singing Association Newsletter and Web page. Written by Brad Levy of Lawrence, Kansas, the newsletter (e-mail and print version) and Web page list schedules of singings in Kansas and northwest Missouri. To subscribe, contact Brad at P.O. Box 1387, Lawrence KS 66044-8387, e-mail info@kawshapenote.org.
St. Louis Shape Note Singers Web page. Articles, photographs, and singing schedules for singings in and near St. Louis, Missouri.
Columbia (Missouri) Shape Note Singers Web page maintained by Wendy Hofman. Articles and singing schedules and contact information for Columbia, Missouri.
Shape-Note Music in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Area Web site by Miriam Kilmer. This page contains information about Sacred Harp singing in the Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Richmond, and Northern Shenandoah (VA) areas. There are links to other information.
Washington, DC area: Schedules and locations of themonthly (4th-Sunday) Sacred Harp singings sponsored by the Folklore Society of Greater Washington, are listed on the Society's Web site under Group ctivities.
Richmond Sacred Harp Singers Web page by Judy North. Schedules of singings in Richmond and information about the annual James River Sacred Harp Convention.
Sweet Accords: The Newsletter of the Richmond Sacred Harp Singers. Schedules of and information regarding Sacred Harp singings in the Richmond, VA area. Published approximately four times a year. Subscription and membership are $10.00 per year. Make check out to Richmond Sacred Harp Singers and send to Blake N. Morris, 7109 Coachman Lane #203, Richmond ,VA 23228.
North Shenandoah Valley Sacred Harp Singing Schedule. Schedules of weekly and monthly singings, as well as the annual all-day singing, in the area of Berryville and Boyce, VA, are announced on the del Re Family Eventsweb site of singing organizers John del Re and Kelly Macklin.
Endless Mountain Shape Note Singers Web page (Northeastern Pennsylvania). This page, maintained by David Martin, announces singings in the Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania area, sponsored by the Folklore Society of Northeastern Pennsylvania.
Garden State (New Jersey) Sacred Harp Singing Web page: A World Wide Webpage with information on singing in Trenton, Upper Montclair, and Woodcliff Lake. For singing information, send e-mail to the unnamed contact persons.
New York State Sacred Harp Singing Web page, by Dennis Leipold, contains informative explanatory articles about Sacred Harp singing and schedules of singings throughout New York State.
Sacred Harp Singing in New York City, by Bradford West contains information about regular singings taking place on Manhattan's East Side (midtown) and Lower East Side, and in Brooklyn. There is also information about other singings and conventions in the Northeast.
Lower East Side (of Manhattan) Shape Note Sing Home Page, by Linda Griggs. This page announces singings in the Lower East Side as well as other singings in the New York City area.
Sacred Harp in Brooklyn Web Page. This page announces the Joe Beasley Memorial Sing in Brooklyn, NY.
LITMA's Sacred Harp Sings Web page (Smithtown, Long Island, New York).
Regular New England Area Singings. This page from the Western Massachusetts Sacred Harp Convention Web site lists singings and contact persons for all of New England (including Maine) as well as New York and New Jersey.
Boston area: Singings sponsored by Norumbega Harmony in Newton, MA. Site is maintained by Ishmael Stefanov-Wagner.
Boston area: Singings in Charlestown, MA organized by Bob and Elizabeth Stoddard.
Boston Connexion Sacred Harp Singing Web page presents information about singings in Brookline, MA.
Boston area: North Shore Sacred Harp Singers Web page. This site, maintained by Chris Noren, contains singing information and schedules for the area around Ipswich, MA.
Sacred Harp Singing in Plymouth, Massachusetts Web page presents information on singing in the Plymouth and East Sandwich, MA area. The site is maintained by Justin Quizzero.
Western Massachusetts Sacred Harp Singing Web page. Schedules of singing activities in Northampton and Amherst, MA, and in Providence, RI, as well as information about the Western Massachusetts Sacred Harp Convention.
Providence (Rhode Island) Sacred Harp Singing Web page. It presents a calendar of singings in Rhode Island, contact information, and information about the All-Day Rhode Island singing. There is also a useful FAQ page.
English West Gallery Music workshops in the Boston area. Sacred Harp and Gallery music singer and composer Bruce Randall holds monthly workshops in English parish church music which stylistically influenced 17th and 18th-century New England tunesmiths. These sessions are experiencing increasing interest and participation, according to Bob Parr. For more information, contact Bruce Randall by e-mail at melismata@hotmail.com. The Web page has someMIDI sound files and a blog by Laura Conrad.
San Francisco Bay Area Singing Groups Web page, compiled by Chris Thorman. Schedules of singings in the Bay area including San Francisco, Palo Alto, Santa Cruz, Piedmont, and Monterey, as well as Sacramento.
Fasola L.A.: Shape Note Singing in Los Angeles maintained by Laura and Richard Russell. This Web site lists singing schedules in the Los Angeles area as well as contact information and fasola singing events throughout southern California.
The Rocky Mountain Shapenote Singers Web page by Sandy Klein. This page lists schedules of singings in various Colorado cities, as found in the the Denver Shape-Note Newsletter (edited by John Schaeffer), as well as singings in Utah and New Mexico There is also information about the Rocky Mountain Sacred Harp Convention. The page is maintained by Sandy Klein.
Utah Sacred Harp Singing Web Page lists singing schedules for the Salt Lake City and Provo, Utah areas.
Pacific Northwest Sacred Harp Singers Web page maintained by Karen Willard. Information about singings in Washington state and Oregon. There also useful sections of short articles suitable as flyers and handouts at singings. Titles include "Beginner's Guide," "What'sGoing On Here," "Do You Have a Vocal Identity Crisis?" (by Lisa Grayson), FAQ from the Texas Sacred Harp Singers, an essay on accidentals by Ananias Davisson, "How To Find the 6th in Minor Songs," etc. Newly added sections of great interest include Miss Grace Notes advice column from the Chicago Sacred Harp Newsletter, a humorous and updated essay from the early 90's entitled "Natural History of a Sacred Harp Zealot," additional verses, and song scores.
Portland (Oregon) Sacred Harp Singing Web page maintained by Jessica Beer. Information about monthly singings and the annual Sacred Harp convention in Portland Oregon.
The UK Shape-Note Homepage compiled by Edwin Macadam and Sheila Girling Smith. This enlarged resource contains information about the UK Shape-Note Conventions (photos of past conventions and information about the upcoming one), schedules and a calendar of shape-note singings in the UK, a calendar of West Gallery events, and other useful information.
Newcastle (UK) Sacred Harp Singing Web site presents information on Sacred Harp singing in Newcastle upon Tyne, regular singings as well as the annual Singing Day.
The rise of the Internet in the late 1990s caused several worthy newsletters to cease publication. These had informative articles and photographs which provide historical documentation of the resurgence of interest in Sacred Harp singing in the U.S. starting in the late 1980s. Copies may be found in some music libraries and private collections. A incomplete list of these newsletters is as follows: