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- Introducing Vol. 2, No. 1 of the Sacred Harp Publishing Company Newsletter
- A Hollow Square in My Homeland: Bringing Camp Fasola to Poland
- Celebrating Sacred Harp in Europe, September, 2012
- Sacred Harp Down-Under: The First Australian All-Day Singing
- My Soul Awoke: The Rocky Mountain Convention
- Harmonious Union: How Sacred Harp Brings People Together
- In Search of Silas Mercer Brown
- Picturing Song Leaders in Nineteenth-Century America
- Behind A Beginner’s Guide to Shape-Note Singing
- Information on the Lottery for Shares in the Sacred Harp Publishing Company
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Introducing Vol. 2, No. 1 of the Sacred Harp Publishing Company Newsletter
I’m pleased to announce the publication of the third issue of the Sacred Harp Publishing Company Newsletter. This issue documents an important chapter in the continuing spread of Sacred Harp singing beyond North America, with singing reports by Gosia Perycz … Continue reading
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Information on the Lottery for Shares in the Sacred Harp Publishing Company
Editor’s Note: The lottery for shares in the Sacred Harp Publishing Company was conducted on March 23, 2013. Read a list of the names drawn in the lottery. Thanks to all those who expressed interest in participating in the lottery … Continue reading
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Special Holiday Offers from the Sacred Harp Publishing Company
For the holiday season the Sacred Harp Publishing Company is offering special deals on copies of The Sacred Harp, Makers of the Sacred Harp, and Legacy of the Sacred Harp! These special holiday prices are for orders anywhere in the United States. You … Continue reading
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Lottery for Shares in the Sacred Harp Publishing Company
Editor’s Note: The window for entering your name into the lottery is now closed. The lottery was conducted on March 23, 2013. Read a list of the names drawn in the lottery. The Sacred Harp Publishing Company is governed by … Continue reading
Introducing Vol. 1, No. 2 of the Sacred Harp Publishing Company Newsletter
I’m excited to announce the publication of the second issue of The Sacred Harp Publishing Company Newsletter. This issue features Chloe Webb’s fascinating account of the life of Lorraine Miles McFarland, the girl depicted on the cover of Awake, My Soul as well … Continue reading
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Introducing the Sacred Harp Publishing Company Newsletter
I am happy to announce the first issue of the Sacred Harp Publishing Company Newsletter—a web-based publication that will feature items such as trip reports from Sacred Harp conventions and singing schools, short biographical pieces on Sacred Harp singers, other … Continue reading
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Old Paths: Dedication of the B. F. White Historical Marker
Editors note: with each new collection of posts we will be featuring articles from past issues of the National Sacred Harp Newsletter—a feature we are calling “Read the Old Paths.” (Thanks to Lauren Bock for the clever title for this … Continue reading
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Sightings: Bruce Springsteen’s Sacred Harp Sample
Bruce Springsteen’s new song “Death to My Hometown” samples “The Last Words of Copernicus” from the 1869 Sacred Harp, by Sarah Lancaster of Buena Vista, Georgia. The source for the sample is Alan Lomax’s recording of the 1959 United convention … Continue reading
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Notes: Belfast Six Months Later—A New Singer’s Report
Six months after Aldo Ceresa and four car-loads of Cork singers introduced Sacred Harp singing to Belfast, Northern Ireland, Aldo was back teaching more Belfast newcomers how to sing their fa-sol-las. Shirley-Anne McMillan attended the March Belfast singing school and … Continue reading
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New Ordering Option: PayPal
We are now accepting PayPal as a form of payment on the Sacred Harp Publishing Co. web site. You can still send us a check, but you can now also place orders for The Sacred Harp, The Makers of the … Continue reading
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