Category: YouTube
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A short (1:59) film introducing Sacred Harp singing, produced by Two Egg TV, was recently uploaded to YouTube. The class sings verses one and three of 36b “Ninety-Fifth Psalm” from the “Cooper Book” edition of The Sacred Harp. Dothan is the historical home of the 1902 revision by W.M.Cooper, and the singing took place at…
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Below are YouTube streams for forthcoming United Sacred Harp events. As I will be at the events, if these links change, I may not be able to make adjustments. You can find current live stream links here: https://www.youtube.com/@sacredharpmuseum8890/streams Symposiums Friday 12th All-day symposium featuring presentations about the making of The Sacred Harp, 2025 Edition Singing…
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“On the eve of the 150th anniversary of his death, we’ll take a look at one of Spartanburg’s famous 19th century musicians and discuss how his work as a tune book compiler and singing school teacher continues to influence community singing across the American South.” Spartanburg County Public Libraries presented a lecture on William ‘Singing…
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The Sacred Harp Publishing Company announced tunes from the 1991 Edition that won’t appear in the upcoming revision, evoking nostalgia and excitement. Jeremiah created a video compilation of these departing tunes for appreciation.
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The documentary Wayfaring Stranger explores the Scots-Irish influence on American music, particularly highlighting shape-note singing’s roots in British vocal traditions, enhancing cultural connections.
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In the 1982 documentary Shouting Song, director Jean Youngblood Albright captured a number of Sacred Harp singings across Alabama—some large and formal, others intimate and deeply local. Among them is a segment filmed at County Line Church in Warrior, Alabama, identified onscreen as the Walter Parker Birthday and Charlie Creel Memorial Singing. The event isn’t…
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Now available as part of Songs for the Holy Other We’re proud to share a new video recorded at the Second Monday singing in Baltimore: a heartfelt performance of Love Astounding, a hymn by Jeannette Lindholm set to the beloved tune Holy Manna. This video is part of the Songs for the Holy Other project,…
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KLOF Mag announced the release of a video of an English musician Sam Carter performing a simple acoustic version of “White” from The Sacred Harp. Carter states: Long Time Travelling is better known to some as White, as that’s the name it appears under in shapenote tunebook The Sacred Harp, originally published in 1844. The…
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If you’ve ever tried to explain Sacred Harp singing to someone unfamiliar with it, you know how tricky it can be. Josh Miller’s new short film, What is Sacred Harp?, captures the spirit of this tradition beautifully in just six minutes. Filmed at the 2025 Ohio Sacred Harp Convention, this charming and informative piece features…
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The Sacred Harp Museum has once again done invaluable work in preserving and sharing historical recordings from our tradition. Their latest release—a newly digitized and remastered collection of open reel tapes from Terry Wootten—documents decades of singing in Northeast Alabama, a region deeply tied to Sacred Harp’s living tradition. Spanning from 1962 to 1982, these…