
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…

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…