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# SING LOUD!

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- [Music to Their Eyes: A New Shape-Note Typeface for Sacred Harp Singers](https://www.singloud.org/2026/07/music-to-their-eyes-a-new-shape-note-typeface-for-sacred-harp-singers/) - Jeff Kellem’s ATypI Stanford 2026 presentation, “Music to Their Eyes: A New Shape-Note Typeface for Sacred Harp Singers,” is now available on YouTube. The talk was given for an international audience of type designers and tells the story of the new shape-note music typeface commissioned for the 2025 Edition of The Sacred Harp. Jeff discusses
- [Thirty Years of Joyful Noise: Richmond newspaper on the first NSVAD, the Potomac and James River singings](https://www.singloud.org/2026/06/thirty-years-of-joyful-noise-richmond-newspaper-on-the-first-nsvad-the-potomac-and-james-river-singings/) - This past weekend, John delRe and his family—including an all-grown-up Leyland—led thier annual Northern Shenandoah Valley Double-All-Day Singing. The article below, published in January 1995, carries photographs and interviews from the very first of those gatherings, back when the class sang from The Sacred Harp: 1991 Edition and the tradition was still finding its footing
- [The Silent Harp: My Home, 1869–1991](https://www.singloud.org/2026/05/the-silent-harp-my-home-1869-1991/) - The Silent Harp is a SingLoud.org project tracing tunes that appeared and later disappeared from the Denson-book line of The Sacred Harp. The 1869 edition introduced many new songs, some short-lived, others sung for more than a century. These tunes remind us that The Sacred Harp has never been completed fixed in time or place,
- [Major Upgrade to ShapeNoteSingings.com](https://www.singloud.org/2026/05/major-upgrade-to-shapenotesingings-com/) - The online calendar and directory at ShapeNoteSingings.com has received a substantial upgrade, adding a number of long-requested features that make it far more useful both for regular singers and for local organizers trying to keep information current. This project has been one of the most practical and robust resources on the web and this upgrade
- [Shout, shout aloud (your number) for glory! Calling your song in the Hollow Square.](https://www.singloud.org/2026/04/shout-shout-aloud-your-number-for-glory-calling-your-song-in-the-hollow-square/) - I have often remarked "for a style of music noted for its loudness, it sure is funny how often people whisper and mumble out their song number!" Just recently I quipped it again, and someone said "I have written on just that very topic." They have graciously sent me their thoughts, and I concur. Calling
- [Singing The Georgian Harmony: Expanded Video Archive](https://www.singloud.org/2026/03/singing-the-georgian-harmony-expanded-video-archive/) - A growing collection of videos documenting singings from Raymond C. Hamrick’s Georgian Harmony is now available online: https://www.youtube.com/@georgianharmony/videos The material falls broadly into two categories: multi-hour singings and recordings of individual tunes. Both are valuable. The former preserves the lived context of the music, while the latter allows closer engagement with specific compositions. Hamrick (1915–2014)
- ["How Can I Keep From Singing" Podcast on Shape-Notes](https://www.singloud.org/2026/03/how-can-i-keep-from-singing-podcast-on-shape-notes/) - The podcast How Can I Keep From Singing?, hosted by educator and community-singing advocate Stuart Stotts, explores the enduring role of participatory singing across a wide range of traditions. Through interviews with practitioners, scholars, and organizers, the series consistently highlights singing not as performance, but as a lived, communal practice embedded in culture and everyday
- [Screenprinting shape-note T-shirts for the Berlin all-day singing 2025](https://www.singloud.org/2026/03/screenprinting-shape-note-t-shirts-for-the-berlin-all-day-singing-2025/) - This short video documents the process of screen-printing custom T-shirts for a Berlin all-day shape-note singing. It shows the preparation of the screens, applying ink to the shirts, and the hands-on printing process used to produce the event shirts. The project highlights the small-scale, DIY spirit often found in shape-note communities, where singers create their
- [The War on Shape Notes: A New Video Explores the Battle Over American Musical Notation](https://www.singloud.org/2026/03/the-war-on-shape-notes-a-new-video-explores-the-battle-over-american-musical-notation/) - Every so often a video comes along that manages to explain the history and culture of shape-note music in a way that is both accessible and historically grounded. A new video by Levi McClain does exactly that, exploring the long and fascinating struggle between shape-note notation and the now-dominant round-note system. The video tells the
- [Steven Sabol's Shape-Note Resources](https://www.singloud.org/2026/02/steven-sabols-shape-note-resources/) - Steven Sabol has announces a MAJOR update to his encyclopedic website of Shape-Note resources! What follows is his announcement: I have updated all chapters of my online resource guide to Sacred Harp and related shape-note music. The last update was in December 2024, although I updated the tunebook chapter last August before the Sacred Harp:
- ["The Song That Touched My Heart" (1907)](https://www.singloud.org/2026/01/the-song-that-touched-my-heart-1907/) - The Southern Democrat of Oneonta, Alabama, was published from 1894 until 1989, reporting on Sacred Harp singing over the entire run. The Southern Democrat's oldest reference (that I could find) to "All Day Singing" was in 1897, when it noted "An all day singing at the court house last Sunday was conducted by Dr. Walker
- [“Song Book Causes Feud”: Sacred Harp Rivalries in the Georgia Press, 1912](https://www.singloud.org/2025/12/song-book-causes-feud-sacred-harp-rivalries-in-the-georgia-press-1912/) - In early September 1912, Georgia newspapers closely followed a public split within the Sacred Harp singing community, as rival conventions met simultaneously in Atlanta. At issue was not singing style or theology, but the legitimacy of competing songbooks—both rooted in B. F. White’s 1844 Sacred Harp. The following newspaper accounts, published over three consecutive days,
- [Shapes of America: A New Radio Special Celebrates Sacred Harp Singing](https://www.singloud.org/2025/12/shapes-of-america-a-new-radio-special-celebrates-sacred-harp-singing/) - There’s an exciting new radio special that celebrates the rich tradition of American shape-note singing—an hour-long journey into the sounds and stories of Sacred Harp and its related tunebooks. Shapes of America, produced by Louisville Public Media and the Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, traces this distinctive style of communal, a cappella singing from its early
- ["Hail the Blest Morn": A Shape-Note Christmas](https://www.singloud.org/2025/12/hail-the-blest-morn-a-shape-note-christmas/) - Will Fitzgerald has updated his list of seasonal shape-note tunes by adding The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition. Begun in 2005, this is a terrific resource for quickly finding festive tunes to sing in December or July! We have gathered some of the tunes from the VPH for a list as well. The Christmas text “Hail
- [Brass & Shapes: The Westerlies Reimagine the Sacred Harp in "Paradise"](https://www.singloud.org/2025/12/brass-shapes-the-westerlies-reimagine-the-sacred-harp-in-paradise/) - For those of us who are engaged with the Sacred Harp tradition, the hollow square is where the magic happens—voices raised in four-part harmony, loud and unamplified. But the endurance of these 19th-century shape-note tunes often means they travel far beyond the singing school, finding new life in unexpected places. One compelling recent interpretations comes
- [“Y’all sing like somebody gone to eat and not hungry” -Hugh McGraw, 1979](https://www.singloud.org/2025/12/yall-sing-like-somebody-gone-to-eat-and-not-hungry-hugh-mcgraw-1979/) - “Y’all sing like somebody gone to eat and not hungry.” That was the advice Hugh McGraw gave a group of music majors in North Fulton over 40 years ago. This transcription from a 1979 edition of The Atlanta Journal reminds us that while pitch is important, the spirit is everything. Read on for a classic
- [Introducing the Sacred Harp Bibliography Project](https://www.singloud.org/2025/12/introducing-the-sacred-harp-bibliography-project/) - I’ve been conducting increasingly deep research into four-shape shape-note tunebooks. As the project has grown, I’ve realized that the sheer volume and granularity of this material requires its own dedicated space. To avoid overwhelming SingLoud.org and to give this research the focus it deserves, I am launching a new, free publication on Substack: sacredharp.substack.com I
- [Singing the Shapes | Pre-release Teaser](https://www.singloud.org/2025/12/singing-the-shapes-pre-release-teaser/) - Step inside the world of The Sacred Harp—a 19th-century tunebook kept alive in communal gatherings of unaccompanied, full-voiced singing. Singing the Shapes invites viewers into this radically participatory tradition, where anyone who shows up can lead, and the boundary between singer and audience disappears. Filmed across the South, Midwest, and beyond, the documentary captures the
- ["Denson Book Timeline"](https://www.singloud.org/1844/08/denson-book-timeline/) - My entire master bibliographic timeline of Sacred Harp books is overwhelming in the number of items listed, and while them being in strict chronological order provides interesting perspective, so would a more focused, narrower perspective. I've decided to make a dedicated post for just the "Denson" books, since that's the most popular version and they're
- [The hundred least lead Sacred Harp tunes...](https://www.singloud.org/2025/11/cold-hundred/) - Jeremiah Ledbetter has made a three and a half hour long mix of selected recordings of the 100 least led songs in The Sacred Harp that have been carried forward to the 2025 edition. This was determined by taking the overall rankings from 2015-2024 minutes and excluding ones that were either removed in the new
- [Will on Watts: Meditations on The Sacred Harp's Most Popular Poet](https://www.singloud.org/2025/10/will-on-watts-meditations-on-the-sacred-harps-most-popular-poet/) - Publisher of The Trumpet explores the life, theology, and poetry of a foundational hymnist. Will Fitzgerald—compiler of the serialized four-shape tunebooklet The Trumpet, writer at entish.org, and speaker at the recent “Revising The Sacred Harp” Symposium launching the 2025 Edition—has recently published a five-part series exploring the life, work, and theology of Isaac Watts. These
- [Short Film of "Ninety-Fifth Psalm" from Dothan, AL](https://www.singloud.org/2025/10/short-film-of-ninety-fifth-psalm-from-dothan-al/) - 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
- [A FaSoLa Dose of Calomel: Edmund Dumas and "The Botanic Doctor" (1855)](https://www.singloud.org/2025/10/a-fasola-dose-of-calomel-edmund-dumas-and-the-botanic-doctor-1855/) - In the mid-nineteenth century, comic songs circulated alongside serious hymns, often poking fun at doctors, preachers, and other figures of daily life. One such piece is “The Botanic Doctor” by Edmund Dumas (1810–1882), printed in The Organ, a short-lived periodical edited by B. F. White, compiler of The Sacred Harp. The song lampoons the practice
- [Preserving the Cover: Paper Sleeve](https://www.singloud.org/2025/09/preserving-the-cover-paper-sleeve/) - We've placed this post in the theme of "preserving the cover", really it is about how people are marking books to show they are loaners used at their regular singings. This design will not protect the most outer edges of the left and right side of the front cover design, but it does add very
- [Deborah C. Loftis: "William 'Singing Billy' Walker: His Life and Influence on Shape Note Singing"](https://www.singloud.org/2025/09/william-singing-billy-walker-his-life-and-influence/) - "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
- [Preserving the Cover: Matte Varnish, Phase One](https://www.singloud.org/2025/09/preserving-the-cover-matte-varnish-phase-one/) - During the very first introductory singing with the new Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition, many singers noticed that the gilt lettering and decorative elements on the front cover began wearing off—my own copy included. For a book that will see years of heavy use, this was surprising and disappointing. The cloth material chosen for the cover,
- [Fire Draw Near Podcast Explores Shape-Note Singing in the U.S.](https://www.singloud.org/2025/09/fire-draw-near-podcast-explores-shape-note-singing-in-the-u-s/) - Ireland's Fire Draw Near podcast’s latest episode, Episode LXIII: Shape Note Singing in the United States, offers a richly textured exploration of Sacred Harp and related traditions, grounded in two recent interviews with practitioners Howe Pearson and Sasha Hsuczyk. It traces the evolution of shape-note singing—its roots in 18th- and 19th-century America, its migration from
- [Streaming United](https://www.singloud.org/2025/09/streaming-united/) - 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
- ["Awake My Soul" (2025 Revision) Trailer.](https://www.singloud.org/2025/09/awake-my-soul-2025-revision-trailer/) - COMING SOON! "Awake, My Soul: The Story of the Sacred Harp," directed by Matt & Erica Hinton, originally aired on PBS in 2008. Using the latest technology, the makers have remastered the film for a new release, featuring the following improvements: Completely remastered, Upconverted from SD to HD, Deinterlaced, Partially re-edited, New archival materials, Never
- [18th Century Objections to Fasola Music](https://www.singloud.org/2025/08/18th-century-objections-to-fasola-music/) - The following excerpt is drawn from Utile Dulci. Or, A Joco-serious Dialogue, Concerning Regular Singing (1723), a pamphlet by New England minister and music advocate Thomas Symmes. Symmes (1678–1725), a Congregationalist minister in Bradford, Massachusetts, was one of the earliest and strongest proponents of “Regular Singing”—a reform movement in colonial church music that promoted musical
- [Documenting the Denson Family and Their Tunes in the 1991 Edition](https://www.singloud.org/2025/08/documenting-the-denson-family-and-their-tunes-in-the-1991-edition/) - We’re pleased to share a recent blog post from the Manchester Sacred Harp group, written by regular singer Harriet Monkhouse. The Manchester group has been active in projects such as Laurie Anderson’s ARK, which we’ve written about here on SingLoud.org, and their new blog is already highlighting the deep history of the tradition. While SingLoud.org
- [Hearing the Future: The 1990 Debut of New Songs for The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition](https://www.singloud.org/2025/08/hearing-the-future-the-1990-debut-of-new-songs-for-the-sacred-harp-1991-edition/) - In December 1990, a group of Sacred Harp stalwarts gathered at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, to test‑sing a packet of new compositions destined for inclusion in what would become The Sacred Harp: 1991 Edition. Chaired by Hugh McGraw and joined by respected composers such as Neely Bruce, Terry Wootten, and David Ivey, the revision committee
- [Preserving “Voices Across America” — shape-note riches in the queue](https://www.singloud.org/2025/08/preserving-voices-across-america-shape-note-riches-in-the-queue/) - Pilgrim Productions’ Voices Across America, originally curated by June Lydic, is being restored by Kyle Johnston on Bandcamp. It offers free access to unique shape-note recordings and preserves their documentary value.
- [Listen to the Deletions from The Sacred Harp, 2025 Edition (YouTube)](https://www.singloud.org/2025/08/listen-to-the-deletions-from-the-sacred-harp-2025-edition-youtube/) - 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.
- [From Ulster to Alabama:  Scots-Irish Influence on Shape-Note Singing](https://www.singloud.org/2025/08/from-ulster-to-alabama-scots-irish-influence-on-shape-note-singing/) - 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.
- [Tunebooklet: "Hamm Harmony" (1992)](https://www.singloud.org/2025/08/tunebooklet-hamm-harmony-1992/) - Hamm Harmony (1992) Compiled and Composed by: Neely BrucePublished: Middletown, Connecticut, 1992Format: Comb-bound, 8.5x11", four-shape notationLength: 116 numbered pages (not including title page or preface)Typology: Contemporary Era – Tunebooklet – Original Compilation Overview Hamm Harmony is a 1992 tunebooklet of original four-shape compositions by Neely Bruce, created during the early years of the shape-note revival
- [What is a "tunebooklet"?](https://www.singloud.org/2025/05/what-is-a-tunebooklet/) - I’ve been casually collecting shape-note tunebooks because I’m fascinated by the subject. In order to understand the subject I've found it necessary to articulate working definitions for what I’m trying to study. Definitions help clarify what materials belong within a given category, but they also reveal the blurry edges and the overlaps of those categories.
- ["The Call", an interplay between Sacred Harp, Artificial Intelligence, and high concept art.](https://www.singloud.org/2024/10/the-call-an-interplay-between-sacred-harp-artificial-intelligence-and-high-concept-art/) - As a shape note singer interested in its history, I've always found beauty and power in this unique American tradition. To see this 19th-century, Southern form of spiritual folk music continually finding new life in the 21st century, especially outside the US, is deeply moving. Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst's new exhibit "The Call" at
- [“Revising The Sacred Harp”: Friday Symposium to Launch the 2025 Edition](https://www.singloud.org/2025/07/revising-the-sacred-harp-friday-symposium-to-launch-the-2025-edition/) - The Sacred Harp Publishing Company has announced a full-day symposium, Revising The Sacred Harp, to be held Friday, September 12, 2025, at Emory University’s Woodruff Library in Atlanta. This event will serve as the public unveiling of the much-anticipated 2025 Edition of The Sacred Harp—and your first opportunity to get a personal copy in hand.
- [Two new books on American Spiritual Folk Music](https://www.singloud.org/2025/07/two-new-books-on-american-spiritual-folk-music/) - Two New Titles for Lovers of Shape-Note History — Available Now Two books close to my heart were officially published today, July 6, 2025, through Hollow Square Books. Both are now available at hollowsquarebooks.com and Amazon.com. These titles emerged from my own study of shape-note history and the desire to make neglected or out-of-print works
- [Toward a Bibliography of Revival-Era Four-Shape Tunebooks (1960–1989)](https://www.singloud.org/2025/07/toward-a-bibliography-of-revival-era-four-shape-tunebooks-1960-1989/) - The following list presents known four-shape shape-note tunebooks published during what I define as the Revival Period (1960–1989) of four-shape shape-note tunebook publishing, a phase of rediscovery and preservation. This era coincided with...
- [Write in your tunebook!](https://www.singloud.org/2025/07/write-in-your-tunebook/) - The very first thing a singer should do when receiving a new tunebook is simple: write their name in it, along with the date they took possession. It's a practical act—but I would also suggest it's a spiritual one. In putting your name and the date inside the front cover, you're doing more than marking
- [Singing on Church Row in Louvale, Georgia: The Story of the Sybil and John B. Richardson School of Sacred Harp Singing](https://www.singloud.org/2025/07/singing-on-church-row-in-louvale-georgia-the-story-of-the-sybil-and-john-b-richardson-school-of-sacred-harp-singing/) - In the small rural community of Louvale, Georgia, a remarkable effort to preserve and pass on the tradition of Sacred Harp singing took root in the early 1980s. While Louvale may be easy to miss on the map, many nmay not know it has a role in the continuation of shape-note music in the Chattahoochee
- [Steffy's "The ValleyHarmonist" (2nd Ed., 1946)](https://www.singloud.org/2025/06/steffys-the-valleyharmonist-2nd-ed-1946/) - The Valley Harmonist, Containing a Collection of Tunes from the Most Approved Authors, Adapted to a Variety of Metres. Also--a Selection of Set Pieces and Anthems. J. W. Steffy, ed. 2d ed., rev., enl. 336 pages. Harrisonburg, VA: H. T. Wartmann, 1845. This copy missing at least one index page. PREFACE Having disposed of the
- ["Dish Info Cards" at the NSVAD, 2025](https://www.singloud.org/2025/06/dish-info-cards-at-the-nsvad-2025/) - Notes from the first real-world run I was very pleased to be invited to bring my Potluck Dish Info Cards to the Northern Shenandoah Valley All-Day Singing (NSVAD) this past weekend. I wanted to post a quick follow-up, especially since a few people were asking about the cards and how they were displayed. First, thank
- [Judy Hauff's "How Sweet the Minutes" (1996) now online for all](https://www.singloud.org/2025/06/judy-hauffs-how-sweet-the-minutes-1996-now-online-for-all/) - Judy Hauff's How Sweet the Minutes, a 1996 recording of 42 shape-note tunes from Wyeth's Repository of Sacred Music, is now available for streaming and download on Bandcamp. Originally recorded in 1985 as a personal project to explore Sacred Harp singing, the tapes were later discovered and edited for release. Hauff performs all four vocal
- [Help Fund “Singing the Shapes”: A New Documentary on Shape-Note Singing](https://www.singloud.org/2025/05/help-fund-singing-the-shapes-a-new-documentary-on-shape-note-singing/) - We're thrilled to share the launch of a new project that aims to capture the beauty, history, and community of shape-note singing: Singing the Shapes, a feature-length documentary currently in development by filmmaker Timothy Morton. The project now has a live fundraiser at https://gofund.me/8a9825ce, and your support can help bring this important film to life.
- [Old County Line Church in Warrior, Alabama](https://www.singloud.org/2025/05/old-county-line-church-in-warrior-alabama/) - 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
- [Tunebooklet: "A Midwest Suppliment"](https://www.singloud.org/2025/05/tunebooklet-a-midwest-suppliment/) - Now that I’ve published a working definition of the shape-note tunebooklet, I want to offer a detailed example—both to illustrate the term and to establish a model for future entries. For simplicity, I’ll refer to these as tunebooklets, with the understanding that I’m speaking specifically about those rooted in the shape-note tradition. Because tunebooklets are
- [New Video: “Love Astounding” from the Baltimore Shape-Note Singers](https://www.singloud.org/2025/05/new-video-love-astounding-from-the-baltimore-shape-note-singers/) - 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,
- [Tim Eriksen on the BBC: Sacred Harp in the Global Spotlight](https://www.singloud.org/2025/04/tim-eriksen-on-the-bbc-sacred-harp-in-the-global-spotlight/) - The BBC World Service recently featured Tim Eriksen in a new episode of In the Studio, exploring the continued vitality of Sacred Harp singing in the U.S. and abroad. The broadcast, released April 25, 2025, arrives just as the Sacred Harp Publishing Company prepares to release its long-anticipated new edition—one that will include more contributions
- [Judge Jackson Memorial 90th Sacred Harp Singing – May 17, 2025](https://www.singloud.org/2025/04/90th-sacred-harp-singing-judge-jackson-memorial/) - Saturday, May 17, 2025 – 3 PM EDTFirst Missionary Baptist Church – Ozark, Alabama You're invited to the 90th Annual Sacred Harp Singing at First Missionary Baptist Church in Ozark, Alabama—honoring the legacy of Judge Jackson and The Colored Sacred Harp. This special event includes both in-person and virtual participation, continuing a beloved tradition of
- [Buell Cobb's "The Sacred Harp: Rhythm and Ritual in the Southland" (1974)](https://www.singloud.org/2025/04/buell-cobbs-the-sacred-harp-rhythm-and-ritual-in-the-southland-1974/) - At SingLoud.org, we were saddened to learn of the passing of Buell E. Cobb, Jr. on April 26th. Although I never had the chance to meet Mr. Cobb personally, his books and writings have been a vital resource in helping me—and so many others—better understand and appreciate the Sacred Harp tradition. Through his work, he
- [Sam Carter's "Long Time Travelling"](https://www.singloud.org/2025/04/sam-carters-long-time-travelling/) - 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
- [Cherokee and English singing from the Christian Harmony, May 4, 2025](https://www.singloud.org/2025/04/cherokee-and-english-singing-from-the-christian-harmony-may-4-2025/) - Join this free participatory historical singing event in the Appalachian mountains of North Carolina. RSVP top help them know how many to expect: http://bit.ly/3CW56Ka For the first half of this unique singing you will sing tunes from an 1892 Christian Harmony singing documented in the journals of Cherokee traditionalist, Will West Long. Then the group will
- [A Singing School Among the Tuscarora in 1822](https://www.singloud.org/2025/04/a-singing-school-among-the-tuscarora-in-1822/) - Published in the Abolition Intelligencer and Missionary Magazine (Shelbyville, KY, Vol. 1, Iss. 2, June 1822), this letter from Elijah Boardman (findagrave.com) provides a striking glimpse into the use of shape-note singing in early American missionary efforts. The account describes a singing school among the Tuscarora people in Lewistown, New York, where indigenous singers learned
- [The Sound of a Community: Shape-Note Singing in Late 19th Century Alabama](https://www.singloud.org/2025/03/the-sound-of-a-community-shape-note-singing-in-late-19th-century-alabama/) - In the late 19th century, rural communities across the South and Midwest found joy and connection through the vibrant tradition of shape-note singing. Mitchell B. Garrett’s Horse and Buggy Days on Hatchet Creek: An Alabama Boyhood in the 1890s (Tuscaloosa, AL: University of Alabama Press) offers a rich firsthand account of how this musical practice
- [A Shape-Note Singer at 100: A Brief Account of the Long Life of Mrs. Elsie Chittenden](https://www.singloud.org/2025/03/a-shape-note-singer-at-100-a-brief-account-of-the-long-life-of-mrs-elsie-chittenden/) - Born in 1784, Elsie Chittenden of Guilford, Connecticut, was a shape-note singer born sixty years before B.F. White's The Sacred Harp was published. As a young woman, she sang counter in her church choir when the pitch pipe was the only aid to congregational singing, and tunes like Old Hundred and Mear were the backbone
- [The Sounds of Exclusion: Musical Reform and the Mockery of the Untutored Singer](https://www.singloud.org/2025/03/the-sounds-of-exclusion-musical-reform-and-the-mockery-of-the-untutored-singer/) - In shape-note singing, we welcome every voice, valuing participation over polish and the shared experience over individual refinement. But not every tradition has held this view. The musical reform movement of the 19th and early 20th centuries sought to reshape American congregational singing, favoring trained voices and standardized harmony over the raw, communal sound that
- [What is Sacred Harp? – A New Short Film from the 2025 Ohio Convention](https://www.singloud.org/2025/03/what-is-sacred-harp-a-new-short-film-from-the-2025-ohio-convention/) - 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
- [Newly Released: Terry Wootten Sacred Harp Recordings on YouTube](https://www.singloud.org/2025/03/newly-released-terry-wootten-sacred-harp-recordings-on-youtube/) - 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
- ["Compositions Shaped by Community"](https://www.singloud.org/2025/03/compositions-shaped-by-community/) - A paper on composing music in the Sacred Harp tradition is the feature article in the new March/April 2025 issue of Choral Journal (Vol. 65, No. 7). Three singers, who are also three scholars, have teamed up for the paper. Lily M. Hammond, Abigail C. Cannon, and Esther M. Morgan-Ellis have written the paper "Compositions
- [From the Library of Mary Wright](https://www.singloud.org/2023/11/from-the-library-of-mary-wright/) - Over the weekend, the James River All Day Singing took place. A local singer, Mary P. Wright, had recently passed on and it was announced she wanted singers to have some of her books and recordings. There were only a few books, and many CDs and cassette tapes.I picked up two thin books, and a
- [Buell Cobb's "A Tradition Oblivious Of Modernity", 1968](https://www.singloud.org/2025/02/buell-cobbs-a-tradition-oblivious-of-modernity/) - The following essay was originally published in Auburn University AlumNews in May 1968. At the time of writing, the subject was a recent discovery for the author, and he quickly became deeply enamored with it. This piece offers an early glimpse into the perspectives of Buell E. Cobb, Jr., a scholar and writer who would
- [LPs issued by the Sacred Harp Publishing Co.](https://www.singloud.org/2023/12/lps-issued-by-the-sacred-harp-publishing-co/) - We have taken the text from "Chapter 7: Older Recordings (Pre-1977) of Traditional Singers Reissued on CDs and Internet" found on Steven L. Sabol's terrific internet resource, and I have inserted the appropriate YouTube videos of the albums he describes. We have appended the track listing provided by Jeramiah Ledbetter, who uploaded the videos into
- [The Sacred Harp Cookbook? Which one?](https://www.singloud.org/2024/07/the-sacred-harp-cookbook-which-one/) - There have been a few times I've seen someone on Facebook ask for a recipe, and in response someone said "It might be in The Sacred Harp Cookbook". This information is almost always met with exuberant confusion that such a thing exists and THEY DON'T HAVE IT! But there's not just ONE, I know of
- [Singing Loud: Sacred Harp’s Influence on the Theater Work "The Hall"](https://www.singloud.org/2024/11/singing-loud-sacred-harps-influence-on-the-theater-work-the-hall/) - Whenever I mention Sacred Harp singing, almost everyone I talk to says they’ve “never heard of it.” Yet now that I’m paying closer attention, I seem to see it everywhere. Maybe it’s just the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon—a kind of observational bias where something you’ve just learned about suddenly appears in your surroundings—but I can’t help but
- [Before The Sacred Harp: How 1830s Reformists Targeted Shape Note Singing](https://www.singloud.org/2024/10/dunce-notes-and-the-reformists/) - The following article, published in Musical Magazine Vol. 1 No. 3 for July 1835, was part of a journal edited by Thomas Hastings, a prominent American composer and music educator who played a central role in advocating for the reform of sacred music in the United States. This article provides a critical overview of American
- [Singing Together: How Sacred Harp Unites Voices Beyond Belief](https://www.singloud.org/2024/10/singing-together-how-sacred-harp-unites-voices-beyond-belief/) - In Hole in the Stone (Summer 1995, Vol. 6, Iss. 4), singer Alix Baillie shared her unique perspective on Sacred Harp singing in an article titled Down-Home Singing Frenzies: Sacred Harp for Pagans. Though Baillie comes from a Pagan background, she found herself captivated by the raw, communal power of Sacred Harp. Her story serves
- ["This has been a long, lonesome year for me."](https://www.singloud.org/2025/02/this-has-been-a-long-lonesome-year-for-me/) - A Brief Biographical Chronology of General Secretaries Shape Note Minutes books serve as annual records of singing conventions, documenting attendees, leaders, and the songs led at each gathering. These books not only preserve the history of Sacred Harp style singing but also provide insight into regional traditions and the evolving shape-note community. Over the years,
- [Atlanta Singing School,  April 2025](https://www.singloud.org/2025/02/atlanta-singing-school-april-2025/) - Sacred Harp Singing For Beginners Workshop An introduction to participatory “shape note” singing No prior musical experience required Free Three Thursdays, April 3, 10, & 17, 2025 7:00 to 9:00 pm, doors open at 6:30 Singing Workshop This three-night participatory workshop is for all those interested in learning to sing in a friendly, non-performance environment.
- [Laurie Anderson’s "ARK: United States Part 5"](https://www.singloud.org/2024/11/laurie-andersons-ark-united-states-part-5/) - Performing at Aviva Studios Manchester, UK on 15,16 and 20-24 November, 2024. After posting about an impressive installation work in London, and a new play in Australia, I was fascinated to learn about Laurie Anderson’s newest work, ARK: United States Part 5, which includes a collaboration with shape-note singers. Premiering in Manchester last week, and
- [Nate Green's Southern Sacred Harp Videos, 2005–2017](https://www.singloud.org/2024/04/nate-greens-southern-sacred-harp-videos/) - I have "ripped" DVDs of singings filmed by Nate Green and uploaded some of them to YouTube (with is permission). I used the publicly posted "Minutes," published by Sacred Harp Musical Heritage Association, to give a track listing for the videos. These videos are from the personal collection of Mary Wright, passed on to me

## Pages

- [Home](https://www.singloud.org/) - SingLoud.org is an educational project created by shape-note singing enthusiasts to share the joy, history, and community of this unique musical tradition.
- [Timeline of "Sacred Harp" Editions](https://www.singloud.org/projects/timeline-of-sacred-harp-editions/) - A Timeline of Sacred Harp Editions, Illustrated and with Minimal Bibliographic Detail. "Of making many books there is no end, and much study wearies the body." —Ecclesiastes 12:12 INTRODUCTION This timeline presents a selection of at least fifty different editions and iterations of The Sacred Harp by B.F. White and E.J. King, first published in
- [Northern Harmony (1980)](https://www.singloud.org/books/northern-harmony-1980/) - Northern Harmony (1980) Northern Harmony stands at a pivotal point in the history of four-shape tunebook publishing—bridging the end of a Revival era and the emergence of the Contemporary era where new tunebooks and old flourished within a growing community of singers. Conceived in 1979 as a project at Marlboro College, the first edition was
- [The Silent Harp](https://www.singloud.org/projects/silent-harp/) - The Silent Harp is a new project of SingLoud.org dedicated to tracing the more than 300 tunes that have appeared—and disappeared, sometimes more than once—from the pages of the "Denson book" tradition of The Sacred Harp between 1844 and 2025.* Through a series of blog posts, we will follow these “lost songs” edition by edition
- [The Tunebook Record](https://www.singloud.org/projects/tunebook-bibliography/) - Help Document the Hidden History Inside Shape-Note Tunebooks! Help Document Historical Shape-Note Tunebooks Sacred Harp and other shape-note tunebooks are more than collections of music. They are physical artifacts, printed in particular editions, bindings, covers, states, and variants, and then carried into use by generations of singers. Each surviving copy may preserve evidence about both
- [Books](https://www.singloud.org/books/) - Shape-note singing is inherently tunebook-centric, as the tradition is built around specific collections of music that shape the experience of singers. However, there is no single definitive tunebook—different groups sing from different books based on regional traditions, historical continuity, or the influence of more recent revivals. Some tunebooks have been in continuous use for generations,
- [Organizers](https://www.singloud.org/organizers/) - Sacred Harp singing thrives because of passionate organizers who dedicate their time and energy to creating spaces for singers to come together. This guide will help you plan, prepare, and promote your singing in a way that honors tradition while welcoming newcomers. Why Organize Sacred Harp Singings? Build Community: Singings provide a unique opportunity for
- [Hugh McGraw at the Library of Congress, July 24, 1998](https://www.singloud.org/projects/hugh-mcgraw-at-the-library-of-congress-july-24-1998/) - SingLoud.org is pleased to present "Shape-Note Singing with Hugh McGraw," a recording of a remarkable shape-note singing exhibition organized by the American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress with local singer Kathy Manning. This titled and edited video, prepared by Kevin Isaac, is being made publicly available for the first time. The source footage,
- [Projects](https://www.singloud.org/projects/) - Active Projects Sacred Harp Bibliography Project The Sacred Harp Bibliography Project is an ongoing effort to document and make sense of the books, printings, and related materials that shape the Sacred Harp and four-shape singing tradition. Through a series of research notes and essays, the project brings together bibliographic data, historical context, and primary sources
- [Links](https://www.singloud.org/links/) - We're working on adding useful links to shape note resources both here and throughout the website. Whether you're looking for singing schedules, historical research, or learning tools, we hope to make it easier to find what you need. Check back as we continue updating this list! Educational Resources Guides, introductions, and other materials for learning
- [FAQ](https://www.singloud.org/singers/faq/) - Shape-Note Singing FAQs Some common questions and answers. Shape-Note, & Sacred Harp FAQs General Questions What is "Sacred Harp singing"?"Sacred Harp" style singing is a traditional form of American shape-note music characterized by robust, participatory singing. It takes its name from the tunebook The Sacred Harp, first published in 1844, and still in print and
- [The Valley Pocket Harmonist (2024)](https://www.singloud.org/books/the-valley-pocket-harmonist-2024/) - The core of The Valley Pocket Harmonist lies in the unpublished original tunes of John Bayer, Jr. and the rediscovered Songs of Zion (1821) by James Carrell of the Valley of Virginia, and inspiration from historical tunebooks like John Steffy’s Valley Harmonist (1836) and William Walker’s The Southern and Western Pocket Harmonist (1846). This project also focuses on arranging traditional folk and spiritual
- [Preserving "Voices Across America" by Pilgrim Productions](https://www.singloud.org/projects/preserving-voices-across-america-by-pilgrim-productions/) - Pilgrim Productions’ “Voices Across America” is a homegrown field-recording trove built over years by June Lydic, who travelled, collected submissions, and posted them for free public listening. The original site still exists, but it’s clearly been compromised—many links are broken or hijacked and odd spam (including Cyrillic inserts) appears across the pages. Enter singer and
- [Tunebooklet: The Trumpet (2011‑2015)](https://www.singloud.org/books/tunebooklet-the-trumpet-2011‑2015/) - Description The Trumpet is a serialized shape‑note “tunebooklet” that circulated new compositions for Sacred Harp singers in the early 2010s. Launched in 2011 by the not‑for‑profit Trumpet Society, it was envisioned as a modern version of B. F. White’s 19th‑century newspaper The Organ. The editorial board invited writers of dispersed harmony to submit pieces and, after review, released
- [Potluck Dish Info Cards](https://www.singloud.org/projects/potluck-dish-info-cards/) - At all-day shape-note singings, dinner on the grounds is a cherished tradition where everyone brings a dish to share. Potluck Dish Info Cards offer a simple, optional way for cooks to list ingredients or dietary notes—making it easier for all to enjoy the meal, especially those with restrictions. Sharing a dish is an act of
- [Love Astounding: Songs for the Holy Other](https://www.singloud.org/projects/love-astounding-songs-for-the-holy-other/) - Presented by Baltimore Shape Note Singers and The Center for Congregational Song We are very pleased to present this special shape-note singing, with singers from Maryland and the region, singing new poetry with an old tune, in the traditional Sacred Harp style: Background On Monday, January 13, 2025, the Baltimore Shape Note Singers met at
- [Shape-Note Postage Stamp](https://www.singloud.org/projects/shape-note-postage-stamp/) - I’ve created a proposal is to submit “Shape-Note Singing” as a theme for a commemorative U.S. postage stamp to the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee. Submissions can only happen once every three years, so I’ve been soliciting feedback from others in the community. I have gotten a few words of support, and some constructive critique. The
- [Singers](https://www.singloud.org/singers/) - There is so much more to learn, and new people are always welcomeand questions encouraged.
- [Shape-Note Tunebook Cheat Sheet: Sacred Harp, 1991](https://www.singloud.org/projects/sacred-harp-loaner-cheat-sheet/) - The Sacred Harp Cheat Sheet The rudiments are terrific, but when someone new sits down for the first time at a regular singing, it can all be overwhelming. For our local group I developed a page to paste into the inside front cover or our tunebooks. I print it on a fill sheet of sticker
- [Holiday Songs](https://www.singloud.org/projects/holiday-songs/) - "Wear - ied trav- 'lers lay a - sleep, When the shep - herds, from the sky, Hear the an - gels' voic - es cry." Christmas/Seasonal Tunes from The Valley Pocket Harmonist Will Fitgerald has a terrific list that covers three of the most commonly used four-shape note tunebooks, but since the VPH is
- [Blogs and Websites](https://www.singloud.org/singers/blogs-and-websites/) - Useful links to resources online. We've tried to produce a list of helpful links with good or interesting information. Many of these will point to other resources as well. Vital Sparkshttps://vitalsparks.beehiiv.com/Occasional essays on the texts found in The Sacred Harp and related tune books Steven Sabol's "Resources"https://home.olemiss.edu/~mudws/resourceThis is the third event description.
- [Resources](https://www.singloud.org/resources/) - Shape Note Singing for Every Singer Explore the Art of Shape Note Singing Discover the Art of Shape Notes Explore resources to aid both new and seasoned singers. Basic Notes Understand the fundamental elements of shape note singing. Find Out Advanced Harmonies Uncover complex techniques for harmonizing effectively. Find Out Historical Context Gain insights into
- [Sample Page](https://www.singloud.org/sample-page/) - This is an example page. It's different from a blog post because it will stay in one place and will show up in your site navigation (in most themes). Most people start with an About page that introduces them to potential site visitors. It might say something like this: Hi there! I'm a bike messenger

## Episode

- [SING LOUD! Podcast - WFMU's interviews from West. Mass. in 2002](https://www.singloud.org/podcast/sing-loud-podcast-wfmu-attends-west-mass-in-2002/) - Shape-note singing thrives in the voices of those who gather to sing. It’s a tradition that lives best in real time, as singers lift their books, find their notes, and bring harmony to life in the moment. But for those who can’t be there, recordings offer a vital window into this ongoing practice—capturing not just

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- [Singers & Communities](https://www.singloud.org/category/event-community-news/singers-communities/) - Spotlights on individuals, singing groups, or specific regional traditions within the larger Sacred Harp and shape note world.
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- [Tunebook: The Christian Harmony](https://www.singloud.org/category/tunebooks-tunebooklets-other/christian-harmony/) - Posts dealing with The Christian Harmony tunebook.
- [Tunebook: The Southern Harmony](https://www.singloud.org/category/tunebooks-tunebooklets-other/southern-harmony/) - Posts dealing with The Southern Harmony tunebook.
- [Other Books & Ephemera](https://www.singloud.org/category/historical-scholarly-research/other-books-ephemera/) - Posts that focus on non-tunebooks and ephemera associated with shape-note singing and the sacred harp.
- [Tunebooklets](https://www.singloud.org/category/tunebooks-tunebooklets-other/tunebooklets/) - Posts dealing with tunebooklets, a book or booklet of shape-note music that is not in the traditional format.
- [LPs, Cassettes, CDs](https://www.singloud.org/category/recordings-media/lps-cassettes-cds/) - Posts about physical media containing audio recordings.
- [·Educational Resources](https://www.singloud.org/category/educational-resources/)
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- [·Sacred Harp & Cultural Impact](https://www.singloud.org/category/sacred-harp-cultural-impact/)
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- [Other Shape-Note Tune Collections](https://www.singloud.org/category/tunebooks-tunebooklets-other/other-shape-note-tune-collections/) - Bound collections of tunes that don’t fall into our definition of tunebook or tunebooklet.
- [YouTube](https://www.singloud.org/category/recordings-media/youtube/)
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- [Tunebook: The Georgian Harmony](https://www.singloud.org/category/tunebooks-tunebooklets-other/tunebook-the-georgian-harmony/)
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## Podcasts

- [SING LOUD! A Shape Note Podcast](https://www.singloud.org/podcasts/sing-loud-a-shape-note-podcast/)