29t Fairfield - Boston Connexion Sacred Harp singing
Dairy Queen Missionary Baptist Sacred Harp Convention
Sacred Harp Kitties (God of Darkness)
"Awake, My Soul: The Story of the Sacred Harp is the first feature documentary about Sacred Harp singing, a haunting form of a cappella, shape note hymn singing with deep roots in the American south. Shape note singing has survived over 200 years tucked away from notice in the rural deep south, where in old country churches, singers break open 'The Sacred Harp', a 160 year old shape note hymnal which has preserved these fiercely beautiful songs which are some of the oldest in America. The film offers a glimpse into the lives of this 'Lost Tonal Tribe' whose history is a story of both rebellion and tradition. The filmmakers, Matt and Erica Hinton spent 7 years documenting this yet largely unknown art form."
(the link above for the documentary's web site has the best sound recordings of this music that I've found since I first heard a Sacred Harp Convention on The Alan Lomax Collection. I fell in love with it because no matter how many bad notes were shrieked out, there were always singers in the chorus that somehow resolved them all)
Movie trailer for "Awake, My Soul: The Story of the Sacred Harp"
I've read that the sources for these weird harmonies are hymns from Restoration England. The BBC did a documentary that includes Sacred Harp called The History of White Gospel that gives a critical look at its roots and its current manifestation as the music of American Evangelical power.
And on upside-down backwards day, we can all listen to this. - L.M. 5-18-2008 7:42 pm
Beautiful. I have the first song from a group of singers in the seventies that called themselves 'Golden Ring' and 'New Golden Ring' - galenagalaxian 5-19-2008 1:22 am
Zowie!
I'd heard of the shape notes, but not the Sacred Harp. Kitty finds them loud. That's a lovely shot of the tape recorder and the bicycle wheel, in that one.
Thanks, LM! - M.Jean 5-19-2008 1:48 am
I think Kitty is the God of Darkness.
I'm also inspired by the Dairy Queen Missionary Baptist Sacred Harp Convention and will be convening the College-Dovercourt Starbucks Sacred Harp Convention this summer. And then when Starbucks security asks us to leave we'll go down the street and convene the Dundas-Dovercourt 7-Eleven Sacred Harp Convention. - L.M. 5-19-2008 4:02 am
cool! thanks L.M. i've never heard of this. Looks like i'll be suggesting new arrangements for Ethel and the Mermen. Or maybe i'll just stick to the vocal stylings of Hear-N-Aid. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZktrrqT1A0 - mnobody (guest) 5-19-2008 11:48 pm
I pitched this to Ethel & the Mermen a long time ago, you didn't know what I was talking about, but remember I said not to worry, just don't brush your teeth for a few months? This is what I meant.
I posted Hear-N-Aid at Easter, but let's post it again:
Don't your clothes just fly off when you're listening to them!!! Nothing hotter than a man who cries for the children.
Sacred Harp Music
N.E. Sacred Harp Convention
University of Georgia, Athens
29t Fairfield - Boston Connexion Sacred Harp singing
Dairy Queen Missionary Baptist Sacred Harp Convention
Sacred Harp Kitties (God of Darkness)
(the link above for the documentary's web site has the best sound recordings of this music that I've found since I first heard a Sacred Harp Convention on The Alan Lomax Collection. I fell in love with it because no matter how many bad notes were shrieked out, there were always singers in the chorus that somehow resolved them all)
Movie trailer for "Awake, My Soul: The Story of the Sacred Harp"
I've read that the sources for these weird harmonies are hymns from Restoration England. The BBC did a documentary that includes Sacred Harp called The History of White Gospel that gives a critical look at its roots and its current manifestation as the music of American Evangelical power.
- L.M. 5-18-2008 7:36 pm
And on upside-down backwards day, we can all listen to this.
- L.M. 5-18-2008 7:42 pm
Beautiful. I have the first song from a group of singers in the seventies that called themselves 'Golden Ring' and 'New Golden Ring'
- galenagalaxian 5-19-2008 1:22 am
Zowie! I'd heard of the shape notes, but not the Sacred Harp. Kitty finds them loud. That's a lovely shot of the tape recorder and the bicycle wheel, in that one. Thanks, LM!
- M.Jean 5-19-2008 1:48 am
I think Kitty is the God of Darkness.
I'm also inspired by the Dairy Queen Missionary Baptist Sacred Harp Convention and will be convening the College-Dovercourt Starbucks Sacred Harp Convention this summer. And then when Starbucks security asks us to leave we'll go down the street and convene the Dundas-Dovercourt 7-Eleven Sacred Harp Convention.
- L.M. 5-19-2008 4:02 am
cool! thanks L.M. i've never heard of this. Looks like i'll be suggesting new arrangements for Ethel and the Mermen. Or maybe i'll just stick to the vocal stylings of Hear-N-Aid. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZktrrqT1A0
- mnobody (guest) 5-19-2008 11:48 pm
I pitched this to Ethel & the Mermen a long time ago, you didn't know what I was talking about, but remember I said not to worry, just don't brush your teeth for a few months? This is what I meant.
I posted Hear-N-Aid at Easter, but let's post it again:
Don't your clothes just fly off when you're listening to them!!! Nothing hotter than a man who cries for the children.
- L.M. 5-20-2008 1:16 am