Atlanta Sacred Harp July 2023 Newsletter
John Plunkett
Atlanta Sacred Harp July 2023 Newsletter
July 1 & 2, 1st Sunday and Saturday before, 9:30 am Central Time both days. Henagar-Union Convention, Liberty Church, 2 miles north of Henagar AL on Liberty Road. From Henagar Crossing, take Hwy 40 west to the Farmers Telephone Cooperative. Turn right and go to the dead end. Turn right, take first left past Henagar Methodist Church (Liberty Rd). Church is on the right, approximately 1.5 miles. Info: David Ivey (256) 258-8660, david -at- davidivey -dot- com. Social at the Ivey farm following the singing with a Low Country Boil. Bring your instruments!
July 3, (Monday), Independence Day Singing, 10:00amCST, Union Methodist Church, 5485 Alexandria-Wellington Rd, Wellington, Alabama GPS: 33.81455, -85.89270- Directions are available and it is less than 30 minutes to Camp FaSoLa. Dinner is Dutch Treat at a cost of $10.00 per person, provided by the church. Financial assistance is available, if needed, just let us know when you sign in. Please contact Pam Nunn if you plan to attend. contact info: Rene Greene at ReneS...@comcast.net or Pam Nunn at PamD...@gmail.com
July 8, Saturday, 28th annual John C Campbell Folk School Singing, 1 Folk School Rd, Brasstown, NC 28902 Location: The Open House (open air pavilion by the Folk School Gardens) Campus Map: folkschool.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/campus-map.pdf Beginning at 9:00 AM, there will be an introduction to singing Sacred Harp and Christian Harmony music for beginners. Some loaner books are available. Singing: 10:00 AM. - 3:00 PM, Dinner on the grounds at Noon After party: 7:00 PM Contra & Cajun Dance . Come sing, learn the shapes, contemplate the poetry, and relish the power of voices raised together in song. These events welcome first-timer and experienced shape note singers to sing from the tune books Christian Harmony and The Sacred Harp. Experience the beauty of singing 4 parts unaccompanied. All shape note singings are free and open to the public.
July 9, 2nd Sunday, 1:15 pm to 3:15 pm. Hardeman Primitive Baptist Church, 3965 Glenwood Rd., Decatur GA. Singing from the 1911 J. L. White edition of the Sacred Harp. Canceled for 2023 (planning to have the all day singing, 3rd Sunday in September)
July 16, 3rd Sunday evening, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm, 3rd Sunday evening, 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm, Haygood Memorial United Methodist Church, 1015 E Rock Springs Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30306. Lesson from 6:00pm-6:25pm, with singing to follow from 6:30p-8:30p. Info: Amy Wells at 404-436-4522 or amyarmstrongmidwife -at- gmail -dot- com for additional information.
July 20 (3rd Thursday) - First Thursday Singing at Emory Presbyterian ‘Christmas in July’ singing. 7:00pm-9:00pm. We’ll sing in the fellowship hall. Emory Presbyterian Church, 1886 North Decatur Rd, Atlanta GA 30307. Park behind the church, off Westminster Way. We will be singing Christmas songs from the Sacred Harp, An American Christmas Harp, and The Eclectic Harmony. Feel free to bring copies of any 4-shape Christmas songs you like. Holiday snacks and attire encouraged! Info:Jim Neal at jim_neal-at-bellsouth-dot-net, or Amy Wells, amyarmstrongmidwife-αt-gmail-dot-com or Lisa Bennett, (404) 402-9562, AtlantaSinging -at- gmail -dot- com
July 22, Saturday, 10:00 am, The Swannanoa Gathering Shape Note Singing, in the Morris Pavilion at Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa, NC, near Asheville. Note that Morris Pavilion is an 'open air' pavilion, but is shaded and used for classes taught during the summer. Dress to stay cool and bring your hand fans! Singing from The 1991 Sacred Harp, The Christian Harmony (2010 edition) and The Southern Harmony. Directions: http://buncombe.main.nc.us/~mbbweb/harmony/directions/WWC.html Info: Sarah Kehrberg smkehrberg -at- gmail -dot- com
July 23, 4th Sunday, 10:00 am, Mount Zion Memorial, Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, 49 N Prospect Ave, Mt Zion, GA 30150, 8.5 miles west of Carrollton on Hwy. 16. In Mt Zion, turn north on N. Prospect. The church is on the right, just behind the elementary school. Dinner on the grounds at noon.
July 29, Lacy Memorial Singing, Fuller Cemetery, Ider AL 9:30 am Central Time, Info: Reba Dell Windom, brwindom -at- hotmail -dot- com, 256-632-6386.
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Coming in August!
Aug 5 & 6 - Chattahoochee Convention, Wilson’s Chapel, Crossplains Community near Carrollton, GA. 10am-3pm.
The 3rd Sunday singing is moving back to Church of Our Saviour in VA-HI!