A general roundup of posts I've made.

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Kevin Isaac from Baltimore

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Apr 8, 2025, 11:37:50 AM4/8/25
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I don't want to ping the group every time I've posted something on my blog, but I thought this roundup of blogs since my last post here in February might have something to interest readers here.

  • Cherokee and English Singing from the Christian Harmony, May 4, 2025 (April 7, 2025): Announcement of a participatory historical singing event in North Carolina, featuring tunes from an 1892 Christian Harmony singing documented by Cherokee traditionalist Will West Long.​singloud.org

  • A Singing School Among the Tuscarora in 1822 (April 7, 2025): Exploration of an 1822 letter detailing the use of shape-note singing in missionary efforts among the Tuscarora people in New York.​singloud.org

  • The Sound of a Community: Shape-Note Singing in Late 19th Century Alabama (March 29, 2025): Insights from Mitchell B. Garrett’s "Horse and Buggy Days on Hatchet Creek" on the role of shape-note singing in rural Alabama communities during the 1890s.​singloud.org

  • A Shape-Note Singer at 100: A Brief Account of the Long Life of Mrs. Elsie Chittenden (March 16, 2025): Biography of Elsie Chittenden, a shape-note singer born in 1784, highlighting her contributions to the tradition.​singloud.org

  • The Sounds of Exclusion: Musical Reform and the Mockery of the Untutored Singer (March 10, 2025): Discussion on the 19th and early 20th-century musical reform movement's impact on congregational singing and its contrast with shape-note traditions.​singloud.org

  • What is Sacred Harp? – A New Short Film from the 2025 Ohio Convention (March 8, 2025): Introduction to Josh Miller’s short film capturing the essence of Sacred Harp singing, filmed at the 2025 Ohio Sacred Harp Convention.​singloud.org

  • Newly Released: Terry Wootten Sacred Harp Recordings on YouTube (March 5, 2025): Announcement of the Sacred Harp Museum's release of digitized recordings from Terry Wootten, documenting decades of singing in Northeast Alabama.​singloud.org

  • “Compositions Shaped by Community” (March 3, 2025): Overview of a paper featured in the March/April 2025 issue of Choral Journal, discussing composing music in the Sacred Harp tradition.​singloud.org

  • Buell Cobb’s “A Tradition Oblivious Of Modernity”, 1968 (February 24, 2025): Reprint of Buell E. Cobb, Jr.'s 1968 essay offering early perspectives on Sacred Harp singing.​

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