A handful of recent posts from SingLoud.org that may be of interest...

[Kevin Isaac from Baltimore]

I've been actively posting to my blog, but don't post them each here when this list is generally slow. Instead I thought I'd post a of round-up of a selection of recent posts that may be of interest:

A very secular shape-note tune from B.F. White's "The Organ": 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/
  
Fire Draw Near Podcast Explores Shape-Note Singing in the U.S. — A new podcast episode dives into the history and practice of shape-note singing, featuring interviews with practitioners.
https://www.singloud.org/2025/09/fire-draw-near-podcast-explores-shape-note-singing-in-the-u-s/

“Awake My Soul” (2025 Revision) Trailer — Announces a remastered HD version of the documentary Awake, My Soul: The Story of the Sacred Harp.
https://www.singloud.org/2025/09/awake-my-soul-2025-revision-trailer/

Deborah C. Loftis: “William ‘Singing Billy’ Walker: His Life and Influence on Shape Note Singing” — A biographical look at Walker’s influence on Southern Sacred Harp practices.
https://www.singloud.org/2025/09/deborah-c-loftis-william-singing-billy-walker/

18th Century Objections to Fasola Music — Presents a satirical 1723 pamphlet dramatizing common objections to the “new way” of singing then debated.
https://www.singloud.org/2025/08/18th-century-objections-to-fasola-music/
 
Documenting the Denson Family and Their Tunes in the 1991 Edition — Explores the legacy of the Denson family and their contributions to the 1991 revision of The Sacred Harp.
https://www.singloud.org/2025/08/documenting-the-denson-family-and-their-tunes/

Hearing the Future: The 1990 Debut of New Songs for The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition — Describes the 1990 test-singing session held to evaluate new compositions for inclusion in the 1991 edition.
https://www.singloud.org/2025/08/hearing-the-future-the-1990-debut-of-new-songs-for-the-sacred-harp/