Etowah Fall Singing, 116th Year

Etowah Lions Club
Etowah, Henderson County, North Carolina
Saturday, September 2, 2023

All selections from The Christian Harmony (‘Carolina book’, 1873 facsimile, 2015 Folk Heritage reprint).

Diane Eskenasy welcomed the singers and opened the singing with 198, Creation.
Chris Berg gave the opening prayer.

61t, North Carolina - Dan Huger
129t, Coronation - Scott Swanton
128t, Ninety-Fifth - Chris Berg
219b, Day-Star - Andy Morse
143t, Coleshill - Chris Wilhelm, IMO Lucy Heyerman
279, Oliphant - Mary Baumeister, IMO Lucy Heyerman
103b, Fish Pond - June Smathers-Jolley, IMO Tim Aldrich
171t, Sessions - Leslie Booher
159t, The Saint's Delight - Carolyn Ogburn
207t, Windham - Willie Israel
32b, Zellville - Clarke Williams
346, Star in the East - David Anderson
255t, Watchman - Martha Hubert, IMO her mother
117, Angel Band - Phil Perrin

Break

89b, Northfield - Diane Eskenasy (with more verses from a handout)
77t, Rockingham (First) - Dan Huger
135, Raymond - Scott Swanton (shapes, numbers, poetry)
282, Friendship - Chris Berg
355, Homeward Bound - Andy Morse
77b, Cambridge - Chris Wilhelm
84t, Tappan - Mary Baumeister
235, Faithful Soldier - June Smathers-Jolley
164t, Convict - Leslie Booher
67b, Dundee - Carolyn Ogburn, as the Grace for Lunch

Lunch

51, Lonsdale - Diane Eskenasy
321t, Olive Shade - Clarke Williams
293, Lenox - David Anderson
312, Penitence - Martha Hubert
289b, Happy Land - Phil Perrin
271, The Mouldering Vine - Maddy Mullany
60b, China - Willie Israel

Announcements

327, The Christian's Hope - Diane Eskenasy
64t, The Penitent's Prayer - Dan Huger
248b, Union - Chris Berg

Break

165b, Rockbridge - Andy Morse
280t, Zion - Chris Wilhelm
363, The Christian Warfare - Mary Baumeister
249t, Green Fields - June Smathers-Jolley
49, Forever with the Lord - Leslie Booher
204t, Prayer Meeting - Carolyn Ogburn
281b, Palmetto - Clarke Williams, with Gaea Singer
328b, Pass Me Not - Martha Hubert
264, Harwell - Phil Perrin
326, Royal Proclamation - Maddy Mullany
58b, Primrose - Dan Huger
367, David's Lamentation - Diane Eskenasy

Andy Morse led 200b, Parting Hand, as the closing song.
Willie Israel gave the closing prayer.

Arranging: Diane Eskenasy
Thanks to the Hospitality Team for setup and cleanup: Carolyn Ogburn, Scott Swanton, Chris Berg, Dan Huger.
Minutes: Mary Baumeister