Schedule of Singings
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2024

THE SINGING COMMUNITY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED BY HURRICANE HELENE AND ITS AFTERMATH.

Monthly Singings

Second and Fourth Thursdays
Asheville (NC) Twice-Monthly Singing
Confirmed

• 6:30–8:30 PM, Second and fourth Thursdays each month
• FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 40 Church Street, Asheville, NC 28801

  Our singing space is in a meeting room, accessible from the driveway on 40 Church Street. Look for the sign on Church Street. We are permitted to use the parking along the driveway (labeled as permit only). We are also permitted to use the visitors' lot (accessible on Aston St.). Also, street parking is free after 6pm, and there are usually a few spots on Church St.
  

• Book: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition. Loaner books and books for sale available.
• Beginners welcome!
• CONTACT: Clarke Williams - clarkewi at protonmail dot com

Fourth Tuesdays
Boone (North Carolina) Monthly Singing
Confirmed

• 6:30–8:30 PM, Fourth Tuesday each month
  Late 2024: Nov.26/Dec.24 meetings replaced by ONE on December 3rd!
• The Great Hall, ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
  170 Councill Street, Boone, NC 28607
  
• Book: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition. Loaner books and books for sale available.
• CONTACT: Boone shapenote - booneshapenote at gmail dot com

Fridays before Third Sundays
Evening Singing Workshop, Greenville, SC (Sacred Harp)
Confirmed

• 6:30–8:30 PM, Friday before the Third Sunday each month
  Not in March or September.
  EXTRA: NOT ON November 15th either!
• GREENVILLE FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
  Edwards Road and Lake Fairfield Drive
  Greenville, SC
  Detailed directions.
• Book: The Sacred Harp, 1991 edition.
• No meal.
• If you have cold or flu symptoms, please do not come!
• CONTACT: Leon Carnell - carnelllh at att dot net

Third Sundays during the school year
Warren Wilson Monthly Singing (Sacred Harp)
Confirmed

• 3–5 PM. Dates through the 2025 Spring semester:
  Sunday, December 15 (2024)
  Sunday, January 19 (2025)
  Sunday, February 16
  Sunday, March 16
  Sunday, April 20
  Sunday, May 18
  [*] 1617 Hendersonville Road, Asheville, NC 28803
• STEVE WILLIAMS RECITAL HALL (formerly Kittredge)
  Warren Wilson College
  Swannanoa, North Carolina
  Detailed directions.
• Book: The Sacred Harp, 1991 edition. Loaners available.
• General directions to Warren Wilson.
• CONTACT: Sarah Kehrberg - smkehrberg at gmail dot com

Third Sundays
Third Sunday Singing, Johnson City, TN
Confirmed

• 2–4 PM, Third Sunday each month
• ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
  500 North Roan Street
  Johnson City, TN 37601
  
• Book: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition.
• CONTACT: Leslie Booher - lbooher at charter dot net

First Sundays
Portland (Oregon) Monthly Singing
Confirmed

• 4–6 PM, First Sunday each month
• WAVERLY UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
  3300 SE Woodward Street, Portland, Oregon.
  Enter the basement from the parking lot side.
  
• Book: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition.
• We will collect free-will donations for use of the space.
• CONTACT: John Berendzen - john dot ber at endzen dot com

Fourth Tuesdays (Zoom)
Twin Cities Monthly Singing (Zoom)
Confirmed

• 5:30–7:00 PM (Central time), Fourth Tuesday each month
  
• Book: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition.
• Online on Zoom. The format is open call. Participants mute except for the song leader.
• CONTACT: Valerie Stoehr - raisedbychickens at gmail dot com; also see the schedule page at mnfasola.org.

Third Thursdays
Philadelphia Monthly Singing
Confirmed

• 6:30–8:45 PM, Third Thursday each month
• BEN FINK'S HOUSE
  1540 Dickinson Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146
  
• Book: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition.
• CONTACT: Ben Fink +1 612 840 0141 - ben dot fink at gmail dot com

Second Saturday afternoons
Monthly Christian Harmony Singing, Buda, Texas
Confirmed

• 1:30–3:30 PM, Second Saturday each month
• BUDA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 302 Elm Street, Buda, Texas
  
• Book: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition.
• Further details on the texfasola website
  Note: No meeting in July, December, or when there is a singing in Texas on that date.
• CONTACT: Gaylon Powell +1 512 249 8931 - gaylon dot powell at suddenlink dot net

Third Sundays
Sheffield (UK) Monthly Alternate-Sources Singing
Confirmed

• 2–5 PM, Third Sunday each month
• Rutland Arms, 86 Brown Street, Sheffield, S1 2BS
  Function Room (upstairs)
  
• Books: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition;
  The Shenandoah Harmony, 2013 edition;
  The B. F. White Sacred Harp (Cooper Book), 2012 Revision.
• Singing rotates between the various books.
• CONTACT: Sheffield Sacred Harp - sacredharpsheffield at gmail dot com

Saturdays before Fourth Sundays
The Mary Ellen Schrock Memorial Christian Harmony Singing, New York, NY
Confirmed

• 2–5 PM, Saturday before the Fourth Sunday most months, starting in February and going through October.
• MENNO HOUSE
  314 E. 19th St. (between 1st and 2nd Aves.) in Manhattan.
  
• Book: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition. Also from Mull's Convention #7. Loaners available.
• Please check for changes at our website.
• CONTACT: Nancy Mandel - nbm327 at gmail dot com

Annual Singings

January

New Year's Day
New Year's Day Georgian Harmony Singing
Confirmed

• 10 AM–3 PM, Monday, January 1, 2024
• HOME OF JOHN AND ELSIE HOLLINGSWORTH
  GPS coordinates for their mailbox: 34.152384, -83.322767
  Detailed directions.
• Book: The Georgian Harmony, 2nd ed., 2012.
• Dinner on the Grounds at Noon, bring side dishes or desserts!
• CONTACT: John Hollingsworth +1 706 789 3916 - john at billnet dot org

New Year's Day
Old Harp Singing near Knoxville, Tennessee
Confirmed

• 10 AM–3 PM, Monday, January 1, 2024
• CLAXTON COMMUNITY CENTER
  1071 Edgemoor Road, Clinton, TN 37716
  Near the Knox County/Anderson County line, about 25 minutes from downtown Knoxville.
  
• Book: New Harp of Columbia, Restored Edition, 2001.
• Dinner on the Grounds
• Proximity to Pellissippi Parkway and Clinton Highway makes it convenient to Oak Ridge, Maryville, Clinton, and all parts westward. Claxton Community Center is a spacious, brightly lit, wood-floored former church building. All agree it's a good building to sing in.
• CONTACT: Jeremy Shipp +1 423 506 0058 - jshipp1 at gmail dot com

New Year's Day
31st Harmonia Sacra Singing on New Year's Day
Confirmed

• 1–5 PM, Monday, January 1, 2024
• CHAPEL OF THE WORD, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary
  3003 Benham Avenue, Elkhart, Indiana
  
• Book: The Harmonia Sacra, 26th ed., 2008.
• A carry-in meal follows.
• CONTACT: Samuel Sommers - scmws at yahoo dot com

Third Sunday
Creel Memorial Christian Harmony Singing
Confirmed

• Start 9:30 AM, sing at 10:00 AM, finish by 2:30 PM, Sunday, January 21, 2024
• OLD COUNTY LINE CHURCH
  9282 Miller Rd, Warrior, AL 35180
  GPS coordinates: 33.8106584,-86.9476947,13.88z
  
• Book: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition.
• Dinner on the Grounds
• CONTACT: Cassie Allen - +1 205 916 8406

Fourth Sunday and the Saturday before
Bill Green Memorial/Baldwin County Convention
Confirmed

• Saturday, January 27, 2024 and Sunday, January 28, 2024 Saturday: 9:30 AM–2:30 PM, Sunday: 9 AM–2 PM
• GALILEE PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH, 37295 Highway 31 North, Stapleton, AL 36578
  GPS coordinates: 30.8080102,-87.7999924,11.44z
  Detailed directions.
• Books: The B. F. White Sacred Harp (Cooper Book), 2012 Revision;
  The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition.
• Dinner on the Grounds, each day
• Mostly Cooper book. Singing from the Christian Harmony on Saturday evening, 6–8:30 PM.
• CONTACT: Bill Hogan +1 334 414 1953 - hoganbill56 at gmail dot com, Nancy Hogan - +1 334 730 2090

February

Saturday before the First Sunday
Rotunda Singing
Confirmed

• Introductory lesson at 9 AM; then 9:30 AM–3 PM, Saturday, February 3, 2024
• ALABAMA STATE ARCHIVES (Main Lobby)
  South side of the Alabama State Capitol, 624 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL
  
• Books: The Sacred Harp, 1991 edition;
  The B. F. White Sacred Harp (Cooper Book), 2012 Revision;
  The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition;
  The Colored Sacred Harp.
• Lunch provided with $10 donation
• CONTACT: Stefani Priskos +1 334 242 5143 - stefani at arts dot alabama dot gov

Saturday before the Fourth Sunday
Singing from the J. L. White Sacred Harp
Confirmed

• 10 AM–3 PM, Saturday, February 24, 2024
• HARDEMAN PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH, 3965 Glenwood Road, Decatur, GA
  Detailed directions.
• Book: The Sacred Harp, J. L. White Fourth Edition, 1911 republished 2007.
  Singing from JLWhite (loaners available)
  
• Dinner on the Grounds
• Please stay home if you are having Covid, Flu, or other respiratory symptoms.
• CONTACT: John Plunkett - bildad12 at hotmail dot com

Fourth Sunday
University of Georgia Shape Note Singing
Confirmed

• 10 AM–3 PM, Sunday, February 25, 2024
• #3 RAILROAD STREET, Arnoldsville, GA
  Detailed directions.
• Books: The Social Harp (1855 facsimile, 2009 reprint);
  The Sacred Harp, 1991 edition.
  Come sing from shape note hymnals published in the 1800's by Georgia composers:
  morning: The Social Harp by John G. McCurry of Hart County;
  afternoon: The Sacred Harp (1991 rev) by B.F. White of Hamilton.
• Dinner on the Grounds
• Health protocols: If you have symptoms of or known recent exposure to a contagious illness, please stay home and we'll sing for you this year. For your own protection, appropriate vaccinations and boosters are advisable. And for the consideration of others, self-testing for COVID is recommended. Some COVID self-test kits will be available on site. Masks are optional.

  Further info about locations, contacts etc. is available at https://fasola.org
  http://www.3railroad.org/index.php
  or https://atlantasacredharp.org

• CONTACT: Michael Spencer - fishman dot mds at gmail dot com

March

Saturday before the First Sunday
14th Madison County (Grapevine) Singing
Confirmed

• 10 AM–3 PM, Saturday, March 2, 2024
• CENTER COMMUNITY CENTER
  1300 Grapevine Road, Marshall, North Carolina 28753
  (Petersburg community, between Mars Hill and Marshall)
  https://www.facebook.com/Center-Community-Center-120722337992193/
  Detailed directions.
• Book: The Christian Harmony (‘Carolina book’, 1873 facsimile, 2015 Folk Heritage reprint).
• Dinner on the Grounds
• CONTACT: Carolyn Ogburn - c dot a dot ogburn at gmail dot com

Saturday before the First Sunday (?)
Greenwood County Sacred Harp Singing NEW
Confirmed

• Introduction to Fa-So-La: 9:30 AM; Singing: 10 AM–3 PM, Saturday, March 2, 2024
• IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH, Old Fellowship Hall
  501 E. Creswell Avenue, Greenwood, SC 29649
  Directions
• Book: The Sacred Harp, 1991 edition.
  Loaner books available.
• Please bring food to share for the covered dish lunch at 12 PM.
• The Old Fellowship Hall is downstairs from the Sanctuary and on the same level as the rear entry.
• CONTACT: Bill Hogan +1 334 414 1953 - hoganbill56 at gmail dot com

Friday, March 8
A Sacred Harp Singing at Western Carolina
Confirmed

• 4–6 PM, Friday, March 8, 2024
• University Center, 2nd floor, room 227 (Raleigh Room)
  Parking information
  
• Book: The Sacred Harp, 1991 edition. Books will be provided.
• Connected with the Appalachia Studies Conference.
• Jonathon Smith and/or Esther Morgan-Ellis - esther dot morgan-ellis at ung dot edu

Saturday before the Second Sunday (2024 only)
North Carolina Shapenote Singing
Confirmed

• Registration: 9:30 AM; Singing: 10 AM–3:30 PM-ish, Saturday, March 9, 2024
• PULLEN MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH, 1801 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27605
  
• Books: The Sacred Harp, 1991 edition;
  The Shenandoah Harmony, 2013 edition.
  NB: Not Christian Harmony.
• Dinner on the Grounds
• COVID: We request that all participants take a rapid test no earlier than 24 hours before the Singing.
  Wearing a mask is optional but welcome.

  Parking: Do see the details on the Facebook event (or elsewhere).

• CONTACT: Triangle Shapenote - triangleshapenotesinging at gmail dot com

Saturday before the Third Sunday
29th South Carolina Singing in Memory of William Walker
Confirmed

• 10 AM–3 PM, Saturday, March 16, 2024
• SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
  438 North Church Street, Spartanburg, SC
  (across from Wofford College)
  Entrance from College Street; free parking opposite.
  
• Books: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition;
  The Sacred Harp, 1991 edition. Both books will be available for loan or sale.
• A list of local options for lunch will be available, or you may bring your own.
• Following the singing (weather permitting), a group may walk to Mr. Walker's gravesite to sing a song or two for him.
• CONTACT: Dave Farmer +1 864 605 8236 - davefarmer at charter dot net

Friday, March 22
A Christian Harmony Singing, part of Shameless Gospel weekend
Confirmed

• 7–9 PM, Friday, March 22, 2024
• UNIVERSITY BAPTIST CHURCH
  1219 University Ave. SE
  Minneapolis MN, 55414; upstairs singing room.
  
• Book: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition. Bring loaner books if you have them!
• Part of the Shameless Gospel weekend.
• Steve Schmidgall, +1 612 419 8142, steventschmidgall at gmail dot com

Saturday before the first Fifth Sunday (in the year)
Georgian Harmony First Fifth Singing
Confirmed

• 10 AM–3 PM, Saturday, March 30, 2024
• SWEETWATER MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 1000 Pleasant Hill Road, Lawrenceville, GA (2024: new location)
  Directions
• Book: The Georgian Harmony, 2nd ed., 2012.
• Dinner on the Grounds: if able, please bring a covered dish to share
• CONTACT: John Plunkett - bildad12 at hotmail dot com, Oscar McGuire - +1 478 955 6135

April

Fourth Sunday and the Saturday before
Rusk County Singing Convention, 16th Year
Confirmed

• Saturday, April 27, 2024 and Sunday, April 28, 2024
  Saturday: 10 AM–3 PM—Cooper book. Sunday: 9:30 AM–2:30 PM—Christian Harmony.
• OLD PINE GROVE CHURCH
  Rusk County, Texas, southeast of Henderson, Texas
  GPS coordinates: 32.102066,-94.653357
  Detailed directions.
• Books: The B. F. White Sacred Harp (Cooper Book), 2012 Revision;
  The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition.
  Loaners and books for sale will be available.
• Dinner on the Grounds
• Further details on the texfasola website.
• CONTACT: Gaylon Powell +1 512 249 8931 - gaylon dot powell at suddenlink dot net

May

Saturday before the First Sunday
Etowah Spring Singing, 117th Year
Confirmed

• 10 AM–3 PM, Saturday, May 4, 2024
• ETOWAH LIONS CLUB
  447 Etowah School Road
  Hendersonville, NC 28739 (in Etowah)
  just a block or so past the Etowah Elementary School
  Directions to Lions Club
• Book: The Christian Harmony (‘Carolina book’, 1873 facsimile, 2015 Folk Heritage reprint). Loaners of the Carolina book will be available.
  Please bring photocopies to share if you want to lead songs or verses that are not in the book.
  Handouts should first be checked with the president of the singing.
• Dinner on the Grounds
• CONTACT: Diane Eskenasy - dogsongs at gmail dot com

First Sunday and the Saturday before
Portland Double All-Day Singing
Confirmed

• 9:30 AM–3 PM, Saturday, May 4, 2024 and Sunday, May 5, 2024
  Friday evening, May 3: A topical Singing School presented by Keillor Mose of Connecticut, 7–9 PM, McMennamins Kennedy School Community Room
  Saturday, May 4: Sacred Harp
  Sunday, May 5: Christian Harmony. Socials: Sat./Sun. evenings.
• THE LAURELHURST CLUB
  3721 SE Ankeny St
  Portland, OR 97214
  
• Books: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition;
  The Sacred Harp, 1991 edition.
• Dinner on the Grounds (both days)
• Health protocols: For the consideration of others, we are asking attendees to self-test for COVID-19 each day within two hours preceding arrival. A limited number of tests will be available at the door.
• CONTACT: John Berendzen - john dot ber at endzen dot com

Saturday before the Second Sunday
Antioch Baptist Church Singing (Alabama)
Confirmed

• 10 AM–3 PM, Saturday, May 11, 2024
• ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH
  185 Church Lane, Centreville, AL
  
• Book: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition.
• Dinner on the Grounds
• CONTACT: Caitlin Graff - scgraffrdms at gmail dot com, Jeff James - +1 205 916 8406

Saturday before the Second Sunday
Pumpkintown Singing (formerly at Furman University)
Confirmed

• 10 AM–3 PM, Saturday, May 11, 2024
• OOLENOY COMMUNITY CENTER
  5301 Dacusville Hwy
  Pickens, SC
  GPS coordinates: 34.992858,-82.643405
  Detailed directions.
• Books: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition;
  The Sacred Harp, 1991 edition.
• Dinner on the Grounds
• CONTACT: Dave Farmer +1 864 605 8236 - davefarmer at charter dot net

Second Sunday
Bristol (UK) Christian Harmony All-Day Singing
Very unsure this is happening in 2024

• 11:45 AM–2:30 PM, Sunday, May 12, 2024
• ST. ANNE'S CHURCH HALL, St. Leonards Road, Bristol, BS5 6JN
  
• Book: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition.
• Dinner on the Grounds
• Part of a singing weekend. Sacred Harp on Saturday (the day before).
  COVID: You need to test; see Bristol's All-Day COVID Policy.
• CONTACT: Steve Brett - bristolsacredharp at gmail dot com

Saturday before the Third Sunday
New York City Christian Harmony All-Day Singing
Confirmed

• 10 AM–4 PM, Saturday, May 18, 2024
• BROOKLYN FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE, 110 Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
  
• Book: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition.
• Catered dinner on the grounds.
• For further details, please check our website.
• CONTACT: Sam Kleinman - sam at tychoish dot com

Saturday before the Third Sunday
8th Sheffield Christian Harmony Singing
Confirmed

• 10:30 AM–3:30 PM (registration: 10 AM), Saturday, May 18, 2024
• The Parish Centre, OUGHTIBRIDGE PARISH CHURCH
  Church Street, Oughtibridge, Sheffield, S35 0FU
  
• Book: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition.
• Pot-luck dinner on the grounds for lunch. Please bring ready-to-serve dishes; no reheating available; slow cookers welcome.
• COVID: We require all attendees to take a lateral flow test on the morning of the event.
  If you have a positive COVID-19 test result, cold or flu-like symptoms, or have been in close contact with someone with COVID, please stay at home.
• CONTACT: Sheffield Sacred Harp - sacredharpsheffield at gmail dot com

Fourth Sunday and the Saturday before
John Newton Merritt Memorial Singing Convention
Not confirmed

• Saturday, May 25, 2024 and Sunday, May 26, 2024
  Saturday: 10 AM–3 PM. Sunday: 9:30 AM–2 PM.
• OLD COURTHOUSE MUSEUM
  1008 Cherry Street
  Vicksburg, MS 39183
  
• Books: The Sacred Harp, 1991 edition;
  The Sacred Harp, J. L. White Fourth Edition, 1911 republished 2007;
  The B. F. White Sacred Harp (Cooper Book), 2012 Revision;
  The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition.
• Dinner on the Grounds
• CONTACT: Henry McGuire +1 601 502 4634 - hcmcguire at windstream dot net

June

Saturday before the First Sunday
The 22nd Greene County New Harp of Columbia Singing
Confirmed

• 10 AM–3 PM, Saturday, June 1, 2024
• NEW BETHEL CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
  near Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee
  NBCPC is a big pre-Civil War structure on Cox Road just off Tenn Rte 70, about 4 miles north of its intersection with US 11 E, outside of Greeneville.
• Book: New Harp of Columbia, Restored Edition, 2001.
• Dinner on the Grounds
• CONTACT: Jeff Farr +1 423 620 8267 - summersfarr at gmail dot com

First Sunday
Oslo Christian Harmony Sunday
Confirmed

• 12 noon–3 PM, Sunday, June 2, 2024
• DEICHMAN LIBRARY
  Tøyen Torg. Hagegata 28.
  
• Book: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition.
• After singing: “The Annual Hot Dogs on the Grounds and singing of The Judgement Anthem Picnic”
• Part of a singing weekend. Sacred Harp on Saturday (the day before), and `shapenote gospel singing' on the Friday before that.

  Full details at the Facebook event page.

• CONTACT: Oskar Kvasnes - oskkva at gmail dot com

Saturday before the Second Sunday
The 21st Calvary-Fletcher Singing
Confirmed

• 10 AM–3 PM, Saturday, June 8, 2024
• THE OLD WELL-HALL OF CALVARY EPISCOPAL CHURCH
  Fletcher, North Carolina
  Detailed directions.
• Book: The Christian Harmony (‘Carolina book’, 1873 facsimile, 2015 Folk Heritage reprint).
  Loaners will be available.
• Dinner on the Grounds (There is an Ingles across Hendersonville Road.)
• CONTACT: Dan Huger +1 828 274 8899 - dehuger at gmail dot com

Friday before the Second Sunday
Winchester Christian Harmony Singing
Confirmed

• 7–9 PM, Friday, June 7, 2024
• ST PAUL'S CHURCH HALL, Winchester, England
  
• Book: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition.
• Tea breaks but no shared meal.
• A relaxed Friday evening singing, before the Sacred Harp all-day on Saturday.
• CONTACT: Nigel Bowley - ncbowley at btinternet dot com

Second Saturday
Shiloh (Alabama) June Singing
Confirmed

• 10 AM–2 PM, Saturday, June 8, 2024
• SHILOH METHODIST CHURCH
  Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, 5 miles southeast of Duncanville.
  Turn off US Hwy 82 near Mile Marker 65, onto Lake Payne Road. Go 3 miles. Church on left.
• Book: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition.
• Picnic Lunch at Noon.
• CONTACT: Cindy Hall - +1 205 826 0566

Saturday before the Third Sunday
Blue Ridge Primitive Baptist Church Singing
Confirmed

• 10:30 AM–3 PM, Saturday, June 15, 2024
• BLUE RIDGE PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH
  134 Hyden Tyler Road Chatsworth, Georgia
  Detailed directions.
• Book: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition.
• Dinner on the Grounds
• CONTACT: Greg Smith +1 706 695 3833 - gsmith dot gsmith at outlook dot com, David Smith +1 706 980 0442 - davidsmith188 at ymail dot com

Saturday before the Third Sunday
Newton Highlands Christian Harmony Singing
Confirmed

• 1–5:30 PM, Saturday, June 15, 2024
• Parish hall, NEWTON HIGHLANDS CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH (enter from Hartford Street side)
  54 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands, MA 02461
  Parking is available in the church lot on the Hartford Street side of the building. We will use the entrance from that parking lot. (The #59 bus and the Newton Highlands D line T stop are also nearby.)
• Book: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition. Loaners unfortunately will be very limited.
• We will have drinks/snacks but no potluck meal.
• Health protocols: Please be fully vaccinated and boosted, self-test on the same day as the singing, and skip this one if you test positive, have been exposed to COVID, or have any symptoms of infectious illness. (Masks will be optional.) We'd love to sing with you and we know that COVID tests may be cost prohibitive. Reach out if you're having trouble accessing one, and we'll work to find one for you.
• CONTACT: Ron Trial +1 617 231 0231 - rtrial at gmail dot com

Saturday before the Fourth Sunday
Newton County Christian Harmony Convention
Confirmed

• 10 AM–3 PM, Saturday, June 22, 2024
• MACEDONIA PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH
  Newton County, Mississippi. Macedonia is located just west of 442 Macedonia Rd approximately 7 miles north of Newton and 6 miles southwest of Decatur, MS.
  Detailed directions.
• Book: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition.
• Dinner on the Grounds
• https://fasola.org/maps/images/map.macedonianewton.large.gif
• CONTACT: John Hollingsworth +1 706 789 3916 - john at billnet dot org, Mark Davis - marksdavis at gmail dot com, Regina Derstine +1 601 953 1094 - derstinetodd at yahoo dot com

July

Saturday before the Second Sunday
Folk School Christian Harmony and Sacred Harp Singing, 31st Year
Confirmed

• 10 AM–3 PM, Saturday, July 13, 2024
• THE JOHN CAMPBELL FOLK SCHOOL
  Brasstown, NC
  https://www.folkschool.org/events/shape-note-singing/
  
• Books: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition;
  The Sacred Harp, 1991 edition.
  There will be some loaners.
• Dinner on the Grounds
• We will meet in the Open House just east of the Gift Shop.
• CONTACT: Bill Hogan +1 334 414 1953 - hoganbill56 at gmail dot com

Saturday, July 13
Poconos Singing
Confirmed

• 10 AM–3:30 PM, Saturday, July 13, 2024
• PARADISE FALLS LUTHERAN ASSOCIATION SOCIAL HALL
  146 Primrose Drive, Cresco, PA 18326
  Intersection of Paradise Valley Road (PA-191) and Robin Lane, Paradise Valley, PA 18326 (near Cresco).
• Books: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition;
  The Shenandoah Harmony, 2013 edition.
• Dinner on the Grounds
• Dinner on Friday evening, social Saturday evening, brunch with more singing Sunday.
• CONTACT: Nancy Tkacs +1 267 408 0942 - ntkacs at gmail dot com

Third Sunday
The 6th Gwehelog Christian Harmony All-Day Singing
Confirmed

• 10 AM–2 PM, Sunday, July 21, 2024
• GWEHELOG METHODIST CHURCH
  Gwehelog, Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales
  Parking is available in an adjacent field.
  
• Book: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition.
• Dinner on the Grounds: please bring your dish ready to serve, with utensils.
• Part of a singing weekend. Sacred Harp on Saturday (the day before).
  COVID: You need to test; see Bristol's All-Day COVID Policy.
• CONTACT: Steve Brett - bristolsacredharp at gmail dot com

Third Thursday
Capital City Shape Note Singing
Confirmed

• 9:30 AM–3 PM, Thursday, July 18, 2024
• OLD ALABAMA TOWN (Loeb Reception Center)
  301 Columbus Street
  Montgomery, AL 36104
  
• Books: The Sacred Harp, 1991 edition;
  The B. F. White Sacred Harp (Cooper Book), 2012 Revision;
  The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition;
  The Colored Sacred Harp.
• Dutch treat: sack lunch or nearby restaurant.
• CONTACT: Stefani Priskos +1 334 242 5143 - stefani at arts dot alabama dot gov

Fourth Sunday and the Thursday to Saturday before.
Camp DoReMi Europe
Confirmed

• 3 PM Thursday to 3 PM Sunday, Thursday, July 25, 2024 to Sunday, July 28, 2024
• Othona Community, East End Road
  Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex, CM0 7PN, United Kingdom
  
• Book: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition. Also: the Mennonite Hymnal and Southern gospel music song books.
  Loaners will be available as well as books for sale.
• YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT AND THERE IS A FEE

  Please see the Othona COVID policy.

• CONTACT: Werner Ullah - socwu at talktalk dot net

Saturday, July 27th
The 16th Swannanoa Shape Note Singing
Confirmed

• 10 AM–3 PM, July 27th
• MORRIS' OUTDOOR PAVILION, Warren Wilson College
  Swannanoa, Buncombe County, North Carolina
  Detailed directions.
• Books: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition;
  The Sacred Harp, 1991 edition;
  The Southern Harmony, 1854 facsimile, 1987 UofK reprint.
• Dinner on the Grounds
• Morris' Pavilion is an open air pavilion,
  but is shaded and used for classes taught during the summer.
  Dress to stay cool, bring your hand fan, maybe a seat cushion!
• CONTACT: Sarah Kehrberg - smkehrberg at gmail dot com

August

Saturday before the Second Sunday
Rhode Island All-Day Christian Harmony Singing
Confirmed

• 10 AM–3 PM, Saturday, August 10, 2024
• SAYLESVILLE FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE
  374 Great Road, Lincoln, RI 02865
  
• Book: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition.
• Dinner on the Grounds
• Health protocols: Please bring proof of a negative COVID-19 test (a photo is fine). Masks are welcome but not required.
• CONTACT: not known

Fourth Sunday and the Saturday before
Mississippi State Sacred Harp Singing Convention
Confirmed

• 10 AM–3 PM, Saturday, August 24, 2024 and Sunday, August 25, 2024 Both days: 10 AM–3 PM
• ANTIOCH PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH
  Scott County, Mississippi, between Forest and Sebastopol, 69313 Miss Hwy 21 Forest, MS
  Detailed directions.
• Books: The Sacred Harp, 1991 edition;
  The B. F. White Sacred Harp (Cooper Book), 2012 Revision;
  The Sacred Harp, J. L. White Fourth Edition, 1911 republished 2007;
  The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition.
• Dinner on the Grounds
• CONTACT: Mark Davis - marksdavis at gmail dot com, Regina Derstine +1 601 953 1094 - derstinetodd at yahoo dot com

Fourth Sunday
Tickanetley Primitive Baptist Church Singing
Confirmed

• 10 AM–3 PM, Sunday, August 25, 2024
  10–11 AM: Singing
  11 AM–12 noon: Worship
  Dinner on the Grounds
  1–3 PM: Singing
• TICKANETLEY PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH
  Ellijay, Georgia
  Detailed directions.
• Book: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition.
• CONTACT: Paul Mooney, Jr. - moonrisefarmer at yahoo dot com

Saturday before the First Sunday in September (falls in August in 2024!)
Etowah Fall Singing, 117th Year
Confirmed

• 10 AM–3 PM, Saturday, August 31, 2024
• ETOWAH LIONS CLUB
  447 Etowah School Road
  Hendersonville, NC 28739 (in Etowah)
  just a block or so past the Etowah Elementary School
  Directions to Lions Club
• Book: The Christian Harmony (‘Carolina book’, 1873 facsimile, 2015 Folk Heritage reprint). Loaners of the Carolina book will be available.
  Please bring photocopies to share if you want to lead songs or verses that are not in the book.
  Handouts should first be checked with the president of the singing.
• Dinner on the Grounds
• CONTACT: Diane Eskenasy - dogsongs at gmail dot com

September

Saturday before the Second Sunday
The 18th Greenville-Pioneer Day Sacred Harp Singing
Confirmed

• 10 AM–3 PM, Saturday, September 7, 2024
• CHURCH OF GREENVILLE Fellowship Hall
  228 Ladean Court
  Simpsonville, South Carolina
  Detailed directions.
• Book: The Sacred Harp, 1991 edition.
  Loaners will be available.
• Dinner on the Grounds
• If you're feeling unwell, have a cold, or allergies, please stay home. We love you but don't want what you've got!
• CONTACT: Robert Kelley - composer at mykeyboard dot com

Second Sunday
134th Old Folks Day Singing at Morning Star
Confirmed

• 10 AM–3 PM, Sunday, September 8, 2024
  Worship Service: 11 AM
  Dinner on the Grounds: noon
  Singing in the afternoon, about 1:30 PM
• MORNING STAR UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Dutch Cove (near Canton), NC
  Detailed directions.
• Book: The Christian Harmony (‘Carolina book’, 1873 facsimile, 2015 Folk Heritage reprint).
  Loaners available.
• CONTACT: June Smathers-Jolley - jjolley09 at gmail dot com

Second Sunday
Hale County Christian Harmony Convention
Confirmed

• 10 AM–3 PM, Sunday, September 8, 2024
• CHINA GROVE METHODIST CHURCH
  Clary Hill Road, Moundville, AL
  Hale County, Alabama, 10 miles east of Moundville.
  Detailed directions.
• Book: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition.
• Dinner on the Grounds
• CONTACT: Carolyn Wilson +1 205 242 7788 - cw4672 at aol dot com

September 12th to 15th
The 17th Camp DoReMi—2024
Confirmed

• Thursday, September 12, 2024 to Sunday, September 15, 2024
• WILDACRES RETREAT (website)
  Little Switzerland, NC
  
• Books: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition;
  New Harp of Columbia, Restored Edition, 2001.
• YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT AND THERE IS A FEE
  Camp DoReMi website
  The cost to attend camp and stay on campus in a double-occupied room is $350; anyone who wants to attend classes and eat at Wildacres, without lodging at Wildacres - $30/day.
  If you have attended Camp DoReMi in the past, and your contact information is the same, there is no need to fill in a form again - just contact Jane Cannon and reserve your spot.
• CONTACT: Jane Cannon +1 706 410 0982 - crvjanecannon at gmail dot com

Saturday before the Third Sunday
The 15th Lee Rogers Memorial Singing
Confirmed CANCELLED for 2024

• 10 AM–3 PM, Saturday, September 14, 2024
  
• Book: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition. Loaners will be available.
• CONTACT: Michael Spencer - fishman dot mds at gmail dot com

Fourth Sunday and the Saturday before
The 8th Annual Wears Valley Convention
Confirmed

• 10 AM–3 PM, Saturday, September 21, 2024 and Sunday, September 22, 2024
• Saturday:
  VALLEY VIEW BAPTIST CHURCH
  2219 Little Cove Road, Sevierville, TN 37862
• Sunday:
  HEADRICK CHAPEL
  3739 Wears Valley Road, Sevierville, TN 37862
  
• Book: New Harp of Columbia, Restored Edition, 2001.
• Dinner on the Grounds
• More information: https://www.oldharp.org/wears-valley-convention/
• CONTACT: Andrew Whaley - awhaley37 at gmail dot com

Fourth Sunday and the Saturday before
Alabama State Christian Harmony Singing Convention
Confirmed

• 10 AM–3 PM, Saturday, September 21, 2024 and Sunday, September 22, 2024
• OLD COUNTY LINE CHURCH
  9282 Miller Rd, Warrior, AL 35180
  
• Book: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition.
• CONTACT: Danny Creel +1 205 915 7794 - bearcreek269 at bellsouth dot net

Last Saturday
The 50th Annual Mountain Heritage Day Singing
Confirmed

• Saturday, September 28, 2024 CANCELLED (flood damage due to Hurricane Helene)
• Morning sessions: Bear Lake Reserve Family Circle Stage, WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY, Cullowhee, NC (closer to the creek than previously)
  Afternoon session (air-conditioned!): Coulter Building Recital Hall, WCU (other side of campus from the festival, but parking should be available)
  Detailed directions. And/or see the Festival map.
• Books: The Sacred Harp, 1991 edition;
  The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition.
  Some loaners available.
• Lunch: Box lunches will be provided for singers.
• CONTACT: Bill Hogan +1 334 414 1953 - hoganbill56 at gmail dot com, Will Peebles - wpeebles at email dot wcu dot edu

Last Sunday
Young People's Singing (Christian Harmony day)
Confirmed

• 10 AM–3 PM, Sunday, September 29, 2024
• The Nyce Barn at the MENNONITE HERITAGE CENTER
  565 Yoder Road, Harleysville, PA 19438
  
• Book: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition.
• Dinner on the Grounds
• Part of a singing weekend. Sacred Harp on Saturday (the day before).
  More info on the Facebook event.
• CONTACT: Sophie Sokolov +1 857 413 0808 - sophiegsokolov at gmail dot com

October

Second Sunday
Manchester Christian Harmony Singing
Confirmed

• 1–4.30 PM, Sunday, October 13, 2024
• Gallery 3, ground floor, The Whitworth Art Gallery, Oxford Road, Manchester, England, M15 6ER
  
• Book: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition.
• No food or drink permitted in the Gallery.
• (Associated with Manchester [UK] All-Day Singing, on Saturday.)

  Check with the Facebook event page, especially about COVID-19 policy.

• CONTACT: Manchester Sacred Harp - sacredharpmanchester at gmail dot com

Third Saturday
Shiloh Christian Harmony Singing
Confirmed

• 10 AM–2 PM, Saturday, October 19, 2024
• SHILOH METHODIST CHURCH
  Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, 5 miles southeast of Duncanville.
  Turn off US Hwy 82 near Mile Marker 65, onto Lake Payne Road. Go 3 miles. Church on left.
• Book: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition.
• Picnic Lunch at Noon.
• CONTACT: Cindy Hall - +1 205 826 0566

Sunday after the last Saturday
The 10th London Christian Harmony Singing
Confirmed

• 1–5 PM, Sunday, October 27, 2024
• HIGHGATE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, Pond Square, South Grove, London N6 6BA
  
• Book: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition. Loaners available.
• Dinner on the Grounds
• Part of the London Double All-Day, with events happening from the Thursday through Sunday;
  see its web page, or especially its Facebook event page.
• CONTACT: London Sacred Harp - londonsacredharp at gmail dot com

November

Saturday before the Second Sunday
The ~28th Swannanoa Valley Singing
Confirmed, YES!

• 10 AM–3 PM, Saturday, November 9, 2024 Carolina book: morning; CH2010: afternoon
• ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Black Mountain, NC
  Detailed directions.
• Books: The Christian Harmony (‘Carolina book’, 1873 facsimile, 2015 Folk Heritage reprint);
  The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition.
• Noon: BAG LUNCHES ONLY (no use of church kitchen; non-potable water after Helene)
• CONTACT: Joe Holbert - treeblow at bellsouth dot net

Saturday, November 9
Sacred Sounds of Western North Carolina: A Shaped Note Singing Workshop with Laura Boosinger
Confirmed

• 11 AM–12 PM, Saturday, November 9, 2024
• EARL SCRUGGS CENTER, 103 South Lafayette Street
  Shelby, North Carolina
  
• Book: The Christian Harmony (‘Carolina book’, 1873 facsimile, 2015 Folk Heritage reprint).
• $5 for Scruggs Center members, $10 for non-members;
  Event webpage.

Saturday, November 16th
The 8th Singing on the River
Confirmed, YES!

• 10 AM–3 PM, November 16th
• THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
  433 Bone Camp Road, Marshall, NC 28753 New location
  
• Book: The Christian Harmony (‘Carolina book’, 1873 facsimile, 2015 Folk Heritage reprint).
  Loaners and books for sale.
• Dinner on the Grounds
• More info from the event webpage.
• CONTACT: Brandon Johnson - madcoed at gmail dot com

Sunday, November 17
Special Shape Note Singing in Todd, North Carolina
Confirmed

• 1–3 PM, Sunday, November 17, 2024
• TODD MERCANTILE
  3899 Todd Railroad Grade Road, Todd, NC
  
• Book: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition. Loaner books and books for sale are available.
• Lynda Hambourger, booneshapenote at gmail dot com

Thanksgiving Eve
The 16th Larry Olszewski Memorial Thanksgiving Eve Dinner and Singing
Confirmed

• 6:30 PM, Wednesday, November 27th
• LAUREL THEATER
  Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
  
• Book: New Harp of Columbia, Restored Edition, 2001.
• Dinner followed by singing.
• Thanksgiving meal first, then singing.
• CONTACT: Bob Richmond - rsrichmond at gmail dot com

December

First Tuesday
Bibb County (Alabama) Christmas Singing
Confirmed

• 6 PM, Tuesday, December 3, 2024
• BRENT BAPTIST CHURCH
  2446 Main Street, Brent, AL 35034
  
• Book: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition.
• CONTACT: Caitlin Graff - scgraffrdms at gmail dot com

First Saturday
The Shook-Smathers House Christmas Singing
Confirmed CANCELLED for 2024!

• (Flood damage due to Hurricane Helene)
• THE SHOOK-SMATHERS HOUSE, 178 Morgan Street, Clyde, NC
  Detailed directions.
• Book: The Christian Harmony (‘Carolina book’, 1873 facsimile, 2015 Folk Heritage reprint).
• Singing in the Visitor Center at the House, with free tours of the House provided. Cookies and cider, too!
• CONTACT: June Smathers-Jolley - jjolley09 at gmail dot com

Sunday after the First Saturday
Philadelphia Singing Brunch
Confirmed NOT ON for 2024! (This year, the new Valley Pocket Harmonist; CH again maybe 2025.)

• 10 AM–mid-afternoon, Sunday, December 8, 2024
• 4920 Osage Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19143n
  
• Book: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition.
  Loaners and books for sale will be available.
• Potluck brunch.
• Part of a Philadelphia Singing Weekend; details elsewhere.
• CONTACT: Ben Fink +1 612 840 0141 - ben dot fink at gmail dot com

Second Sunday and the Saturday before
The 13th Georgia State Christian Harmony Convention
Confirmed

• 10 AM–3 PM, Saturday, December 7, 2024 and Sunday, December 8, 2024
• POPLAR SPRINGS PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH
  6465 Smithfield Road, Bowdon, GA 30108
  
• Book: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition.
• Dinner on the Grounds
• CONTACT: Jane Cannon +1 706 410 0982 - crvjanecannon at gmail dot com

Christmas Day
Calvary Christmas Night Singing
Confirmed

• 5:30–8:30 PM, Wednesday, December 25, 2024
• CALVARY EPISCOPAL CHURCH
  Fletcher, North Carolina
  Detailed directions.
• Book: The Christian Harmony (‘Carolina book’, 1873 facsimile, 2015 Folk Heritage reprint).
• Bring a snack to share; hot cider will be provided.
• If icy or snowy it will be cancelled, so keep an eye on the weather.
• CONTACT: Dan Huger +1 828 274 8899 - dehuger at gmail dot com

Boxing Day-Plus-One (27th)
Boxing Day(+1) Christian Harmony Singing
Confirmed

• 2–6 PM (doors open at 1:30 PM), Friday, December 27, 2024
• HEATH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH, 84 Heath Street, London NW3 1DN
  The church is 70 yards from Hampstead Underground Station (Northern Line).
  
• Book: The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition.
  Some loaners, but why not treat yourself and buy one!
• We will have an extended food break so please bring food to share and, as it's the holiday season, alcohol/soft drinks if you have any spare.
• CONTACT: London Sacred Harp - londonsacredharp at gmail dot com

January 2025

First Saturday
Old Harp Singing near Knoxville, Tennessee
Confirmed

• 10 AM–3 PM, Saturday, January 4, 2025
• CLAXTON COMMUNITY CENTER
  1071 Edgemoor Road, Clinton, TN 37716
  Near the Knox County/Anderson County line, about 25 minutes from downtown Knoxville.
  
• Book: New Harp of Columbia, Restored Edition, 2001.
• Dinner on the Grounds
• Proximity to Pellissippi Parkway and Clinton Highway makes it convenient to Oak Ridge, Maryville, Clinton, and all parts westward. Claxton Community Center is a spacious, brightly lit, wood-floored former church building. All agree it's a good building to sing in.
• CONTACT: Jeremy Shipp +1 423 506 0058 - jshipp1 at gmail dot com