A Schedule of Singings
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2017

Monthly Events

• First Fridays
  Christian Harmony workshop
  Portland, OR
  The Christian Harmony (2010)

  • People's Co-op (upstairs Community Room)
    3029 SE 21st Ave
  • 7 to 9PM
  • Contact: portlandsacredharp at gmail dot com

• Second Mondays
  Evening Workshop
  Asheville, NC
  1991 Sacred Harp, 2010 Christian Harmony

  • First Congregational UCC
    20 Oak Street, Asheville
  • 7-9 PM (no meal)
  • Books: Loaners available
  • CONTACT: avlshapenote at gmail dot com
    

• Second Wednesdays
  Evening Workshop
  Florence, Mississippi
  1991 Sacred Harp, 2010 Christian Harmony, 2012 Cooper Sacred Harp
  No singing in January

  • Beit Ha Torah Messianic Synagogue
    Florence, Mississippi.
    Florence is about five miles south of Jackson, MS.
    Call 601-953-1094 for directions.
  • 6-8 PM (no meal)
  • CONTACT: Regina Derstine 601-953-1094
    email: derstinetodd at yahoo dot com

• Second Thursdays
  Evening Workshop
  Lost Provinces Singers (Ashe County, NC)
  The Christian Harmony (2010)
  The Christian Harmony (Carolina book)

  • The Ashe Arts Center, West Jefferson
  • 7 - 9 PM
  • Books: Loaners available
  • Get directions
  • Contact: Gary Poe, gpoe at skybest dot com
    PO Box 802, West Jefferson, NC, 28694
    

• Second and Fourth Saturdays
  Exception in early February!
  January thru March
  Sarasota, Florida
  The Christian Harmony (2010)

  • January 14 and 28
    Feb. 4 ** and 25
    March 11 and 25
  • Bahia Vista Mennonite Church Green Room (south side of bldg.)
    4041 Bahia Vista St., Sarasota, FL. 34232
    
  • 1:30 - 4:00 PM
  • Book: The Christian Harmony (2010)
  • Contact: Mary Ellen Schrock, meschrock47 at gmail dot com
    

• Friday before the Third Sunday
  Not in March
  Evening Workshop
  Greenville, SC
  The 1991 Sacred Harp

  • Greenville First Christian Church
    Edwards Rd and Lake Fairfield Drive
    Greenville, SC
  • 7 - 9 PM (no meal)
  • Location: Edwards Road comes off of Wade Hampton Blvd (US 29 N) just across from where N Pleasantburg (SC 291) intersects with Wade Hampton.
    The church is about 8/10 of a mile south.
  • Get Directions to First Christian Church
  • CONTACT: Leon or Frances Carnell, 864-862-4373
    email: carnelllh at att dot net
    

• Third Sundays
  Afternoon Workshop in Johnson City, TN
  The Christian Harmony (2010) and
  The Christian Harmony (1873/2015)

  • St. John's Episcopal Church
    500 North Roan Street
    Johnson City 37601
  • 2 - 5 PM
  • Books: Loaners available
  • Get Directions
  • CONTACT: Don Wiley: don.wiley at oldfieldssingers dot com
    or find information at the related website,
    http://www.oldfieldssingers.com/
  • Don maintains an email list and sends a monthly email announcing upcoming singings.
    To be on this list, please contact him at don.wiley at oldfieldssingers dot com
    

• Third Sundays
  During the school year
  Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa, NC
  The Sacred Harp (1991)

  • Kittredge Recital Hall
    Warren Wilson College
  • Sunday, January 15
    Sunday, February 19
    Sunday, March 18
    Sunday, April 23 ** - the Sunday *AFTER* Easter
    Sunday, May 21
    Sunday, September 17
    Sunday, October 15
    Sunday, November 19
    Sunday, December 17
  • 3 - 5 PM
  • Book: Loaners available
  • Get Directions
  • CONTACT: Sarah Kehrberg, smkehrberg at gmail dot com
    

• Fourth Thursday of the month
  Evening Workshop in London, UK
  The Christian Harmony (2010)

  • St Mary's Primrose Hill
    Elsworthy Road, London NW3 3DJ
  • 7.30 - 9.30 pm
  • Book: Loaners available
  • For more information:
    http://londonsacredharp.org/schedule/

• Saturday before the Fourth Sunday
  Exception in January!
  No Meeting in November, or December
  New York, NY
  The Christian Harmony (2010)

  • Menno House, 314 E. 19th St. (between 1st and 2nd Aves.) in Manhattan.
  • January 28 **
    February 25
    March 25
    April 22
    May 27
    June 24
    July 22
    August 26
    September 23
    October 21
  • 2:00 to 5:00 PM.
  • Contact: Mary Ellen Schrock, meschrock47 at gmail dot com

• Last Sunday Each Month
  No meeting in August, September, or December
  Afternoon workshop
  Greeneville, TN
  New Harp of Columbia

  • Cumberland Presbyterian Church
    201 North Main St.
    Greeneville, TN
  • 3 - 5 PM (no meal)
  • Book: New Harp of Columbia - Loaners available
  • At the intersection of Main Street and Church Street, on US Route 321 in downtown Greeneville.
    This is "the cannon ball church". A big old brick church with white steeple.
    Parking behind the church. Community room: through double doors, turn right.
    
  • CONTACT: Jeff Farr, 423-620-8267
    email: summersfarr at gmail dot com
    

• Quarterly Shape Note Singing Workshop
  Jackson, MS.
  

  • Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum
    corner if I-55 and Lakeland Drive, Jackson, MS
  • Directions: Take exit 98B off I-55 and go east one block to the Ag Museum on the north side of Lakeland.
    The singing is in the Education Center on the museum campus.
    Take a left on Cool Papa Bell Dr -- the second entrance to the Agriculture Museum -- and park in the parking lot for the Sports Museum.
    Walk across the wooden bridge to the Ag Museum campus.
    The Education Center is the first log building on your right just past the bridge.
  • Mark the dates of future quarterly singings:
    March 2 from 6:30 - 8:30 PM
  • Books: currently, Sacred Harp (1991 Denson book).
    Hoping to include Christian Harmony (2010) soon.
  • Contact: Regina Derstine 601-953-1094, email derstinetodd at yahoo dot com

Annual Singings 2017

DOG = Dinner on the Grounds

January

Third Sunday
Old County Line Church

• Jefferson County, Alabama, near Corner, off Miller Rd., 9 miles west of Warrior.
• Book: The Christian Harmony (2010) There will be some books for sale.
• From Birmingham: I-65 North to Exit 284 Hayden/Corner.
  Travel west approximately 7.5 miles.
  Turn left on Miller Road.
  Go .2 miles and Church is on right.
• For more information, contact Danny Creel at (205) 915-7794
  Emily Creel Brown, (205) 435-3314, email: emleepc at yahoo dot com
  

February

Saturday before First Sunday in February
Rotunda Singing, Alabama State Capitol

• Montgomery, Alabama
• This singing will again be held in the lobby of the Alabama State Archives on the south side of the Capitol, 624 Washington Ave.
• Four books used: The Sacred Harp 1991 Revision
  Cooper Revision
  Christian Harmony
  Colored Sacred Harp.
• For more information
  Contact Bill Hogan - bill3h at hiwaay do net, (334) 514-9742

Weekend of the Fourth Sunday
The famous seven-book two-day shape-note singing extravaganza.

• On Saturday during the day, at Hardeman Primitive Baptist in Decatur, GA, they will sing from the JLWhite version of Sacred Harp, the Eclectic Harmony I and II, and the Georgian Harmony
  10AM-3PM; DoG;
• Saturday night is a Christian Harmony (2010) singing at the home of John and Elsie Hollingsworth in Ila, GA (among the best you may hope to find, IMHO....)
  7PM-9PM+: covered dish supper at 6;
• on Sunday, in Athens, GA, at the Botanical Garden, a morning session from the Social Harp (loaners available), in the PM from the Red Book SH
  10AM-3PM; DoG.
• Further info about location, contacts etc. is available at fasola.org
  or, you can consult John Hollingsworth, john at billnet dot org

March

Saturday before the First Sunday
10th Madison County (Grapevine) Singing

• Center Community Center
  Petersburg community, between Mars Hill and Marshall
• 10 AM - 3 PM
• Book: The Christian Harmony (1873/2015) - the Folk Heritage Edition
  or The Christian Harmony Carolina Book reprints, 1994 or 1979
  Also The Christian Harmony (2010).
  Loaners will be available.
• DOG at noon
• Get directions
• CONTACT: Don Wiley: don.wiley at oldfieldssingers dot com
  or find information at the related website,
  http://www.oldfieldssingers.com/
  Don maintains an email list and sends a monthly email announcing upcoming singings.
  To be on this list, please contact him.

Saturday before the Third Sunday
23rd South Carolina State Singing in Memory of William Walker

• SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
  438 N Church Street, across from Wofford College
  Spartanburg, SC
• Free parking available across College Street from the church
• 9:30 AM to 3 PM, March 18th
  a brief singing school by Robert Kelley at the beginning
• Books: The Sacred Harp and The Christian Harmony (2010)
  Sacred Harp and Christian Harmony books will be available for loan or sale.
• Lunch: on 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: Frances Carnell, 864-862-4373, email: carnelllh at att dot net

Third Sunday
Deason Memorial Singing
Not confirmed

• Little Hope Primitive Baptist Church
  Bibb County, Alabama, 4 miles west of Eoline.
• Book: The Christian Harmony (2010)
• On US 82 between 70 and 71-mile marker, turn south onto County Road 1 (a.k.a. Bear Creek Rd.). Go 1 1/2 miles to crest of hill. Turn left onto Little Hope Rd. Go 1 1/2 miles. Church on right.
• For more information, contact Ruth Wyers, (205) 926-3043.
  

March 25, Saturday
Bristol, Virginia

• Birthplace of Country Music
  520 Birthplace of Country Music Way
  Bristol, Virginia, 24201
• http://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/museum/
• Time: 10 AM - 3 PM, Dinner at noon
• The Christian Harmony (1873/2015)
• Host will provide ham and/or chicken. Please bring a dish to share.
• For more information, contact Don Wiley: don.wiley at oldfieldssingers dot com
  phone: 423.341.8893
  Don maintains an email list and sends a monthly email announcing upcoming singings.
  To be on this list, please contact him.

April

Saturday before the Second Sunday
2nd Annual Quay Smathers Memorial Singing School
Christian Harmony in the Blue Ridge Style

• Location: Shook-Smathers House
  178 Morgan Street
  Clyde, North Carolina
• Saturday, 8 April, 9:30 AM - 4 PM
  
• Book: The Christian Harmony (1873/2015)
  Loaners available, also for purchase.
• Bag lunch. Coffee and water provided.
• Get Directions
• More information: http://www.qssingingschool.org/

Saturday before the Third Sunday
5th Annual Cloudland Community Singing

• Location: Triple-J Farm
  290 Heaton Creek Road
  Roan Mountain, TN 37687
• 10 AM - 3:00 PM, April 15th
• The Christian Harmony (2010)
• DOG at noonish
• Get Directions
• CONTACT: Rhodyjane Meadows, 423-772-3947
  rhodyjane at hotmail dot com
  

Fourth Sunday and Saturday before
9th Annual Rusk County Convention

• Old Pine Grove Church
  Rusk County, Texas, southeast of Henderson, Texas
  
• Directions from the Traffic Star in Henderson: 1. Head south on US-259 S/US-79 S (1.2 miles) 2. Turn left onto E Main St (0.5 miles) 3. Turn right onto FM840 S/Brachfield Rd. Continue to follow FM840 S (3.8 miles) 4. Turn left onto FM2867 E (4.6 miles) 5. Turn right onto County Rd 364 S. Old Pine Grove Church will be on the left (0.6 miles)
• Saturday, April 22: 10 AM - 3 PM; The Christian Harmony (2010)
  Sunday, April 23: 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM; Cooper Book
  (Loaners and books for sale available)
• Contact: Gaylon Powell, gaylon.powell at suddenlink dot net
• For more info: http://singings.texasfasola.org/annual/rusk_county.html

May

Saturday before the First Sunday
110th Etowah Spring Singing

• Etowah Lions Club
  447 Etowah School Road
  Hendersonville, NC 28739 (in Etowah)
  across from the Etowah Elementary School
  just a block or so past the school
• 10 AM - 3:00 PM, May 6th
• Primary Book for this singing: The Christian Harmony (1873/2015) - the Folk Heritage Edition
  or The Christian Harmony Carolina Book reprints, 1994 or 1979
  Also The Christian Harmony (2010).
  Loaners will be available. Handouts should first be checked with the president of the singing.
• DOG
• CONTACT: D Eskenasy: dogsongs at gmail dot com
  

First Sunday and Saturday before
Portland, Oregon *Double All-Day Singing*

• The Little Church, Portland, Oregon
  5138 NE 23rd Street
• 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM, May 6th and 7th
• DOG
• Saturday: The Sacred Harp, 1991 Editon
  Sunday: The Christian Harmony (2010)
• CONTACT: portlandsacredharp at gmail dot com
  

Saturday before the Second Sunday
The 20th Furman University Singing

• Furman University, Greenville, SC
• 10 AM - 3:00 PM, May 13th
• Books: Sacred Harp (1991) and The Christian Harmony (2010)
• DOG
• Get directions
• CONTACT: Leon Carnell, carnelllh at att dot net

Third Sunday and Saturday before
UK Singing
Not confirmed

• Goodshaw Baptist Church, Chapel Street, Goodshaw, Rossendale BB4 8BS
• Saturday: The Sacred Harp
  Sunday: The Christian Harmony
  
• Time: 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM both days
• DOG both days
• Contact: Vicki Elliott, velliott42 at googlemail dot com

Fourth Sunday and Saturday before
Singing Schools Followed by Singings

• Saint John's Historic Church
  North Main Street, Rutherfordton, North Carolina
  
• Saturday, May 27, The Christian Harmony (2010)
  Dr. Ian Quinn from Yale University will teach morning singing school Saturday in 7 shapes from The Christian Harmony
  Then we will sing!
• Sunday, May 28, The Sacred Harp (1991)
  Dr. Nathan Rees from The University of West Georgia will teach morning singing school Sunday in 4 shapes from The Sacred Harp
  After the school, we will sing!
• 9:30 AM - 3 PM, both days
  Dinner on the Grounds
• Loaners available, also for purchase.
• Post a Flyer for this event! May Singing Schools
• Contact Jane Cannon for further information - crvjanecannon at gmail dot com
  or (706) 410-0982 or Facebook page - Asheville Christian Harmony and Sacred Harp Singers
• Sign up for event not mandatory, but helpful

Fourth Sunday and Saturday before
2017 John Newton Merritt Memorial Singing Convention

• Old Courthouse Museum
  1008 Cherry Street
  Vicksburg, MS 39183
• Saturday, May 27th, 10 AM - 3 PM
  Sunday, May 28th, 9:30 AM - 2 PM
  DOG both days
• 4 Books: 1991 Sacred Harp
  Cooper Book
  Christian Harmony
  B.F. White Book
• Contact: Henry McGuire 601-845-1984 or 601-502-4634 (cell)
  hcmcguire at windstream dot net or hmcguire954 at gmail dot com

June

Saturday before the First Sunday
Greene County Tennessee Sing

• New Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church
  Greeneville, Tennessee
• 10 AM - 3 PM, June 3rd
• Book: New Harp of Columbia, Loaners available.
• DOG noonish
• New Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church
  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
• CONTACT: Jeff Farr, 423-620-8267,
  email: summersfarr at gmail dot com

First Sunday
Little Hope Christian Harmony Singing
Not confirmed

• Little Hope Primitive Baptist Church (see Third Sunday in March for directions)
• Book: The Christian Harmony (2010)
• For more information, contact Ruth Wyers, (205) 926-3043.
  

Saturday before the Second Sunday
15th Calvary-Fletcher Singing

• Calvary Episcopal Church
  Fletcher, North Carolina
• 10 AM - 3 PM, June 10th
• Book: The Christian Harmony (1873/2015) - the Folk Heritage Edition
  or The Christian Harmony Carolina Book reprints, 1994 or 1979
  Loaners will be available.
• DOG noonish
• Directions to Calvary Episcopal Church
• CONTACT: Dan Huger, (828) 274-8899
  email: dehuger at gmail dot com

Second Sunday
Tuscaloosa County Christian Harmony Convention
Not confirmed

• Shiloh Methodist Church
  Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, 5 miles southeast of Duncanville.
• Book: The Christian Harmony (2010)
• From the 65-mile marker on US 82, turn onto Lake Payne Rd. Go 3 miles. Church on left.
• For more information, contact Harvey Dockery (205) 759-1071.
  

Saturday, June 17
Bristol, Virginia

• Birthplace of Country Music
  520 Birthplace of Country Music Way
  Bristol, Virginia, 24201
• http://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/museum/
• Time: 10 AM - 3 PM, Dinner at noon. Please bring a dish to share.
• Our host will supply ham, buns, drinks.
• The Christian Harmony (2010)
• For more information, contact Don Wiley: don.wiley at oldfieldssingers dot com
  phone: 423.341.8893
  Don maintains an email list and sends a monthly email announcing upcoming singings.
  To be on this list, please contact him.

Saturday before the Third Sunday
Blue Ridge Primitive Baptist Church

• 134 Hyden Tyler Road
  Chatsworth, Georgia
• 10:30 - 12:00 singing from the Old School Hymnal (# 11)
  12:00 - 1:00 lunch at the Church
  1:00 - 2:30 singing from The Christian Harmony
• Directions: Take US Hwy. 411 North from downtown Chatsworth
  Turn right onto Old Federal Rd. (just past Auto Zone)
  Bear right onto Hyden Tyler Rd.
  The Church is approx. one mile from Hwy. 411.
• Book: The Christian Harmony (Alabama book, the old black one)
• CONTACT: Greg Smith (706)980-8176
  David Smith (706)980-0442.
  

Saturday before the Fourth Sunday
Newton County Christian Harmony Convention and Singing School
Singing School Thursday and Friday evening before

• Thursday and Friday evenings: Singing School
  Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church
  June 22, June 23
  Time: 6 PM - 8:30 PM both evenings
• Saturday: all day Singing Convention
• Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church
  Newton County, Mississippi, 8 miles north of Newton.
• Time: 9:30 AM - 3 PM
• Book: The Christian Harmony (2010)
• Directions
  Map: http://fasola.org/maps/images/map.macedonianewton.large.gif
• For more information, contact John Hollingsworth, 706-789-3916, email: john at billnet dot org
  Regina Derstine, 601.953.1094, derstinetodd at yahoo dot com
  Mark Davis, 601-940-1612
  

July

Saturday, 8 July
24th John Campbell Folk School Singing

• Brasstown, NC
  https://folkschool.org/event.php?event_type_id=4
• 10:30 AM. - 3:00 PM, July 8th
• Book: The Christian Harmony (2010)
• DOG at 12:30
• Directions available on the Folkschool website: http://www.folkschool.org
• CONTACT: Annie Fain Barralon, 1-828-837-2775 ext 110, anniefain at folkschool dot org

Third Thursday
Capitol City Singing

• Loeb Reception Center
  Corner of Columbus and N. McDonough St.
  Montgomery, AL
• Sacred Harp (1991 and Cooper revisions)
  The Christian Harmony (2010)
  Colored Sacred Harp
• Bring a sack lunch
• For more information
  Contact Bill Hogan - bill3h at hiwaay dot net, (334) 514-9742

Third Sunday and Saturday before
Gwehelog UK Singing (second double all day)

• Saturday, 15 July - singing from The Sacred Harp
  Sunday, 16 July - singing from The Christian Harmony
• Gwehelog Methodist Chapel, near Usk, Mon., Wales NP15 1RD
  Gwehelog is in South Wales, a short drive from Bristol,
  and the singing is being organised by the Bristol Sacred Harp singers.
• 10.00 am - 3.30 pm, Pot luck lunch, both days
• *some* loaner books available - please bring your own if you have one
• Contact: Leila Gamaz - leila1gamaz at gmail dot com

July 20-23
Camp DoReMi Europe

• 6:30 PM, Thursday, 20 July - 2 PM, Sunday, 23 July
• Location: Othona Community, East Hall Farm, East End Road, Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex CM0 7PN, England
• Books: The Christian Harmony (2010), The New Harp of Columbia
• Website - http://www.othona-bradwell.org.uk/event/Camp-Do-Re-Mi/
• Contact: Werner Ullah, e-mail: socwu at talktalk dot com
  
• YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT AND THERE IS A FEE

Fourth Sunday
Bibb County Christian Harmony Convention
Not confirmed

• Old Pleasant Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church
  Bibb County, Alabama, 2 miles east of Eoline.
• Book: The Christian Harmony (2010)
• Along US 82 at 79-mile marker, north side of highway.
• For more information, contact Billy Thompson, (205) 926-7121.
  

Saturday, 29 July
The Swannanoa Gathering Shape Note Singing

• The Morris' Pavilion
  Warren Wilson College
  Swannanoa, North Carolina
  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!
• 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM, July 22nd, with DOG
• Books: The Christian Harmony (2010)
  Sacred Harp
  Southern Harmony
• Contact: Sarah Kehrberg - smkehrberg at gmail dot com
• Get directions

August

17 - 20 August
Camp DoReMi

• http://doremicamp.org
• Wildacres Retreat, Little Switzerland, NC
  http://wildacres.org/
• Books: The Christian Harmony (2010), The New Harp of Columbia
• Contact: Jane Cannon, phone: 706-410-0982
  email: crvjanecannon at gmail dot com
• YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT AND THERE IS A FEE

Fourth Sunday & Saturday before
Mississippi State Sacred Harp Singing Convention

• Antioch Primitive Baptist Church
  Scott County, Mississippi, between Forest and Sebastopol.
• Saturday 10 AM to 3 PM
  Sunday 9:30 AM - 2 PM
• Directions:
  From US 80, drive north out of Forest on Mississippi Hwy 35 for 2.4 miles to Hwy 21.
  Take a right on 21 going north for 6.5 miles towards Sebastopol.
  Antioch Primitive Baptist church is on the right.
• 4 Books used: Sacred Harp (1991 Edition);
  Cooper Revision;
  B.F. White Book;
  The Christian Harmony (2010).
• For more information, contact Mark Davis, (601) 919-0209.
  Regina Derstine, 601.953.1094, derstinetodd at yahoo dot com
  

Fourth Sunday
Tickanetly Primitive Baptist Church

• Ellijay, Georgia
• Book: The Christian Harmony (2010)
• 10 - 11 AM, August 27th, Singing
• 11 AM - 12 noon, Worship
• DOG
• 1 PM - 3 PM, Singing
• Get directions
• CONTACT: Paul Mooney, Jr., 706-273-3378
  

September

Saturday before the First Sunday
110th Etowah Fall Singing

• Location: Etowah Lions Club
• 447 Etowah School Road
  Hendersonville, NC 28739 (in Etowah)
  across from the Etowah Elementary School,
  just a block or so past the school
• 10 AM - 3:00 PM, September 2nd
• Primary Book for this singing: The Christian Harmony (1873/2015) - the Folk Heritage Edition
  or The Christian Harmony Carolina Book reprints, 1994 or 1979
  Also The Christian Harmony (2010).
  Loaners will be available. Handouts should first be checked with the president of the singing.
• DOG
• CONTACT: D Eskenasy: dogsongs at gmail dot com
  

September 9
Sacred Harp Singing at Gray Court-Owings Pioneer Day

• Ora Old Fields Presbyterian Church
  Culbertson Backcountry Settlement
  Gray Court, Laurens County, South Carolina
• 10 AM - 3 PM, September 9th
• DOG
• Book: The Sacred Harp. Loaners will be available.
• Get directions to Gray Court
• CONTACT: Robert Kelley: composer at mykeyboard dot com

Second Sunday
Hale County Christian Harmony Convention
Not confirmed

• China Grove Methodist Church
  Hale County, Alabama, 10 miles east of Moundville.
• Book: The Christian Harmony (2010)
• From Tuscaloosa, drive south on Alabama Hwy 69 for 15 miles to Moundville,
  turn left (east) onto Centerville Rd (also called County Road 50).
  Go about 8 miles, veer right onto Clary Hill Rd.
  Go 2 miles,
  veer right at sign for China Grove Church, which will be on the right, quarter mile past turn.

Second Sunday
127th "Old Folks Day" Singing

• Morning Star United Methodist Church, Canton, NC (in Dutch Cove)
• 11 AM Worship Service, September 10th
• DOG followed by Singing in the afternoon
• Book: The Christian Harmony (1873/2015) - the Folk Heritage Edition
  or The Christian Harmony Carolina Book reprints, 1994 or 1979
  Loaners available.
• Get directions
• CONTACT: June Smathers Jolley, 828-421-4361
  email: jjolley09 at gmail dot com

Saturday before the Third Sunday
9th Lee Rogers Memorial Singing

• At the home of John and Elsie Hollingsworth near Ila, Georgia
  1574 Adams-Clarke Road, Commerce, GA
• Book: The Christian Harmony (2010) - Loaners will be available.
• 10 AM - 3 PM, September 16th
• DOG at noon
• Contact: Judy Mincey, email: mincey dot judy at yahoo dot com
  John Hollingsworth, 706-789-3916, email: john at billnet dot org

Cancelled September 16th, Saturday
Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion
Bristol, Virginia

Fourth Sunday and Saturday before, September 23 and 24
Wears Valley Convention - (Valley View & Headrick)

• Book: The New Harp of Columbia
• NEW! Saturday, 23 September
  Valley View Baptist Church
  2219 Little Cove Road, Sevierville, TN 37862
• Sunday, 24 September
  Headrick Chapel
  3739 Wears Valley Rd, Sevierville, TN 37862
• Both Days: 10 AM - 3 PM, DOG at noon
• More information: http://www.oldharp.org/wears-valley-convention/
• CONTACT: Andrew Whaley, email: awhaley37 at gmail dot com

Fourth Sunday and Saturday before, September 23 and 24
2017 Alabama State Christian Harmony Singing Convention
Not confirmed

• Union Missionary Baptist Church
  3351 Warrior-Jasper Rd. (County Road 140), 8 miles west of Warrior, AL.
• Book: The Christian Harmony (2010)
• Directions:
  I-65 N to exit 282 (Warrior Robbins exit).
  Church is 7.6 miles West on Warrior Jasper Road (approximately 5 miles East of Hwy 78.
• Danny Creel - President; Bill Hogan - Vice President
• CONTACT: Danny Creel - 205 915 7794
  Emily Creel Brown, 205-435-3314, email: emleepc at yahoo dot com
  

Last Saturday, 30 September
Mountain Heritage Day

• Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
• Sacred Harp 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
• Lunch provided
• The Christian Harmony (2010) 1:30 - 3:30 PM (some loaners available)
• Get directions
• CONTACT: Michael Nichols, 828-586-4802,
  email: mrnichol at frontier dot com

Saturday, September 30
Bristol, Virginia

• Birthplace of Country Music
  520 Birthplace of Country Music Way
  Bristol, Virginia, 24201
• http://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/museum/
• Time: 10 AM - 3 PM, Dinner at noon. Please bring a dish to share.
• Our host will supply BBQ, buns, drinks.
• The Christian Harmony (2010)
• For more information, contact Don Wiley: don.wiley at oldfieldssingers dot com
  phone: 423.341.8893
  Don maintains an email list and sends a monthly email announcing upcoming singings.
  To be on this list, please contact him.

October

Third Sunday and Saturday before
Sheffield, UK Singing
Not confirmed

• Worrall Memorial Hall, 49 Towngate Road, Worrall, Sheffield, UK
• Saturday: The Sacred Harp
  Sunday: The Christian Harmony
  
• Time: 10:30 - 3:30 both days
• DOG both days
• Contact: Vicki Elliott, velliott42 at googlemail dot com

Fourth Sunday, October 22
Shiloh Methodist Church
Not confirmed

• Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, 5 miles southeast of Duncanville.
• Book: The Christian Harmony (2010)
• From the 65-mile marker on US 82, turn onto Lake Payne Rd. Go 3 miles. Church on left.
• For more information, contact Harvey Dockery (205) 759-1071.
  

Sunday, 29 October
Fourth Annual London Christian Harmony Singing
Basement, Heath Street Baptist Church, London, UK

• 84 Heath Street
  London NW3 1DN
• 2 PM - 7 PM
• Book: The Christian Harmony (2010)
• Please contact T. Maguire, tamaguire at gmail dot com if you have any further questions.
• For more information:
  http://londonsacredharp.org/eu-young-peoples-singing/

November

Saturday before the First Sunday
11th Annual Old Fields Singing

• St John's Episcopal Church
  Johnson City, TN
• 10 AM - 3 PM, November 4th
• DOG
• Books: The Christian Harmony (1873/2015) and The Christian Harmony (2010)
• Get directions
• Contact: Don Wiley 423.341.8893,
  email: don.wiley at oldfieldssingers dot com
  or find information at the related websites,
  http://www.oldfieldssingers.com/
  https://www.facebook.com/events/1459616560721610/
  Don maintains an email list and sends a monthly email announcing upcoming singings.
  To be on this list, please contact him.

Saturday before the Second Sunday
~24th Swannanoa Valley Singing

• St. James Episcopal Church, Black Mountain
• 10 AM - 3:00 PM, November 11th
• Books: Morning session: The Christian Harmony (1873/2015 edition)
  or The Christian Harmony Carolina Book reprints, 1994 or 1979
  Afternoon session: The Christian Harmony (2010)
• DOG
• Get directions
• CONTACT: Joe Holbert, 828-669-7260,
  email: treeblow at bellsouth dot net

Second Sunday
6th Annual Dallas Singing
Not confirmed

• The Dallas Heritage Village
  Dallas, Texas
• 9:30 AM - 2:30 PM, November 12th
• Book: The Christian Harmony (2010)
• Contact: Sonny Erwin, 214-521-7457, email: sonnytxn at sbcglobal dot net
  or Cheryl Foreman, 214-952-0593
  

Saturday before the Third Sunday
Georgian Harmony at Ila

• 18 November, 10 AM - 3 PM
• DOG at Noon
• Book: The Georgian Harmony
• Location: John and Elsie Hollingsworth's home
  a mile or so outside of Ila, GA
  1574 Adams Clarke Road
  Commerce, GA
• For further information about location
  John Hollingsworth, john at billnet dot org

December

Saturday before the First Sunday
Third Annual Singing on the River

• New Location: Marshall Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall
  165 S Main St, Marshall, NC
• Book: The Christian Harmony, (1873/2015) - the Folk Heritage Edition
  or The Christian Harmony Carolina Book reprints, 1994 or 1979
  Loaners and books for sale (1873/2015 edition)
• 10 AM - 3 PM, DOG at Noon, Dec 2
• More information: http://www.christianharmony1873.org
• Contacts: Laura Boosinger, lauraboosinger (at) gmail (dot) com
  Zack Allen, folkheritagebooks (at) gmail (dot) com

First Sunday and the Saturday before
8th Georgia State Christian Harmony Convention

• Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church, 225 Shiloh Church Road, Waco, GA
• Book: The Christian Harmony (2010)
• Directions: From I-20, take exit 5 (Highway 100)
  and go south about 1/2 mile
  turn right on Shiloh Church Road.
  Church will be on the left.
• Contact Bill Hollingsworth
  email: bill at skimcast dot com

Second Sunday and the Saturday before
St. John's Singing

• St. John's Historic Church
  Rutherfordton, North Carolina
• 10 AM - 3 PM
• DOG
• Saturday, December 9th: The Christian Harmony (2010)
  Sunday, December 10th: The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition
• Get directions
• CONTACT: Dot Lane, 828-287-0508, or
  Jane Cannon, 706-410-0982
  email: crvjanecannon at gmail dot com

Second Sunday and Saturday before
Joseph Jackson Beasley Memorial Singing
Not confirmed

• Concord Primitive Baptist Church
  Winfield, Alabama.
• From US 78 east of Winfield, take Alabama Hwy. 129 north (towards Tucker). Turn left, west, on County Road 14. Turn left at the church sign. The church is 0.7 miles down this road, on the right.
• Saturday books: Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition; Cooper Revision; Christian Harmony; Lloyd's Hymns.
• Sunday books: Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition.
• For more information, contact John Beasley, (205) 487-3916.
  

Second Tuesday, December 12
Christmas Singing
Not confirmed

• Eoline Baptist Church
• 6:00 - 7:30 Singing, followed by potluck treats.
• Book: The Christian Harmony (2010)
• Bibb County, Alabama, approx. 100 yards east of 77-mile marker on US 82, on south side of highway.
• For more information, contact Billy Thompson, (205) 926-7121.
  

Boxing Day, 26 December
Evening Workshop in London, UK
The Christian Harmony (2010)

• St Mary's Primrose Hill
  Elsworthy Road, London NW3 3DJ
• 7.30 - 9.30 pm
• Book: Loaners available
• For more information:
  http://londonsacredharp.org/schedule/

New Year's Eve at Ila
CANCELLED

January 2018

New Year's Day
Georgian Harmony at Ila

• 1 January, 10 AM - 3 PM
• DOG at Noon
• Book: The Georgian Harmony
• Location: John and Elsie Hollingsworth's home
  a mile or so outside of Ila, GA
  1574 Adams Clarke Road
  Commerce, GA
• For further information about location
  John Hollingsworth, john at billnet dot org

September 2017
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