Schedule of Singings
~*~
2020

Monthly Events

• First Fridays
  Christian Harmony workshop
  Portland, OR
  The Christian Harmony (2010)
  Cancelled for the duration...

  • PEOPLE'S CO-OP (upstairs Community Room)
    3029 SE 21st Ave
  • 7 to 9PM
  • Contact: portlandsacredharp at gmail dot com

• Friday before the Third Sunday
  Evening Workshop
  Greenville, SC
  The 1991 Sacred Harp

  • Cancelled for the duration of this C-19 mess
  • GREENVILLE FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
    Edwards Rd and Lake Fairfield Drive
    Greenville, SC

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

  • ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
    500 North Roan Street
    Johnson City 37601

• Third Sundays
  During the school year
  Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa, NC
  The Sacred Harp (1991)
  Cancelled until 2021

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

  • ST. MARY'S PRIMROSE HILL
    Elsworthy Road, London NW3 3DJ
  • 7.30 - 9.30 pm
  • Book: Loaners available
  • For more information:
    http://londonsacredharp.org/

• Saturday before the Fourth Sunday
  New York, NY
  The Mary Ellen Schrock Memorial Christian Harmony Sing

  • MENNO HOUSE
    314 E. 19th St. (between 1st and 2nd Aves.) in Manhattan. 2:00 to 5:00 PM.
    Saturday, February 22
    Saturday, March 21 CANCELLED
    Saturday, April 25 CANCELLED
    Saturday, May 23
    Saturday, June 27
    Saturday, July 25
    Saturday, August 22
    Saturday, September 26
    Saturday, October 24
  • Book: The Christian Harmony (2010 edition)
    Loaners available.
  • Contact: Melissa Myers, melissamyers123 at gmail dot com

• Last Sunday - not every month
  check dates, below!
  Afternoon workshop
  Greeneville, TN
  New Harp of Columbia
  Cancelled for the duration...

  • CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
    201 North Main St.
    Greeneville, TN

• Quarterly Shape Note Singing Workshop
  Jackson, MS.
  Sacred Harp (1991 Denson book)
  Not Confirmed

  • 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.
  • Dates TBA
    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

• Fifth Tuesdays
  Washington, DC
  The Christian Harmony (2010)
  Not Confirmed

  • 7 PM - 9:15 PM
  • The Christian Haromny, 2010 edition, Loaners available
  • For location and information, contact
    BrendaLDunlap at gmail dot com

Annual Singings 2020

DOG = Dinner on the Grounds

January

New Year's Day
Georgian Harmony at Ila

• 01 January, 10 AM - 3 PM
• DOG at Noon
• Book: The Georgian Harmony
• Location: John and Elsie'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

Third Sunday
Old County Line Church
Not Confirmed

• OLD COUNTY LINE CHURCH
  Jefferson County, Alabama, near Corner, off Miller Rd.
  9 miles west of Warrior.
• Time: 9:30 CST, 19 January 2019
• 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
  Danny Creel at (205) 915-7794, email: bearcreek269 at bellsouth dot net
  Emily Creel Brown, (205) 435-3314, email: emleepc at yahoo dot com
  

February

Saturday before First Sunday in February
Rotunda Singing, Alabama State Capitol
Not Confirmed

• 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: will_muse at yahoo dot com
  (334) 514-9742

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

• Saturday Singing at Hardeman is CANCELLED
  Saturday, the 22nd 10 AM - 3 PM with DoG
  HARDEMAN PRIMITIVE BAPTIST in Decatur, GA
  JLWhite version of Sacred Harp (loaners available)
  Eclectic Harmony I
  Georgian Harmony
  Directions to Hardeman: From I-20 in Atlanta, drive east to Georgia Highway 155 (aka Candler Rd).
  Go north on Candler Rd and turn right on Glenwood Rd (aka Georgia Highway 260).
  Or from I-285 exit west onto Glenwood Rd.
  The church is on the southwest corner of Glenwood Rd and S. Columbia Place,
  just a bit west of Columbia Drive.
  Contact: John Plunkett 470-230-5757, bildad 12 at hotmail dot com
• Saturday night is a Christian Harmony (2010) singing at the HOLLINGSWORTH'S HOME, Ila, GA
  7PM - 9PM, covered dish supper at 6;
  Contact: john at billnet dot org
• Sunday, the 23rd, in Athens, GA, at the BOTANICAL GARDEN
  a morning session from the Social Harp (loaners available), in the PM from the Red Book SH
  10:30 AM-3ish PM; DoG.
  Contact: Mike Spencer: fishman.mds at gmail dot com
• Further info about location, contacts etc. is available at https://www.fasola.org
  or https://atlantasacredharp.org

March

Saturday before the Second Sunday
12th Madison County (Grapevine) Singing

• CENTER COMMUNITY CENTER
  1300 Grapevine Rd, Marshall, North Carolina 28753
  (Petersburg community, between Mars Hill and Marshall)
  https://www.facebook.com/Center-Community-Center-120722337992193/
• 07 March, 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: C Ogburn, email: c.a.ogburn at gmail dot com

Saturday before the Third Sunday
26th 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 14
  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, in the afternoon
Georgian Harmony Singing
Not Confirmed

• HARDEMAN PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH
  Decatur, Georgia
• Book: The Georgian Harmony
• 1 PM - 3 PM, March 15
• Contact: John Plunkett: bildad12 at hotmail dot com

Third Sunday
Deason Memorial Singing
Not Confirmed

• LITTLE HOPE PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH
  724 Little Hope Road, Brent, AL
  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 Billy Thompson
  

Saturday before the Fourth Sunday
St. George's, West Asheville
CANCELLED

Saturday before the Fifth Sunday
Annual GEORGIAN HARMONY Singing
Cancelled

April

Second Saturday
5th Annual Quay Smathers Memorial Singing School
Christian Harmony in the Blue Ridge Style
Cancelled

Saturday before the Third Sunday
8th Annual Cloudland Community Singing
Cancelled

Fourth Sunday and Saturday before
11th Annual Rusk County Convention
Cancelled

May

Saturday before the First Sunday
113th Etowah Spring Singing
Cancelled

Saturday before the First Sunday
Antioch Baptist Church

• Antioch Baptist Church
  185 Church Lane, Centreville, AL
• Book: The Christian Harmony (2010)
• Contact: Caitlin Graff: scgraffrdms at gmail dot com

First Sunday and Saturday before
Portland Double All Day Singing
Cancelled

Saturday before the Second Sunday
Pumpkintown Shape Note Singing (formerly at Furman University)
Cancelled

Third Sunday and Saturday before
New York City

• The Christian Harmony - loaner books available
• Saturday May 16, 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
  DOG at noon, social to follow
  
• Sunday May 17, 1 PM - 4 PM
• Brooklyn Friends Meetinghouse
  Downtown Brooklyn
• Contact: nycchads at gmail dot com
  Housing avaiable!

Third Sunday and Saturday before
UK Singing
Cancelled

• Saturday May 16, 10:30 AM - 3 PM
  The Sacred Harp
  Goodshaw Baptist Church, Chapel Street, Goodshaw, Rossendale BB4 8BS
• Sunday May 17, 10:30 AM - 3 PM
  The Christian Harmony
  Worrall Memorial Hall, 49 Towngate Road, Worrall, Sheffield, S35 0AR
• DOG both days

Fourth Sunday and Saturday before
Singing Schools Followed by Singings
Cancelled

• ST. JOHN'S HISTORIC CHURCH
  North Main Street, Rutherfordton, North Carolina
  
• Saturday, May 23, The Christian Harmony (2010)
  
• Sunday, May 24, The Sacred Harp (1991)
  
• 9:30 AM - 3 PM, both days
  Lunch on your own
• Loaners available, also for purchase.
• 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
John Newton Merritt Memorial Singing Convention
Cancelled

June

Saturday before the First Sunday
Greene County Tennessee Sing
Cancelled

First Sunday
Little Hope Christian Harmony Singing
Not Confirmed

• LITTLE HOPE PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH
  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.
• Book: The Christian Harmony (2010)
• For more information, contact Billy Thompson
  

Saturday before the Second Sunday
18th Calvary-Fletcher Singing
Cancelled

• CALVERY EPISCOPAL CHURCH
  Fletcher, North Carolina
• CONTACT: Dan Huger, (828) 274-8899
  email: dehuger at gmail dot com

Second Sunday
Tuscaloosa County Christian Harmony Convention
Not Confirmed

• SHILOH METHODIST CHURCH
  Lake Payne Road, Tuscaloosa, AL
  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 before the Third Sunday
Blue Ridge Primitive Baptist Church
Cancelled

Saturday before the Fourth Sunday
Newton County Christian Harmony Convention
Not Confirmed

• Saturday, June 27: 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, 11 July
27th John Campbell Folk School Singing
Cancelled

• THE JOHN CAMPBELL FOLK SCHOOL
  Brasstown, NC
  

July 09, 10, 11 - Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Arkansas Shape Note Gathering
Cancelled

Third Thursday
Capitol City Singing
Not Confirmed

• 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: will_muse at yahoo dot com
  (334) 514-9742

Third Sunday and Saturday before
Gwehelog UK Singing (third double all day)
Not confirmed

• Saturday, 18 July - singing from The Sacred Harp
  Sunday, 19 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

Saturday, 25 July
The Swannanoa Gathering Shape Note Singing
Cancelled

Fourth Sunday
Bibb County Christian Harmony Convention
Not Confirmed

• PLEASANT HILL CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
  Brent, AL
  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.
  

Last Sunday night
Ola Deason Memorial Singing
Not Confirmed

• Duncanville Baptist Church
  12103 Hwy 82 E, Duncanville, AL
• Book: The Christian Harmony (2010)
• Time: starting 6 PM
• For more information, contact: Eddie Pierce
  

August

August 13 - 16
Camp DoReMi
Cancelled

• WILDACRES RETREAT, Little Switzerland, NC

Fourth Sunday & Saturday before
Mississippi State Sacred Harp Singing Convention
Cancelled

• ANTIOCH PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH
  Scott County, Mississippi, between Forest and Sebastopol.

Fourth Sunday
Tickanetly Primitive Baptist Church
Cancelled

• TICKANETLY PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH
  Ellijay, Georgia

September

Saturday before the First Sunday
113th Etowah Fall Singing
Cancelled

• Location: ETOWAH LIONS CLUB
  447 Etowah School Road
  Hendersonville, NC 28739 (in Etowah)
  

Saturday before the Second Sunday
Greenville-Pioneer Day Sacred Harp Singing
Cancelled

• CHURCH OF GREENVILLE fellowship hall
  228 Ladean Ct
  Simpsonville, South Carolina

Second Sunday
Hale County Christian Harmony Convention
Not Confirmed

• CHINA GROVE METHODIST CHURCH
  Clary Hill Road, Moundville, AL
  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.
• Contact: Carolyn Thompson

Second Sunday
130th "Old Folks Day" Singing
Cancelled

• MORNING STAR UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Canton, NC (in Dutch Cove)

Saturday before the Third Sunday
12th Lee Rogers Memorial Singing
Cancelled

• At John and Elsie HOLLINGSWORTH'S HOME near Ila, Georgia
  1574 Adams-Clarke Road, Commerce, GA

Fourth Sunday and Saturday before, September 26 and 27
2019 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)
• After the Saturday Christian Harmony singing, there will be a break for refreshments
  followed by a "Red Back Church Hymnal" singing for a couple hours at 5:00 PM.
  Then Christian Harmony singing again on Sunday.
• 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, 26 September
Mountain Heritage Day
Cancelled

• WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY, Cullowhee, NC

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 25
Shiloh Methodist Church
Not Confirmed

• SHILOH METHODIST CHURCH
  Lake Payne Road, Tuscaloosa, AL
  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, 25 October
Fifth Annual London Christian Harmony Singing
Not Confirmed

• ST. MARY'S PRIMROSE HILL, Elsworthy Rd. London NW3 3DJ UK
• 1 PM - 6 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/

November

Saturday before the First Sunday
14th Annual Old Fields Singing
Cancelled

• ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
  Johnson City, TN

Saturday before the Second Sunday
~27th Swannanoa Valley Singing
Cancelled

Saturday before the Third Sunday
Georgian Harmony
This year: The Civic Center, Roberta, GA

• 14 November, 10 AM - 3 PM
• DIRECTIONS:
  New (shorter) route from Atlanta - From I-75, take the (2nd) Forsyth exit/Hwy 83 and turn right. Stay on this road (it will become State Route 42 after you go through Forsyth), until you get to US341. Turn left, go to the 2nd red light in Roberta and turn left, then turn right onto S. Mathews Street.
  Old directions: From Atlanta -I-75 South to I-475 South. Turn right/west onto Hwy 80W (Eisenhower Parkway) to Roberta. Or, from Macon, take Hwy 80W to Roberta. In Roberta, turn left/south on N. Mathews Street. It becomes S. Mathews Street when you cross over Agency Street.
  The Civic Center, which is actually an old wooden church, is located at 93 South Mathews Street, just south of the old part of the town, next to the recycling center. South Mathews is one block east of Highway 341.
• Book: The Georgian Harmony
• For further information about location
  John Hollingsworth, john at billnet dot org
  or John Plunkett, bildad12 at hotmail dot com

December

First Sunday and the Saturday before
11th Georgia State Christian Harmony Convention
Cancelled

• Contact: Mike Spencer
  email: fishman.mds at gmail dot com
  or
  Shannon Primm
  sprimm at yahoo dot com
  

First Saturday in December
6th Annual Singing on the River
Cancelled

• Madison County Arts Building
  90 South Main St., Marshall, NC
• Contacts: Laura Boosinger, lauraboosinger (at) gmail (dot) com
  Zack Allen, folkheritagebooks (at) gmail (dot) com

Second Tuesday, December 08
Christmas Singing
Not confirmed

• EOLINE BAPTIST CHURCH
  Hwy 82, Eoline, AL
• 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.
  

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

• ST. JOHN'S HISTORIC CHURCH
  Rutherfordton, North Carolina
• CONTACT: Jane Cannon, 706-410-0982
  email: crvjanecannon at gmail dot com

Boxing Day, 26 December
Evening Workshop in London, UK
The Christian Harmony (2010)
Not Confirmed

• 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/

January 2021

New Year's Day
Georgian Harmony at Ila
Not Confirmed

• 01 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

November 2020
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