Schedule of Singings
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2021

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

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

  • On hiatus until (maybe) summer 2021
  • 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)
  Cancelled for the spring term

  • KITTREDGE RECITAL HALL
    Warren Wilson College
  • Sunday, September 19
    Sunday, October 17
    Sunday, November 21
    Sunday, December 19
  • 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/

• 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 27
    Saturday, March 27
    Saturday, April 24
    Saturday, May 22
    Saturday, June 26
    Saturday, July 24
    Saturday, August 21
    Saturday, September 25
    Saturday, October 23
  • 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

  • CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
    201 North Main St.
    Greeneville, TN
  • Dates:
    April 25
    June 27
    July 25
    October 31
    November 28
  • 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
    

• Fifth Tuesdays
  Washington, DC
  The Christian Harmony (2010)

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

Annual Singings 2021

DOG = Dinner on the Grounds

January

New Year's Day
Georgian Harmony at Ila
Cancelled

• Friday, 01 January 2021, 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

• OLD COUNTY LINE CHURCH
  Jefferson County, Alabama, near Corner, off Miller Rd.
  9 miles west of Warrior.
• Time: 9:30 CST, 17 January 2021
• 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
  

Saturday before the Fifth Sunday
Annual GEORGIAN HARMONY Singing

• Saturday, 30 January
• THE CIVIC CENTER, Roberta, GA.
• Book: The Georgian Harmony.
• We plan to start at 10:00
• Dutch Treat lunch - nearby eateries include Hudson's BBQ, Subway, Big Chick, and about 3 other local places
• 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.
• Contact: John Hollingsworth (706) 789 3916
  email: john at billnet dot org
  or John Plunkett, email: bildad12 at hotmail dot com

February

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

• Montgomery, Alabama
• Saturday, 06 February 2021
• 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, the 27th 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 28th, 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 First Sunday
13th 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/
• Saturday, 06 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
27th South Carolina State Singing in Memory of William Walker
Cancelled for 2021

• 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, 20 March 2021
  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

• HARDEMAN PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH
  Decatur, Georgia
• Book: The Georgian Harmony
• 1 PM - 3 PM, Sunday, March 21
• Contact: John Plunkett: bildad12 at hotmail dot com

Third Sunday
Deason Memorial Singing

• 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

• 1 School Rd, Asheville NC 28806
• 10 AM - 3 PM, DOG, Saturday, 27 March 2021
  There will be a brief time of instruction for newcomers.
• Book: The Christian Harmony (Walker book, 1873/2015 Folk Heritage edition)
  Loaner books will be available.
• CONTACT: Willie Israel, 407-719-2481
  email: pastorsing at aol dot com

April

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

• Pre-registration required!
• Location: SHOOK-SMATHERS HOUSE
  178 Morgan Street
  Clyde, North Carolina
• Saturday, 10 April, 9:00 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
8th Annual Cloudland Community Singing

• Location:
  Magill Memorial Presbyterian Chruch
  296 TN-143
  Roan Mountain, TN 37687
• 10 AM - 3:00 PM, 17 April 2021
• The Christian Harmony (2010)
• DOG at noonish
• CONTACT: Rhodyjane Meadows, 423-440-1335
  rhodyjane at hotmail dot com
  

Fourth Sunday and Saturday before
11th Annual Rusk County Convention
Tentatively *on*. Check again closer to date!

• 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)
  GPS coordinates: 32.102035, -94.653318
• Saturday, April 24: 10 AM - 3 PM; The Christian Harmony (2010)
  Sunday, April 25: 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
Etowah Spring Singing, 114th year

• 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.
  http://etowahlions.com/contact.htm
• 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM, 01 May 2021 - Singing school for beginners, all singers welcome!
  10 AM - 3 PM regular Singing
• Primary Book for this singing: The Christian Harmony (1873/2015) - the Folk Heritage Edition
  or The Christian Harmony Carolina Book reprints, 1994 or 1979
  Loaners of the Walker's 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.
• DOG
• CONTACT: D Eskenasy: dogsongs at gmail dot com
  

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

• The Little Church
  5138 NE 23rd Ave, Portland, OR 97211
• Saturday the 1st: The Sacred Harp (1991 edition)
  Sunday the 2nd: The Christian Harmony (2010 edition)
• Contact email: portlandsacredharp at gmail dot com

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

• Location: Oolenoy Community Center
  5301 Dacusville Hwy
  Pickens, SC
  GPS coordinates: 34.992858,-82.643405
• 10 AM - 3:00 PM, 08 May 2021
• Books: Sacred Harp (1991) and The Christian Harmony (2010)
• DOG
• The old schoolhouse is located on SC-135.
  From the south, take SC-135 N from Easley, 13 miles.
  The building is on the left.
  From the north, take SC-11 S to SC-8 E, to Pumpkintown. Continue 1/2 mile on SC-8 E, and turn left on SC-135 S.
  The building is 1/2 mile, on the right.
• CONTACT: Leon Carnell, carnelllh at att dot net
  Dave Farmer, davefarmer at charter dot net

Third Sunday and Saturday before
New York City

• The Christian Harmony - loaner books available
• Saturday May 15, 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
  DOG at noon, social to follow
  
• Sunday May 16, 1 PM - 4 PM
• Brooklyn Friends Meetinghouse
  Downtown Brooklyn
• Contact: nycchads at gmail dot com
  Housing avaiable!

Third Sunday and Saturday before
UK Singing

• Saturday May 15, 10:30 AM - 3 PM
  The Sacred Harp
  Goodshaw Baptist Church, Chapel Street, Goodshaw, Rossendale BB4 8BS
• Sunday May 16, 10:30 AM - 3 PM
  The Christian Harmony
  Worrall Memorial Hall, 49 Towngate Road, Worrall, Sheffield, S35 0AR
• DOG both days
• Contact: Vicki Elliott, velliott42 at googlemail dot com

Memorial Day Weekend
Singing Schools Followed by Singings

• ST. JOHN'S HISTORIC CHURCH
  North Main Street, Rutherfordton, North Carolina
  
• Saturday, 29 May, The Christian Harmony (2010)
  
• Sunday, 30 May, 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

• OLD COURTHOUSE MUSEUM
  1008 Cherry Street
  Vicksburg, MS 39183
• Saturday, May 22, 10 AM - 3 PM
  Sunday, May 23, 9:30 AM - 2 PM
  
• 4 Books: 1991 Sacred Harp (1991)
  Cooper Revision
  B.F. White Book
  Christian Harmony (2010)
• Contact: Henry McGuire 601-845-1984 or 601-502-4634 (cell)
  hcmcguire at windstream dot net

June

Saturday before the First Sunday
Greene County Tennessee Sing

• NEW BETHEL CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
  Greeneville, Tennessee
• 10 AM - 3 PM, 05 June 2021
• 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

• 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

• CALVERY EPISCOPAL CHURCH
  Fletcher, North Carolina
• 10 AM - 3 PM, 12 June 2021
• 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

• 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

• 134 Hyden Tyler Road
  Chatsworth, Georgia
• 19 June 2021
  Time: 10:30 AM - 3 PM
• 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 2010 edition
• CONTACT: Greg Smith (706)695-3833, gsmith dot gsmith at outlook dot com
  David Smith (706)980-0442.
  

Saturday before the Fourth Sunday
Newton County Christian Harmony Convention

• Saturday, June 26: 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, 10 July 2021
27th John Campbell Folk School Singing

• THE JOHN CAMPBELL FOLK SCHOOL
  Brasstown, NC
  https://folkschool.org/event.php?event_type_id=4
• 10:30 AM. - 3:00 PM, July 10
• Book: The Christian Harmony (2010)
• DOG at 12:30
• Directions available on the Folkschool website: http://www.folkschool.org
• CONTACT: Ted Cooley, enews at folkschool dot org

July 08, 09, 10 - Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Arkansas Shape Note Gathering

• Mountain View, Arkansas
  
• Thursday evening: The Ozark Folk Center State Park Auditorium (Introduction)
  Friday: Ozark Folk Center White Oak Theater Stage (Singing and Teaching Seminar)
  Saturday: Old Mountain View High School
• Books: Sacred Harp (1991 edition), Missouri Harmony, Christian Harmony (2010 edition)
• CONTACT: gaylon.powell at suddenlink dot net

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

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

• Saturday, 17 July - singing from The Sacred Harp
  Sunday, 18 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, ?? 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, bring your hand fan, maybe a seat cushion!
• 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM, with DOG
• Books: The Christian Harmony (2010)
  Sacred Harp (1991, Denson)
  Southern Harmony
• Get directions
• Contact: Sarah Kehrberg - smkehrberg at gmail dot com

Fourth Sunday
Bibb County Christian Harmony Convention

• 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

• 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 ?? - ??
Camp DoReMi

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

Fourth Sunday & Saturday before
Mississippi State Sacred Harp Singing Convention

• ANTIOCH PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH
  Scott County, Mississippi, between Forest and Sebastopol.
• Saturday, August 21st, 10 AM to 3 PM
  Sunday, August 22nd, 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

• TICKANETLY PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH
  Ellijay, Georgia
• Book: The Christian Harmony (2010)
• 10 - 11 AM, August 22, 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
Etowah Fall Singing, 114th year

• 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.
  http://etowahlions.com/contact.htm
• 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM - Singing school for beginners, all singers welcome!
  
• 10 AM - 3:00 PM, September 04
• Primary Book for this singing: The Christian Harmony (1873/2015) - the Folk Heritage Edition
  or The Christian Harmony Carolina Book reprints, 1994 or 1979
  Loaners of Walker’s Carolina Books will be available.
  Please bring photocopies to share if you want to lead songs or verses that are not in the Carolina book. Handouts should first be checked with the president of the singing.
• DOG
• CONTACT: D Eskenasy: dogsongs at gmail dot com
  

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

• CHURCH OF GREENVILLE fellowship hall
  228 Ladean Ct
  Simpsonville, South Carolina
• Saturday, 11 September
  10 AM - 3 PM
• DOG
• Book: The Sacred Harp. Loaners will be available.
• Get directions to Pioneer Day Singing
• CONTACT: Robert Kelley: composer at mykeyboard dot com

Second Sunday
Hale County Christian Harmony Convention

• 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
131st "Old Folks Day" Singing

• MORNING STAR UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Canton, NC (in Dutch Cove)
• 11 AM Worship Service, September 12
• DOG followed by Singing in the afternoon, starting about 1 PM
• 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
12th Lee Rogers Memorial Singing

• At John and Elsie HOLLINGSWORTH'S HOME near Ila, Georgia
  1574 Adams-Clarke Road, Commerce, GA
• Book: The Christian Harmony (2010) - Loaners will be available.
• 10 AM - 3 PM, September 18
• 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

Fourth Sunday and Saturday before, September 25 and 26
Wears Valley Convention - (Valley View & Headrick)

• Book: The New Harp of Columbia
• Saturday, 25 September
  VALLEY VIEW BAPTIST CHURCH
  2219 Little Cove Road, Sevierville, TN 37862
• Sunday, 26 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 25 and 26
2021 Alabama State Christian Harmony Singing Convention

• 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, 25 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: Will Peebles
  email: wpeebles at email dot wcu dot edu

October

Third Sunday and Saturday before
Sheffield, UK Singing

• 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 24
Shiloh Methodist Church

• 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, 24 October
Fifth Annual London Christian Harmony Singing

• 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

• ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
  Johnson City, TN
• 10 AM - 3 PM, 06 November 2021
• 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/
  

Saturday before the Second Sunday
~27th Swannanoa Valley Singing

• ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Black Mountain
• 10 AM - 3:00 PM, November 13
• 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

Saturday before the Third Sunday
Georgian Harmony
Where in 2021??

• 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

• Saturday 04 and Sunday 05 December
  10 AM - 3 PM
  DOG at noon
• Book: The Christian Harmony (2010)
• Location: Not yet confirmed
• 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

• Madison County Arts Building
  90 South 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
• More information: http://www.christianharmony1873.org
• Contacts: Laura Boosinger, lauraboosinger (at) gmail (dot) com
  Zack Allen, folkheritagebooks (at) gmail (dot) com

Second Tuesday, December 14
Christmas Singing

• 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

• ST. JOHN'S HISTORIC CHURCH
  Rutherfordton, North Carolina
• 10 AM - 3 PM
• Lunch on your own.
• Saturday, December 11: The Christian Harmony (2010)
  Sunday, December 12: The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition
• Get directions
• 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)

• 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 2022

New Year's Day
Georgian Harmony at Ila

• Saturday, 01 January 2022, 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

January 2021
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