A Schedule of Singings
in the Western Carolinas, North Georgia, & ...
~*~
2009

Monthly Events

• First Tuesdays
  Evening Workshop
  Suspended until further notice

  • Calvary Episcopal Church, Fletcher, North Carolina
  • 7 - 9 PM in the Parish Hall (no meal)
  • Get Directions
  • An introduction to the Shapes followed by an evening of singing.
  • CONTACT: Dan Huger, 828-274-8899
    email: dehuger at mindspring dot com
    

• Second Thursdays
  Evening Workshop
  Lost Provinces Singers (Ashe County, NC)

  • The Arts Center, West Jefferson
  • 7 - 9 PM
  • Get directions
  • Contact: Gary Poe, gpoe at skybest dot com
    or Ron Criss, aussiesland2 at yahoo dot com
    

• First Sunday, even numbered months
  Afternoon Workshop near Clemson, SC

  • St. Paul's Church, Pendleton, SC
    or Lawrence Chapel UMC, just north of Clemson at 2101 Six Mile (SC Hwy 133)
  • Sunday afternoon (time may vary)
  • CONTACT: Giles Carter
    email: gilesc at mindspring dot com
    or Ken George
    email: kennethwgeorge at bellsouth dot net
    

• NEW! Second Sundays
  Afternoon Workshop in St. Paul, Virginia

  • St. Mark's Episcopal Church in St. Paul, VA
  • 2 - 4 PM
  • Directions: http://tinyurl.com/5qexlh, a GoogleMap of St. Paul, VA
    From 58, turn East on 66 at the stoplight
    Go under the railroad tracks and take the fourth right onto 5th Ave
    St. Mark's is one block down on the left, at the corner of 5th and Broad.
    We meet downstairs.
  • Alexander Garden, 276-206-3012
    email: andamiborntodie at gmail dot com
    

• Third Sundays
  Afternoon Workshop in Johnson City, TN
  in NOVEMBER, 2nd SUNDAY!

  • Sycamore Shoals State Park
    Elizabethton, Carter County
  • 2 - 5 PM
  • Get Directions
  • CONTACT: Don Wiley, drw509 at embarqmail dot com
    or find information at the related website
  • Don Wiley has some videos from singings posted at
    http://youtube.com/profile?user=dono509
    

'Not Christian Harmony' monthly singing opportunities nearby:

In the Greeneville TN area, a monthly New Harp of Columbia Afternoon:

• Last Sunday Each Month
  Not December
  Afternoon workshop using
  New Harp of Columbia
  • Cumberland Presbyterian Church
    201 North Main St.
    Greeneville, TN
  • 3 - 5 PM (no meal)
  • 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 embarqmail dot com
  • Fourth Sunday in September: All Day Singing at Headrick's Chapel
    in Wear's Valley near Townsend TN
    27 September
    DOG
    For more information see http://www.oldharp.org/
    

In the Greenville SC area, a monthly Sacred Harp Evening:

• Friday before the Third Sunday Each Month
  Evening Workshop using
  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
  • CONTACT: Leon or Frances Carnell, 864-862-4373
    email: carnelllh at juno dot com
  • All-day singing at Gray Court-Owings Pioneer Day
    • 12 September 2009; 10 AM - 3 PM; DOG;
    • New Location in 2009!!!
      Get Directions
      

In the Asheville/Swannanoa NC area, a monthly Sacred Harp Evening

• Friday before the Fourth Sunday
  Evening Singing using
  The 1991 Sacred Harp
  • Warren Wilson College, The Pavilion
  • Get directions
  • 6 - 8 PM
  • CONTACT: Rachel Rudi, (828)301-3969,
    email: rrudi at warren-wilson dot edu
    

Annual Singings 2009

DOG = Dinner on the Grounds

January

January 28 - January 31
Hymnody Conference

• Converse College, Spartanburg, SC
• "The Legacy of Singin' Billy Walker: Hymns in the South"
• Location: Blackman Music Hall.
• Admission: Free, open to the public
• Contact: Dr. Leon Couch, Phone: (864) 596-9021
  http://www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=165045
  

February

First Sunday
Lawrence Chapel Methodist Church

• 2:00 to 4:30 PM
• 2101 Six Mile Hwy, Near Clemson, SC
• Directions: From the intersection with highway 123, turn North on Rte. 133 at College Avenue in Clemson (Rte. 133 is the continuation of College Ave going North). Take a left at the red light intersection at Daniel High School, and the church is on your left just a little beyond the school. Daniel H.S. is several miles from Clemson.
• After the singing, please join us for fellowship in the church social hall for some of Martha George's good hot soup and cornbread.

Saturday, February 7th and Sunday, February 8th
OLD COUNTY LINE CHURCH, ALABAMA
SINGING SCHOOL and SINGING

• Alabama Christian Harmony
• Saturday - Singing School (Lunch will be provided)
  Instructors: Tim Cook, Cassie Allen, and Bill Hogan
• Sunday - All Day Singing and Dinner on the Grounds
• Directions:
  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.
• Lodging:
  Best Western Gardendale 205-631-1181
  Days Inn Fultondale 205-849-0111
  Hampton Inn Fultondale 205-439-6700
• Contact Information:
  Danny Creel: (205) 915-7794 cell or (205) 824-1604 home
  Emily Creel: (205) 908-5241 cell
  Cassie Allen: (205) 602-7398 cell or (615) 217-7722 home

Weekend of the Fourth Sunday
It is 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 SH, but also from the Eclectic Harmonies I and II (10-3l DoG);
• Saturday night is an Alabama CH singing at the home of John and Elsie Hollingsworth in Ila, GA (among the best you may hope to find, IMHO.... 7-9pm+: 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 (10-3; DoG).
• Further info about location, contacts etc is available at fasola.org
  or, you can consult
  John Hollingsworth, john at billnet dot org

March

February 28th! Saturday before the First Sunday
Madison County (Grapevine Singing)

• Location: Center Community Center, Petersburg community, between Mars Hill and Marshall
• 10 AM - 3 PM The Christian Harmony
• DOG at noon
• Get directions
• CONTACT: Karen Reed: 828-680-9506, email krclaylady at verizon dot net
  

Saturday before the Second Sunday
Jonesborough, Tennessee

• Location: Jonesborough Central Christian Church
  106 Fox Street (intersects Main Street)
  right next to the courthouse
• 10 AM until 3 PM with DOG at noon
• The Christian Harmony
• Contact: Don Wiley, drw509 at embarqmail dot com
  

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

• Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC
• 9 AM to 3 PM
  I have no lunch information to post.
• both The Christian Harmony and Sacred Harp
• For more information and directions:
  http://www.wofford.edu

April

Saturday before the First Sunday
Webster United Methodist Church

• Webster, Jackson County, NC
• 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM The Christian Harmony
• DOG
• Get Directions
• CONTACT: Will Peebles, 828-293-0083,
  email: wpeebles at wcu dot edu
  

Saturday before the First Sunday
St. Paul's Episcopal Church

• Pendleton, South Carolina
• 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, The Christian Harmony
• DOG
• Get Directions
• CONTACT: Giles Carter
  email: gilesc at mindspring dot com
  

Saturday before the Third Sunday
Faith Primitive Baptist Church

• Toccoa, Georgia
• 10 AM - 3:30 PM Christian Harmony ('Alabama' book)
• DOG
• Get Directions
• CONTACT: Mr. Leonard Mooney, 706-754-6973
  

Sunday, 26th April
Hopwood Church Singing

• Milligan College, Carter County, Tennessee
• For the church's 175th anniversary observance, we have been asked to 'teach them to sing shape notes'. Singers will be guests for a dinner at noon. Then we will sing.
• Directions:
  from Exit 24 off I-26
  Pick up US 321 / TN 67 towards Elizabethton. There is a very quick exit onto Milligan Highway.
  It's 2.5 miles to the church. At about 2 miles, bear left at the fork wherein there is an Exxon station.
  Turn right into the college main entrance and then an immediate right to the church.
• Contact: Don Wiley, 423.341.8893
  email: drw509 at embarqmail dot com

May

Saturday before the First Sunday
Etowah United Methodist Church

• Etowah, NC (West of Hendersonville, NC on Highway 64)
• 10 AM - 3:30 PM Christian Harmony and New Harp of Columbia
• DOG
• Get directions
• CONTACT: Scott Swanton, prmbap at hotmail dot com
  

Saturday before the Second Sunday
"Nan Herring Singing"

• Furman University, Greenville, SC
• 10 AM - 3:00 PM, both The Christian Harmony and Sacred Harp
• DOG
• Get directions
• CONTACT: Mrs. Jean O. Gaston, 864-246-5690
  

June

Saturday before the First Sunday
Greene County Tennessee Sing

• New Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church
• 10 AM - 3 PM New Harp of Columbia
• DOG noonish
• Location: New Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church
  (http://www.genealogyforyou.com/usa/tennessee/greene/nbcpchurch.html)
  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 embarqmail dot com
  or Lynn Bowerman, 798-9819
• Jeff and Cheryl add: We are inviting anyone with the inclination and voice left to come to our house following the sing for a light supper and more singing from the Christian Harmony or any other books we might have.
  

First Sunday
Lawrence Chapel Methodist Church

• 2:00 to 4:30 PM
• 2101 Six Mile Hwy, Near Clemson, SC
• Directions: From the intersection with highway 123, turn North on Rte. 133 at College Avenue in Clemson (Rte. 133 is the continuation of College Ave going North). Take a left at the red light intersection at Daniel High School, and the church is on your left just a little beyond the school. Daniel H.S. is several miles from Clemson.
• After the singing, please join us in the church social hall for refreshment and fellowship.
  

Saturday before the Second Sunday
Calvary Episcopal Singing

• Fletcher, NC (the north side of Henderson County)
• 10 AM - 3 PM The Christian Harmony
• DOG
• Get directions
• CONTACT: Dan Huger, 828-274-8899,
  email: dehuger at mindspring dot com
  

Saturday before the Third Sunday
Blue Ridge Primitive Baptist Church

• Chatsworth, Georgia
• 10 AM - 12 Noon Old School Hymnal
• DOG
• 1 PM - 3 PM Christian Harmony ('Alabama' Book)
• Get directions
• CONTACT: Greg Smith, 706-270-3238
  

July

Second Saturday, 11 July
John Campbell Folk School

• Brasstown, NC - A BIG Singing! http://www.folkschool.org/
• 10:30 AM. - 3:00 PM Christian Harmony
• DOG
• Directions available on the Folkschool website: http://www.folkschool.org
• CONTACT: Bob Dalsemer, 1-800-365-5724, bob at folkschool dot org
  

Saturday, 25 July
The Swannanoa Gathering Shape Note Singing

• The Morris Pavilion, Warren Wilson College
  Please be aware that 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 with DOG
• Christian Harmony, Sacred Harp and Southern Harmony
• Contact: Jane Spencer - ejanespencer at yahoo dot com, Home:(706) 769-8782, Cell: (706) 410-0982
• Get directions

August

First Sunday
St. Paul's Episcopal Church

• Pendleton, South Carolina
• 2:00 until 5:00 PM, The Christian Harmony
• Some refreshments afterward
• Get Directions
• CONTACT: Giles Carter
  email: gilesc at mindspring dot com
  

August 6 - 9
Camp DoReMi

• http://www.campdoremi.com
• Wildacres Retreat, Little Switzerland, NC http://wildacres.org/
• The Christian Harmony ('Carolina book'), Christian Harmony ('Alabama book'), New Harp of Columbia
• Contact: Jane Spencer, phone: 706-769-8782
  email: ejanespencer at yahoo dot com
  

Fourth Sunday
Tickanetly Primitive Baptist Church

• Ellijay, Georgia
• Christian Harmony ('Alabama' book)
• 10 - 11 AM Singing
• 11 AM - 12 noon Worship
• DOG
• 1 PM - 3 PM Singing
• Get directions
• CONTACT: Paul Mooney, Jr., 706-273-3378
  

Fifth Sunday
Cashiers Community Singing

• Cashiers, NC
• 2 - 5 PM The Christian Harmony
• Location: Cashiers Library
• CONTACT: Carl Blozan, 828-743-1765,
  email: ckblozan at nctv dot com
• Get directions!
  

September

Location Change!!
Saturday before the First Sunday
Cummings Memorial Methodist Church

• Directions! On Banner Farm Road, at the intersection with Highway 64 at Horseshoe NC (between the RR tracks and the stop light) - a yellowish brick church.
• 10 AM - 3:00 PM Christian Harmony (Walker book *and* Deason-Parris book) and New Harp of Columbia
• DOG
• CONTACT: Scott Swanton, prmbap at hotmail dot com
  

Second Sunday
"Old Folks Day"

• Morning Star United Methodist Church, Canton, NC (in Dutch Cove)
• 11 AM Worship Service, followed by
• DOG followed by Singing in the afternoon The Christian Harmony
• Get directions
• CONTACT: June Smathers Jolley, 828-648-4532
  email: jjolley at ncarboretum dot org
  

Saturday before the Third Sunday
Lee Rogers Memorial Singing

• At the home of John and Elsie Hollingsworth near Ila, Georgia
  1574 Adams-Clarke Road, Commerce, GA
• Christian Harmony
• Flyer (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) with directions
• Singing School starts at 9 AM
• DOG at noon
• Contact: Robert Kelley, 864-513-1593, email: composer at mykeyboard dot com
  John Hollingsworth, 706-789-3916, email: john at billnet dot org
  

Last Saturday
Mountain Heritage Day

• Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
• Because of all the rain, it may not be where it usually is, maybe mid-campus, under the bridge of the University Center (behind 2nd floor, behind campus store). Bring umbrella and rain jacket, it may be raining again/more!
• Sacred Harp 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
• Lunch provided
• The Christian Harmony 1:30 PM until...
• Get directions
• CONTACT: Michael Nichols, 828-586-4802,
  email: mrnichol at gte dot net
  

October

Cancelled
Saturday before the First Sunday
Southwest Virginia All-day Sing

• Location: Home of Alexander and Kelly Garden
  22412 Clayman Valley Road
  Bristol, VA, 22402
• 10 AM - 3 PM+/-
• DOG noon
• Directions: Google map at http://tinyurl.com/lj89l9
  Via I-81. Take exit 1 (exit 1-A towards Bristol if you're South-bound) and then the first left on to Island road. The next left is Wagner road - turn there. It takes you under the interstate and then Cunningham road is on your left. Turn on to Cunningham. The first right is Clayman Valley Road. Take it all the way to the end, where it dead-ends in a cul-de sac, and turn right next to the mail boxes. When the driveway forks, stay right on the grass-and-gravel. Ours is the first house after the fork in the driveway. White with red trim. Park in the field just past the house.
• CONTACT: Alexander Garden, 276-206-3012
  email: andamiborntodie at gmail dot com
  

CANCELLED. Funeral scheduled for 2PM.
First Sunday
Lawrence Chapel Methodist Church

• 2:00 to 4:30 PM
• 2101 Six Mile Hwy, Near Clemson, SC
• Directions: From the intersection with highway 123, turn North on Rte. 133 at College Avenue in Clemson (Rte. 133 is the continuation of College Ave going North). Take a left at the red light intersection at Daniel High School, and the church is on your left just a little beyond the school. Daniel H.S. is several miles from Clemson.
• After the singing, please join us for soup, refreshments, and fellowship in the church social hall.
• CONTACT: Ken George, kennethwgeorge at bellsouth dot net
  or Giles Carter, gilesc at mindspring dot com
  

Saturday before and Second Sunday
Fifth Annual Amy Golightly Walker Memorial Singing School
and All Day Singing

Amy Walker's grave site is located at St. Francis Episcopal Church, a very pleasant 1/2 mile walk from Old St. John's.

• Saturday before the Second Sunday

  • St. John's Historic Church, Rutherfordton, NC
  • Christian Harmony
  • Time: 9:30 AM - 3 PM
  • Lunch - on your own
  • Get directions
  • Register for Singing School to be taught by Jane Spencer:
    Please contact Jane Spencer, 706-769-8782
    email: ejanespencer at yahoo dot com

• Second Sunday

  • St. John's Historic Church, Rutherfordton, NC
  • Christian Harmony
  • 10 AM - 3 PM
  • DOG
  • Get directions
  • CONTACT: Jane Spencer, 706-769-8782
    email: ejanespencer at yahoo dot com
    (Please do not register for Singing)

Saturday, October 24, 2009
All Day Sacred Harp Singing
Barnwell, SC

• Location: Parish Hall, The Church of the Holy Apostles
  Barnwell, SC
• 10 AM - 3 PM
• DOG
• Get Directions
• Info: Liz Ringus, lizringus - at - yahoo - dot - com

Saturday, October 24, 2009
New Harp of Columbia Demonstration and Singing

• Location: Mountain Makins Festival at the Rose Center in Morristown, TN.
• Meeting up at 3:30 PM; Demo at 4 PM, followed by 2 hour singing nextdoor at Centenary United Methodist Church
• Bring your New Harp book for admission
• Information about Mountain Makins Festival
• CONTACT: Jeff Farr, summersfarr at embarqmail dot com
  if you plan to attend
  

November

Saturday before the First Sunday
Johnson City, Tennessee

• The Christian Harmony and New Harp of Columbia
• Location: Sycamore Shoals State Park
  Elizabethton, Carter County
• 10 AM - 3 PM
• DOG
• Get directions
• Contact: Don Wiley 423.341.8893,
  email: drw509 at embarqmail dot com
  

Saturday before the Second Sunday
Swannanoa Valley Singing

• Location: St. James Episcopal Church, Black Mountain
• 10 AM - 3:00 PM The Christian Harmony
• DOG
• Get directions
• CONTACT: Joe Holbert, 828-669-7260,
  email: treeblow at bellsouth dot net
  

December

Saturday before the First Sunday
Oconee Heritage Center

• Walhalla, SC
• 10 AM - 3 PM The Christian Harmony (Carolina and Alabama books)
• DOG (no stove available)
• Get directions
• CONTACT: Ken George, kennethwgeorge at bellsouth dot net
  Giles Carter, gilesc at mindspring dot com
  

Saturday before the Second Sunday
St. John's Historic Church

• Rutherfordton, NC
• 10 AM - 3 PM The Christian Harmony
• DOG
• Get directions
• CONTACT: Dot Lane, 828-287-0508, or
  Larry Beveridge, email: larryb13 at bellsouth dot net
  

Christmas Night
Calvary Episcopal Church

• Fletcher, NC
• 6 - 9 PM The Christian Harmony
• Light Refreshments
• Get directions
• CONTACT: Dan Huger, 828-274-8899,
  email: dehuger at mindspring dot com