The 18th Annual Mountain Heritage Day Singing
Outreach Center Gymnasium, Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, Jackson County, North Carolina
Saturday, September 26, 1992
All selections from The Christian Harmony (‘Carolina book’, 1873 facsimile, 1979 reprint),
except for
a few from The Christian Harmony ('Alabama book', Deason-Parris revision, 1958) (marked).
At 1:30 P.M., after lunch, Dr James Dooley called the Christian
Harmony singing to order, leading
117, Angel Band.
58b, Primrose -
Quay Smathers
46t, The Hill of Zion
128b (AL), Ninety-Fifth -
J. B. Parker
115 (AL), The Millennium
207t, Windham -
Laura Boosinger
134, Liberty
135, Raymond - ??
140, Edom - ??
16 (AL), The Finest Flower -
Laurel Horton
165 (AL), Babylon is Fallen
117, Angel Band -
Eva Adcock
215 (AL), In That Morning -
Richard DeLong
156, Repentance
346, Star in the East -
Willie Israel
214, Hosanna
109 (AL), Not Made with Hands -
Mr. Egerton
130b, Passing Away
367, David's Lamentation -
Diane Eskenasy
89 (AL), Northfield
148, Leander -
Franz Whitmire
258, Thorny Desert
204t (AL), What a Day -
Carroll Ross
323 (AL), Holy Manna
174b (AL), Burning Lamp -
Lee Rogers
60b, China
158, The Land of Rest - Marvin Weaver
95 (AL), Canaan's Land
64 (AL), Youthful Blessings - T. Smith
359, Wondrous Love
51, Lonsdale -
Will Peebles
145b (AL), Fiducia -
Dan Huger
339, Samanthra
200 (AL), Parting Hand -
Quay Smathers
3:40 P.M. Closing Prayer
Many thanks to Dr Eva Adcock, who was honored this year with the Mountain Heritage Award, for her efforts to preserve Appalachian culture—including the tradition of shape-note singing.
Notes by Dan Huger.
Transcribed from Christian Harmony Notes, by Willie Israel, No. 1, October 9, 1992.
