The 1st Annual ‘Lost Provinces’ Singing

Ashe County Arts Council
West Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina
Sunday, August 21, 2005

All selections from The Christian Harmony (‘Carolina book’, 1873 facsimile, 1994 reprint).
Singers sometimes led more than one song at a time.

Singing School
210t, Old Hundred - Sharon Kellam (2nd verse traditional)
Opening Prayer - David VanHoy

129t, Coronation
Singing School - Sang the shapes, talked about history of some of the songs and their titles, meter, shapes
277, Sweet Affliction
157, Hallelujah (To illustrate common meter tune to Amazing Grace words)
110t, Volunteers - Dan Huger
261t, The Good Shepherd
81t, Maitland - Sharon Kellam (To illustrate the Primitive Baptist tradition of singing & a fermata)

Break

144b, Walk with God - Mary Baumeister
245t, Bozrah
117, Angel Band - Ann Holloway
89b, Northfield - Sharon Kellam (To illustrate differences in shape note books & leading styles of 4/4 time)
287, Indian Convert - Dan Stratton
381C, Twilight is Falling - Ailene Young
381D, Holy Manna - Sarah Jane Thomas
35b, Boylston - Chris Wilhelm
59t, Mear
171t, Sessions - Don Wiley
293, Lenox
217, Jerusalem - Jane Spencer
115b, It Is I - Lucy Sandidge
290, Amity
289b, Happy Land - Dorothy Lane (by request)
234, The Singing Christian
339, Samanthra - Weldon Thornton
67b, Dundee - Dan Huger
208t, Kedron
Blessing, Dan Huger

DINNER

255t, Watchman - Sharon Kellam
95b, Canaan's Land - Dan Huger
88, Pisgah - Jane Spencer
151, Sweet Prospect
147t, Fairfield - Sharon Kellam
381A, Not Made with Hands - John Caldwell
279, Oliphant - Lucy Sandidge
135, Raymond
170b, Bohemia - Mary Baumeister
206b, Supplication
58b, Primrose - Chris Wilhelm
359, Wondrous Love - Christy Hoffman
128b, Hester - Don Wiley
51, Lonsdale - Lucy Sandidge
168b, Rest - Sharon Kellam
Announcements

200b, Parting Hand

Closing Prayer - John Caldwell

There were twenty or so singers, with another twenty listeners. The weather was hot. The dinner was excellent, even without the chicken wings John Caldwell went to get just before dinner, and had to fight for. (Thanks, John!)

Minutes: Sharon Kellam and Jane Spencer