The 15th Harrods Creek Convention

Harrods Creek Baptist Church
Brownsboro, Oldham County, Kentucky

Saturday, April 30, 2005 and Sunday, May 1, 2005

Three tunebooks were used throughout the weekend: The Sacred Harp, 1991 edition, The B. F. White Sacred Harp (Cooper Book), 1992 Revision, and The Southern Harmony, 1854 facsimile, 1987 UofK reprint (all tagged appropriately).

Saturday, April 30th:

Michele Cull opened the singing by extending a welcome to everyone, followed by announcements.
Mike Grimes offered the morning prayer.
481 (SH), Novakoski - Claire Outten
203 (SH), Florida - Cheryl Foreman
515 (SH), Federal Street - David Rust
16 (SoH), Star in the East - David Carlton
117 (SH), Babylon is Fallen - Jaimie Duff
344 (CB), We'll Meet Beyond the Grave - Steve Duff
178 (SH), Africa - Peggy Brayfield
270 (SH), Confidence - Liz Meitzler
   “Plum Grove” - James Page (his own composition)
475 (SH), A Thankful Heart - Jim Herr
209 (SH), Evening Shade - Clara Herr
336t (CB), Hester - Bill Shetter
315 (SoH), Dayspring - John Plunkett
505 (CB), Cleansing Fountain - Reba Dell Windom

Recess

511t (CB), Brown - Don Bowen
171 (SH), Exhortation (First) - Loraine Bayer and by request of Jeanette Lowry
38 (SoH), Resignation - Greg Creech
411 (CB), The Finest Flower - Eloise Clark
559 (CB), Will You Meet Me? - Joan Aldridge
496 (SH), The Rock That is Higher Than I - Mike Grimes
265 (SoH), French Broad - Janet Fraembs
488b (CB), Nearer, My God, to Thee - Bob Meek and David Williams
392 (CB), Little Pilgrim - Regina Bayer and Elizabeth Waters
28 (SoH), Tennessee - Sandie Scott
551 (SH), Jacob's Vision - Marilyn Burchett
488t (CB), Unity - Hans Bayer
85 (SH), The Morning Trumpet - Jubal Bayer
108b (SH), The Traveler - Carol Crawford
410 (CB), Willie - Sheryl Pockrose
495 (SH), The Midnight Cry - Joyce Brown
86 (SH), Poland - Joan Redd
47 (SH), (No song at that page no.) - Mary Brinkman (not known if top or bottomo)
300 (SH), Calvary - John Bayer
282 (SH), I'm Going Home - Michele Cull and Ray De Connick, a visitor from Belgium
68b (SH), Ortonville - Doug Trent and Brenda Waters
503 (SH), Lloyd - Greg Duff and Steve Duff
163b (SH), China - Christine Cox and Eloise Clark
268t (CB), Restoration - B. Chandler Bainter and Jr.
83 (SoH), Thorny Desert - Claire Outten
Mike Grimes offered the blessing on the noon meal.

Dinner

38t (CB), Sessions - Michele Cull
140 (CB), Chicago - Cheryl Foreman
322 (SoH), Samanthra - David Rust
78 (SoH), The Babe of Bethlehem - David Carlton
393 (SH), Alexander - Jamie Duff
198 (SH), Green Street - Steve Duff
344 (SH), Rainbow - Peggy Brayfield
567 (SH), The Great Day - Liz Meitzler
151 (CB), Missionary Hymn - B. Chandler Bainter and Jr., in honor of the ministry of Alexander,Tina Savelyev
173b (SoH), Solitude New - James Page
222 (SH), Ocean - Jim Herr
384 (SH), Panting for Heaven - Clara Herr
453t (CB), Clark - Bill Shetter
264t (CB), Great God, Attend (Duke Street) - John Plunkett
299 (SH), New Jerusalem - Reba Dell Windom

Recess

454 (SH), The Better Land - Michele Cull
367 (CB), Dear Name! The Rock on Which I Stand - Don Bowen
146 (SH), Hallelujah - Loraine Bayer
107 (SH), Russia - Jim Crawford
6b (SoH), King of Peace - Greg Creech
236 (SH), Easter Anthem - Sharon Hill
565 (SH), The Hill of Zion - Eloise Clark
84 (CB), The Crucified Saviour - Joan Aldridge
66 (SH), Jordan (First) - Mike Grimes
218 (SH), Mount Pleasant - Janet Fraembs
324t (SoH), Remember Me - Bob Meek
571 (CB), Not Made With Hands - Marilyn Burchett
63 (SH), Coronation - Adrian Eldridge and Virginia Eldridge and Rebecca Eldridge and James Eldridge and Katherine Eldridge, by request
The closing prayer was offered by John Bayer, and the class was dismissed.

Sunday, May 1st:

The class was called to order and an opening prayer offered.
103 (SoH), Holy Manna - Bob Meek
541 (CB), I'm Going Home to Die No More - Joan Aldridge
572 (CB), We Will Sing With the Angels There
107 (CB), Rock of Ages - Janet Fraembs
271b (CB), Come On, My Friends
283 (SH), Sabbath Morning - Don Bowen
517 (SH), Mars Hill
573 (CB), Trusting Jesus - Reba Dell Windom
137 (CB), Liberty
121 (SoH), Greenfield - John Plunkett
6t (SoH), Marysville
117 (SH), Babylon is Fallen - Jubal Bayer
388 (SH), The Happy Sailor
575 (CB), Davis (Lonsdale) - Bill Shetter
278b (SoH), Zion
547 (SH), Granville - Clara Herr
348t (SH), Ainslie
310 (SoH), The Shepherd's Star - Jim Herr
54t (CB), Palmetto

Recess

143 (SH), Pleyel's Hymn (First) - John Bayer
72t (SoH), Georgia - James Page
50 (SoH), Captain Kidd
89t (SoH), Dove of Peace - John Bayer
88 (SoH), Exultation
319 (SH), Religion is a Fortune - Liz Meitzler and Olivia Taylor
148 (SH), Jefferson
195 (SH), Worcester - Peggy Brayfield
504 (SH), Wood Street
331b (SoH), Tender Care - Steve Duff
39 (CB), Eden of Love
350 (SH), Nativity - Judy Schuetz
200 (SH), Edom
351 (SH), Pittsford - Jim Crawford
186 (SH), Sherburne

Steve Duff and John Plunkett conducted the memorial lesson, commenting on the difference between Sacred Harp singers and people who sing Sacred Harp.
The names of those remembered were not recorded.
569b (SH), Sacred Throne - Steve Duff and John Plunkett, in honor of the sick and shut-in
564 (SH), Zion, in memory of the deceased
176t (SH), Ragan - Hans Bayer
385b (SH), Can I Leave You?
345b (SH), I'm On My Journey Home - Jaimie Duff and Steve Duff
142 (SH), Stratfield - Jaimie Duff
312t (SoH), Condescension - Carol Crawford
267b (SoH), Shepherd
17t (SoH), Middlebury - David Rust
17b (SoH), Consolation

Dinner

408 (SH), Weeping Mary - Michele Cull
236 (SH), Easter Anthem, in honor of Jack Oliver
430 (SH), Arbacoochee - Cheryl Foreman
71 (SH), Leander
384 (SH), Panting for Heaven - Bob Meek
268 (SH), David's Lamentation
198 (SoH), Never Part Again - Brad Bahler
58 (SoH), Consolation New
505 (CB), Cleansing Fountain - Adrian Eldridge and Virginia Eldridge and Rebecca Eldridge and James Eldridge and Katherine Eldridge
38t (CB), Sessions
178 (SH), Africa - Joyce Brown
147t (SH), Boylston
227 (SH), Ode on Life's Journey - Joan Redd
133 (SH), Hebrew Children
284 (SH), Garden Hymn - Bob Meek, by request of Joan Frankel
25b (SoH), Indian's Farewell
180 (CB), A Place for Children - Sheryl Pockrose
133 (CB), John 4:14
229 (CB), The Great Roll Call - Marilyn Burchett
96 (SH), Few Happy Matches - John Plunkett, by request of Marilyn Burchett
127 (SoH), True Happiness - Sandie Scott and John Plunkett
318 (SH), Present Joys - Sandie Scott
138b (SH), Ogletree - Naomi Frick
63 (SH), Coronation
511t (CB), Brown - the class
Announcements were made.
We had singers and visitors from eleven states and one foreign country represented this year.
The date for the 2006 singing will be April 29th and 30th.
347 (SH), Christian's Farewell
Jim Herr offered the closing prayer and dismissed the class.

Chair: Michele Cull
Vice Chair: Bob Meek
Secretary: Brenda Waters
Arranging Committee: B. Chandler Bainter, Jr. and Jack Oliver