Bristol, Southwest Virginia, All Day Singing

Bristol Public Library
Bristol, Virginia
Saturday, May 22, 2010

Selections from The Christian Harmony (‘Carolina book’, 1873 facsimile, 1994 reprint)

Don Wiley opened with 68b, Arlington, and then led us in prayer.
78b, New Britain - Don Wiley
269t, Restoration - Julianne Wiley
268, Come Ye to the Waters
21, Webster - Alexander Garden, v. 1-3
221t, Pleyel's Hymn - Mary Baumeister
216b, Social Band
171t, Sessions - Kelly Garden and Alexander Garden
128t, Ninety-Fifth
158, The Land of Rest - Dan Huger
159b, Long-Sought Home
145b, Consolation - Leslie Booher
105b, Resignation
80t, Caddo - Don Wiley
46t, The Hill of Zion
59t, Mear - Karen Reed
55b, Idumea
21, Webster - Julianne Wiley, v. 3-6
293, Lenox
141, Detroit - Alexander Garden
88, Pisgah
145t, Milledgeville - Mary Baumeister
144b, Walk with God
58b, Primrose - Kelly Garden and Alexander Garden
26b, Ninety-Third
26t, Golden Hill - Dan Huger
28t, Mocksville
After Don Wiley blessed the food, we had LUNCH.

We were led back from lunch with 137, Antioch.

Meredith Doster talked on the topic of her Master's Thesis, the intersection of Gospel shape note singing and the more academic seven shape forms. She showed examples of Gospel shape note books through the years, and we sang    “When the Redeemed are Gathering In”, as an example (from a hand-out).
248b, Union - Dan Huger
51, Lonsdale - Leslie Booher
72t, Jordan
163t, Hollis - Don Wiley
185b, Corinth
204t, Prayer Meeting - Karen Reed
381C, Twilight is Falling
245t, Bozrah - Julianne Wiley
178b, Duke Street
103b, Fish Pond - Mary Baumeister
71t, Edwards
36b, Albion - Julianne Wiley (Julianne's Elbow Song)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
76b, Night - Don Wiley

Minutes by Leslie Booher