The 10th Annual Swannanoa Gathering Shape Note Singing

Morris' Outdoor Pavilion, Warren Wilson College
Swannanoa, Buncombe County, North Carolina
Saturday, July 23, 2016

The Swannanoa Gathering Shape Note Singing was held in Morris Pavilion, Warren Wilson College on Saturday before the fourth Sunday in July in conjunction with Old Time Music and Dance Week. Singers were greeted by Jane Cannon who led 47t, Primrose.
Ron Pen led in prayer.

The first session was from The Sacred Harp, 1991 edition:
Leaders: 146, Hallelujah - Ron Pen
70t, Gainsville - Chris Wilhelm
276, Bridgewater - David Wilson
274b, Roll Jordan - Leslie Booher
506, The Ark - Mary Baumeister
472, Akin - Sarah Kehrberg
139, Elysian - Robert Kelley
489, The Savior's Call - Claudia Dean
36b, Ninety-Fifth - Calum Woods
222, Ocean - Diane Eskenasy
29t, Fairfield - Chris Wolf
278b, Traveling Pilgrim - Abigail Beavin
278t, Love Shall Never Die - John Plunkett, in memory of Toney Smith
176b, Blooming Youth - Richard Ivey
313t, Concord - Kelsey Ivey
127, Green Fields - Dorothy Lane.

RECESS

The following lessons were from The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition:
Leaders: 64, Youthful Blessings - Jane Cannon
165, Babylon is Fallen - Ron Pen
54, My Trust - Chris Wilhelm
109, Not Made with Hands - David Wilson
419t, Rockingham (First) - Leslie Booher
398b, Gerar - Mary Baumeister
372, I Won't Turn Back - Sarah Kehrberg
389, Crown of Victory - Robert Kelley
160, The Saint's Delight - Claudia Dean
282, Friendship - Chris Berg
135, Raymond - Calum Woods
89, Northfield - Diane Eskenasy
16, The Finest Flower - Chris Wolf
151, Sweet Prospect - Kelsey Ivey
129, Coronation - John Plunkett
354, Summer - Abigail Beavin
131, Will You Meet Me? - Richard Ivey
327, The Christian's Hope - Dorothy Lane.
Ron Pen returned thanks for the noon meal.

LUNCH

Singers then chose lessons from The Southern Harmony, 1854 facsimile, 1987 UofK reprint:
Leaders: 76, New Orleans - Jane Cannon
Ron Pen thanked those who provided food for dinner on the grounds, then led 322, Samanthra
145, Rhode Island - Chris Wilhelm
139, Hallelujah - Kyle Johnston
83, Thorny Desert - Kevin Kehrberg
46, Evening Shade - Tina Becker
109, Welch - Mary Baumeister, for Dave Farmer
16, Star in the East - Sarah Kehrberg, for Trevor Stewart
4b, Hanover - Robert Kelley
318, Jordan's Shore - Claudia Dean
79, The Traveller - Calum Woods
49, The Good Physician - Chris Wolf
30, Separation - John Plunkett
125, New Jerusalem - Abigail Beavin.

RECESS

The last session was "leader's choice". Tunes are tagged as follows: from The Christian Harmony (2010), tagged with 'CH10'; from The Sacred Harp (1991), with 'SH'; and from The Southern Harmony (1854)k with 'SoH'.
Leaders: 121 (SH), Florence - Jane Cannon
78 (SH), Stafford - Patty Judson and Jane Cannon
524 (SH), The Twenty-Third Psalm - Ron Pen
547 (SH), Granville - Chris Wilhelm
74b (SH), King of Peace - Gaea Singer
565 (SH), The Hill of Zion - Mary Baumeister
462t (CH10), Lotha - John Plunkett
61t (CH10), North Carolina - Calum Woods
299 (CH10), Green Meadows - Chris Berg
361 (SH), Loving Jesus - Leslie Booher
203 (SH), Florida - Chris Wolf
318 (SH), Present Joys - Abigail Beavin
168b (CH10), Sunrise - Kevin Kehrberg
99 (SH), Gospel Trumpet - Kyle Johnston
121 (SoH), Greenfield - Robert Kelley
86 (SH), Poland - Sarah Kehrberg
67b (CH10), Dundee - David Wilson
108b (SH), The Traveler - Gaea Singer
13 (CH10), Traveler's Hope - Dorothy Lane and Jane Cannon
432b (CH10), Fish Pond - Kyle Johnston.

Jane Cannon, Chairman of the Swannanoa Gathering Shape Note Singing for the first 9 annual singings thanked the class for their support and stated that Sarah Kehrberg would become Chairman beginning with the 2017 singing. The officers led 267 (SH), Parting Friends (First), as the final lession, and Ron Pen closed in prayer.

Chairman—Jane Cannon; Vice Chairman—Ron Pen; Secretary—Chris Wilhelm.