Birthplace of Country Music Singing

Birthplace of Country Music Museum
Bristol, Washington County, Virginia
Saturday, March 25, 2017

All selections from The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition

In attendance were singers from Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and North Carolina. Don and Julianne Wiley, Mary Grace Walrath, Leslie Booher, Marjorie Schafer, Gaea Singer, Kristin Dauer, Jeanie Walker, Kim Trese, Alexander, Kelly, Justified by Faith, Strong in the Lord, and Chosen in Grace Garden, Rhody Jane Meadows, Peggy Holtsclaw, Gary Poe, Joe Poore, Teri Sandoval, Ben Fink, Sara Baskin, Igeary Pearcy, Debbie Messimer, Harvey Johnston, Two young females and a babe in arms. Anyone get their names?

Scotty Almany, Director for Education/Outreach welcomed the group for our third singing at this venue.

117, Angel Band (handout from John Hollingsworth with shape names interlined)
Opening Prayer by Don

Rhody Jane gave an instruction session, teaching note names, chords, and intervals.
Don did a brief history of shape-note singing.

Break

323, Holy Manna - Don Wiley
100, Tennessee - Alexander Garden
359, Wondrous Love - Joe Poore
179, Traveling On - Marjorie Schafer
215, In That Morning - Rhodyjane Meadows
59t, Mear - Julianne Wiley
546b, Oak Grove - Leslie Booher
67b, Dundee - Don Wiley, as grace before breaking for lunch.

Lunch

421b, Caddo - Don Wiley
55b, Idumea - Mary Grace Walrath
40t, Mamie - Kim Trese
269t, Restoration - Jeanie Walker
104, Everlasting Song - Kristin Dauer
281b, Palmetto - Gaea Singer
109, Not Made with Hands - Teri Sandoval
88, Pisgah - Alexander Garden
89, Northfield - Joe Poore
170, On My Way - Marjorie Schafer
245, Bozrah - Ben Fink
432b, Fish Pond - Gary Poe
160, The Saint's Delight - Harvey Johnston

Break

168b, Sunrise - Don Wiley
128b, Ninety-Fifth - Julianne Wiley
180, The Sinless Summerland - Leslie Booher
339, Samanthra - Mary Grace Walrath
507t, Union - Rhodyjane Meadows
129, Coronation - Peggy Holtsclaw
349, Redemption (First) - Kim Trese
249, Green Fields - Jeanie Walker
431, Dungeness - Kristin Dauer
214, Hosanna - Ben Fink
436b, It Is I - Marjorie Schafer
207t, Windham - Joe Poore
184, Where We'll Never Grow Old - Teri Sandoval
152b, Messiah - Gaea Singer
471t, Rockingham (Second) - Ben Fink

111b, Judkins - Don Wiley, as the closing song
Closing Prayer – Don

Don reports that it was "one of the best classes we have had in the ten years we have been singing in Upper East Tennessee. Two or three songs were sight singing for the class and I was impressed with the result. And I am most grateful for the relationship with the BOCM people. Could not ask for a better host."

Minutes: Jeanie Walker