Etowah Fall Singing, 117th Year

Etowah Lions Club
Etowah, Henderson County, North Carolina
Saturday, August 31, 2024

All selections from The Christian Harmony (‘Carolina book’, 1873 facsimile, 2015 Folk Heritage reprint).

Diane Eskenasy welcomed the singers and opened the singing with 157, Hallelujah.
Willie Israel gave the opening prayer.

61t, North Carolina - Mary Baumeister
281b, Palmetto - Claudia Dean
359, Wondrous Love - James Shipp
117, Angel Band - Phil Perrin
77t, Rockingham (First) - Dan Huger
67b, Dundee - Dave Farmer
245t, Bozrah - Jeremy Shipp
103b, Fish Pond - Andy Morse
262, Collins - Brian Boris
215t, In That Morning - Chris Wilhelm
58b, Primrose - June Smathers-Jolley
55b, Idumea - Claire Brock, with Chris Wilhelm
282, Friendship - Chris Berg

Break

257, Jubilee - Mary Baumeister
119t, Weary Souls - Claudia Dean
367, David's Lamentation - James Shipp
289b, Happy Land - Phil Perrin
93, Something New - Dan Huger, IMO Scott Swanton
294, Carmarthen - Dave Farmer
171t, Sessions - Jeremy Shipp
355, Homeward Bound - Andy Morse
262, Collins - Brian Boris
194t, Chester - Chris Wilhelm
88, Pisgah - June Smathers-Jolley, with Claire Brock, IMO Quay Smathers
204t, Prayer Meeting - Chris Wilhelm, with Claire Brock
128t, Ninety-Fifth - Chris Berg
Willie Israel offered the Grace.

Lunch

51, Lonsdale - Diane Eskenasy
348, We've a Mansion in Heaven - Mary Baumeister
341, The Lone Pilgrim - Claudia Dean
210t, Old Hundred - James Shipp
110t, Volunteers - Dan Huger
105b, Resignation - Dave Farmer
143t, Coleshill - Jeremy Shipp
207t, Windham - Andy Morse
23b, Evening Hymn - Chris Wilhelm
203, Cumberland - June Smathers-Jolley
226t, Rock of Ages - Claire Brock, with Chris Wilhelm
293, Lenox - Chris Berg
89b, Northfield - Diane Eskenasy Announcements.

Break

291b, Warrenton - Celeste Watson, with Mary Baumeister
208b, French Broad - Dan Huger
25t, Santee - Dave Farmer
219b, Day-Star - Andy Morse
76b, Night - Chris Wilhelm
225b, Martin - Claudia Dean
54t, Little Marlborough - June Smathers-Jolley
129t, Coronation - Claire Brock
248b, Union - Chris Berg
65t, Colchester - Jeremy Shipp
36t, Lovely Vine - James Shipp

We sang 200b, Parting Hand, as the final song.
Willie Israel gave the closing prayer.

The day was quite reasonably pleasant, warm but not hot. At lunch time there were 30 singers. As we were cleaning up there was a Most Torrential Thunderstorm with huge lightning, great claps of thunder, and a massive downpour of rain.

Minutes: Mary Baumeister