East Midlands Shape Note Convention
Kegworth Village Hall, Nottinghamshire, England
Saturday, April 25, 2026 and Sunday, April 26, 2026
Saturday 25th April
All songs were from The B. F. White Sacred Harp (Cooper Book), 2012 Revision, and The Sacred Harp, 2025 edition, as indicated.
The class was called to order by Chair Hannah Land leading
30t (CB), Rochester.
Lee Dunleavy gave the opening prayer.
Leaders:
199 (CB), City of Light -
Chris Noren
472 (SH), Akin -
Helen Brown
411 (SH), Morning Prayer - Lee Dunleavy
283 (SH), Sabbath Morning -
Matthew Parkinson
531 (SH), Clayton - Anne Foulkes
542 (SH), I'll Seek His Blessings -
Phil Tyler
503 (SH), Lloyd -
Jo-anne Carlyle
223 (SH), Balm in Gilead - Hal Baldwin
184b (CB), Tribulation -
Claire Welford
49t (SH), Old Hundred -
Werner Ullah
113 (CB), The Prodigal Son -
Ted Brown
505 (CB), Cleansing Fountain - Joy Spreadborough
566 (SH), Gum Pond -
John Sprackland
163t (CB), Morning - Mick Verrier
146 (SH), Hallelujah - Henry Crookes
108b (CB), The Traveler - Gerben Vos.
RECESS
The class was called to order by Chris Noren leading
463 (CB), Angel Band (Land of Beulah).
Leaders:
464 (CB), Hocutt -
Jim Pfau
547 (SH), Granville - Joan Nagy
500 (SH), Living Hope - Denise Kania
188 (CB), Spring -
Fynn Titford-Mock
484t (SH), Millbrook - Jo Kay
54 (SH), Russell - Ian West
437 (SH), Enoch - Anne Foulkes
282 (SH), I'm Going Home - Lee Dunleavy.
A special memorial lesson was given by Helen Brown, Hannah Land and Ian West in memory of local singer Terry Holt who died in December 2025. They were joined by his widow Sylvia in leading 47b (SH), Idumea, the words of which had been read at his funeral.
Leaders:
54t (CB), Palmetto -
Jo-anne Carlyle
292t (CB), Happy Day - Hal Baldwin
63 (CB), Coronation - Joy Spreadborough
486 (CB), No Night on That Golden Shore -
Phil Tyler
535 (SH), Shawmut - Henry Crookes
29t (SH), Fairfield -
Werner Ullah
272 (CB), Exhortation - Mick Verrier
131b (SH), Invocation -
Helen Brown (for Buell Cobb)
42 (SH), Clamanda -
John Sprackland
504t (CB), Peterborough - Gerben Vos.
Joy Spreadborough gave the blessing before the noon meal.
LUNCH
The class was called to order by Ian West leading
500 (CB), Sweet By and By.
Leaders:
378t (CB), The Heavenly Port -
Ted Brown
254 (SH), Warsaw -
Claire Welford
255 (SH), Mechanicville -
Matthew Parkinson
112 (SH), The Last Words of Copernicus -
Hannah Land
203 (SH), Florida -
Jim Pfau
504 (SH), Wood Street - Joan Nagy
178b (SH), Gaines -
Fynn Titford-Mock
217 (SH), Ballstown - Denise Kania
115 (SH), Holbrook - Jo Kay
254 (CB), Rose of Sharon -
Chris Noren
448b (SH), The Grieved Soul - Anne Foulkes
571 (SH), Hamrick - Lee Dunleavy
81b (SH), Windlesham -
Jo-anne Carlyle
270 (SH), Confidence - Hal Baldwin
283 (CB), ('t'op or 'b'ottom of the page?) - Joy Spreadborough
457 (SH), Wayfaring Stranger -
Werner Ullah
315 (CB), Worlds Above -
Phil Tyler
475 (SH), A Thankful Heart -
Helen Brown.
Hannah Land gave the Treasurer's lesson leading
31t (CB), Ninety-Third Psalm.
RECESS
The class was called to order by Ian West leading
480 (SH), Redemption.
Leaders:
565t (SH), Hebron -
John Sprackland
268 (SH), David's Lamentation - Henry Crookes
243t (CB), Yarbrough - Gerben Vos
86 (SH), Poland -
Claire Welford
82t (SH), Bound for Canaan -
Jim Pfau
235 (CB), The Resurrection (Easter Anthem) - Mick Verrier
484t (SH), Millbrook - Joan Nagy
570 (CB), Our King Above the Sky -
Matthew Parkinson
478 (CB), March On - Denise Kania
308 (CB), Parting Friends -
Fynn Titford-Mock
43 (SH), Primrose Hill -
Ted Brown
330b (SH), Chandesse - Jo Kay
461 (SH), John 3:37 - Lee Dunleavy
219 (SH), He Hath Saved Us -
Hannah Land and
Chris Noren (International lesson with the Atlanta All-Day Singing, where David Brodeur led the same song at the same time)
501b (SH), O'Leary - Ian West
448t (SH), Consecration - Hal Baldwin and Anne Foulkes and
Matthew Parkinson and Jo Sprackland and John Sprackland (The Manchester Sacred Harp Singers)
138t (CB), Song to the Lamb -
Fynn Titford-Mock.
After brief announcements Hannah Land closed the singing leading
527 (CB), Heavenly Grace.
and Lee Dunleavy dismissed the class with prayer.
Sunday 26th April—Christian Harmony Singing
All songs were from The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition.
The class was called to order by Chair Hannah Land leading
72t, Jordan.
Hannah then gave the opening prayer.
Leaders:
356, Morning Song -
Chris Noren
61t, North Carolina - Gerben Vos
417b, Zanesville -
Helen Brown
142, The Solid Rock -
Jim Pfau
16, The Finest Flower -
Claire Welford
465t, Breaker -
Phil Tyler
26b, Ninety-Third - Joan Nagy
546b, Oak Grove -
Werner Ullah
189, One by One - Denise Kania
194, O Happy Day - Joy Spreadborough
461, Lynn - Henry Crookes
67b, Dundee -
Jo-anne Carlyle
81t, Maitland -
Hannah Land
221t, Pleyel's Hymn - Gerben Vos
168b, Sunrise -
Chris Noren.
RECESS
The class was called to order by Helen Brown leading
129, Coronation.
Leaders:
64, Youthful Blessings -
Jim Pfau
146b, Bangor -
Claire Welford
383, Azmon - Jonathan Stanyon
143, Farther Along -
Phil Tyler
55b, Idumea - Joan Nagy
455b, Rockbridge -
Werner Ullah
179, Traveling On - Denise Kania.
Chris Noren gave the sick and housebound lesson for the following:
Rosie (?),
Cath Tyler,
Cynthia Crossley,
Daniel Oldham and Ros Oldham his mother and carer,
Dan Hertzler,
Inga Buckland,
Derek Buckland,
Cäcilia Mann,
Mary Salvin,
John Stocker,
Dan Haywood,
Irene and Alan Bown,
Tricia Reay,
Alison Clayburne.
Chris led the class singing
372, I Won't Turn Back.
Chris Noren continued with the Memorial Lesson and the following
deceased were remembered:
Bill Waddington,
Joel Setterholm,
Chris Stadward,
Peter Amidon,
Terry Holt,
Buell Cobb,
Mike Hinton,
Lucy Heidorn,
Phillip Reeves,
Marie Evans,
Lian Spaninks,
Adam Barnes,
Peter Gregory,
Rachel Everett,
Ann Lynd-Evans,
Ellen Bainbridge,
Lynn Denman,
Anita de Lotbinière,
Mary Pateman,
Martin Coll,
Peter Dalby,
Carolyn Ashford-Russell,
John Carty.
Chris led the class singing
184, Where We'll Never Grow Old.
Hannah Land closed the lessons with a prayer.
Leaders:
261t, Come Thou Fount -
Jo-anne Carlyle
343, Tell the Story - Joy Spreadborough
126, Ocean - Henry Crookes.
Janet Steggles offered the noon blessing.
LUNCH
Chris Noren called the class to order by leading
35, ('t'op or 'b'ottom of the page?).
Leaders:
293, Lenox - David Moore
516, Oliphant -
Claire Welford
91, There is a Fountain - Gerben Vos
54, My Trust -
Hannah Land
13, Traveler's Hope -
Phil Tyler
157, Hallelujah - Joan Nagy
296, He's Holding My Hand -
Jim Pfau
281b, Palmetto -
Werner Ullah
131, Will You Meet Me? - Denise Kania
263, Autumn - Jonathan Stanyon
147, Fairfield -
Jo-anne Carlyle
393b, China - Henry Crookes
507b, Sicily - Joy Spreadborough
89, Northfield - David Moore
303, The Unclouded Day -
Chris Noren
111b, Judkins -
Hannah Land
453t, De Beza - Gerben Vos.
RECESS
The class was called to order by Hannah Land leading
185, Corinth.
Leaders:
367, David's Lamentation - Joan Nagy
336t, Sweet Harmony -
Claire Welford
294, Carmarthen -
Jim Pfau
521, Darwell -
Phil Tyler
58b, Primrose -
Werner Ullah
248, Twilight is Falling - Denise Kania
105b, Hamburg -
Jo-anne Carlyle
249, Green Fields - Joy Spreadborough
350, The Rock - David Moore
454, Heavenly Light (or Eden) - Henry Crookes
172, The Grand Highway -
Chris Noren
457b, Evening Chant - Gerben Vos
128b, Ninety-Fifth - Joan Nagy
149, A Good Time Coming -
Jim Pfau and Denise Kania.
The secretaries reported 47 registrants, 25 leaders, and 140 songs sung over the course of the weekend. Singers came from England, the Netherlands, and 2 US States (Vermont and Minnesota).
The chair acknowledged the efforts of the following people: Helen Brown, Claire Welford, Matthew Parkinson, Fynn Titford-Mock, Chris Noren and Hannah Land for keying. Helen Brown, Ian West, Chris Noren and Hannah Land for arranging.
Following brief announcements, Hannah Land dismissed the class leading 203, Cumberland, and David Moore offered the closing prayer.
Chair—Hannah Land. Secretaries—Joy Spreadborough, Anne Foulkes.