God bless you all!!!....I used to hear this type of singing when I was a young'n growing up in south Mississippi....as a white boy, many did not believe in blacks/whites having church services, but in the community where I grew up, we were colorblind. It was awesome singing....like it says in Psalms 100, "Make a joyful noise unto the Lord".....
I went to Primitive Baptist Church with my grandparents (in Texas) as a kid in the 60s. It was a white congregation, but sounded pretty much like this. I expect these folks are using the same "sacred harp" hymnal that my folks used.
Despite the problems, it is not so strange that the two cultures in the south (white and black) developed in parallel with each other, as they also coexisted on so many planes, and worked together in the same towns and agricultural communities.
This is the 1st time I've heard African Americans singing shape note music. I always thought it was strange that at the sings I went to almost everyone was white!
Wow! How authentic! It is amazing what we have lost in this country. The money-hungry "christian" entertainment industry should be ashamed of what they have done to us, and we should be ashamed for letting them do it. Our version of a worship service is to just pop in a CD and flash the words on the wall. What a pity.
@AmosPressley But isn't it up to us to foster a revival of the simpler, heartfelt songs as sung by our forebears? People like you and me should take it on as a personal crusade to reintroduce this tradition into faithful churches today. If you're a Christian, aren't you ashamed that it took secular folklore societies to do what evangelical and fundamental churches all over our nation should have been doing?
Not everyone's worship service is like that though. In my church, music has taken a more rock approach be we have a few congregation members that play guitar piano and drums live.
what is the name of this song?
stangrub1 11 months ago
This makes me smile.
bross001Angus 1 year ago
I like it!
MrNicebuddies 2 years ago
This is a beautiful glimpse of what church music used to be... I love it
Commentarian1 2 years ago
This is awesome. I want to go there!
panchamkauns 2 years ago
@panchamkauns You could start by going to fasola.org to locate singings convenient to home for you!
ClaireConrad 1 year ago
Didn't know this was in black culture.
Very interesting.
nomadak47 2 years ago
There has been African American Sacred Harp singers in Alabama since, at least, the turn of 20th century.
H82c3G 2 years ago
This music really grows on ya.
sanddollarscholar 3 years ago 2
Hard hitting music from hard hit folks. This is the first time I have heard this music from an African American Congregation.
Flextones 3 years ago 3
God bless you all!!!....I used to hear this type of singing when I was a young'n growing up in south Mississippi....as a white boy, many did not believe in blacks/whites having church services, but in the community where I grew up, we were colorblind. It was awesome singing....like it says in Psalms 100, "Make a joyful noise unto the Lord".....
hrtoflove 3 years ago 3
I went to Primitive Baptist Church with my grandparents (in Texas) as a kid in the 60s. It was a white congregation, but sounded pretty much like this. I expect these folks are using the same "sacred harp" hymnal that my folks used.
Despite the problems, it is not so strange that the two cultures in the south (white and black) developed in parallel with each other, as they also coexisted on so many planes, and worked together in the same towns and agricultural communities.
ScottCog 4 years ago 5
good old southern folk singing great southern hymns for God. God bless them!
redneckmarine87 4 years ago 2
This is the 1st time I've heard African Americans singing shape note music. I always thought it was strange that at the sings I went to almost everyone was white!
jlkauf 4 years ago 4
Missionary Baptist
H82c3G 4 years ago
is this a primitive baptist church
monfiston12 4 years ago
God bless you for the post. Wonderful wonderful music that is sweet to our soul.
weetwo 4 years ago
Wow! How authentic! It is amazing what we have lost in this country. The money-hungry "christian" entertainment industry should be ashamed of what they have done to us, and we should be ashamed for letting them do it. Our version of a worship service is to just pop in a CD and flash the words on the wall. What a pity.
AmosPressley 4 years ago 13
@AmosPressley But isn't it up to us to foster a revival of the simpler, heartfelt songs as sung by our forebears? People like you and me should take it on as a personal crusade to reintroduce this tradition into faithful churches today. If you're a Christian, aren't you ashamed that it took secular folklore societies to do what evangelical and fundamental churches all over our nation should have been doing?
ClaireConrad 1 year ago
@AmosPressley
Not everyone's worship service is like that though. In my church, music has taken a more rock approach be we have a few congregation members that play guitar piano and drums live.
drifteromega 1 year ago
@AmosPressley Agreed, and we're suffering because of it, too. Primitive is the way to go!
Commentarian1 1 year ago
Love it!
PLBrayfield 4 years ago