Another 3-Book Shape Note Singing

Selections from 3 traditional shape note tunebooks: The Sacred Harp (Denson ed.); The Sacred Harp (Cooper rev.)and The Southern Harmony. These video clips were recorded at the annual 3-book singing at Harrod's Creek Baptist Church in Brownsboro, Kentucky. Singers from Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Massachusetts, Illinois, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, (and I've probably left out several) filled the four sides of the 'hollow square' to participate in this 2-day singing.

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• Harp
• shape
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• singing
• Cooper
• Southern
• Harmony

[PLBrayfield]

Glad to oblige! This is a two-day shape note singing convention, held yearly at the historic Harrod's Creek Baptist Church near Brownsboro KY. It is not a church congregation, but a gathering of people from many states, specifically to sing from three traditional shape note tunebooks. According to custom, anyone who wishes to lead registers, and when his/her name is called, picks a song and leads the group in singing it. Perhaps 70 or 80 songs are led/sung each of the two days of the convention.

[sean4d]

great video. could anyone tell me where exactly was it filmed? and perhaps explain the style of congregational conducting? many thanks.