Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Monthly Singings for May 2016

Here are your May 2016 Old Harp Shape Note Singings for East Tennessee.  All are invited, tunebooks are provided, and it's free!  Website is www.oldharp.org. Please note a couple of changes.

Sunday, May 1st, 2 PM, Sevier County Annual Old Harp Singing, Middle Creek United Methodist Church, 1828 Middle Creek Rd., Pigeon Forge, TN.  David Sarten at 865 428-0874.  Refreshments will be served.

Sunday, Mother's Day, May 8th 6:30 PM Monthly Epworth Singing at the Laurel Theater, 16th and Laurel Ave., Knoxville, TN.  Claudia at 865-673-5822.

Tuesday, Mar. 17th, 5 PM Old College Monthly Harp Singing, McMinn County Living Heritage Museum, 522 West Madison Ave.,  Athens, TN  Cora Sweatt at 423 745-0248Cora Sweatt at 423-745-0248.

Tuesday, May 17th, 7 PM Sevier County Monthly Old Harp Singing, Middle Creek United Methodist Church, 1828 Middle Creek Rd., Pigeon Forge, TN.  David Sarten at 865 428-0874. 

Wilderness Wildlife Week, LeConte Convention Center, 2986 Teaster Lane, Pigeon Forge, TN. Singing School: Thursday May 19, 3:15-5:15 pm, South 3
Old Harp Singing: Sunday May 22, 2-3:30 pm, LeConte Hall Stage

The singing school is open to up to 30 students, so we need a good showing of regular singers to assist, especially with lead where we seem to always be thin.  Come help with the school (and singing).  Bring loaner books as well.

Other items of interest involving fellow harp singers at WWW, may be others I missed:

Judy Bryant, “900 Miles and Then Some: A Hiking Journal” 5/18, 2-3 pm, North 2
Wilson Family Singers, 5/19, 5-6 pm, LeConte Hall Stage
Robin Goddard, “The Walker Sisters of Little Greenbrier” 5/20, 10-11 am, Greenbrier Hall B
Robin Goddard, “Portrayal of Maymie Grimes Hill, Principal of Smoky Mountain Baptist Academy” 5/20,3-4 pm, Greenbrier Hall A
Veta King and Dwight McCarter, “Mountain Memories” 5/20, 5:15-6:15 pm, Greenbrier Hall B
Whaley family singers 6-7 pm on 5/20, Greenbrier Hall C
 
 Sunday, May 29, 3 PM, Franklin Monthly Old Harp Singing, Greeneville Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 201 N. Main St., Greeneville, TN. Jeff Farr at 423 639-8211