The Sevier County string band Boogertown Gap is recording a CD of old-time Christmas music. They have requested that we sing #130, "Joy to the World" for this recording. As they are doing most of the recording in April, we have suggested the regular Sevier County monthly sing as a good venue, see information below.
Most of the evening will be devoted to the "normal" gathering. A professional recording engineer will be on site to record "Joy to the World"; it is possible that we will do more than one "take", in order to get a satisfactory recording.
If anyone wants to meet up and drive with me from Knoxville, I will be leaving around 6:00. Call or send an email.
Note: The leaders of Boogertown Gap are my sister and brother-in-law:
Charles (Chaz) Barber
865-357-1869 (home)
865-640-5226 (cell)
Tuesday, Apr. 19th, 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.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
Sutton 113T
Don Wiley has suggested that we sing Sutton 113T in the March 13 morning session. You can listen to it by clicking here.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Shape-note Singing In Sweden!
Bill Gooch sent an interesting email to Tina Becker ...
From: Bill Gooch
Date: Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 7:43 PM
Subject: Shape-note sing in Sweden!
To: Tina Becker
Hi, Tina,
Thanks for the continuing updates.
Meg and I received the e-mail below from a friend in Sweden. Four or five years ago, Eva Rune was teaching singing at the Scandinavian music and dance camp that Meg runs each summer, and we had a short shaped-note sing which included her.
She was the singing teacher again this past summer. At the last minute before leaving for camp, Ann Strange dropped one of our books be my house for me to buy and take to Eva as a present. Eva was very pleased to received it and also received a four-shape book from a New England singer (Kitty) at the camp. We
again had a short sing. Kitty also took her to a sing in Massachusetts after the camp.
Eva has been quite excited and taken by shaped note singing. She has wide interests in many types of traditional singing. I thought you might want to share this information with our local singers and add Eva's e-mail address to the periodic mailings.
Bill
From: Eva Åström Rune
To: Meg Mabbs; Kitty Kagay
From: Bill Gooch
Date: Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 7:43 PM
Subject: Shape-note sing in Sweden!
To: Tina Becker
Hi, Tina,
Thanks for the continuing updates.
Meg and I received the e-mail below from a friend in Sweden. Four or five years ago, Eva Rune was teaching singing at the Scandinavian music and dance camp that Meg runs each summer, and we had a short shaped-note sing which included her.
She was the singing teacher again this past summer. At the last minute before leaving for camp, Ann Strange dropped one of our books be my house for me to buy and take to Eva as a present. Eva was very pleased to received it and also received a four-shape book from a New England singer (Kitty) at the camp. We
again had a short sing. Kitty also took her to a sing in Massachusetts after the camp.
Eva has been quite excited and taken by shaped note singing. She has wide interests in many types of traditional singing. I thought you might want to share this information with our local singers and add Eva's e-mail address to the periodic mailings.
Bill
From: Eva Åström Rune
To: Meg Mabbs; Kitty Kagay
Sent: Mon, October 25, 2010 6:15:11 AM
Subject: Short summary of yesterday
Dear friends,
I'm so happy for yesterdays singing session with introducing two Shapenote songs. 16 women came along and they enjoyed it althou it was compleetely new to them. Only 4 of them could read music at all, and the shapenote system is really new to us. I guess the teaching mainly concisted of learning by ear.
So we sang Idumea and Wondrous love. We went through all the parts, soprano, alto, tenor and bass. The bass part was just sang in one octacve higher or transponed in the lowest parts. It wasn't easy in the beginning but as they learned and got more confident they really enjoyed the harmonies. This group of singers almost never sing in parts at all, but they have been singing unison for long time and their singing is good in itself.
This meeting took place in a private house on the farmland outside Ljungskile, a little bit north of Göteborg. The family in the house, Mats and Moa Brynnel, is a lovely couple who always hosts and promote singing in various ways. I wish we could visit them together one day!
Best wishes,
Eva Åström Rune
http://evarune.blogspot.com
Subject: Short summary of yesterday
Dear friends,
I'm so happy for yesterdays singing session with introducing two Shapenote songs. 16 women came along and they enjoyed it althou it was compleetely new to them. Only 4 of them could read music at all, and the shapenote system is really new to us. I guess the teaching mainly concisted of learning by ear.
So we sang Idumea and Wondrous love. We went through all the parts, soprano, alto, tenor and bass. The bass part was just sang in one octacve higher or transponed in the lowest parts. It wasn't easy in the beginning but as they learned and got more confident they really enjoyed the harmonies. This group of singers almost never sing in parts at all, but they have been singing unison for long time and their singing is good in itself.
This meeting took place in a private house on the farmland outside Ljungskile, a little bit north of Göteborg. The family in the house, Mats and Moa Brynnel, is a lovely couple who always hosts and promote singing in various ways. I wish we could visit them together one day!
Best wishes,
Eva Åström Rune
http://evarune.blogspot.com
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Headrick's Chapel S.M.
Caleb Dillehay composed this lesson in honour of the Headrick's Chapel singing. Click on the image to increase the size.
Friday, September 3, 2010
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
annual meeting
Please call Robin Goddard at 865-982-6148 if you'll come at 5:00 and help her set up tables or assist in anyway for the potluck!
Friday, June 4, 2010
Friends of the New Harp of Columbia annual meeting
The Friends of the New Harp of Columbia annual meeting will be on June 13 at the Laurel Theater, pot luck beginning at 5:30. Come meet the new board members, talk about what you think we should do in the coming year and sing your heart out.
Randy Webber has sent us a new anthem to try out for the occasion. Click here to download the PDF file. If you download the file, print out a copy for yourself and bring it on the 13th. We will have some copies there, but it would be helpful if those who can would bring their own.
Randy Webber has sent us a new anthem to try out for the occasion. Click here to download the PDF file. If you download the file, print out a copy for yourself and bring it on the 13th. We will have some copies there, but it would be helpful if those who can would bring their own.
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