Scott Wells, at Boy in the Bands, poses an excellent question regarding the upcoming General Assembly (GA) of Unitarian Universalists: “What might we show or teach one another in the hallways and cafés of Charlotte?”
My answer: I really want to share some Sacred Harp singing at GA. Yeah, yeah, I know it’s “theologically incorrect,” but it’s rockin good music that draws in punk rockers — Grammy-winning performers of medieval music — avant-garde sound artists — young urbanites — folkies — and just ordinary people like you. This is whatreal hymn singing sounds like: loud, raucous, unrestrained, by turns mournful and ecstatic.
I kinda doubt there will be many Sacred Harp singers at GA, but if you’re one, let me know, and let’s see if we can set something up.
Can you make a link to my blog post? Would help non-bloggers to note their interests there. (Thanks.)
Me! Me!
(Some of the leading singers in the Boston area are Jewish, so really, there’s no excuse for UUs not singing shapenote.)
late response – not me, but I can bring a copy of “Southern Harmony”
Steven @ 3 — Be warned, I got sucked into Sacred Harp through Southern Harmony. And there’s a monthly Sacred Harp singing in the Charleston area that’s supposed to be pretty good: http://iveyt.people.cofc.edu/Shapenote/