BREMEN, Ga. (AP) — “The Sacred Harp” hymnal is beloved by those who sing from it, carrying on the Christian songbook’s more than 180-year-old legacy. They are young and old — and all ages in between.
Atlanta - More than 700 singers convened in Atlanta this month to celebrate the latest edition of the songbook at the heart of one of the country's oldest Christian music traditions. The Sacred Harp, ...
HENAGAR, Alabama – Hymns dating to the 1830s, sung in a cappella group proclamations of song, will be launched from the historic Liberty Church atop Sand Mountain in Henagar, Ala., on Sunday, March 31 ...
BREMEN, Ga. (AP) — “The Sacred Harp” is a pre-Civil War compilation of sacred songs that uses music notes shaped like triangles, ovals, squares and diamonds, and it is getting an update. Sung in ...
An 1844 religiously inspired songbook that uses shape notes to help people read music got a major update recently and it attracting younger singers. Latest update of 1844 American songbook reflects ...