The sound defies mere singing, pulsing though the church sanctuary with sufficient force to put hell on alert. For three days this month singers from the United States, Canada and Britain gathered to ...

Observing a Sacred Harp singing session is quite different from any other performance experience. Singers are seated in a large square facing each other, taking sides based on their voice range as ...

About a year-and-a-half ago, I went through a devastating breakup and, soon after, began a love affair with perhaps the strangest hobby an ex-yeshiva girl could imagine: Sacred Harp singing.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Hundreds of singers gathered at First Christian Church on Valleydale Road Thursday morning for the opening session of the 35th annual Sacred Harp National Singing Convention.

BREMEN, Ga. (AP) — Singers at Holly Springs Primitive Baptist Church in West Georgia treat their red hymnals like extensions of themselves, never straying far from their copies of “The Sacred Harp” ...

The "All-Day Singing" will include readings from "The Sacred Harp," from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and "The Shenandoah Harmony," from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. In between, there will be a potluck dinner. "Shape ...

Shoal Creek Church Talladega National Forest, Ala. Sept. 1, 2008 It’s the day after the Young People’s Sacred Harp Singing Convention near Bremen, Ga., an event that helps balance the age ratio. There ...