EDWARDSVILLE – On Labor Day each year, the sounds of spirited hymns drift through the forest near the Shoal Creek Church, built in 1895. The Shoal Creek Preservation Society hosted its annual sacred ...
"The Sacred Harp" is a pre-Civil War compilation of sacred songs that uses music notes shaped like triangles, ovals, squares and diamonds. Now, it's getting an update. Sung in four-part harmony, "The ...