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This album of Sacred Harp ("shape note") singing presents a cross section of a tradition which was born centuries ago in the British Isles, crossed the Atlantic with the early colonists, took on the colors of the eighteenth-century singing school, and, after the Revolution, spread into the remotest parts of the Southeast. Alabama Sacred Harp Singing Convention of August, 1942: "Uncle Dock" Owen / Paine Denson / Lee Wells / Lonnie P. Odem / Mrs. Delilah Denson Posey / Mrs. Maud Denson / Mrs. M.L. Mann / John M. Dye / Euna Vee Denson / Ernestine Tipton / A. Marcus Cagle / Howard Denson / R.M. Hornsby 20 tracks on this CD include: Windham; Mear; Wondrous Love; Lover of the Lord; Lover of the Lord (version 2); Montgomery; Northfield; Mt. Zion; Milford; Stratfield; Evening Shade; Ballstown; Edom; Fillmore; Sardis; Mission; Vain World Adieu; Heavenly Vision; David's Lamentation; Sherburne Price: $17.00 Availability: Usually ships in 3-4 business days. Product #: 21202064 |
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