Photo (c) Miriam Kilmer. Used by permission.
Please join us on Saturday, June 1, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. in Bluemont VA to sing from The Sacred Harp and Sunday, June 2, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. near Harrisonburg VA to sing from The Shenandoah Harmony. Loaners and books for sale will be available. Recordings are also available on YouTube and Soundcloud.
There will be dinner on the ground at noon both days, but no kitchen facilities are available.
For more info, please contact John delRe or Kelly Macklin at (540) 955-2660 or jdelre@visuallink.com.
Saturday, June 1, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Bluemont Community Center
Bluemont VA
Sunday, June 2, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Cross Keys Ruritan Hall
Harrisonburg VA
Just wanted to make you aware that June 3rd is a Sunday. Do you mean June 2-3, which would be the Saturday and the Sunday?
Thanks, Thomas – will change!
Should I leave the kids at home?
Philip, you might want to contact the local organizers closer to the time of the event. I’m not sure what, if anything, will be offered in terms of childcare.
Ok so…here’s what happened. I’m at this music camp and I learn about this music and i’m like…sobbing my eyes out.I play the violin so I can read but…reading and singing is like…..so foreign to me and I’m frantically trying to learn. I don’t have a sacred harp book but I want one and…there’s so much. So I wrote all that to ask…when’s the next meeting cuz I want to try to make it(I’m going to be a college freshman) and what can I do to help me learn how to sing a little faster because…I love this music.
I’m so glad that you found shape note music! There are MANY singings around, where ever you live. The best way to find them is on fasola.org and Warren Steel’s regular local singing page. You’ll also find links on the fasola page so you can buy a Sacred Harp book cheaply – don’t pay the inflated prices on Amazon. And you can download the Shenandoah Harmony preview packet for free!