RICHMOND VA – JAMES RIVER ALL-DAY SINGING – SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9
Both The Sacred Harp, 1991 edition and The Shenandoah Harmony; 10 to 4 pm; St. John’s Episcopal Church, 2401 E Broad St., Richmond, VA 23223; contact leyland.delre[at]gmail.com MORE…
BOSTON, MA – ALL-DAY SINGING – SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26
Beacon Hill Friends House, starting 10 a.m., contact Myles Dakan at gmail.com. MORE…
DAMARISCOTTA, ME – New England Sacred Harp Convention – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, evening
Singing will commence Friday evening, Oct. 4, with a Cooper book/Shenandoah Harmony singing from 7pm to 9:30pm. Facebook site
CORK, IRELAND – All-Day Singing – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, evening
On Friday 18th October, we are holding a Shenandoah Harmony singing. It will take place upstairs in the Camden Palace Hotel, Camden Quay. If you’d like to sing a shape note tune from another book, please feel free to to so and bring photocopies for the group. We love to sing new songs! Singing from 7pm-9pm. Facebook site
PORTLAND OR, PACIFIC NORTHWEST CONVENTION – SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, morning
SINGING SCHOOL presented by John delRe, Kelly Macklin & Daniel Hunter “Partners in Distress: Religious Freedom and Early American Hymnody”
WASHINGTON/BALTIMORE ALL-DAY SINGING – SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12
10 to 3:30 pm Church of the Ascension, 633 Sligo Ave, Silver Spring MD 20910; 15 minute walk from Silver Spring metro stop or MARC station (or ask about rides on DC shape note singers on Facebook) map; Contact Nora Miller, norarose[at]gmail.com
SHEFFIELD, UK – SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13
Our friends in Sheffield, UK are planning an All-Day Shenandoah Singing on Sunday, October 13, in conjunction with their All-Day Sacred Harp Singing on the previous day. There’s contact information on their Facebook site.
WARSAW, POLAND, 2nd Annual Convention – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, evening
John delRe, Kelly Macklin, Leyland delRe, and Daniel Hunter will present a workshop on The Shenandoah Harmony, website
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Sacred Harp Convention – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, evening
The Minneapolis group will host a special Shenandoah singing, 5:30-7:00 pm, University Baptist Church, 1219 University Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN. Rachel Hall will be in attendance to answer questions about the book.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, UK CONVENTION – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, evening
Two sessions of alternative singing, one from The Shenandoah Harmony. John delRe, Kelly Macklin, Leyland delRe, and Daniel Hunter will be in attendance. website
CHARLOTTESVILLE VA – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
Both The Sacred Harp, 1991 edition and The Shenandoah Harmony; 10 – 4 pm; Friends Meeting House at 1104 Forest St.; contact John Alexander; jaa9n[at]virginia.edu
VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY, RICHMOND VA – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 6 PM
John delRe and Kelly Macklin will present a workshop with demonstration & open singing “Partners in Distress: Religious Freedom and Early American Hymnody.” Wine & cheese; contact adrienne.robertson[at]lva.virginia.gov