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The annual singing listings below are pulled live from shapenotesingings.com, a community-maintained database of shape note singings worldwide. We display the annual singings that feature the Shenandoah Harmony and/or the Valley Pocket Harmonist.
Click any singing name to view full details — venue address, schedule, contact information, and travel notes — on shapenotesingings.com.
Want your singing listed here? Submit or update your listing directly at shapenotesingings.com. As long as your singing uses the Shenandoah Harmony or Valley Pocket Harmonist as a featured book, it will appear on this page automatically once it’s published there.
22 annual singings featuring the Shenandoah Harmony and/or Valley Pocket Harmonist
| Date | Singing | Location | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-06 | Northern Shenandoah Valley Double All-Day | Berryville, VA | Grace Episcopal Church |
| 2026-07-11 | Minnesota Double All-Day Singing | Minneapolis, MN | Unity Unitarian Church |
| 2026-08-15 | Berlin Singing Weekend | Berlin, Germany, Germany | Evangelische Kirchengemeinde Treptow – Bekenntniskirche |
| 2026-08-21 | Central Ontario Convention | Toronto, ON, Canada | Friends House |
| 2026-08-22 | Floyd County All-Day Singing | Pilot, VA | Springhouse Community School |
| 2026-10-03 | Maryland All-Day Singing | Baltimore, MD | TBA |
| 2026-10-17 | Winston-Salem Convention | Winston-Salem, NC | TBA |
| 2026-10-24 | David Rust Memorial Fall Singing | Bloomington, IN | St Mark's UMC |
| 2026-11-07 | James River Convention | Richmond, VA | St. Giles Presbyterian Church |
| 2026-12-05 | Philadelphia All-Day Singing | Philadelphia, PA | St. Mary's Church |
| 2027-01-01 | Cincinnati New Year’s Day singing | Cincinnati, OH | St. John's Unitarian Universalist Church |
| 2027-01-09 | Central Florida Singing | Orlando, FL | St. Paul's Presbyterian Church |
| 2027-01-16 | Roving Shenandoah Harmony Singing | Lewes, UK, UK | South Malling Parish Church |
| 2027-02-06 | Western Massachusetts Non-SH All-Day | Northampton, MA | Northampton Friends Meeting |
| 2027-02-06 | Dahlonega Shenandoah Harmony Singing | Dahlonega, GA | St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church |
| 2027-03-06 | North Carolina Sacred Harp Singing | Raleigh, NC | Pullen Memorial Baptist Chapel |
| 2027-03-20 | Cologne Singing | Cologne, Germany, Germany | St. Peter's Church |
| 2027-03-27 | Swarens Memorial Higher Ground All-Day Singing | Indianapolis, IN | St. Paul's Episcopal Church |
| 2027-04-10 | Potomac River Convention | Arlington, VA | Church of the Ascension |
| 2027-05-01 | Charlottesville All-Day Singing | Charlottesville, VA | St. Paul's Episcopal Church |
| 2027-05-15 | Tallahassee Sacred Harp Convention | Tallahassee, FL | Fort Braden Community Center |
| 2027-05-22 | Newcastle Singing | Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, UK | St Francis Church Hall |
WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS
None Currently Scheduled.
REGULAR/MONTHLY
Regular local singings are the heart of sacred harp singing. It is how we create community. All of the following singings use The Shenandoah Harmony, but not always exclusively. For forthcoming annual singings, we have a dedicated page. Contact us if you’d like your Shenandoah Harmony singing to appear on this page!
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UNITED STATES REGULAR SINGINGS
INDIANA
Group: Bloomington (Indiana) Shape Note
Tunebooks: The Shenandoah Harmony, The Sacred Harp (Denson), The Sacred Harp (Cooper)
Location: 520 W 6th St Bloomington Indiana 47403
When: 2nd Tuesday, 7-9pm 4th Tuesday 7-9pm 5th Tuesday 6:30-9pm
Contact: Shannon (42clamanda@gmail.com)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1577990239133301
Website: https://bloomingtonsacredharp.org/
Mailing List: 42clamanda@gmail.com
Notes: Look for orange signs, come in the back door of the blue house.
MARYLAND
Group: Baltimore Shape Note
Tunebooks: The Shenandoah Harmony, The Valley Pocket Harmonist, The Sacred Harp (Denson)
Location: Four Hour Day Lutherie, 4305 Harford Rd., Baltimore, MD
When: 2nd Monday & 4th Tuesday
Contact: Nora or Isaac (baltimoreshapenote@gmail.com)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/70781586065
Website: https://www.baltimoreshapenote.org/
Mailing List: https://groups.google.com/u/2/g/baltimore-shape-note
Notes: 2nd Mon. The Sacred Harp, The Shenandoah Harmony
4th Tues. The Shenandoah Harmony, The Valley Pocket Harmonist
Group: Brentwood Fourth Saturday VPH Singing
Tunebook: The Valley Pocket Harmonist
Location: (house sing, email for address)
When: 4th Saturdays, 2-5pm
Contact: Jonathan Een Newton (jonathaneennewton@gmail.com)
Mailing List: jonathaneennewton@gmail.com
Notes: A house sing near DC, but in Maryland! Please email for a location.
NEW MEXICO
Group: Santa Fe Sacred Harp
Tunebooks: The Shenandoah Harmony, The Sacred Harp (Denson)
Location: 645 Webber St. Santa Fe, NM 87505
When: Every Thursday 5:30-7:30
Contact: Irene Gilb (santafesacredharp@gmail.com)
Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/groups/santafesacredharp/?ref=share
Website: N/A
Mailing List: N/A
Notes: We have plenty of loaners of both books and newcomers are always welcome!
NEW YORK
Group: Brooklyn Second Sunday (Joe Beasley) Singing
Tunebooks: The Shenandoah Harmony, The Sacred Harp (Denson), The Sacred Harp (Cooper)
Location: St. Paul’s Church, 199 Carroll Street, Brooklyn
When: 2nd Sunday, 2pm-5pm
Contact: Nancy Mandel (nbm327@gmail.com)
Facebook: N/A
Website: nycsacredharp.com
Mailing List: N/A
Notes: We don’t bite. Usually.
NORTH CAROLINA
Group: Winston-Salem Monthly Sing
Tunebooks: The Shenandoah Harmony, The Sacred Harp (Denson)
Location: 2690 Fairlawn Dr, Winston-Salem, NC 27106
When: 2nd Sunday, 3pm-5pm
Contact: Tom Dillon (TDillon27127@earthlink.net)
Facebook: N/A
Website: https://www.ncshapenote.org/
Mailing List: email TDillon27127@earthlink.net to request
Notes: Entry is in the back parking lot off Oakland Dr
VIRGINIA
Group: Northern Shenandoah Valley
Time: 3rd Saturdays, 3 to 6 pm, potluck to follow.
Location: Singing Hall, NSV, 2336 Salem Church Rd, Boyce VA 22620
Tunebooks: Singing from the Shenandoah Harmony, Valley Pocket Harmonist and Sacred Harp; email shenandoah.harmony at gmail.com
Group: Richmond Shape Note Singers
Tunebooks: The Shenandoah Harmony, The Sacred Harp (Denson), The Sacred Harp (Cooper)
Location: St. Giles Church on Grove AVE. Richmond, VA
When: First Tuesday (7-9pm) and Third Sunday (2-4pm)
Contact: Adrienne Robertson (adrienne.e.robertson@gmail.com)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/17qYcmxyy5/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Mailing List: adrienne.e.robertson@gmail.com
Notes: Loaners Available, Beginners Welcome
Group: Rivanna Shape Note Singers
First Saturday, March 7, 10am-12pm: Sacred Harp (2025 edition) and Shenandoah Harmony at the Unitarian Church, 717 Rugby Road, Charlottesville Tunebooks: The Shenandoah Harmony, The Valley Pocket Harmonist, The Sacred Harp
Contact: John Alexander (john dot alexanderj at gmail dot com)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/175505541469
Notes: Newcomers always welcome.
Fourth Thursday, March 26, 6-8pm: Sacred Harp (2025 edition) in the Community Room at Charlottesville Friends Meeting, 1104 Forest St, Charlottesville.
INTERNATIONAL REGULAR SINGINGS
Australia
Sydney
Group: Sydney Shape Note Singers
Tunebooks: The Shenandoah Harmony, The Sacred Harp (Denson)
Location: St Peters Town Hall, 39 Unwins Bridge Rd Sydenham, Sydney Australia
When: Shenandoah Singing: 2nd and 4th Tuesday 6-8pm, Denson Singing: 1st and 3rd Tuesday 6-8pm, Wildcard Singing: 5th Tuesday
Contact: sydneyshapenote@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/surryhillsshapenotesingers/
Website: https://sacredharpaustralia.com/sydney/
Mailing List: N/A
Notes: Bring a water bottle, and let us know if you’re coming so we can be sure to have enough loaner books!
Germany
Berlin
Time: Weekly singing on Thursdays, 7:30pm
Location: Refugio, Lenaustrasse 3-4, 12047 Berlin, Germany
Contact: sacredharpberlin@gmail.com
Website: www.sacredharpberlin.de
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/berlinshapenote
Notes: Shenandoah Harmony and Denson Sacred Harp