The Sacred Harp: A Tradition and Its Music (Brown Thrasher Books Ser.)
Description
On any Sunday afternoon a traveler through the Deep South might chance upon the rich, full sound of Sacred Harp singing. Aided with nothing but their own voices and the traditional shape-note songbook, Sacred Harp singers produce a sound that is unmistakable―clear and full-voiced. Passed down from early settlers in the backwoods of the Southern Uplands, this religious folk tradition hearkens back to a simpler age when Sundays were a time for the Lord and the “singings.”Illustrated with forty-one songs from the original songbook, The Sacred Harp is a comprehensive account of a un...
ISBN(s)
0820323713, 9780820323718
