Name: Sacred Harp & Shape Note by Various Artists
Brand: Various Artists
SKU: 788065717520
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Volume 3

Volume 4

Introduced in the 1800s, shape note singing was a popular form of choral music in the American South. In the shape note style, musical notes are printed using special shapes that help the reader identify them on the musical scale. Eschewing the more complex figures of standard musical notation, shape note singing was accessible and easily learned, and the resulting group was both primitive and powerful. The Sacred Harp, published in 1844 by Benjamin Franklin White and Elisha J. King, was a gospel tune book printed in shape notes that spawned an entire style that became known as Sacred Harp singing. This exhaustive four-disc collection from British jazz and blues label JSP features three decades' worth of wonderful field recordings from a variety of different choirs and vocal groups singing in the shape note and Sacred Harp tradition. The 81 tracks featured here are from the private collection of noted musicologist Chris King beginning in 1922 and spanning into the mid-'50s. ~ Timothy Monger

Volume 1

1. Amazing Grace

by Dye's Sacred Harp Singers

Primary Artist: Dye's Sacred Harp Singers; Main Performer

2. How Firm a Foundation

by Dye's Sacred Harp Singers

Primary Artist: Dye's Sacred Harp Singers; Main Performer

3. Soar Away

by Denson Quartet

Primary Artist: Denson Quartet; Main Performer

4. Sabbath Morning

by Denson Quartet

Primary Artist: Denson Quartet; Main Performer

5. Rejoicing on the Way

by Fa Sol La Singers

Primary Artist: Fa Sol La Singers; Main Performer

6. Jesus Walks with Me

by Fa Sol La Singers

Primary Artist: Fa Sol La Singers; Main Performer

7. Happy on the Way

by Fa Sol La Singers

Primary Artist: Fa Sol La Singers; Main Performer

8. Weeping Mary

by Roswell Sacred Harp Singers

Primary Artist: Roswell Sacred Harp Singers; Main Performer

9. Odem

by Roswell Sacred Harp Singers

Primary Artist: Roswell Sacred Harp Singers; Main Performer

Sacred Harp & Shape Note

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Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 3

Volume 4

Volume 1

1. Amazing Grace

2. How Firm a Foundation

3. Soar Away

4. Sabbath Morning

5. Rejoicing on the Way

6. Jesus Walks with Me

7. Happy on the Way

8. Weeping Mary

9. Odem

10. Bound for Canaan

11. Antioch

12. Sweet Prospect

13. The Old Ship of Zion

14. Sweet Canaan

15. Exhilaration

16. Long Sought Home

17. Weeping Pilgrim

18. The Loved Ones

19. My God, The Spring of All My Joys

20. My Christian Friends in Bonds of Love

Volume 2

1. Rocky Road

2. Present Joys

3. Religion Is a Fortune

4. Cuba

5. The Happy Sailor

6. Protection

7. Ninety Fifth

8. The Christian Hope

9. Bells of Love

10. Walking with My King

11. Return Again

12. Penick

13. Edom

14. Parting Hand

15. Blooming Youth

16. Lovers of the Lord

17. The Christian's Flight

18. North Port

19. The Promised Land

20. Raymond

Volume 3

1. The Heavenly Port

2. Hallelujah

3. The Golden Harp

4. Heaven's My Home

5. I'm a Long Time Travelling Away from Home

6. I Belong to This Band

7. Sharpsburg

8. Murillo's Lesson

9. Jewett

10. Pisgah

11. Primrose Hill

12. Weeping Mary

13. Penick

14. Sweet Morning

15. Esther

16. Pryel's Hymn

17. Hallelujah

18. Primrose Hill

19. Coronation

20. Jubilee

21. I'm Not Ashamed of Jesus

Volume 4

1. Land of Beulah

2. Calvary

3. Victoria

4. Bethel

5. Conversion

6. The Good Old Way

7. The Heavenly Port

8. Blooming Youth