3K views · 37 reactions | From the Lomax Archive, 1982. Shape-note singing school conducted by Hugh McGraw followed by a singing school memory from Loyd Redding, a prominant singer and teacher of the time. #FasolaSinging #fourshapes #Fasola #sacredharp #hughmcgraw #shapenotesinging | Singing the Shapes | Facebook

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𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞-𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐭 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲. 🎼✨ African American shape-note singing communities existed as far back as the Reconstruction Era in 1863-1877. • This tradition led to the creation of all-day singings and conventions that were central to our communities, such as the Florida-Alabama Progressive Seven Shape-Note Singing Convention, founded in 1928. • The four-part harmony style of shape-note singing is a significant trad

Newlyweds, Tom & Sarah George, met at a Sacred Harp singing and celebrate with fellow singers. There are no Sacred Harp books here because these singers know their parts by heart - tune and text. | Singing the Shapes

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