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Blue Ridge shape notes [videorecording] : singing a new song in an old way / by Greene, Mary C.; Watauga County Arts Council (NC);
Camera operators, William Farrell . . .[et al.]Features gospal shape note singers of two mountain communities in Watauga County, NC learning and passing on the tradition of this music.DVD.
Subjects: Shape-note hymnals.; Shape-note singing;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Awake, my soul [videorecording] the story of the Sacred harp / by Brooks, Jennifer.edt(CARDINAL)393332; Hinton, Erica.drt; Hinton, Matt.prodrtedtwam; Plunkett, John,1955-wam; Sawyer, Drew.aut; Awake Productions.;
Disc. 1. Awake, my soul : the story of the Sacred harp / a film by Matt & Erica Hinton ; directors, Matt & Erica Hinton ; producer, Matt Hinton ; written by Matt Hinton with John Plunkett ; editor, Matt Hinton ; interviews, Matt Hinton, John Plunkett. Jim Lauderdale, narrator. 75 min. Filmed at various locations in Georgia and Alabama. c2006 Originally released as DVD in 2006. Awake Producetions: AP-001 -- Special features. More on Sacred harp singing ; Deleted scenes ; Interviews ; Play movie with commentary, with Raymond Hamrick, Hugh McGraw, Matt Hinton & John Plunkett.Disc 2. Sacred harp singing, 1998-2006 [from a variety of southern all-day Sacred Harp singings; includes all songs from the 1991 Denson revision of the Sacred harp] -- Awake, my soul : the short film (1998) / a film by Erica Morgan [Hinton] ; sound recorded by Matt Hinton ; edited by Erica Morgan and Gabe Aldridge ; filmed on location at Holly Springs Primitive Baptist Chruch, Bremen, GA, and Bethel Primitive Baptist Church, Heard County, GA. -- Original trailer.Edited by Matt Hinton & Jennifer Brooks.Narrator: Jim Lauderdale."A documentary about Sacred harp singing, a haunting form of a cappella, shape-note singing with deep roots in the American south. Shape-note singing has survived over 200 years tucked away from notice in the rural deep south, where, in old country churches, singers break open The sacred harp, a 160 year old shape-note hymnal which has preserved these fiercely beautiful songs which are some of the oldest in America ... includes over 4 hours of bonus material not featured in the original movie"--Container. Also includes the film by the same title, originally released in 2006, and the original 10-minute film from 1998 by Erica Morgan.DVD, NTSC.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Feature films.; Nonfiction films.; Sacred harp.; Sacred vocal music; Shape-note singing;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The story of the sacred harp, 1844-1944 : a book of religious folk song as an American institution / by Jackson, George Pullen,1874-1953.(CARDINAL)166068;
Subjects: Sacred harp.; Hymns, English; Church music; Shape-note singing.;
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Eight known generations of the Hauser family in America from 1726 to 1956 / by Schmidt, Annie Laura Hauser,1896-1992.(CARDINAL)840234;
Includes bibliographical references page 85.Martin Hauser was born in 1696 in Mumplegard, Switzerland (later known as Montebeliard, France) and died 12 June 1761 at Bethania, North Carolina. His wife, Margaretha Schaeffer Hauser, was born 4 November 1702 in Alsace. She died 12 January 1775 also at Bethania. "They came to America about 1726 or 1730."--P. 76. Descendants and relatives lived in North Carolina, Georgia, Texas, Arkansas, Washington, Utah, California, Louisiana, Florida and elsewhere.
Subjects: Family histories.; Hauser, Martin, active 1750; Hauser family.; Folk music; Shape-note singing;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The singing convention / by Ledford, Brenda Kay,author.; Cain, Doreyl Ammons,illustrator.;
The story of a boy's childhood spent on a Southern Appalachian farm outside Hayesville, North Carolina, and traveling in the family wagon to a shape-note singing convention.
Subjects: Children; Shape-note singing;
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Appalachian shape note hymns [sound recording] / by Deo Gloria (Musical group);
Derrick -- Hark ye mortals -- Baptismal anthem -- The babe of Bethlehem -- Night watchman -- Bozrah -- Floyd -- Christmas Eve -- Milford -- Cookham -- Sherburne -- Hamburg -- Jesus born in Bethn'y -- Star of Bethlehem -- Star of the East -- Holy manna -- Jewett -- New Britain -- Amazing grace -- Sentence -- Stratfield -- Song of heaven -- The Lord is king.Deo Gloria is directed by Richard Rudolph.Peggy Evans, Joyce Woods, sopranos ; Mary Jane McMillen, Suzanne Sanford, altos ; John McMillen, Steve Drumheller, tenors ; Bob Evans, Gene Woods, basses.Recorded at Mountain Union church, Explore Park, Virginia near Roanoke, June and July, 1998.
Subjects: Shape-note singing.; Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices, 4 parts), Unaccompanied.; Hymns, English; Hymns, English; Christmas music.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Going home : Saluda's music traditions [videorecording] /
Narrated by Martin Anderson.The old saying is, "You can't go home again," but maybe you can. The Historic Saluda Committee has been collecting oral histories for many years. A common theme relayed during the gathering of these stories is a deep nostalgia for the rich and diverse musical traditions that were once common in Saluda. This film portrays a rich musical heritage, where the past meets the present. Sure to delight, these recollections include tales of the popular square dances, shape note singing, old-time fiddlers, the influence of the railroad, a ragtime pianist, gospel greats, ballad singers, musical miracles, African-American history, Coon Dog day, a famous baritone crooner and more. Rolling into the present day, contemporary gospel, old-time and Americana acts are featured and some of today's great music venues, including a visit to Studio B at Western NC's famed radio station WNCW. This film will appeal to folks from all walks of life who appreciate history with music woven into its fabric, especially from a small mountain town in Western North Carolina. By the way, who says you can't go home again!Not rated.DVD
Subjects: Documentary films.; Mountain music; Square dances; Shape note singing; Old-time fiddling; Mountain music;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Back roads to Cold Mountain [sound recording]. by Cohen, John.(CARDINAL)266904; Chesser, T. J.; Chandler, Dillard.(CARDINAL)340854; Cornett, Bill.(CARDINAL)340824; Carpenter, French.; Boggs, Dock,1898-1971.(CARDINAL)340845; Parks, Oscar.; Roberts, Dink,1894-1989.(CARDINAL)222587; Patterson, Joe.; Young, Ed,died 1974.; Melton, Dorothy.; Gladden, Texas,1895-1966.(CARDINAL)533118; Monroe, Bill,1911-1996.(CARDINAL)340840; Carson, Fiddlin' John,1868-1949.; Watson, Doc.(CARDINAL)162813; Carlton, Gaither,1901-1972.; Graham, Ora Dell.; Thompson, Joe,1918-2012.(CARDINAL)532945; Thompson, Odell,1911-1994.; Crase, James.; Ball, E. C.(Estil Cortez),1913-1978.; Ball, Orna,1907-2000.; Jarrell, Tommy,1901-1985.(CARDINAL)172578; Cockerham, Fred,1905-1980.; Frazier, Charles,1950-Cold Mountain.(CARDINAL)461366; DaCosta Woltz's Southern Broadcasters.; Stanley Brothers.(CARDINAL)751673; Cohen, John,1932-;
Various performers.Recorded 1927-2002.
Subjects: Appalachians (People); Music; Folk music; Folk dance music; Folk songs, English; Songs, English; Ballads, English; Hymns, English; Shape-note singing; Old-time music; Fiddle tunes; Folk music; Hymns, English; Shape-note singing.; Old-time music.; Fiddle tunes.; Ballads, English;
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Singing the glory down : amateur gospel music in south central Kentucky, 1900-1990 / by Montell, William Lynwood,1931-(CARDINAL)158383;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-243) and Index.The shape-note era -- The singing convention movement -- Shape-notes and early gospel quartets -- The transition years -- The beginnings of a new era -- Present times -- Walking straighter and narrower -- Singing the glory down -- Singing families.
Subjects: Gospel music;
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A Singing stream [videorecording] : a Black family chronicle / by Davenport Films.(CARDINAL)173163; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Curriculum in Folklore.(CARDINAL)204143;
Editors, Marcia Lynch, Tom Davenport ; music, The Golden Echoes, The Echoes of Heaven.Traces the history of the Landis family of Granville County, N.C. Includes interviews and stories, scenes of daily life, reunions, gospel concerts, and church services involving this musically gifted Black family from the rural South. Musical performances in the film span almost a century of Black religious song styles, from shape-note singing to contemporary gospel.Ages 12-Adults.
Subjects: Landis family.; African Americans;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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