Announcements from our guests: Fulton, Karlsberg, Marini, Norton, and Stowe, and sources for Sacred Harp listening examples

Letter from Dr. Harry Eskew

Original “Regret, Repent, Rejoice” works cited

March 19, 2023 New Orleans concert (Sacred Nine Project: Beautiful Isle of Somewhere)

About Sacred Nine Project!

This episode is about William Walker's Southern Harmony, the singing schools that brought it about, and the delicious musical oddities therein!

“Here we have the singing schools” (sung ‘heading’)
The chain of events that birthed then singing schools

“Then the shapes became the tools” (sung ‘heading’)
A discussion of shape-note singing

“Walker offers little jewels” (sung ‘heading’)
Background on Southern Harmony

“Music that defies the rules” (sung ‘heading’)
A granular look at the musical quirks

original Regret, Repent, Rejoice concert

background vocals: Sacred Nine Singers
prominent solo by Brian Martinez on THE FRENCH BROAD