Time to Sing!

This Saturday, February 20th, is our next singing in Berlin!
6-9pm
117 Main Street
Berlin, NH

Be there or be square.

(that joke never gets old).

Next Singing in Berlin: February 20th!

We had such a great time at the Tamworth Traditional Arts Fest on January 30th!  Really enthusiastic, spirited singers.  Wonderful room.  It was absolutely delightful.

Hope we can rally some folks to join us for a North Conway area singing soon (any ideas for a good space in the area?  Something like the Town House in Tamworth would be ideal, and especially if it was free or very affordable.  Please let us know if you have good ideas!)

In the meantime, our next Berlin singing is on Saturday, February 20th!

Wee!

Singing in Tamworth! Saturday!

Hi Folks!  We have been invited to help lead a Shapenote Singing at the Tamworth Traditional Arts Fest this Saturday.  Chris and I hope you will join us!  Singing will be from 9am til 11 and then there will be a community dance after that from 12 to 2.  And what's more?  Tamworth Farmers Market all morning long in the space downstairs!  This is a good chance for folks who haven't tried singing before because we will give a little introduction and instruction, and hopefully we'll have a group of pretty strong singers, too!  See you on Saturday!

Next Singing: Saturday, December 19, 2015

Come join us!  Get festive!

117 Main Street
Berlin, NH

6-9pm

Here are some Ontario singers belting out a Christmas tune.  Woot!

Three Videos to Get You Excited for Singing this Saturday

1)  Rockport (page 372 in the Sacred Harp), as sung by the 5th Annual Ireland Convention.

2) Here in the Vineyard, performed by Anna Roberts-Gevalt & Elizabeth LaPrelle

(it shares the tune with The Church's Desolation, page 89 in the Sacred Harp)

3) The Church's Desolation (page 89 in the Sacred Harp)

as sung by some folks at the 2014 Young People's Convention in Austin, TX

I've always preferred 89 at a bit of a clip, but after hearing Anna & Elizabeth sing the melody so slowly and beautifully, I'm kinda digging it slow, Sacred Harp-style, too.

We'll see you on Saturday, October 17th for singing!

117 Main Street

Berlin, NH

6-9pm

Bring your voice, a friend, and a snack to share.

FA! LA! SOL!

Ocean

Hey!  Our next singing is this coming Saturday, September 19th at the WREN Makers' Space in Berlin!  Since Seth first mentioned it a while back, I've been meaning to look up Ocean, a song from the Northern Harmony tune book that he'd expressed interest in.

Behold!  I finally remembered!
Now let's just see if I remember to make copies and bring them to the singing...

I'm generally not a huge fan of super "chorus-y" renditions of shapenote songs (though, I have to admit, that's how I was originally introduced to the music, so if that's what hooks you, why not?)... anyway... just to put a bug in your ear...

Follow this link to hear one iteration of Northern Harmony performing Ocean on the 1992 recording, Endless Stream.
Maybe we'll give it a whirl on Saturday.

Join us!

Saturday, September 19, 2015
6-9pm
WREN Makers' Space
117 Main Street
Berlin, NH

Bring a snack to share!

Sing with us Saturday, July 18th in Berlin, NH AND the Maine All-Day is coming up the weekend following!

Did you all know North Country Sing is on SoundCloud?  So far we only have two recordings uploaded (and they're a little Carly- & Chris-heavy), but hey, it's a start!

Take a listen and let the sound inspire you to join us this Saturday,  July 18th.  We need you!

We meet from 6-9pm on the 3rd Saturday of each month to sing from the Sacred Harp.  Tune books are available for loan or for sale.  We take a short break about halfway through for potluck snacks (bring something to share if you are able).

We sing from The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition, and occasionally from other sources, without instruments or audience.  The music is participatory, sung for each other and ourselves.

Beginners are welcome!

Don't forget to join our Facebook group-- North Country Shape Note Singing.
Join us at the new WREN Makers Space - 117 Main Street - Berlin, New HampshireSaturday, July 18, 20156-9pm

AND IN OTHER NEWS...Don't forget the Maine All-Day Singing (which is actually a whole weekend full of singing opportunities) in and around lovely Union, ME!

The "Maine Event" (ha.  see what I did there?) is Saturday, July 26th from the Sacred Harp, but you'll also have the opportunity to sing from another great collection of songs, The American Vocalist, on Sunday... including a chance to sing around the grave of DH Mansfield, the compiler of said collection.  

(Oh, and there's also Cooper Book singing, Christian Harmony singing, and singing from The Shenandoah Harmony, too...  Check out the link above for all the details!)

Other Regular Singings Nearby:

• Portland, Maine Weekly - Every Tuesday

• Portland, Maine Monthly - Fourth Sunday

• Downeast (Trescott), Maine Monthly - First Saturday

• Bangor, Maine - Second & Fourth Thursdays

• Waterville, Maine - Second Sunday

• Damariscotta, Maine - Fourth Sunday

• Nelson, New Hampshire - First & Third Thursdays, Second Sundays

• Hanover, NH/Norwich, VT - Second Thursdays