Track Listings (26) - Disc #1| All Artists: Alan Lomax, Alabama Sacred Harp Singers Title: Southern Journey, Vol. 9: Harp Of A Thousand Strings - All Day Singing From The Sacred Harp Members Wishing: 7 Total Copies: 0 Label: Rounder Select Release Date: 1/13/1998 Genres: Blues, Folk, International Music, Special Interest, Pop, Christian & Gospel, Gospel Styles: Delta Blues, Traditional Folk, Europe, Continental Europe, By Decade, 1950s, Southern Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 011661170926 |
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 | Alan Lomax, Alabama Sacred Harp Singers Southern Journey, Vol. 9: Harp Of A Thousand Strings - All Day Singing From The Sacred Harp Genres: Blues, Folk, International Music, Special Interest, Pop, Christian & Gospel, Gospel
If you had to choose just one Sacred Harp disc to own, this would be it. Volume 10 in the Southern Journey series may have more fuguing selections, but this is the best overall for its startling, briskly recorded stereo so... more » |
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Amazon.com If you had to choose just one Sacred Harp disc to own, this would be it. Volume 10 in the Southern Journey series may have more fuguing selections, but this is the best overall for its startling, briskly recorded stereo sound--no mean feat for a field recording from 1959! In addition to songs like "Cussetta," the always great "Weeping Mary," and "Montgomery," there are snippets of testimonials and confessions placed throughout. So you get to hear Harp singer Joyce Smith declare, "A lot of times a preacher will get up and preach and it don't seem like it has any effect on anybody. But you let a band of God's children get together and get to singing--people's gonna feel it." --Mike McGonigal Similar CDsSimilarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsExcellent recording! babs 'n books | Davis, CA USA | 05/10/2000 (5 out of 5 stars) "I found this CD listed when I was looking for something else, so this is most definitely serendipitious! Having had the good fortune to learn Sacred Harp singing from Paul Hillier when he directed our University Chorus, I have always loved the musical style. I have recordings by Boston Camerata, but good as they are, they are not the "unpolished" gems found on this CD. I learned a long time ago that in the tunes that had an alto line, the best altos were those that caused the paint to peel off the wall. Those are the voices on this recording! Talk about singing with sincerity and conviction - no fancy studio work here! If you are interested in the musical heritage of our nation, this is a "must-have"! If you have a hankering for hymns that are most definitely NOT "High Church", you will be well pleased - and who knows? You may find yourself seeking out groups that still practice this musical style - go to an all-day sing, with "dinner on the grounds!"" Manages to articulate something ineffable and wonderous! Taube Cyrus | New York, NY | 01/13/2004 (5 out of 5 stars) "I happened upon this disc after becoming re-acquainted with shape note singing via the recently released "Cold Mountain" soundtrack. Wow. There is something thrilling, something visceral and yet greater than oneself, that is provoked upon listening to this wonderful and strange music. This is definitely not the Boston Camerata, so please don't buy it hoping to hear something glossy, high-church and perfectly executed. This is simply rousing, foot-stopping spiritual music sung by real god-fearing folk. Something in this music evoked a certain Proustian nostalgia in this Appalachian woman, reminding me of attending church with my elderly aunt at the tiny Baptist church in Cyrus, West Virginia as a small child--a church so small that the minister was a circuit preacher who rotated between several congregations. That congregation had something of the enthusiasm rendered on this disc-- I listened with tears streaming down my face. I highly reccommend this recording to anyone interested in musical ethnography, or in simply hearing the word of God sung with full-out enthusiasm and joy." A little too authentic for me Troy McClure | Chicago | 07/30/2004 (3 out of 5 stars) "Everything that was written in the other reviews is essentially correct; the songs are great and passionately sung. However, being a newcomer to Sacred Harp music, and having heard only the clean and crisp sound of the Cold Mountain soundtrack songs, I was hoping for higher quality sound on this disc. I can't say I wasn't warned by the other reviewers, but I didn't realize how distracting the sour notes and poor sound balance would be for me. If you are looking for an authentic sound, this is the cd for you; if you think you might be distracted by the imperfections, look elsewhere."
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