Day: April 26, 2012

Gretchen leading no. 212 Sharon from The Sacred Harp (1991 Denson edition), at the eighth annual Golden Gate All-day Singing, 22 April 2012, held at the Potrero Hills Neighborhood House in San Francisco, Calif. and sponsored by Bay Area Sacred Harp.

Gretchen is another long-time singer. If I remember correctly, she was introduced to shape note music during the 1960s, with the Christian Harmony in North Carolina. I’d guess she began singing shape note music before anyone else at this year’s Golden Gate.

N.B.: This is the last video I made at this year’s Golden Gate.

Susan leading no. 474 Mount Desert from The Sacred Harp (1991 Denson edition), at the eighth annual Golden Gate All-day Singing, 22 April 2012, held at the Potrero Hills Neighborhood House in San Francisco, Calif. and sponsored by Bay Area Sacred Harp.

Susan doesn’t just bring each section in, she warmly invites them to begin singing. (But I can’t be envious, because she’s a music teacher and of course she’s going to be better at leading tunes than the rest of us.)