Traditional Sacred Harp Field Recordings by Alan Lomax
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Welcome to Morning Trumpet Recordings
specializing in Sacred Harp and other shape-note, a cappella recordings
| The recordings consist of traditional Sacred Harp field and studio recordings and non-traditional choral singing of Sacred Harp and other shape note music. Some are re-releases of recordings from the 1920s through the 1980s. |
| TRADITIONAL RECORDINGS INCLUDE… |
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I Belong to This Band ($15.00) is a companion to the Awake My Soul DVD. The CD spans 85 years of Sacred Harp recordings (1922-2006) and comes with a booklet containing liner notes by Dr. Warren Steel. |
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Wilson's Chapel Day 1 ($20.00) is a two disc set of the 150th Session of the Chattahoochee Sacred Harp Musical Convention held in Cross Plains, Georgia. Discs contain 50 songs. A wonderful, live, digital recording with nice balance. |
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Sacred Harp Chattahoochee Singing Convention Day 2 ($20.00) is also a two disc set of Sunday's session of the Chattahoochee Singing convention. A must have complement to day 1. |
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FA-SOL-LA is Here to Stay--($15.00) CD originally recorded in 1973 & 1975 by the Sacred Harp Publishing Co.--now re-mastered and rerecorded from the original master reels. |
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SACRED HARP SINGING AT THE OLD COUNTRY CHURCH--CD-- ($15.00) recorded in 1968 & 1970 by a group of old-time Sacred Harp singers. Albums numbered 103 & 104 re-mastered and now preserved for generations to come--the closest thing to a live singing. |
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ORIGINAL SACRED HARP--CD-- ($15.00) recorded in 1965, the earliest recordings from the archives of the Sacred Harp Publishing Company, Inc. an excellent recording now digitally re-mastered--includes the voices of Ruth Denson Edwards, A.M. Cagle, Bud, Tom, and Buford McGraw. A must have. |
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SOUNDING JOY--CD--($15.00) a digital master--released January, 1996--recorded at the 1990 United Convention 74 minutes of "enthusiastic and exhilarating" singing--a wide variety of song selections--A GREAT MODERN FIELD RECORDING FROM THE 87TH SESSION OF THE CONVENTION. |
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SOAR AWAY--CD only--($15.00) Never before released!
A recording from the Sacred Harp Publishing Company's archives--originally
intended for a long play album but never released--a very spirited recording.
Traditional Sacred Harp Field Recordings by Alan Lomax |
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ALABAMA TRADITIONAL MUSIC Volume 3 of the 2002 National Sacred Harp convention. ($15.00) 32 songs from a large, well rounded class of singers. The recording has the sound of a singing in a "big hall." |
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IN SWEETEST UNION JOIN ($20.00) a two disc set from the 1999 United Convention at Liberty Church in Henagar, Alabama. The sound is above excellent! A digital recording made to commemorate the 1959 Alan Lomax recording. A very spiritual recording with the best of Sacred Harp singers present. |
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HOW TO SING SACRED HARP ($12.00) a classic teaching recording for aspiring Sacred Harp singers of all levels. How to Sing Sacred Harp features internationally acclaimed Sacred Harp singing master Hugh McGraw singing 18 songs from the Sacred Harp solo for you to sing a long with. |
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RELIGION IS A FORTUNE ($15.00) A release of 20 sides of "78" recordings made from the 1920s thru the 1950s. Includes the Roswell Sacred Harp ( a very rare recording), the Denson-Parris singers, the Allisons and many more! |
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ALLISON'S SACRED HARP SINGERS ($15.00) a release of 21 sides of "78" recordings made by the "Allisons," a group of well blended singers who recorded in 1927 and 1928, some with piano accompaniment. |
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BRETHREN, WE MEET AGAIN ($15.00) from the Southern Journey Series by Alan Lomax--Includes three Sacred Harp songs from the United Convention in 1959. Other selections include "lined out" hymns, ballads, and testimonies.--CD only |
| NON-TRADITIONAL SACRED HARP RECORDINGS AND Some Other Stuff... |
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Early American Choral Music Volume 1 formally the William Billings CD ($15.00) sung by His Majestie's Clerkes of Chicago, received excellent reviews from critics, music directed by Paul Hillier of USC. Sixteen songs by William Billings. |
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Early American Choral Music Volume 2 ($15.00) formally Goostly Psalms --also sung by His Majestie's Clerkes of Chicago and directed by Paul Hillier of USC--a great recording-songs by Morgan, Reed, Billings and other 18th Century. |
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HOW SWEET THE MINUTES--CD only ($16.00) Judy Hauff sings 42 songs (all 4 parts, using a multi track mixer) from Wyeth's Repository of Sacred Music, 1810--Printed music now included with CD. |
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WONDROUS LOVE (instrumental)-($15.00) Santa Cruz, CA, SH singers on the best instrumental shape note recording ever made |
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ANGELS ON THE WING--CD only--($15.00) 29 Christmas songs sung by the very talented Judy Hauff--She sings all four parts with an eight track recorder. Selections are from a variety of shaped note books... |
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THERE IS A HAPPY LAND ($15.00) is an instrumental recording of Sacred Harp songs by Dennis George. Dennis is an expert fiddle and mandolin player. This recording has a blue grass sound with Sacred Harp tunes. |
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