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  • Exeter All-Day 2023 Recordings

    Exeter All-Day 2023 Recordings

    It’s been awhile! Here are the recordings from our June 10, 2023 singing at the Exeter Friends Meeting House. My apologies for the wind noise in the session after lunch.

  • Singing School and History Tour

    Singing School and History Tour

    The Philadelphia singers and friends gathered on Saturday, November 12th, 2016, for an afternoon of singing, learning to key, and visiting historic sites related to shape-note music publishing in Philadelphia. 12:30-3:30 Singing and Singing School Singers often think of keying as a “mysterious art,” as Ian Quinn of New Haven writes in a 2013 article on Sacred Harp keying. However,…

  • Keystone Convention Locations Map

    Here are the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday convention locations. Click on the menu icon in the upper left corner of the map to see the legend. Zoom out to see locations for the Thursday and Sunday night singings.

  • Keystone Recordings, 2009-2015

    Keystone Recordings, 2009-2015

    Here’s a streamable compilation of recordings from past Keystone Sacred Harp Conventions.  In 2009 and 2010, the convention was at Broad Street Ministries in Philadelphia.  In 2012, it was in Bethlehem. It was at The Rotunda in West Philadelphia in 2015. Keystone 2015 Videos. Thanks to Amy Myers for taking these. Keystone 2015, Saturday AM. You can either…

  • Housing for the Keystone Convention

    There are a few hotels within walking distance of The Rotunda and many more in Center City. For easy access to the convention and social, you may wish to find accommodation near the Market-Frankford subway line, which runs under Market St. Hotels (two of many) Homewood Suites by Hilton (one block from singing; bring your swimsuit!) 4109 Walnut…

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