Monthly Singings in the Greater Washington DC area are sponsored by the Folklore Society of Greater Washington. Admission is always free. Listeners are welcome, but we encourage active participation. We sing primarily from The Sacred Harp (1991 Edition), Christian Harmony (Deason-Parris revision), and An Eclectic Harmony. Other shape-note tune books, such as Northern Harmony and The Colored Sacred Harp, and contemporary shape-note compositions are occasionally used.
 
       Special Event
Our beloved local singer Ethel Strube, mother of Jim Strube, will celebrate her 90th birthday with a party on Sunday afternoon, January 15, 2012, from three to six pm at the Trinity Presbyterian Church, 5533 N.16th street, Arlington, VA 22205. Finger foods and birthday cake will be provided. No singing has been planned, but Jim says that "if enough people show up with their [Sacred Harp] books, who knows what will happen." Ethel requests no gifts, please. maps and directions

       Ordinarily, the Potomac River Sacred Harp Singers adhere to the following routine:
 
       We meet on the Fourth Sunday of each month except December. Details
       There is also a special big singing on New Year's Day 3:00 ~ 8:00 PM, with a potluck supper break at 6:00, at our usual venue, St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 4250 North Glebe Road, Arlington, Virginia.
       Singing, 4:00 ~ 8:00 PM, with a potluck supper break at 6:00.
 
       Usual Place: St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 4250 North Glebe Road, Arlington, Virginia
       The church is half a mile south of Chain Bridge, the northernmost bridge from Washington to Virginia. Crossing from Washington, the church is on your right. Going toward the bridge on the Virginia side, it's on your left. St. Peter's is not visible from Glebe Rd. Turn on Tazewell St. to get to the parking lot. Singing's in the sanctuary. You can get to Chain Bridge from D.C. or Maryland via MacArthur Blvd. or Canal Rd. (take Clara Barton/Cabin John Parkway from the Beltway). However, returning to Maryland you can't take a left on Canal Rd. Instead, go right and then left on Arizona to MacArthur. There's no Glebe Rd. exit from the George Washington Parkway. From I- 66, exit at Glebe and head north; the church will be on the left shortly after passing Walker Chapel and its Civil War graveyard on the right. If you must take the GW Parkway, take the Rt. 123 exit going toward Chain Bridge, then turn right on Glebe at the river. Before coming to a singing, please check the FSGW web site, or email Miriam.

My Early Experience With Sacred Harp
 
By Dottie Hurley
 

Present Joys/Blessings Past
Two-CD Recording of The Ninth Annual Potomac River Sacred Harp Singing Convention
 
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• Information Resources for Sacred Harp and other American Shape-Note traditions
• Brief Explanation of Sacred Harp Singing - Warren Steel
• Sacred Harp: History and Tradition - Steven Sabol
• International Listing of Monthly Singings
• International Listing of Annual Singings

• The Twenty-first Annual Potomac River Sacred Harp Singing Convention
• The Twentieth Annual Potomac River Sacred Harp Singing Convention
• The Nineteenth Annual Potomac River Sacred Harp Singing Convention
• The Eighteenth Annual Potomac River Sacred Harp Singing Convention
• The Seventeenth Annual Potomac River Sacred Harp Singing Convention
• Sixteenth Annual Potomac River Sacred Harp Singing Convention
• Fifteenth Annual Potomac River Sacred Harp Singing Convention
• Fourteenth Annual Potomac River Sacred Harp Singing Convention
• Thirteenth Annual Potomac River Sacred Harp Singing Convention
• Twelfth Annual Potomac River Sacred Harp Singing Convention
• In Loving Memory of Mary K. Friday April 5, 2001 at St. Alban's Episcopal Church
• All-Day Singing School (October 28, 2000)
• The Eleventh Annual Potomac River Sacred Harp Singing Convention Online Flyer
• Minutes of the 2000 Convention
• Minutes of the 1999 Convention
• The Ninth Annual Potomac River Sacred Harp Singing Convention (1998) - Steven Sabol
• Minutes of the 1997 Convention; from there you can find other years

In 1995 our Convention coincided with the peak of the cherry blossoms.
National Cathedral at Cherry Blossom Time
 

 
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