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Shaped Note/Sacred Harp Singing and the 1949 Houston County Fair - It Came from the Archives

Shaped Note/Sacred Harp Singing and the 1949 Houston County Fair - It Came from the Archives

Update: 2024-12-12
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In Southern folklife the singing convention has a long and illustrious history. Always commercial ventures, they changed in scale as communication, printing, and travel technology expanded their market. In this episode, we explore one such convention that took place at the 1949 Houston County Fair


Read Dr. Olliff's article: https://today.troy.edu/perspectives/it-came-from-the-archives-a-singing-convention-at-the-1949-houston-county-fair/

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Shaped Note/Sacred Harp Singing and the 1949 Houston County Fair - It Came from the Archives

Shaped Note/Sacred Harp Singing and the 1949 Houston County Fair - It Came from the Archives

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