Musicologist Angharad Davis of Australia leads the song she composed for the new edition of The Sacred Harp, "Radiance," in the center of the hollow square. (Lucy Grindon) Atlanta - More than 700 ...

Hundreds of singers from all over the world gathered recently in Georgia. They were there to celebrate recently the new edition of a songbook called "The Sacred Harp." As Laura Atkinson with the ...

The Sacred Harp, a book of religious tunes first printed in 1844, is getting an upgrade. And shape note singers who use it are very excited.

Standing inside the Laurelhurst Club in Southeast Portland, Karen Willard said some of her family members believe she’s in a cult. It’s not hard to see why. She and hundreds of others have arrived to ...

The 200-year-old Early American tradition of shape-note singing is experiencing a resurgence in popularity. Singers of all ...

An old religiously inspired songbook that uses shape notes for people who can't read music got a major update and is attracting younger singers. Hundreds of singers from all over the world gathered ...