Ipplepen Shape Note Singing, 28 May 2019
19 songs were sung, from The Sacred Harp (Denson 1991) (SH) and Shenandoah Harmony (Shen H). We sang in the church this time, and enjoyed more non-Crumbly biscuits.
Nikki, SH 28t, Aylesbury
Martyn, SH 49b, Mear
Steve, SH 34b, St Thomas
Kari, SH 39t, Detroit
Hugh Came, (Welcome, Hugh!) SH 45t, New Britain
Nadia, Shen H 35, The Rose Tree
Nikki, Shen H 170, Amboy
Martin, Shen H 247, Crumbly (we discover the hard way that different printings of the book have the repeat marks in different places)
Jeremy, Shen H 407, Woburn (four additional verses in Norumbega Harmony bring the story to a praiseworthy conclusion)
Martyn, SH 163b, China
Steve, SH 350, Nativity (Lyngham, for the Methodists amongst us)
Nadia / Jeremy, Shen H, 221 Friendship
Kari, SH 107, Russia
Hugh, SH 569b, Sacred Throne (a guided choice to another Methodist tune, Martyrdom)
Martin, SH 68b, Ortonville
Nadia, Shen H 124, Gone to rest (puts Steve in mind of Tony Singleton’s Firm Hope)
Nikki, SH 372 Rockport, (not Roquefort, but cheese is a useful mnemonic)
Jeremy, Shen H 156, Female Convict (a tearjerker)
Nadia, Shen H 309, Overton