Annual Sacred Harp Singings
1995 Directory

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Based on Directory and Minutes of Sacred Harp Singings 1994 and 1995, compiled by Nora Parker, Birmingham, Alabama. Unless otherwise noted all singings are in the 1991 Edition of The Sacred Harp.
Note to Secretaries: Future editions of the Directory and Minutes will be compiled by Shelbie Sheppard, P.O. Box 5246, Glencoe AL 35905. Minutes may be submitted in hard copy or as an ASCII text file on a 3.5 inch DOS format floppy disk. Send minutes, along with $25 per day's singing, also updated names and addresses of local singers, within two weeks after your singing.

JANUARY 1995

• First Sunday--Dutch Treat Singing, Shady Grove Primitive Baptist Church, near Double Springs AL.
• First Sunday--West Georgia College, Carrollton GA.
• Second Sunday--Kerr Memorial, Camp Ground Methodist Church, near Fruithurst AL.
• Second Sunday--Old Town School, Chicago IL.
• Third Sunday and Saturday before--All-California Convention, San Francisco CA.
• Saturday before Fourth Sunday--Fohs Hall, Marion KY.
• Fourth Sunday and Saturday Before--Bay Minette City Hall, Bay Minette AL (Cooper Revision).
• Saturday before Fifth Sunday--Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth TX.
• Fifth Sunday--Liberty Church, near Henagar AL.
• Fifth Sunday--Parker/Hollis/Putnam Memorial, Liberty (McCormick), near Sumiton AL.
• Fifth Sunday--Mt. Pisgah Church, near Sylvester GA.

FEBRUARY 1995

• First Sunday--Uncle Bob Burnham Memorial, Jacksonville AL.
• First Sunday--Mount Hope Baptist Church, near Sipsey AL.
• Second Sunday--Fair Oaks Community Club House, Marietta GA.
  NOTE: Fair Oaks Singing Canceled for 1995.
• Second Sunday--Lincoln's Birthday Singing, University of Chicago
• Third Sunday and Saturday before--Ohio State Convention, Redeemer Lutheran Church, Columbus OH.
• Third Sunday--Sanders Memorial, Cordova Senior Citizens Center, Cordova AL.
• Saturday before Fourth Sunday--Winston County Courthouse, Double Springs AL.
• Saturday before Fourth Sunday--Pacific Northwest Convention, Portland OR.
• Fourth Sunday and Saturday Before--Texas State Convention, A&M United Methodist Church, College Station TX.
• Fourth Sunday--State Botanical Garden, Athens GA (Social Harp and Sacred Harp)

MARCH 1995

• Saturday before First Sunday--Bethel Primitive Baptist Church, near Carrollton GA.
• First Sunday--Handley/Walker Memorial--Vinemont AL.
• First Sunday--Nix/Keeton Memorial--New Flatwoods Church, near Nauvoo AL.
• First Sunday--Rogers Memorial, Ephesus School, Ephesus GA.
• Second Sunday and Saturday before--Missouri Convention, St. Louis MO
• Second Sunday--Oxford City Hall, Oxford MS.
• Second Sunday--Pilgrim's Rest Primitive Baptist Church, Centerville GA.
• Second Sunday--Old Clear Creek Church, near Boaz AL.
• Third Sunday--Antioch Methodist Church, near Heflin AL.
• Third Sunday--Garrison Memorial, Oak Grove Primitive Baptist Church, Alpharetta GA (Cooper Revision).
• Third Sunday--Glencoe Senior Citizens Center, near Gadsden AL.
• Third Sunday--Log Cabin Singing, near Double Springs AL.
• Fourth Sunday and Saturday Before--Georgia State Convention, Old Courthouse, Decatur GA.

APRIL 1995

• First Sunday and Friday night and Saturday before--Potomac River Convention, Washington DC and suburban Virginia.
• First Sunday--Bethel Primitive Baptist Church, Bruce MS.
• First Sunday--Old Enon Church, near Lynn AL.
• First Sunday--Edwardsville Baptist Church, near Heflin AL.
• First Sunday--Liberty Hill Church, near Barnsville GA.
• Saturday before Second Sunday--State Line Baptist Church, near Tallapoosa GA.
• Second Sunday-- Antioch Baptist Church, near Ider AL.
• Second Sunday--Old County Line Church, near Corner AL.
• Saturday before Third Sunday--Seed and Feed Sacred Harp Singing, Emory Presbyterian Church, Decatur GA.
• Saturday before Third Sunday--Rocky Mount Primitive Baptist Church, near Arab AL.
• Third Sunday--Enon Primitive Baptist Church, near Houston MS.
• Third Sunday--Ephesus Primitive Baptist Church, near Fairfax AL.
• Third Sunday--Old Union Primitive Baptist Church, near Guin AL.
• Third Sunday--Old Harmony Church, near Heflin AL.
• Third Sunday--Pine Grove Church, near Collinsville AL.
• Saturday before Fourth Sunday--Harpeth Presbyterian Church, near Nashville TN.
• Saturday before Fourth Sunday--Columbus/Cincinnati Singing, Ohio.
• Fourth Sunday--Friendship Primitive Baptist Church, near Haleyville AL.
• Fourth Sunday--Mount Moriah Primitive Baptist Church, near Sneads Crossroads, AL.
• Fourth Sunday--Oak Grove Primitive Baptist Church, near Alpharetta GA.
• Fifth Sunday and Saturday Before--Southwest Texas Convention, Bethel Primitive Baptist Church, McMahan TX (Cooper Revision).
• Fifth Sunday and Saturday Before--Midwest Convention, Chicago IL.
• Fifth Sunday--Southside Lions Club, Tuscaloosa AL.
• Fifth Sunday--Mount Pisgah Church, near Sylvester GA.

MAY 1995

• First Sunday--Poplar Springs Baptist Church, near Bruce MS.
• First Sunday--Shady Grove (Keeton Cemetery), near Nauvoo AL.
• First Sunday--Emmaus Church, near Carrollton GA.
• First Sunday--North Carolina Convention, Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship, Raleigh NC.
• Saturday before Second Sunday--Burritt Museum, Huntsville AL.
• Second Sunday--Crossroads Baptist Church, near Heflin AL.
• Second Sunday--Old Flatwoods Primitive Baptist Church, near Nauvoo AL.
• Saturday before Third Sunday--Mattox Memorial, Harmony Church, near Lawrenceburg TN.
• Saturday before Third Sunday--Berea College, Berea KY.
• Third Sunday and Saturday Before--Garden State Convention, Upper Montclair NJ.
• Third Sunday--Cane Creek Church, near Heflin AL.
• Third Sunday--New Canaan Church, near Empire AL.
• Third Sunday--Bethlehem Church, Macon GA.
• Third Sunday--Concord Baptist Church, near Bruce MS.
• Saturday before Fourth Sunday--Mount Pisgah Church, near Roanoke AL (Cooper revision).
• Fourth Sunday--Gum Pond Church, near Eva AL.
• Fourth Sunday--Poplar Springs Baptist Church, near Tallapoosa GA.
• Fourth Sunday--Doss Memorial, Sardis Church, near Morris AL.
• Fourth Sunday--Sullins School House, near Hamilton AL.
• Fourth Sunday--Big Singing Day, Marshall County Courthouse, Benton KY (Southern Harmony).

JUNE 1995

• First Sunday and Saturday Before--Holly Springs Primitive Baptist Church, near Bremen GA.
• First Sunday--Bethel Primitive Baptist Church, near Steens MS.
• First Sunday--Hill Roane Memorial, Sherman Baptist Church, near Bruce MS.
• First Sunday--Liberty Church, near Henagar AL.
• First Sunday--Pine Tucky Church, near Double Springs AL.
• Second Sunday and Saturday before--Hopewell Homecoming, Hopewell Primitive Baptist Church, near Oneonta AL.
• Second Sunday--Oak Springs Church, near Derma MS.
• Second Sunday--Municipal Auditorium, Alpharetta GA.
• Second Sunday--New Hope Primitive Baptist Church, near Villa Rica GA.
• Second Sunday--Aldridge Memorial, Pleasant Hill Church (Johnson School House), Fayette County AL.
• Second Sunday--Mount Vernon Primitive Baptist Church, near Cullman AL.
• Thursday, Friday, and Saturday before Third Sunday--National Sacred Harp Convention, Trinity United Methodist Church, 1400 Oxmoor Road, Homewood, near Birmingham AL.
• Saturday before Third Sunday--Addington Chapel, near Wilburn (Bug Tussle) AL.
• Third Sunday--St. Michael's Church, near Fruithurst AL.
• Third Sunday--Hopewell Primitive Baptist Church, near Ephesus, GA.
• Third Sunday--Kings School House, near Lynn AL.
• Third Sunday--Little Vine Primitive Baptist Church, near Empire AL.
• Third Sunday--Macedonia Church, near Section AL.
• Fourth Sunday--Gum Pond Church, near Eva AL.
• Fourth Sunday--Poplar Springs Baptist Church, near Tallapoosa GA.
• Fourth Sunday and Saturday Before--Shady Grove Primitive Baptist Church, near Double Springs AL.
• Fourth Sunday and Saturday Before--Altamont Fairgrounds, near Albany NY.
• Fourth Sunday--Delong Memorial, Ebenezer Church, Dunwoody GA.
• Fourth Sunday--Mount Lebanon Church, near Fayette AL.
• Fourth Sunday--New Hope Church, near Jones Chapel AL.

JULY 1995

• First Sunday and Saturday Before--Henagar Union Convention, Liberty Church, near Henegar AL.
• First Sunday--Cross Roads Baptist Church, near Tallapoosa GA.
• First Sunday--Dutton/Green Memorial, New Flatwoods Church, near Nauvoo AL.
• First Sunday--Pleasant Hill Church, Warner Robbins GA.
• First Sunday--Southeast Alabama Convention, Carroll Church, Ozark AL (Cooper Revision).
• July 4--Independence Day Singing, Muscadine Methodist Church, Muscadine AL.
• July 4--Independence Day Singing, Mount Herman Primitive Baptist Church, New Liberty Community, near Vardaman MS.
• Second Sunday and Saturday before--Cullman County Courthouse, Cullman AL.
• Second Sunday and Saturday before--Connecticut Convention, First Church, Middletown CT.
• Second Sunday--Hardeman Church, Decatur GA (J.L. White edition).
• Second Sunday--Oak Grove Primitive Baptist Church, near Childersburg AL.
• Second Sunday--Mount Zion Church, near Gordo AL.
• Saturday before Third Sunday--Michiana Singing, New Testament Baptist Church, near Goshen IN.
• Saturday before Third Sunday--Walker County Convention, City Auditorium, Jasper AL.
• Saturday before Third Sunday--Mount Oak Church, near Arab AL.
• Third Sunday--Chafin/Harbison/Hollis Singing, New Prospect Church, near Bremen AL.
• Third Sunday--Mount Zion Church, near Fyffe, AL.
• Thursday before Fourth Sunday (July 20)--Capital City Singing, Montgomery AL (Sacred Harp 1991 and Cooper revisions, Christian Harmony, Colored Sacred Harp).
• Saturday before Fourth Sunday--Cotaco Convention, Gum Pond Church, near Eva AL.
• Fourth Sunday and Saturday Before--Mount Zion Methodist Church, Mt. Zion GA.
• Fourth Sunday--Chickasaw County Convention, Enon Primitive Baptist Church, near Houston MS.
• Fourth Sunday--Dorsey Creek Church, near Cullman AL.
• Fourth Sunday--Marion County Courthouse, Hamilton AL.
• Saturday before Fifth Sunday--Young Peoples United Singing, Shady Grove (Keeton Cemetery), near Nauvoo AL.
• Fifth Sunday and Saturday Before--Union Musical Convention, Simpsonwood Mehodist Conference Center, Norcross GA.
• Fifth Sunday--Moon/Guthrie Memorial, Liberty (McCormick) Church, near Sumiton AL.
• Fifth Sunday--Lacy's Chapel, near Henegar AL.

AUGUST 1995

• First Sunday and Saturday before--Chattahoochee Convention, Wilson Chapel, near Carrollton, GA.
• First Sunday and Saturday before--Warrior River-Clear Creek Convention, Old Clear Creek Church, near Boaz AL.
• First Sunday--Fayette County Convention, Bevill Junior College, Fayette AL.
• Saturday before Second Sunday--Calhoun County Musical Association, Mount Herman Primitive Baptist Church, New Liberty Community, near Vardaman MS.
• Second Sunday and Saturday before--East Texas Convention, Community Center, Henderson TX (Cooper Revision).
• Second Sunday--Macedonia Baptist Church, near Haleyville AL.
• Second Sunday--Lamar-Pickens Convention, Zion Church, near Gordo AL.
• Second Sunday--Tennessee River Convention, Second Creek Church, near Five Points TN.
• Wednesday after Second Sunday--Elmore Center, near Gordo AL.
• Third Sunday and Saturday Before--Rock Creek-Mountain Home and Ryan's Creek Convention, Senior Citizens Center, Jones Chapel AL.
• Third Sunday--Beasley Memorial, Old Concord Primitive Baptist Church, near Winfield AL.
• Third Sunday--Cleburne County Convention, Cane Creek Church, near Heflin AL.
• Third Sunday--Cedar Creek Church, near Cordele GA.
• Saturday before Fourth Sunday--Bear Creek Convention, Shady Grove Primitive Baptist Church, near Double Springs AL.
• Fourth Sunday and Saturday Before--Mississippi State Convention, Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church, near Decatur MS.
• Fourth Sunday and Saturday Before--Pleasant Grove Singing Convention, Calhoun County, MS, location to be announced.
• Fourth Sunday and Saturday Before--Lookout Mountain Convention, Pine Grove Church, near Collinsville AL.
• Fourth Sunday--Cherry Tree Singing, James Creek Primitive Baptist Church, near Tremont MS.

SEPTEMBER 1995

• Saturday before First Sunday--Mulberry River Convention, Liberty Primitive Baptist Church (McCormick), near Sumiton AL.
• First Sunday--Little Vine Primitive Baptist Church, near Bremen GA.
• First Sunday--Clear Creek (West) Convention, Pleasant Hill Church (Johnson School House), Fayette County AL.
• First Sunday--Haynes Creek Church, near Loganville GA.
• Monday after First Sunday--Labor Day Singing, Shoal Creek Church, near Heflin AL.
• Saturday before Second Sunday--Southeast Texas Singing, Robinson Road Community Center, Oak Ridge TX.
• Second Sunday and Saturday before-- United Sacred Harp Musical Association, Liberty Church, near Henagar AL.
• Second Sunday and Saturday before--Black Mississippi State Convention, Location to be announced.
• Second Sunday--Mountain Home Church, near Bear Creek AL.
• Third Sunday and Saturday Before--Calhoun County Convention, Four Mile Mount Moriah Primitive Baptist Church, near Anniston AL.
• Third Sunday and Saturday Before--Rocky Mountain Convention, Fort Collins CO.
• Third Sunday--Hardeman Church, Decatur GA (J.L. White edition).
• Third Sunday--Shady Grove (Keeton Cemetery), near Nauvoo AL.
• Saturday before Fourth Sunday--Mississippi College, Clinton MS.
• Saturday before Fourth Sunday--St. Francis Episcopal Church, College Station TX.
• Fourth Sunday and Saturday Before--Illinois State Convention, Charleston IL.
• Fourth Sunday--Winston County Convention, Shady Grove Primitive Baptist Church, near Double Springs AL.
• Fourth Sunday--Loosascoona Primitive Baptist Church, Air Mount, near Coffeeville MS.
• Fourth Sunday--Gum Pond Church, near Eva AL.
• Fourth Sunday--Liberty Church, near Boaz AL.
• Fourth Sunday--Emmaus Primitive Baptist Church, Thomaston GA.

OCTOBER 1995

• Friday and Saturday before First Sunday (September 29-30)-- New England Convention--Burlington VT.
• First Sunday and Saturday before--Minnesota State Convention, Minneapolis/St. Paul MN.
• First Sunday--Alexander/Hullett/Lowe/Brothers Memorial, Hopewell Primitive Baptist Church, near Oneonta AL.
• First Sunday--Sandy Creek Church, near Flovilla GA.
• First Sunday--Old Sardis Church No. 1, near Lynn AL.
• Second Sunday--Chestnut Grove Baptist Church, near Ider AL.
• Second Sunday--Bailey Memorial Methodist Church, Loyd, near Vardaman MS. Note: canceled in 1995.
• Second Sunday--Second Creek Church, near Five Points TN.
• Second Sunday--Cates/Brown Singing, Muscadine Methodist Church, Muscadine AL.
• Third Sunday and Saturday Before--New York State Convention, Cazenovia NY.
• Third Sunday--Andrews Schoolhouse, near Thomaston GA.
• Third Sunday--McWhorter Memorial, Mars Hill Church, near Fruithurst AL.
• Third Sunday--Reid Memorial, Old County Line Church, near Corner AL.
• Saturday before Fourth Sunday--Puttman Memorial, Rocky Mount Church, near Arab AL.
• Saturday before Fourth Sunday--Cincinnati-Columbus Singing, Ohio.
• Fourth Sunday and Saturday Before--Myers/Parker Memorial, New Hope Primitive Baptist Church, near Jasper AL.
• Fourth Sunday--Jordan's Chapel, near Newel AL.
• Fourth Sunday--Mount Moriah Church, near Snead's Crossroads AL.
• Saturday before Fifth Sunday--Louisiana State Convention, Bethel Primitive Baptist Church, Baton Rouge LA.
• Fifth Sunday and Saturday Before--Southwest Texas Convention, Little Vine Primitive Baptist Church, Austin TX (Cooper Revision).
• Fifth Sunday--Taylor Methodist Church, Taylor MS.
• Fifth Sunday--Blackmon Memorial, New Hope Primitive Baptist Church, Villa Rica GA.
• Fifth Sunday--Southside Lions Club, Tuscaloosa AL.

NOVEMBER 1995

• Saturday before First Sunday--Bethel Primitive Baptist Church, near Franklin GA.
• Saturday before First Sunday--Western Ohio Singing--Bluffton Schoolhouse, Bluffton OH.
• First Sunday--South Georgia Convention, Cedar Creek Church, near Cordele GA.
• First Sunday--Holly Springs Primitive Baptist Church, near Bremen GA.
• First Sunday--Mount Ebron Missionary Baptist Church, near Double Springs AL.
• First Sunday--Pilgrims Rest Primitive Bapist Church, near Attalla AL.
• Saturday before Second Sunday--Immanuel Baptist Church, Nashville TN.
• Saturday before Second Sunday--First Primitive Baptist Church, Dallas TX.
• Saturday before Second Sunday--Southern Wisconsin Singing, Sauk County, WI.
• Second Sunday--Oak Grove Primitive Baptist Church, Alpharetta GA.
• Second Sunday--Oak Hill Baptist Church, near Oxford AL.
• Second Sunday--Carey Springs Baptist Church, Randolph MS.
• Third Sunday--Harmony Primitive Baptist Church, Calhoun GA.
• Third Sunday--Jones Chapel Senior Citizens Center, Jones Chapel AL.
• Fourth Sunday and Saturday Before--Alabama State Convention, Mount Pleasant Primitive Baptist Church, Birmingham AL.
• Saturday before Fourth Sunday--Puttman Memorial, Rocky Mount Church, near Arab AL.
• Fourth Sunday--Wakefield Memorial, King's School House (Mt. Vernon), near Lynn AL.

DECEMBER 1995

• First Sunday and Saturday Before--Central-South Florida Convention, Panama City FL, location to be announced.
• First Sunday--Liberty Community Singing, Liberty Baptist Church, near Helicon AL.
• Second Sunday--Old Concord Primitive Baptist Church, near Winfield AL.
• Thursday before Third Sunday--Little Branch Primitive Baptist Church, Albertville AL.
• Saturday before Fifth Sunday--Monastery of the Four Evangelists, Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Houston TX.

Further information

• All-day Sacred Harp singings in Mississippi.
• Annual Cooper Book Singings.
• Regular local singings throughout North America.
• Fasola homepage.
• Gopher resources.

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