Annual Sacred Harp Singings
1997 Directory

Based on Sacred Harp Singings 1996 and 1997, compiled by Shelbie Sheppard and David Ivey, and Minutes and Directory of Annual Sacred Harp Singings and Conventions in East Central Alabama, 1996-1997, compiled by Eugene Forbes. Unless otherwise noted all singings are in the 1991 Edition of The Sacred Harp.
Please send corrections, updated directions, or other information regarding singing dates and locations to: Shelbie Sheppard, P.O. Box 5246, Glencoe, AL 35905.

January 1997

• January 1--New Years Day Singing, Walnut Hills Christian Church, 1438 East McMillan, Cincinnati OH. Info: John Bealle (513) 861-1137.
• First Sunday--Dutch Treat Singing--Shady Grove Church, 3 miles noth of Double Springs AL.
• First Sunday--West Georgia College, Food Service Building Z-6, Carrollton GA.
• Saturday before Second Sunday--William Walker Memorial--Wofford College, Spartanburg SC (Christian Harmony and 1991 Edition).
• Saturday Night before Second Sunday--Alvin Keeton, Irene Jackson and Robert Harper Memorial, Shady Grove (Keeton Cemetery), 1.5 miles east of New Flatwoods Church on Hwy 11, Nauvoo to Carbon Hill AL.
• Saturday Night before Second Sunday--Mrs. Luther Calvert and Mrs. Jim Woodley Memorial, Pleasant Grove Church, Boldo, Hwy 69, 6 miles east of Jasper AL.
• Second Sunday--Uncle Jack Kerr and Henry Kerr Memorial, Camp Ground Methodist Church, CR 49 north of Fruithurst AL. Dutch Treat Singing. Meals served at church at very reasonable cost.
• Second Sunday--Old Town School Anniversary Singing, Irish American Heritage Center, 4632 N. Knox, just off I-94, Wilson exit, Chicago IL.
• Third Sunday--All-California Convention, Rodeo Beach Conference Center, Building 1054, Marin Headlands. Info: Chris Thorman (415) 431-7664. (Saturday night singing school precedes convention.)
• Saturday before Fourth Sunday--Fohs Hall, North Walker St., Marion KY (1991 Edition and Southern Harmony).
• Saturday before Fourth Sunday--Cowen Hall, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth TX. Info: William Reynolds (817) 923-1921, ext. 2180.
• Fourth Sunday and Saturday Before--Bay Minette City Hall, Bay Minette AL (Cooper Revision).

February 1997

• First Sunday--Uncle Bob Burnham Memorial, Recreation Center, Jacksonville AL. (Lunch is shared by all. Please bring a covered dish to share.)
• First Sunday--Mount Hope Baptist Church, 4 miles northeast of Sipsey on highway from Sipsey to Wilburn (Bug Tussle) AL.
• Saturday Night before Second Sunday--Oralee Burns Memorial, Shady Grove (Keeton Cemetery), 1 1/2 miles east of New Flatwoods Church on Hwy 11, Nauvoo to Carbon Hill, AL.
• Second Sunday--Lincoln's Birthday Singing, Ida Noyes Hall, University of Chicago, Chicago IL. 1:00 PM. Info: Ted Mercer (312) 486-7400.
• Second Sunday--Roy Avery Birthday Singing, Rocky Mount Primitive Baptist Church, 3 miles southwest of Daviston AL. Preaching at 11:00.
• Third Sunday and Saturday before--Ohio State Convention, Cleveland OH. Saturday, Trinity Cathedral; Sunday, Lakewood Women's Pavilion. Info: John Bayer (513) 835-3323 or John Bealle (513) 861-1137.
• Third Sunday--Sanders Memorial, Cordova Senior Citizens Center, Cordova AL.
• Saturday before Fourth Sunday--Winston County Memorial, Fairview Baptist Church, one mile east of Double Springs AL.
• Saturday before Fourth Sunday--Pacific Northwest Convention, Sunset Hill Community Club, 3003 NW 66th St, Seattle WA. Info: Karen Willard (360) 897-9545.
• Saturday before Fourth Sunday--New York State Regional SInging, St. David's Episcopal Church, 2647 Brookview Road, Castleton-on-Hudson. Info: Michael Ryan (518) 399-6046 or Shirley Basch (518) 479-1234.
• Fourth Sunday and Saturday Before--Texas State Convention, College Station Conference Center, 1300 George Bush Dr., College Station TX. Info: Charles Whitmer (713) 367-6260.
• Fourth Sunday--University of Georgia--Visitor Center, Callaway Building Botanical Gardens--Athens, GA, Turn right at intersection of Hwy 129 and 441 (Milledge Av. Extension), 1 mile to Botanical Gardens sign, turn right. (Social Harp and Sacred Harp)

March 1997

• Saturday before First Sunday--Duke Memorial--Bethel Primitive Baptist Church, off U.S. 27 on Armstrong Mill Rd., 2 miles south of Carroll-Heard County Line between Carrollton and Franklin GA.
• Saturday before First Sunday--North Carolina Convention, Glen Eden Community Center, Raleigh NC. From I-440 take Ridge Road 0.8 miles to Glen Eden Drive. Community Center is 0.4 miles on the right.
• First Sunday--Martha Harper Nix and Lewis Keeton Memorial--New Flatwoods Church, 3 miles south of Nauvoo, AL, just east of Hwy 11 (Nauvoo to Carbon Hill).
• First Sunday--Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rogers Memorial, Ephesus School Auditorium, Ephesus GA.
• Saturday before Second Sunday--Gilliland-Brothers Memorial--Old Clear Creek Church, near Boaz AL. From Birmingham, Hwy 75 north to Douglas turn right on Hwy 168 east (Douglas to Boaz Hwy) Go approx. 5 miles, church will be on right. (Note: You will pass Friendship church on right before you get to Old Clear Creek Church.)
• Second Sunday and Saturday before--Smith County Convention, New Harmony Community Center, on FM 724 in the New Harmony Community, between State Hwys. 64 and 110, northwest of Tyler, TX. Info: Myrl Jones (903) 593-0955 or Myra Palmer (214) 223-4617. (Cooper Revision).
• Second Sunday and Saturday before--Missouri Convention, St. John's Pinckney Church, Marthasville MO. Info: Karen Isbell (314) 664-1411.
• Second Sunday--Pilgrim's Rest Primitive Baptist Church, Centerville GA, on Hwy 96. Exit off I-75 at Houser's Mill exit, go east on Hwy 96 for four miles. Church on right.
• Second Sunday--Oxford City Hall, on the square, Oxford MS.
• Saturday Night before Third Sunday--Stephenson-Wall Memorial, Pleasant Grove Baptist Primitive Baptist Church, Boldo AL, 6 miles northeast of Jasper AL on Hwy 69.
• Third Sunday--Wall Memorial--Glencoe Senior Citizens Center, Pineview Ave., Glencoe AL. Hwy 431 south (from Gadsden, 6 miles from Coosa River Bridge, go past Glencoe First Baptist Church which is on the right, go to Pineview Ave. and turn left. If you are coming 431 north, turn right on Pineview Ave. before you get to First Baptist Church, Glencoe.)
• Third Sunday--Log Cabin Singing, near Double Springs AL. Turn onto CR 53 off Hwy 278, take next road to left, go about 1/2 mile.
• Third Sunday--Garrison Memorial, Oak Grove Primitive Baptist Church, Birmingham-Hopewell Road, Alpharetta GA (Cooper Revision).
• Third Sunday Night--Godsey Sisters Memorial, Shady Grove Primitive Baptist Church, Hwy 195, 3 miles north of Double Springs AL.
• Fourth Sunday and Saturday Before--Georgia State Convention, Big Creek Church, Alpharetta GA. Hwy 400 north to exit 10 (Old Milton Parkway), turn east; church is 2 miles on the left.
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• Fifth Sunday and Saturday Before--Southwest Texas Convention, Bethel Primitive Baptist Church, on FM 713, McMahan, Texas, between Bastrop and Luling. Info: Tom Owen (512) 398-6075 or Curtis Owen (512) 398-2017 (Cooper Revision).
• Fifth Sunday--Parker-Hollis-Putnam Memorial, Liberty (McCormick), 2 1/2 miles southwest of Sumiton AL. North of New Hwy 78 or South of Old Hwy 78.
• Fifth Sunday--Liberty Church, 2 miles north of Henagar AL on Liberty Road; from Henagar Crossing, take Hwy 40 west to the Farmers Telephone Cooperative. Turn right and go to dead end. Turn right, take first left past Henagar Methodist Church (Liberty Rd.). Church is on right, approximately 1.5 miles.

April 1997

• Tuesday night, April 1--New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Sellers Music Building, 3939 Gentilly Blvd., New Orleans LA.
• First Sunday--Old Enon Church, north of Lynn AL.
• Saturday before First Sunday--Priestly Miller Memorial, Johnson Academic Building, Free Will Baptist Bible College, 3606 West End Avenue, Nashville. From I-440 take exit 1, West End Avenue west, College is on the right past the first stop light (Bowling Avenue). (Note: Singing is the first Saturday after Easter each year, and was formerly held at Harpeth Presbyterian Church.)
• Saturday before First Sunday--Brazos River Singing--Star of the Republic Museum, Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park, Washington, TX. Info: Gaylon Powell (512) 258-7080 (Cooper Revision). Donation and RSVP requested for catered picnic or bring a picnic lunch.)
• Saturday before First Sunday--Harrods Creek Baptist Church, Brownsboro KY. From Louisville take I-71 North to Exit 14 (Hwy 329); turn left on Hwy 329 about 1 1/2 miles, past Christian Church on the right (1991 Edition and Southern Harmony). (Note: Singing is the first Saturday after Easter each year.)
• First Sunday and and Saturday before--Potomac River Convention, Washington DC and suburban Virginia. Saturday, Pohick Church, 9301 Richmond Hwy, Lorton VA; Sunday, Hearst Hall, National Cathedral School, Wisconsin Av. NW, Washington DC. Info: call (301) 897-5274. (Friday night singing school precedes convention.)
• First Sunday--Edwardsville Baptist Church, Edwardsville, AL, 6 miles east of Heflin just off Hwy 78.
• First Sunday--Bethel Primitive Baptist Church, Hwy 9, one mile north of Bruce MS.
• First Sunday Night--Berry Memorial, Friendship Primitive Baptist Church, near Haleyville AL.
• First Sunday--Providence Primitive Baptist Church, six miles southeast of Ashland AL. Preaching at 11:00.
• Friday Night before Second Sunday (April 11)--Antioch Baptist Church, south of Tallapoosa GA on Old Hwy 100.
• Saturday before Second Sunday--State Line Baptist Church, Cleburne County, AL. From the west, take Hwy 78, go to the GA State Line, immediately turn around and come back to first road to the right, go to the next road which will be dirt and turn right; go approx. 500 yards and church will be on left. If you are coming from the east, go to GA State Line and follow the same directions.
• Second Sunday--Liberty Hill Church, Hwy 36, about 7 miles west of I-75; take either High Falls exit 65 or Barnesville-Jackson exit 66 and go west towards Barnesville, GA.
• Second Sunday--Old County Line Church, 9 miles west of Warrior AL near Corner, off Miller Road.
• Second Sunday--Antioch Baptist Church, near Ider AL. Take Hwy 75, go north approx. 5 miles north of Ider, turn left onto County Road 141 at Hartline Grocery, go approx. 3 miles, church will be on left.
• Second Sunday--Columbus-Cincinnati Singing, Friends Meeting House, Yellow Springs OH. Info: John Bealle (513) 861-1137.
• Saturday before Third Sunday--Rocky Mount Primitive Baptist Church, 3 miles east of Arab AL on Hwy 69 (Arab to Guntersville).
• Saturday before Third Sunday--Seed and Feed Sacred Harp Singing, Emory Presbyterian Church, Atlanta GA.
• Saturday before Third Sunday--Southern California Regional Singing, Angel Gate Cultural Center, Santa Monica CA. Info: Carla Smith (619) 544-0432.
• Saturday before Third Sunday--New York State Regional Singing, St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Fairport NY. Info: Laura Densmore (716) 688-2001.
• Third Sunday--Old Union Primitive Baptist Church, 5 miles southwest of Guin AL on Hwy 107.
• Third Sunday--Old Harmony Church, approx. 10 miles east of Heflin AL. Take Abernathy exit off I-20, take first road on right and go l mile, church on right.
• Third Sunday--Pine Grove Church, Lookout Mountain, near Collinsville, Dekalb County, AL. Take I-59 and turn east on AL 68 (exit 205); follow signs to US 11, go south on 11, look for sign to church between mile marker 212 and 213.
• Third Sunday--Enon Primitive Baptist Church, South of Hwy 8, 8 miles east of Houston, MS.
• Third Sunday--Smyrna Primitive Baptist Church, 2 miles east of Goodwater AL, south of Hwy 86. Preaching at 11:00.
• Saturday before Fourth Sunday--Tyler County Singing, Cherokee Church, Heritage Village Museum, 2 miles west of the US 190-US 69 intersection on US 190, Woodville, TX. Info: John and Joella Thompkins (409) 837-4412 (Cooper Revision). Dutch Treat.
• Fourth Sunday--Friendship Primitive Baptist Church, 8 miles southeast of Haleyville AL on Hwy 195, turn south at church sign; two miles, church on left. Going north, look for church sign, south 2 miles.
• Fourth Sunday--Mount Moriah Primitive Baptist Church, Hwy 75, 5 miles south of Sneads Crossroads AL.
• Fourth Sunday--Alewine Memorial--St. Michael's Church, Fruithurst AL. Take US 78 to Fruithurst, turn north at Post Office, go to County Rd. 49, go approx. 3 miles, turn right and follow signs to Mt. Paran Church, pass church to dead end, turn right, church on right.
• Fourth Sunday--Oak Grove Primitive Baptist Church, Birmingham-Hopewell Road, north of Alpharetta GA.

May 1997

• Saturday before First Sunday--Burritt Museum, 3101 Burritt Drive on Monte Sano, Huntsville, AL. Take US 431 south (Governors Drive) to top of Monte Sano; turn north onto Monte Sano Blvd. Turn left onto Burritt Drive.
• First Sunday--Shady Grove (Keeton Cemetery), near Nauvoo AL, 1 1/2 miles east of New Flatwoods Church off Hwy 11 (Nauvoo to Carbon Hill).
• First Sunday--Emmaus Church, near Carrollton GA. Take Hwy 27 south through Carrollton; go 2 miles and turn right on Oak Grove Church Road. Take first left.
• First Sunday--Poplar Springs Baptist Church, Hwy 341 south of Reid (Calhoun County) MS.
• First Sunday--Old Shady Grove Church, 3 miles south of Dutton AL just off Hwy 71 between Section and Dutton.
• First Sunday--Mount Zion Primitive Baptist Church, 6 miles southeast of Ashland AL, on CR 5.
• Second Sunday--Old Flatwoods Primitive Baptist Church, 3 miles south of Nauvoo AL, and just west of Hwy 11, Nauvoo to Carbon Hill.
• Saturday before Third Sunday--Mattox Memorial, City Administration Building, Lawrenceburg TN.
• Saturday before Third Sunday--Southern California Singing, San Pedro CA. Info: Carla Smith (619) 533-3178 (days) or (619) 544-3178 (evenings).
• Saturday before Third Sunday--Kentucky State Convention, Pisgah Presbyterian Church, Versailles KY.
• Third Sunday and Saturday before--Garden State Convention, Montclair Friends Meeting House, 289 Park St., Upper Montclair NJ. Info: George and Jean Seiler (201) 746-0940. (Friday night singing school preceeds convention.)
• Third Sunday--Cane Creek Church, 3 1/2 miles east of Heflin AL on Hwy 78.
• Third Sunday--New Canaan Church, near Empire AL. On road to fork of River.
• Third Sunday--Bethlehem Church, Heard Ave. Macon GA. 1:00 PM.
• Third Sunday--Concord Baptist Church, West of Hwy 32 at Ellard (Calhoun County) MS. Dinner, followed by singing at 1:00 pm.
• Third Sunday--New Prospect Presbyterian Church--Off FM 124 on CR 212, east of Beckville TX. Info: Ed and Alcie Craig (903) 678-3379. (Cooper Revision).
• Third Sunday--Rocky Mount Primitive Baptist Church, 6 miles southwest of Daviston AL.
• Saturday before Fourth Sunday--Mount Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church, 6 miles south of Roanoke AL at Stroud, just off Hwy 431. (Cooper Revision).
• Fourth Sunday--Gum Pond Church, near Eva AL, 18 miles northeast of Cullman.
• Fourth Sunday--Doss Memorial, Sardis Church, 3 miles west of Hwy 31 at Morris, AL.
• Fourth Sunday--Sullins School House, 8 miles northeast of Hamilton AL, Hwy 49.
• Fourth Sunday--Poplar Springs Baptist Church, 4 miles north of Tallapoosa GA off Hwy 100.
• Fourth Sunday--Big Singing Day, Marshall County Courthouse, Benton KY (Southern Harmony).

June 1997

• First Sunday and Saturday before--Holly Springs Primitive Baptist Church, 2 miles south of Bremen off Hwy 27. Exit 3 off I-20; turn south on Hwy 27, go to top of hill at Amoco service station and turn left, go to dead end and turn left.
• First Sunday--Liberty Church, 2 miles north of Henagar AL on Liberty Road; from Henagar Crossing, take Hwy 40 west to the Farmers Telephone Cooperative. Turn right and go to dead end. Turn right, take first left past Henagar Methodist Church (Liberty Rd.). Church is on right, approximately 1.5 miles.
• First Sunday--Pine Tucky Church, 5 miles south of Double Springs, AL and 1 mile east of Hwy 195.
• First Sunday--Hill Roane Memorial, Sherman Baptist Church, Hwy 32, 10 miles west of Bruce MS.
• Saturday before Second Sunday--Northern Shenandoah Singing, Berryville VA. Info: John DelRe (606) 268-0998.
• Saturday before Second Sunday--Higher Ground Singing, United Ministry Center, Terre Haute IN. Info: Janet Fraembs (217) 345-6873.
• Saturday before Second Sunday--New York State Regional Singing, St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Cazenovia NY. Info: Barbara Swetman (325) 853-5723.
• Second Sunday and Saturday before--Hopewell Homecoming, Hopewell Primitive Baptist Church, 6 miles east of Oneonta AL, 1 mile east of Oneonta airport.
• Second Sunday--Mount Vernon Primitive Baptist Church, 13 miles northeast of Cullman AL on Hwy 69 (Cullman to Arab).
• Second Sunday--Aldridge Memorial, Pleasant Hill Church (Johnson School House), Fayette County AL, on Hwy 44, Old Fayette Road.
• Second Sunday--New Hope Primitive Baptist Church, 1 mile east of Villa Rica GA, just off Hwy 78.
• Second Sunday--Municipal Auditorium, Alpharetta GA.
• Second Sunday--Oak Springs Church, 3 miles north of Derma MS.
• Thursday, Friday, and Saturday before Third Sunday (June 12-14)--National Sacred Harp Convention, Trinity United Methodist Church, 1400 Oxmoor Road, Homewood, Birmingham AL, near I-65 and Hwy 31.
• Saturday before Third Sunday--Moore, Graves, and Calvert Memorial--Addingston Chapel, 15 miles southwest of Cullman AL, 4 miles off Hwy 69 at Wilburn AL (Bug Tussle).
• Third Sunday--Kings School House, 3 miles northwest of Lynn AL, just off Hwy 278.
• Third Sunday--Little Vine Primitive Baptist Church, Oaky Hollow Rd. near Empire AL.
• Third Sunday--Macedonia Church, 4 miles south of Section AL, 7 miles northwest of Fyffe on Hwy to Section.
• Third Sunday--Hopewell Primitive Baptist Church, near Ephesus GA. Take GA 100 south to Ephesus School, go 2 1/2 miles on Ephesus and Roosterville Rd.
• Fourth Sunday and Saturday Before--Shady Grove Primitive Baptist Church, 3 miles north of Double Springs AL on Hwy 195.
• Fourth Sunday and Saturday Before--Altamont Fairgrounds, near Albany NY. (Mornings only.)
• Fourth Sunday--Mount Lebanon Baptist Church, 8 miles northwest of Fayette AL, just off Hwy 107.
• Fourth Sunday--New Hope Church, 5 miles south of Jones Chapel AL on Hwy 278, county road from Jones Chapel to Crane Hill.
• Fourth Sunday--DeLong Memorial, Ebenezer Church, Dunwoody GA. Exit Hwy 400 North at Northridge. Go straight across on Roberts Drive. Church is at corner of Roberts and Spalding Drive. (approx. 1 mile from GA 400.)
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• Fifth Sunday and Saturday Before--Midwest Convention, Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 N. Knox, Chicago IL. Info: Ted Mercer (312) 862-6477 or 486-7400.
• Fifth Sunday and Saturday Before--Altamont Fair--Tricounty Fairgrounds, Near Albany NY. (Always the last Saturday and Sunday in June.)
• Fifth Sunday--Mount Pisgah Church, 10 miles southwest of Sylvester GA.

July 1997

• July 2--Jones Chapel Senior Citizens Center, Jones Chapel AL. From Hwy 278, turn south at light, one block. (First Wednesday in July).
• July 4--Independence Day Singing, Muscadine Methodist Church, Muscadine, AL, Take Hwy 78 to Muscadine, turn south on County Rd. 49, go 1 mile, church on right.
• July 4--Independence Day Singing, Mount Herman Primitive Baptist Church, New Liberty Community, north of Hwy 8, 3 miles west of Vardaman MS.
• July 4--Mount Zion Primitive Baptist Church, 6 miles southeast of Ashland AL, on CR 5.
• First Sunday and Saturday Before--Henagar Union Convention, Liberty Church, 2 miles north of Henagar AL on Liberty Road; from Henagar Crossing, take Hwy 40 west to the Farmers Telephone Cooperative. Turn right and go to dead end. Turn right, take first left past Henagar Methodist Church (Liberty Rd.). Church is on right, approximately 1.5 miles.
• First Sunday--Dutton-Green Memorial, New Flatwoods Church, 3 miles south of Nauvoo, AL, just east of Hwy 11 (Nauvoo to Carbon Hill).
• First Sunday--Cross Roads Baptist Church, Take Hwy 100 north from Tallapoosa GA, turn left onto Steadman Road, church is on right.
• First Sunday--Pleasant Hill Church, Warner Robbins GA. One mile southwest of Watson Blvd. on South Pleasant Hill Rd. (No lunch. Singing begins at 1PM.)
• Second Sunday and Saturday before--Cullman County Courthouse, Cullman AL.
• Second Sunday and Saturday before--Connecticut Convention, location to be announced.
• Second Sunday--Lamar-Pickens Convention, Zion Church, 8 miles north of Gordo AL, 1/4 miles west of Hwy 159.
• Second Sunday--Oak Grove Primitive Baptist Church, Oak Grove Community, between Childersburg and Sylacauga AL on Hwy 280.
• Second Sunday--Hardeman Church, Glenwood Rd., Decatur GA (J.L. White edition).
• Thursday before Third Sunday (July 17)--Capital City Singing, Grange Hall, Old Alabama Town, 310 North Hull St., Montgomery AL (Sacred Harp 1991 and Cooper revisions, Christian Harmony, Colored Sacred Harp). (Bring a sack lunch.)
• Saturday before Third Sunday--Walker County Convention, Zion Rest Primitive Baptist Church, Jasper AL.
• Saturday before Third Sunday--Mount Oak Church, 5 miles northwest of Arab AL.
• Saturday before Third Sunday--Michiana Singing, New Testament Baptist Church, near Goshen IN. Info: Samuel Sommers (219) 294-6180.
• Third Sunday--Chafin-Harbison-Hollis Singing, New Prospect Church. From Cullman AL, take Hwy 69 south, go past landfill, take County Road 8 south, go one mile (first paved road), take left and go 0.6 miles.
• Third Sunday--Hillabee Convention, Rocky Mount Primitive Baptist Church, 3 miles southwest of Daviston AL.
• Saturday before Fourth Sunday--Cotaco Convention, Gum Pond Church, near Eva AL, 18 miles northeast of Cullman.
• Fourth Sunday and Saturday Before--Mount Zion Methodist Church, Mt. Zion GA, 8 1/2 miles west of Carrollton on Hwy 16.
• Fourth Sunday--Marion County Courthouse, Hamilton AL.
• Fourth Sunday--Chickasaw County Convention, Enon Primitive Baptist Church, south of Hwy 8, eight miles east of Houston, MS.

August 1997

• First Sunday and Saturday before--Warrior River-Clear Creek Convention, Mount Moriah Church, 5 miles south of Sneads Crossroads AL.
• First Sunday and Saturday before--Chattahoochee Musical Convention, Wilson Chapel, Southeast of Carrollton GA. Turn left off Hwy A-27 at Cross Plains Rd. to church.
• 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, north of Hwy 8, 3 miles west of Vardaman MS.
• Second Sunday and Saturday before--East Texas Convention, Henderson Community Center, South High St., Henderson TX. Info: Don and Diane Ross, (903) 657-8085, or John and Emmie Morris (903) 898-2150 (Cooper Revision).
• Second Sunday--Macedonia Baptist Church, 6 1/2 miles east of Haleyville AL, and 4 miles south of Needmore, Hwy 195, on Farm to Market Rd.
• Second Sunday--Tennessee River Convention, Second Creek Church. Take Hwy 98 to Five Points TN. Turn west on Liberty Grove-Five Points Rd., go about 1 mile and turn left; then go about 1 mile on paved road to church on right.
• Wednesday after Second Sunday (August 14)--Elmore Center, 3 miles south of Gordo AL on CR 9 and 21. (This singing is reputed to have begun in 1845.)
• Saturday before Third Sunday--Rock Creek-Mountain Home and Ryan's Creek Convention, Masonic Hall, Crane Hill AL, 10 miles south of Jones Chapel on Hwy 22.
• Saturday before Third Sunday--New York State Regional Singing, Clinton United Methodist Church, Clinton NY. Info: Barbara Swetman (325) 853-5723.
• Third Sunday--Emma and Belton Beasley Memorial, Concord Primitive Baptist Church, south of CR 14, Winfield AL. From Hwy 78 in Winfield, take Hwy 129. Turn west on CR 14 then left at Church sign. Church is 0.7 mile on right. Info: John Beasley (205) 487-3916.
• Third Sunday--Cleburne County Convention, Cane Creek Church, 3 1/2 miles east of Heflin AL on Hwy 78.
• Third Sunday--Cedar Creek Church, 9 miles southwest of Cordele GA, off Cordele-Albany highway.
• Saturday before Fourth Sunday--Bear Creek Convention, Shady Grove Primitive Baptist Church, 3 miles north of Double Springs AL on Hwy 195.
• Fourth Sunday and Saturday Before--Lookout Mountain Convention, Pine Grove Church, near Collinsville AL. Take I-59 and turn east on Hwy 68 (exit 205); follow signs to US 11, go south on 11 and look for sign to church between mile markers 212 and 213.
• Fourth Sunday and Saturday Before--Mississippi State Convention, Antioch Primitive Baptist Church, Hwy 21 between Forest and Sebastopol MS. Info: Mark Davis, (601) 932-9188.
• Fourth Sunday and Saturday Before--Pleasant Grove Singing Convention, Calhoun County, MS, location to be announced.
• Fourth Sunday--Cherry Tree Singing, James Creek Primitive Baptist Church, 4 miles south of Hwy 78 on State Line Road east of Tremont MS.
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• Saturday before Fifth Sunday--Young Peoples United Singing, Old County Line Church, 9 miles west of Warrior AL near Corner, off Miller Road.
• Saturday before Fifth Sunday--Pennsylvania Regional Singing--Maidencreek Meetinghouse, near Leesport PA. Info: Betty Hanf (610) 582-5924 or Doron Henkins (215) 656-4206.
• Fifth Sunday and Saturday Before--Union Musical Convention, Camp Creek Primitive Baptist Church, Lilburn GA. I-85 north to Lilburn (Indian Trail Road); exit right, to Hwy 29 (Lawrenceville Hwy); turn right on Hwy 29 to first light, left on Main st, cross tracks. Church is about one mile past tracks.
• Fifth Sunday and Saturday Before--Southwest Texas Convention, Little Vine Primitive Baptist Church, 915 E. 52nd St., Austin TX, between Airport Blvd. and IH-35. Info: Gaylon Powell, (512) 258-7080 or B. E. Matthews, (512) 898-5110 (Cooper Revision).
• Fifth Sunday--Moon-Guthrie Memorial, Liberty (McCormick) Church, 2 1/2 miles southeast of Sumiton AL, north of new Hwy 78 or south of old Hwy 78.
• Fifth Sunday--Lacy's Chapel, 2 1/2 miles west of Henagar AL on Hwy 40.

September 1997

• September 1--Labor Day Singing, Shoal Creek Church, Talladega National Forest. Take Hwy 78 east to Heflin AL, go past Edwardsville and watch for signs to enter the Forest, turn left and follow signs in the Forest to church.
• Saturday before First Sunday--Mulberry River Convention, Liberty Primitive Baptist Church (McCormick), 2 1/2 miles southwest of Sumiton AL, north of new Hwy 78 or south of old Hwy 78.
• First Sunday--Clear Creek (West) Convention, Pleasant Hill Church (Johnson School House), Fayette County AL, on Hwy 44, old Fayette Road.
• First Sunday--Little Vine Primitive Baptist Church, 3 miles east of Bremen GA.
• First Sunday--Haynes Creek Church, west of Loganville GA. on Hwy 79 (Grayson-Conyers Rd.).
• Saturday before Second Sunday--Southeast Texas Singing, Robinson Road Community Center, 1/2 miles east of I-45 on Robinson Road at Hanna, near The Woodlands, Oak Ridge TX. Info: Charles Whitmer (713) 367-6260.
• Saturday before Second Sunday--Central Louisiana Regional Singing, Harmony Primitive Baptist Church, Fry Prong LA.
• Second Sunday and Saturday before-- United Sacred Harp Musical Association, Old County Line Church, 9 miles west of Warrior AL near Corner, off Miller Road.
• Second Sunday and Saturday before--Black Mississippi State Convention, location to be announced.
• Second Sunday--Mountain Home Church, 3 miles southwest of Bear Creek AL on Hwy 241 south.
• Second Sunday--County Line Primitive Church--7 miles north of TX 105-FM 1484 intersection in Cut and Shoot TX on FM 3081 in the County Line Community. Go north on FM 1484 4 1/2 miles, take the right fork onto Browder-Taylor Rd., turn right on Willis-County Line Rd. immediately on the left after crossing the Peach Creek Bridge. Info: Charles Whitmer (713) 367-6260 (Cooper Revision).
• Third Sunday and Saturday Before--Calhoun County Convention, Four Mile Mount Moriah Primitive Baptist Church, Four Mile Community, near Anniston AL. Take Hwy 21 from Anniston to Jacksonville, go to mile marker 215 and turn right, church is at the bottom of hill.
• Third Sunday--Shady Grove (Keeton Cemetery), 1 1/2 miles east of New Flatwoods Church on Hwy 11, Nauvoo to Carbon Hill AL.
• Third Sunday--Smyrna Primitive Baptist Church, 2 miles east of Goodwater AL, south of Hwy 86.
• Third Sunday--Hardeman Church, Glenwood Rd., Decatur GA (J.L. White edition).
• Saturday before Fourth Sunday--Liberty Hill Church, 9 miles east of Boaz AL, top of Horton's Gap, just off Sardis Farm to Market blacktop road. Info: Lawrence Underwood, (205) 593-2006.
• Saturday before Fourth Sunday--St. Francis Episcopal Church, 1101 Rock Prairie Rd., College Station TX. Info: Greg Economides, (409) 846-7213.
• Fourth Sunday and Saturday Before--Illinois State Convention, Charleston IL, location to be announced.
• Fourth Sunday and Saturday Before--Minnesota State Convention, Minneapolis MN, location to be announced.
• Fourth Sunday--Winston County Convention, Shady Grove Primitive Baptist Church, 3 miles north of Double Springs, AL on Hwy 195.
• Fourth Sunday--Emmaus Primitive Baptist Church, Thomaston GA.
  
• Fourth Sunday--Loosascoona Primitive Baptist Church, Air Mount, north of Hwy 330, 11 miles west of Bruce, MS.
• Fourth Sunday--Gum Pond Primitive Baptist Church, near Eva AL, 18 miles northeast of Cullman.

October 1997

• Friday and Saturday before First Sunday (October 3-4)--New England Convention--Middletown CT. Info: Neely Bruce (203) 347-3003.
• Saturday before First Sunday--Smyrna Baptist Church, FM 2496, 5 miles west of Mount Enterprise TX. Info: Robert Vaughn, (903) 863-5379 (Cooper Revision).
• Saturday before First Sunday--Louisiana State Convention, Bethel Primitive Baptist Church, 8576 Hopper Rd., Baton Rouge LA. Info: Jim Fields, (504) 446-5877 or Nancy Van Dan Akker, (504) 283-5161.
• First Sunday and Saturday Before--Rocky Mountain Convention, Chatauqua Community Center, Boulder CO. Info: John and Jeanne Schaffer (303) 234-1729.
• First Sunday--Alexander-Hullett-Lowe-Brothers Memorial, Hopewell Primitive Baptist Church, 6 miles east of Oneonta AL, and 1 mile east of Oneonta airport.
• First Sunday--Old Sardis Church No. 1--3 miles north of Lynn, AL.
• First Sunday--Sandy Creek Church, 1 mile south of Flovilla GA.
• First Sunday--Island Park, Geneva IL.
• Saturday before Second Sunday--Aven Hall, Mississippi College, Clinton MS.
• Second Sunday and Saturday night before--Tennessee State Convention, Saturday night, Coleman United Methodist Church, Lawrenceburg TN (Cooper Revision); Sunday, Second Creek Church. Take Hwy 98 to Five Points TN. Turn west on Liberty Grove-Five Points Rd., go about 1 mile and turn left; then go about 1 mile on paved road to church on right.
• Second Sunday--Taylor United Methodist Church, Taylor MS, 8 miles south of Oxford.
• Second Sunday--Chestnut Grove Baptist Church, 3 miles south of Ider AL, junction Hwy 117.
• Second Sunday--Walker Cates and H.H. Brown Singing, Muscadine Methodist Church, Muscadine AL. Take Hwy 78 east to County Road 49, take right, go 1 mile, church on right.
• Second Sunday--Columbus-Cincinnati Singing, Friends Meeting House, Yellow Springs OH. Info: John Bealle (513) 861-1137.
• Saturday before Third Sunday--New York State Convention, Bethel Grove Community Center, Ithaca NY.
• Saturday before Third Sunday--GAF Singing Convention, Hoboken GA, location to be announced.
• Third Sunday--McWhorter Memorial, Mars Hill Church, Hwy 78 to Fruithurst AL, CR 35 to 49 to 65, 5 miles on left.
• Third Sunday--Reid Memorial, Old County Line Church, 9 miles west of Warrior AL near Corner, off Miller Road.
• Third Sunday--Andrews Schoolhouse, 6.1 miles south of Thomaston GA on Hwy 74. Turn right on The Rock Road to first stop sign, bear left, 1 mile to school.
• Saturday before Fourth Sunday--Coy Putman Memorial, Rocky Mount Church, 3 miles east of Arab AL on Hwy 69 (Arab/Guntersville).
• Saturday before Fourth Sunday--Cincinnati-Columbus Singing, Friends Meeting House, Yellow Springs OH.
• Fourth Sunday and Saturday Before--Joe Myers-W.A. Parker Memorial, New Hope Primitive Baptist Church, 12 miles northeast of Jasper AL,1 mile south of Hwy 69 on Sipsey Road.
• Fourth Sunday--Jordan's Chapel, Newell AL, Hwy 431 to Hwy 82, Morrison Cross Road, 2 miles, turn left to church.
• Fourth Sunday--Mount Moriah Church, 5 miles south of Sneads Crossroads AL.

November 1997

• Saturday before First Sunday--Bethel Primitive Baptist Church, Off US 27 on Armstrong Mill Road, 2 miles south of Carroll-Heard County Line, between Carrollton and Franklin GA.
• Saturday before First Sunday--Western Ohio Singing--Mennonite Schoolhouse, Bluffton OH.
• First Sunday and Saturday Before--Little Hope Primitive Baptist Church, 4 miles on FM 1669 out of Huntington TX. Info: Louie Smith (409) 422-4502 (Cooper Revision).
• First Sunday--Memorial Singing--Mount Ebron Missionary Baptist Church, 3 miles west of Double Springs AL on Hwy 25, Double Springs to Lynn.
• First Sunday--Pilgrims Rest Primitive Bapist Church, south of Attalla AL, Hwy 11.
• First Sunday--South Georgia Convention, Lebanon Primitive Baptist Church, 9 miles south of Cordele GA.
• First Sunday--Holly Springs Primitive Baptist Church, 2 miles south of Bremen off Hwy 27. Exit 3 off I-20; turn south on Hwy 27, go to top of hill at Amoco service station and turn left, go to dead end and turn left.
• Saturday before Second Sunday--Immanuel Baptist Church, 222 Belle Meade Blvd., Nashville TN, between Harding Road US 70 and Harding Place.
• Saturday before Second Sunday--Dallas County Singing-- First Primitive Baptist Church, 1920 Gross Rd., Dallas TX. Info: Bruce and Beverly Coates (214) 227-7976.
• Saturday before Second Sunday--Southern Wisconsin Singing, Sauk County, WI, location to be announced.
• Second Sunday--Oak Hill Baptist Church, 2 miles south of Oxford AL.
• Second Sunday--Oak Grove Primitive Baptist Church, Birmingham-Hopewell Road, Alpharetta GA.
• Third Sunday--Rocky Mount Primitive Baptist Church, 3 miles southwest of Daviston AL.
• Saturday before Third Sunday--Zion's Rest Primitive Baptist Church, Huffsmith-Kohrville Rd., Tomball TX. Info: Bobbie Rainoshek (713) 946-1006 (Cooper Revision).
• Saturday Night before Third Sunday--Cross Roads Church, take Hwy 100 north from Tallapoosa GA, turn left onto Steadman Road, church is on right.
• Third Sunday and Saturday Before--James River Convention, Richmond VA. Info: Stephen McMaster (804) 288-1503, e-mail: SLMDARIEN@aol.com.
• Third Sunday--Jones Chapel Senior Citizens Center, Jones Chapel AL. From Hwy 278, turn south at light, one block.
• Third Sunday--Harmony Primitive Baptist Church, Calhoun GA. Turn right off Hwy 156 (Red Bud Rd.) 100 yards east off I-75, Exit 1.
• Fourth Sunday and Saturday Before--Alabama State Sacred Harp Musical Convention, Mount Pleasant Home Primitive Baptist Church, north of Birmingham AL, I-65 Fultondale Exit, then Hwy 31 north. Turn east to 57th Ave., 1/4 mile, look for signs.
• Fourth Sunday--Ganus Wakefield Memorial, King's School House (Mt. Vernon), just off Hwy 278, 3 miles north of Lynn AL.
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• Fifth Sunday--Martin Blackmon Memorial, New Hope Primitive Baptist Church, one mile east of Villa Rica GA, just off Hwy 78.

December 1997

• First Sunday and Saturday Before--Central-South Florida Convention, Holiday Inn, Panama City FL (Cooper Revision).
• Second Sunday--Joe Beasley Memorial, Concord Primitive Baptist Church, south of CR 14, Winfield AL. From Hwy 78 in Winfield, take Hwy 129. Turn west on CR 14 then left at Church sign. Church is 0.7 mile on right. Info: John Beasley (205) 487-3916.
• Thursday before Third Sunday (December 12)--Little Branch Primitive Baptist Church, Albertville AL, 4 blocks west of Courthouse, junction of Hwys 75 and 431.
• Wednesday Night, December 31--New Years Eve Singing, Antioch Baptist Church, near Ider AL. Take Hwy 75, go north approx. 5 miles north of Ider, turn left onto County Road 141 at Hartline Grocery, go approx. 3 miles, church will be on left.

Further information

• Minutes of last year's singings.
• All-day Sacred Harp singings in Mississippi.
• Annual Cooper Book Singings.
• Regular local singings throughout North America.
• Fasola homepage.

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