Old Harp Singing

Old Harp Singers of Eastern Tennessee FW02356 / FA 2356

The seventeen singers featured on this album hail from the valleys of eastern Tennessee around Sevierville and Maryville, where they sing songs from the famous shape note collection The Harp of Columbia, which was first published in 1848. Extensive liner notes include several reproductions of hymns from The Harp.
Country(s) United States
Culture Group(s) Anglo-American
Keyword(s) Folk songs--United States; Gospel music; Hymns; Shape note singing
Instrument(s) Vocals

Year of Recording 1951
Record Label Folkways Records
Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Credits Artist Old Harp Singers of Eastern Tennessee ; Produced by Moses Asch ; Recorded by Sam Eskin

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101	Western Mount Pleasant (No. 206)	Old Harp Singers of Eastern Tennessee	2:55
102	Wonderous Love (No. 143)	Old Harp Singers of Eastern Tennessee	2:11
103	Morning Trumpet (No. 99)	Old Harp Singers of Eastern Tennessee	2:00
104	Northfield (No. 115)	Old Harp Singers of Eastern Tennessee	1:58
105	Liberty (No. 98)	Old Harp Singers of Eastern Tennessee	2:30
201	Ocean (No. 159)	Old Harp Singers of Eastern Tennessee	3:42
202	Greenfields (No. 16)	Old Harp Singers of Eastern Tennessee	2:10
203	Hightower (No. 87)	Old Harp Singers of Eastern Tennessee	2:04
204	Pleasant Hill (No. 43)	Old Harp Singers of Eastern Tennessee	1:34
205	Amazing Grace	Old Harp Singers of Eastern Tennessee	2:35

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