[Magdalen] Singing the new year in

[cady soukup]

I would have loved to sing with you!

I was nursing a whole-body soreness from being too ambitious on an
Appalachian Trail hike (Jewell Hollow Overlook past the Pinnacles, up
to Mary's Rock, and down to the Panorama parking lot). I should know
better. But it was lovely to be out in the woods on a sunny (cold!
windy!) day!

hugs anyway - Cady
still moving slow, at least my fingers aren't sore so I am able to
work on computers!

On 1/2/15, Joseph Cirou <romanos at mindspring.com> wrote:
> I have promised myself to attend one of these; but never have. There used
> to be A sacred Harp singalong at the Decatur Court House, that is minutes
> from my home. I should make a resolution to attend if is still held
> thereabouts.
>
> Joe
>
> On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 12:08 AM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Just an added note or two:
>> This is the oldest continuous Harmonia Sacra singing in the
>> country--always on New Year's night. No instruments except a pitch pipe
>> at
>> the beginning, just 200 or so folks singing wonderful four-part harmony
>> with the parts scattered randomly among the crowd, no separate "sections"
>> for the various parts. Lots of leaders, usually doing one song of their
>> choice.
>> They always take a kind of census to see where people come from, and
>> tonight they ranged from Florida to Minnesota with a heavy concentration
>> from VA, of course, WV, which is only about 20 miles from Harrisonburg,
>> Kentucky and Ohio.
>> Like Susan, after nearly two hours of non-stop singing, I had hardly any
>> voice by the time we left!
>> I think this was my third time attending this. Listsib Cady came with us
>> one year.
>>
>> > On Jan 1, 2015, at 10:01 PM, Susan Hagen <susanvhagen at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > I'm just home after a dinner with listsib Grace and an evening singing
>> > shape note hymns from the very local Harmonia Sacra hymnal.  This New
>> > Year's night sing has been going on without a break for about 150
>> > years.  It was wonderful but my voice is down to a squeak.
>> >
>> > Susan
>> >
>> > --
>> > Before enlightenment pay bills, do laundry.  After enlightenment pay
>> > bills, do laundry.
>>
>