Monthly Local and House Singings
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The best way of learning about this type of music
is to experience it first hand. This can be done either at
regular singing days
organised around the country, or by going to local singing groups,
usually held monthly in churches, halls and people's houses.
Usually informal, these are a great way to learn or 'workshop' new
pieces, and are open to anyone who would like to attend. Some have their
own websites.
NB: The MSN maps
currently available do not give a great deal of detail, thus the Google
or the Multimap references are preferable.
Details of those local and house singings
currently known:
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BELFAST SACRED HARP SINGING |
A monthly evening singing takes place in Newtown Breda (St John's)
Presbyterian Church, 374-378 Ormeau Road, Belfast BT7 3HX on Sundays
from 7.30 pm to 9.30pm.
Contact:
Barton Creeth Email
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BRIGHTON SHAPENOTE SINGING |
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Contact:
Sarah Hill Tel:
07979 640844
Email
Website
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BRISTOL SACRED HARP AND SHAPENOTE SINGING |
A weekly evening singing takes place every Tuesday at the
Benjamin Perry Boathouse, Phoenix Wharf, Redcliffe Parade, Bristol
BS1 6TJ. Singing from
7.00 pm to 9.00 pm.
Contact:
Website
Email
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CAMBRIDGE SACRED HARP SINGERS |
In January 2018 a weekly singing began in Cambridge, typically
starting each Thursday evening at 7.30pm. Location currently varies so
please get in touch by email or Facebook for more details.
Contact:
Email
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CORK,
IRELAND, SACRED HARP SINGING |
A weekly evening singing takes place at the Unitarian Church, Princes
Street, Cork on Thursday, from 7.00 pm to 9.00 pm.
Contact:
Email
Website
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DERBY Sacred Harp SingING |
A monthly evening singing takes place on the first Friday in every month
in Derby.
Contact:
Helen Brown Tel: 01332 768274
Email
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DEVON
(SOUTH WEST SHAPE NOTE) |
Website
CULLOMPTON (mULBERRY hOUSE)
A monthly evening singing takes place at Cullompton, Devon, on the third Friday in each month, except
August, 7.30 pm for 7.45 pm to 10.00 pm.
A Fifth Sunday singing
to sing songs from both the Sacred Harp and other shape note collections
is held in Cullompton, 2.30 pm for 2.45 pm to 6.00 pm.
2019 singings will be on Sunday 31 March, Sunday 30 June, Sunday 29
September and Sunday 29 December.
Contact:
Steve Fletcher and Martin Williams: 01884 563138
07976 605692
Email
/07721 451406
Email
IPPLEPEN
A monthly evening singing takes place at Ipplepen Methodist
Church, East Street, Ipplepen, TQ12 5SU, on the fourth Tuesday in each month,
from 7.00 pm - 9.00 pm. Singing from the Sacred Harp (Denson edition)
and from the Shenandoah Harmony.
Contact:
Nadia: 07577 218696 and Jeremy: 07851 069723
Email
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DUBLIN, IRELAND, SACRED HARP HARP SINGING |
A weekly evening
singing takes place at Trinity College Dublin, House 5,
on Friday, from 7.00
pm-9.00 pm.
Contact: Shane McGrath Tel:
+353 (87) 998 3495
Email Website
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DURHAM SACRED HARP HARP SINGING |
A twice-monthly singing takes place every 2nd and
4th Saturday at Antioch House, 66 Crossgate, Durham DH1 4PP from 2.00 pm
- 4.00 pm.
Contact: Erin and Ed Johnson-Williams
Email
Website
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EDINBURGH SHAPENOTE SINGING |
An informal monthly evening singing from any shapenote
source takes place in Edinburgh on the third Friday in every
month, at the Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace,
Edinburgh EH1 2LJ . 7.00 - 9.30 pm.
Contact:
Karen Turner
Email
Website
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GLASGOW SHAPENOTE
SINGING |
An informal monthly evening singing from any shapenote
source takes place in Glasgow on the first Friday in every
month, at the Quaker Meeting House, 38 Elmbank Crescent,
Glasgow, G2 4PS. 7.00 - 9.30 pm.
Contact:
Karen Turner
Email
Website
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LEEDS SACRED HARP SINGING |
Sadly the monthly evening singing in
Leeds has now been discontinued.
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REGULAR SACRED HARP SINGING IN LONDON: |
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London
Sacred harp singers
A monthly house singing held in various
homes on the first or second Sunday
the month.
Contact:
Pete Eiseman-Renyard Tel: 020
8444 5782 or 07958 282898
Email
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London MONTHLY EVENING SACRED HARP SINGINGS
Monthly evening singings take place on the
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first Thursday at St Catherine's
Church, Pepys Road, SE14 5SG
from 7.30 - 9.30 pm;
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second Tuesday at Heath Street Baptist
Church, Hampstead, NW3 1DN
from 7.30 - 9.30 pm;
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third Monday in St George's Church,
Bloomsbury Way, WC1A 2SE
from 7.15 - 9.15 pm;
and
Christian Harmony Monthly Evening Singing
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fourth Thursday
in St. Mary's Church, Elsworthy Road, NW3 3DJ
from 7.30 - 9.30 pm
Contact:
Website
Singing Schedule
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MANCHESTER
Sacred Harp SingING |
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A monthly evening singing takes place on the last
Tuesday of the month, starting at 7.00 pm, at The Kings Arms, 11
Bloom Street, Salford M3 6AN.
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Oxford SACRED HARP SINGING |
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Twice-monthly
afternoon singings take place on the
second and the fourth Sunday of the month from 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm at The
Coach House, 46 Quarry Road, Oxford, OX3 8NU.
Contact:
Julie Fox Tel:
07907 202408
Email
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SCARBOROUGH, NORTH YORKSHIRE, SACRED HARP SINGING |
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The Scarborough Sacred Harp
Singing takes place on the first Tuesday in
every month, at 34 Westbourne Park, Scarborough,
YO12 4AT from 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm.
Contact:
Sally Greaves-Lord Tel: 07505 853822
Email
Google maps link:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Scarborough,+YO12+4AT
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sheffield
Sacred Harp SingING |
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An evening singing takes place on the first Monday
in every month at Shakespeare's, 146-148 Gibraltar Street, Sheffield, S3
8UB starting at 7.30 pm. Another evening singing takes place every third
Wednesday at the Sentinel pub, 178 Shoreham St, Sheffield S1 4SQ,
from 7.30 pm to 10.00 pm.
Contact:
Vicki Elliott Tel: 07427 624613 Email
Website
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SUSSEX MONTHLY
Sacred Harp SingING |
An evening singing takes place on the second Monday in the month
at 27 Valence Road, Lewes, BN7 1SJ, starting at 7.45 pm. (See also
Brighton Shape Note Singing above and Worthing Shape Note Singing below.)
Contact:
Rachel Jordan & Nick Hall Tel: 01273 476837
Email
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TYNESIDE SHAPE NOTE SINGERS: |
GATESHEAD
HOUSE SINGING
A monthly evening singing takes place on the second Sunday in every
month
at 3 Barrington Place, Gateshead, NE8 1XA.
Contact:
Helen Barber Tel: 0191 477 5809
Email
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Newcastle Sacred Harp
The Group has a new website, which can be found at
http://newcastlesacredharp.co.uk.
The Facebook page remains as before:
A WEEKLY
EVENING SINGING takes place every
Tuesday from 7.30-10.00 pm, upstairs at the
Bridge Hotel, Castle Square, Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE1 1RQ.
Contacts:
Contact:
Phil Tyler
Tel:
07732
405268
Email
New Website
Fifth Sunday singing
The Newcastle Sacred
Harp Singers meet in various locations on the fifth
Sundays in the month, whenever they occur, from 2.00 pm to
8.00 pm, to sing songs from other shapenote collections and
new writings.
Contact: Check
this page for up-to-date details.
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WINCHESTER MONTHLY SHAPE NOTE SINGING |
Evening singings take place on the first and third
Thursdays of the month in Winchester, from 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm at St Paul's
Church Hall, St Paul's Hill, Winchester SO22 5AB.
Contact:
Nigel Bowley Email
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YORK WEEKLY SACRED HARP SINGING |
A weekly singing takes place at
The Golden Ball, Cromwell Road, Bishophill York, YO1 6DU
Second and 4th Thursdays
at 7.00 pm.
Contact:
Emily Verrier Tel:
07725 770378
Website
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