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Calendar 2019 and 2020

NB. We are continuing to update the 2020 calendar as dates and details are being confirmed as time passes.

Many of the events currently listed for 2020 are based on the 2019 calendar and information provided to date (22 December 2019), but may be subject to later confirmation. Always check with the organisers for latest information before commiting yourself to expenditure.

To calculate the likely date of future all-day singings and conventions, refer to the formula used here

In an effort to ensure that as few as possible dates clash, please note that the usually accepted formula for the chosen date has been added in red.

Link to 2020 Skeleton Calendar here.

25th UK Sacred Harp Convention 2020
will be held at Chellaston, near Derby on
Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 September 2020.
More information here.

Tues. 1 January 2010 New Year's Day	Denson and Cooper books	18th Annual New Year's Day Sacred Harp Singing Mapperley Parish Church, Mapperley, Nr Ilkeston, Derbys. DE7 6BW 11.15 am - 4.00 pm Pot luck lunch Download directions here Contact: Helen Brown Tel: 01332 768274 Email
Fri. 18 January 2019	Shen. Harmony	Shenandoah Harmony Evening Singing School West Hill Hall, Compton Avenue, Brighton BN1 3PS 7.45 pm - 9.45 pm
Sat. 19 January 2019 Saturday before the 3rd Sunday in January	Shen. Harmony	Shenandoah Harmony All-Day Singing Exeter Street Hall, 16-17 Exeter Street, Brighton BN1 5PG 10.00 am Registration 10.30 am - 4.00 pm Pot luck lunch Contact: Email
Fri. 25 to Sun. 27 January 2019 4th Sunday in January and the Friday and Saturday before	Denson book	Fourth Australian Sacred Harp Convention Gerringong, Sydney, NSW Website
Sat. 2 February 2019 1st Saturday in February	Denson book	South West Shape Note Singing Day Cullompton Baptist Church, High Street, Cullompton, Devon EX15 1AB 10.30 am - 4.30 pm Pot luck lunch Contact: Steve Fletcher / Martin Williams Tel: 01884 563138 07976 605692/07721 451406 Email / Email Directions Website
Sat. 9 February 2019. Saturday before the 2nd Sunday in February	Cooper book	Third All-Day Cooper Book Singing Day in Flitwick Flitwick Village Hall, Dunstable Road, Flitwick, Beds. MK45 1HF 10.30 am - 4.00 pm (registration from 10.00 am) Bring and share dinner on the grounds Contact: Joe Vickers Tel: 07966 663164 Email
Sun. 17 February 2019	Denson book	London Sacred Harp Anthems afternoon workshop St. Mary's Church, Elsworthy Road, NW3 3DJ 2.00 pm - 5.30 pm with Sheila and Edwin Macadam Lunch facilities from 1.00 pm Afternoon tea on the grounds Contact: Teresa Maguire Email
Sat. 23 February 2019 Saturday before the 4th Sunday in February	Denson book	South Yorkshire Sacred Harp Singing Day Wisewood Methodist Church, Ben Lane, Sheffield S6 4SB 10.00am Registration 10.30 am - 3.30 pm Pot luck lunch - slow cookers welcome Contact: Dave Elliott and Diane Elliott Tel: 0114 286 3069 07906 442804 07988 787747 Email
Sat.2 to Sun 3 March 2019 1st Sunday in March and the Saturday before.	Denson book	Ninth Ireland Sacred Harp Convention St Maries of the Isle Primary School, Bishop Street, Cork City Friday evening Singing School 7.00 pm - 9.00 pm Saturday 10.00 am - 4.00 pm Sunday 10.00 am - 4.00 pm Pot luck lunch Email Website
Sat. 9 March 2019. Saturday before the 2nd Sunday in March	Denson book and alt. booklet	21st Sussex Shapenote Singing Day (also using an alternative booklet) Village Hall, Staplefield, RH17 6ET 10.30 am - 4.30 pm Contact: Tony Singleton Tel: 01580 753431 Email Jill Thompson Tel: 01273 623533 / 07718 655824
Sat. 23 March 2019. Saturday before the 4th Sunday in March	Denson book	Third Cologne All-day singing Roncalliplatz 2, 50667, Cologne Contact: Dominik Fraune Website
Sat. 30 March 2019 [5th Saturday]	Denson book	First Cambridge All-Day Singing The Signal Box Centre, Glenalmond Avenue, Cambridge CB2 8DB PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE 9.30 am Registration 10.00 am - 4.00 pm : Contact: William Cleary Email
!!! remember to change the email addresses from '-at-' to '@' to make them work !!!
Sat. 6 April 2019 Saturday before the 1st Sunday in April	Denson book	Third All-Day Brighton Singing Exeter Street Hall, 16-17 Exeter Street, Brighton BN1 5PG 10.00 am Registration 10.30 am - 4.00 pm Pot luck lunch Contact: Email Website
Sat. 13 April 2019 Saturday before the 2nd Sunday in April	Denson book	All-Day singing in Paris, France Eglise protestante unie de Pentemont-Luxembourg 58 rue Madame and 106 rue to Grenelle 75007 10.00 am - 6.00 pm Contact: contact@epupl.org
Sun. 14 April 2019 Palm Sunday	Denson book	25th Palm Sunday Singing Day Cumnor Village Hall, Leys Road, Cumnor, Oxford OX2 9QF 10.30 am - 4.00 pm Pot luck lunch Directions and map here Contact: Mandy Townsend Tel: 01865 714778 Email
Sat. 27 and Sun. 28 April 2019 The 4th Sunday in April and the Saturday before	Denson and Cooper books	East Midlands Sacred Harp Convention Kegworth Village Hall, Kegworth, Leicestershire, DE74 2FH. Singing from 10.00 am and pot luck lunch both days Contact: Hannah Land Email
Sat. 4 May 2019	Denson book	First Finsterwalde All-Day Singing Evangelische Kirchengemeinde Schlossstrasse 4a, 03238 Finsterwalde Hosted by Berlin Sacred Harp
Sat. 11 May 2019 Saturday before the 2nd Sunday in May	Denson book	Bristol All-Day Singing Frenchay Quaker Meeting House, Beckspool Road, Bristol BS16 1NT 10.00 am - 4.00 pm Website
Sat. 18 May 2019 Saturday before the 3rd Sunday in May	Denson book	Goodshaw Sacred Harp Singing Goodshaw Baptist Church, Chapel Street, Goodshaw, Rossendale BB4 8BS 10.30 am - 3.30 pm Pot luck lunch Contact: Chris Brown and Judy Whiting Tel: 01422 311736 / 07903 304303 / 07963 513685 Email / Email
Sun. 19 May 2019 3rd Sunday in May	Christian Harmony	Fifth Sheffield Christian Harmony All-Day Singing Worrall Memorial Hall, 49 Towngate Road, Worrall, Sheffield S35 0AR 10.30 am - 4.00 pm Pot luck lunch
Sat.25 May and Sun. 26 May 2019 The 4th Sunday in May and the Saturday before.	Denson book	Sixth German Sacred Harp Convention Gemeindehaus St. Pauli Bremen, Grosse Krankenstr. 11 28199 Bremen Website
Fri 31 May - Sun. 2 June 2019 The 1st Sunday in June and the Friday and Saturday before.	Denson book	Fifth Norwegian All-Day Singing Weekend in Oslo Sat. 1 June Uranienborgveien 2 (Yellow house behind the castle), Oslo 10.00 am Registration, Singing 10.30 am - 4.00 Dinner on the grounds. Evening social at same venue. Contact: Camilla Marie Widholm Email Saara Pakarinen Email
Sat. 1 June 2019 Saturday after the Spring Bank Holiday	Denson book	Newcastle Double All-Day Sing St Bartholomew's Church Hall, Station Rd, Benton, Newcastle upon Tyne NE12 8AN 10.00 am - 4.00 pm Pot luck lunch Contact: Phil Tyler Tel: 07732 405268 Email Web:All-Day
Sun. 2 June 2019 Sunday after the Spring Bank Holiday	Shen. Harmony	Shenandoah Harmony Singing (confirmed) The Holy Biscuit, 1 Clarence Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 1YH 10.00 am - 3.00 pm Pot luck lunch Contact: Phil Tyler Tel: 07732 405268 Email Web:All-Day
Sat. 8 June 2019 2nd Saturday after the Spring Bank Holiday Weekend	Denson book	South West Shapenote Singing Day Cullompton Baptist Church, High Street, Cullompton, Devon EX15 1AB 10.30 am - 4.30 pm Pot luck lunch Contact: Steve Fletcher/Martin Williams Tel: 01884 563138 07976 605692/07721 451406 Email / Email directions Website
Sat. 15 June 2019	Denson book	Second York All-Day Singing Haxby Memorial Hall, 16 The Village, Haxby YO32 3HT 10.00 am - 4.00 pm Bring and share lunch Contact: Emily Verrier Tel: 07725 770378
Sat. 15 June 2019 Saturday before the 3rd Sunday in June	Denson book	Second All-Day Singing in Clemont-Ferrand, France Salle Fontgi�ve 9, rue Jean Bonnefons, Clemont-Ferrand Repas sur la place Other singing events over the weekend. Contact: Fr�d�ric Eymard Email Website
Sat. 22 June 2019 Saturday before the 4th Sunday in June	Denson book	21st Oxford Sacred Harp Singing Day Botley Women's Institute Hall, North Hinksey Lane, Oxford OX2 0LT 10.00 am - 4.00 pm Bring and share lunch Lifts available from Oxford Rail and Bus Stations Contact: Sheila and Edwin Macadam Tel: 01865 865773 Email
!!! remember to change the email address from '-at-' to '@' to make it work !!!
Sat. 6 July 2019 Saturday before the 1st Sunday in July	Denson book	20th Lewes Sacred Harp Singing Day South Malling Parish Church, Church Lane, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 2JA 10.00 am - 4.30 pm Pot luck lunch Contact: Rachel Jordan Tel: 01273 476837 Email
Sat. 6 July 2019 1st Sunday in July and the Saturday before. [changes to 3rd Sunday and Saturday before in August from 2020]	Shen. Harmony	Berlin Shenandoah Harmony All-Day singing Kapellae der Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedaechtniskirche, Breitscheidplatz, 10789 Berlin. Contact: Caro Stamm-Reusch Email : sacredharpberlin@gmail.com
Sun. 7 July 2019 1st Sunday in July and the Saturday before. [changes to 3rd Sunday and Saturday before in August from 2020]	Denson book	Berlin Sacred Harp singing p.m. Kapellae der Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedaechtniskirche, Breitscheidplatz, 10789 Berlin. Contact: Caro Stamm-Reusch Email : sacredharpberlin@gmail.com
Sat.6 July 2019 Saturday before the 1st Sunday in July	Denson book	Dublin All-Day Singing Franciscan Friary, Merchants Quay, Dublin 8. 10.00 am - 4.00 pm Pot luck lunch Website
Sat. 13 July 2019 Saturday before the 2nd Sunday in July	Denson book	Scottish All-Day Singing Southside Community Centre 117 Nicolson Street Edinburgh EH8 9ER (Please note change of Venue) 9.30 am Registration 10.00 - 4.00 pm. Bring and Share Lunch, Socials to be confirmed Contact: Shapenote Scotland Email Website
Sat. 20 July 2019 Saturday before the 3rd Sunday in July	Denson book	Saturday - Gwehelog Sacred Harp Singing Gwehelog Methodist Chapel, near Usk, Mon., Wales NP15 1RD 10.00 am - 3.30 pm Pot luck lunch Contact: Bristol Sacred Harp singers Email
Sun. 21 July 2019 3rd Sunday in July,	Christian Harmony	Sunday - Gwehelog Christian Harmony Singing 10.30 am - 3.30 pm Pot luck lunch Contact: Bristol Sacred Harp singers Email
Thurs. 25 July to Sun. 28 July 2019 4th Sunday, and Thursday, Friday and Saturday before	Christian Harmony	Christian Harmony Camp The Othona Community, East Hall Farm, East End Road, Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex CM0 7PN Contact: Werner Ullah Email
Mon. 5 to Fri. 9 August 2019 [varies]	Denson book	Sidmouth Folk Festival 2019 Shapenote workshops with Canaan's Land
Sat. 10 August 2019 Saturday before the 2nd Sunday in August	Denson book	Second Winchester All-Day singing St Paul's Church Hall, St Paul's Hill, Wnchester SO22 5AB 10.00 am Registration 10.30 am - 4.00 pm Bring and share lunch Contact: Nigel Bowley Email
Mon. 19 to Fri. 23 August 2019 [varies]	Denson book	Whitby Folk Week 2019 Sacred Harp Singing Schools (t.b.c.) For further information contact Cath Tyler Tel: 0191 215 0138 Email
Sat. 24 August 2019 Saturday before the 4th Sunday in August	Denson book	Cork All-Day Singing Email and Website
Sun. 1 September	Denson book	Manchester Sacred Harp Leading Workshop with Helen Brown 2-5pm King's Arms, Bloom Street, Salford M3 6AN Contact Mike at sacredharpmanchester@gmail.com
Sat. 7 and Sun. 8 September 2019 2nd Sunday in September and the Saturday before	Denson book	Third All-Day Singing in Uppsala, Sweden (t.b.c.) Contact: Zack Lindahl Tel: +46 7 0759 9448 Email
Fri. 13 to Sun. 15 September 2019 3rd Sunday in September and the Saturday before	Denson book	24th UK Sacred Harp Convention Trinity Centre, Bristol More information on this Website
Sat. 21 and Sun. 22 September 2019 4th Sunday in September and the Saturday before	Denson book	8th Polish Sacred Harp Convention Warsaw Email and Website
!!! remember to change the email address from '-at-' to '@' to make it work !!!
Sat. 5 October 2019 Saturday before the 1st Sunday in October	Denson book	5th Munich Sacred Harp All-Day Singing St. Lukas Evang.-Luth. Pfarramt Spirituelles Zentrum St. Martin Arndtstra�e 8, 80469 M�nchen, Bayern 10.00 am - 4.40 pm, registration from 9.30 am. Contact: Email
Sat.12 October 2019 Saturday before the 2nd Sunday in October	Denson book	South West Shapenote Singing Day Cullompton Baptist Church, High Street, Cullompton, Devon EX15 1AB 10.30 am - 4.30 pm Pot luck lunch Contact: Martin Williams Tel: 07721 451406 Email Contact: Steve Fletcher Tel: 01884 563138/ 07976 605692 Email Website
Sat.19 October 2019 Saturday before the 3rd Sunday in October		Manchester Folk Festival Sacred Harp Workshop Details to be confirmed Contact: Calum Woods tel: +44 (0) 7538 046467 Email
Sat.26 October 2019 Last Saturday in October	Denson book	Twelfth London All-Day Singing Highgate United Reformed Church, Pond Square Chapel, South Grove, N6 6BJ 10.30 am - 4.00 pm Bring and share dinner on the grounds. Contact: Teresa Maguire Email
Sun. 27 October 2019 [4th Sunday in October]	Christian Harmony	Seventh London Christian Harmony Singing Further information to follow. Contact: Teresa Maguire Email and Website
Sat. 2 November 2019 Saturday before the 1st Sunday in November	Denson book	First Manchester All-Day Singing. Singing 10.30 - 4 (registration from 10) Birch Community Centre, Brighton Grove, Manchester M14 5JT Contact: Calum Woods tel: +44 (0) 7538 046467 Email
Sat. 9 November 2019 Saturday before the 2nd Sunday in November	Denson and Cooper books	Stapleford Sacred Harp Singing Day Stapleford Baptist Church, Albert Street, Stapleford, Notts. NG9 8DB 10.30 am - 4.00 pm Pot luck lunch Contact: Helen Brown Tel: 01332 768274 Email
Sat. 9 November 2019 Saturday before the 2nd Sunday in November	Denson book	2nd Tokyo All-Day Singing Ikebukuro Anglican Church, 5-24 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku 10.00 am - 4.00 pm
Sun. 10 November 2019 2nd Sunday in November	Christian Harmony	Tokyo Christian Harmony Singing Shimokitazawa Church of the Nazarine, 6-7-21 Daita, Setagaye-ku 1.00 pm - 4.00 pm preceded by multi-lingual Church Service at 11.00 am. For further details, see Facebook
Sat. 16 November 2019 Saturday before the 3rd Sunday in November	Denson book	West Yorkshire Sacred Harp Singing Day West Lane Methodist Chapel, Haworth, West Yorkshire, BD22 8EN 10.00 am - 4.00 pm Pot luck lunch Please note there are no facilities at the hall for heating food. Hot food in slow cookers welcome. Please bring your food contribution ready to serve. Contact: Chris Brown/Judy Whiting Tel:01422 311736 / 07903 304303 / 07963 513685 Email / Email
Sat. 23 November 2019 Saturday before the 4th Sunday in November	Denson book	Thanksgiving Sacred Harp Singing Day Jordans Village Hall, Green Road West, Jordans, Bucks. HP9 2SY 10.30 am - 4.00 pm Bring and share lunch Contact: Sheila and Edwin Macadam Tel: 01865 865773 Email
Thurs. 26 December 2019 Boxing Day	Christian Harmony	Boxing Day Christian Harmony Singing in London St Mary's Church, Elsworthy Road, NW3 3DJ (t.b.c.) Contact: Teresa Maguire Email
		2020 Dates: To calculate the likely date of future all-day singings and conventions refer here Many of the events currently listed are based on these formul�, but are subject to confirmation later in 2019, and/or later in 2020
New Year's Day		Wednesday 1 January 2020 New Year's Day Singing at Mapperley
Saturday before the 3rd Sunday in January		Saturday 18 January 2020 Shenandoah Harmony All-Day Singing in London Venue confirmed as Wandsworth, London.
4th Sunday in January and the Friday and Saturday before		Friday 24 January - Sunday 26 January 2020 Australian Sacred Harp Convention
1st Saturday in February		Saturday 1 February 2020 South West Shape Note Singing Day in Cullompton
Saturday before the 2nd Sunday in February		Saturday 8 February 2020 All-Day Cooper Book Singing in Flitwick
no formula, yet ?		Saturday 15th February 2020 First Firenze Fasola Frenzy St James English Church Florence, Italy
Saturday before the 4th Sunday in February		Saturday 22 February 2020 South Yorkshire Sacred Harp Singing Day
1st Sunday in March and the Saturday before.		Saturday 29 February and Sunday 1 March 2020 Tenth Ireland Sacred Harp Convention in Cork
2nd Sunday in March and the Saturday before.		Saturday 7 March 2020 Staplefield Singing, Sussex
Saturday before the 4th Sunday in March		Saturday 21 March 2020 4th Cologne All-day Singing
Last Saturday in March		Saturday 28 March 2020 Cambridge All-Day Singing
Saturday before the 1st Sunday in April		Saturday 4 April 2020 Brighton Sacred Harp Singing Day
Palm Sunday		Sunday 5 April 2020 Palm Sunday Sacred Harp Singing Day at Cumnor, Oxon.
Saturday before the 2nd Sunday in April		Saturday 18 April 2020 (Formula remains the same, but date changed to avoid Easter 2020) All-Day Sacred Harp Singing in Paris, France
Saturday before the 4th Sunday in April		Saturday 25 April 2020 2nd Amsterdam All-Day Singing Westerwijk, Admiraal de Ruijterweg 150, 1056 GV Amsterdam 10.30 - 16.30 (Registration 10.00) Contact: sacredharpamsterdam@gmail.com Website: https://amsterdam.sacredharp.nl/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/1886200754858555/
The 4th Sunday in April and the Saturday before		Saturday 25 and Sunday 25 April 2020 East Midlands Convention
Saturday before the 2nd Sunday in May		Saturday 9 May 2020 Bristol All-Day Singing
Saturday before the 3rd Sunday in May		Saturday 16 May 2020 Goodshaw Sacred Harp Singing Day
The 4th Sunday in May and the Saturday before.		Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 May 2020 Germany Sacred Harp Convention No change of dates!
Saturday after the Spring Bank Holiday		Saturday 30 May 2020 Newcastle Sacred Harp Singing Day
Saturday before the 1st Sunday in June.		Friday 5 June - Sunday 7 June 2020 (date confirmed) Oslo All-Day Singing weekend
2nd Saturday after the Spring Bank Holiday Weekend		Saturday 6 June 2020 (date t.b.c.) South West Shape Note Singing Day in Cullompton
Saturday before the 3rd Sunday in June		Saturday 20 June 2020 (date t.b.c.) 3rd York All-Day singing
Saturday before the 4th Sunday in June		Saturday 27 June 2020 22nd Oxford Sacred Harp Singing Day
Saturday before the 1st Sunday in July		Saturday 4 July 2020 Sussex Sacred Harp Singing Day at Lewes
Saturday before the 1st Sunday in July		Saturday 4 July 2020 Dublin All-Day singing
Saturday before the 2nd Sunday in July		Saturday 11 July 2020 Scottish All-Day singing
Saturday before the 3rd Sunday in July		Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 July 2020 Sacred Harp and Christian Harmony Singing Weekend at Gwehelog Chapel
4th Sunday, and Thursday, Friday and Saturday before		Thursday 23 - Sunday 26 July 2020 4th Camp Do Re Mi at Othona Bradwell
[varies]		Sidmouth Folk Festival 2020 Shapenote workshops (t.b.c.)
Saturday before the 2nd Sunday in August		Saturday 9 August 2020 Winchester All-Day singing
3rd Sunday in August and the Saturday before		Saturday 16 August 2020 Berlin Shenandoah Harmony All-Day singing Sunday 17 August 2020 Berlin Sacred Harp Singing (p.m.) Contact: Caro Stamm-Reusch Please note change of dates
[varies]		Whitby Folk Week 2020 Sacred Harp singing schools (t.b.c)
Saturday before the 4th Sunday in August		Saturday 22 August 2020 Cork All-Day singing
2nd Sunday in September and the Saturday before		Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 September 2020 (t.b.c) Sacred Harp Singing in Uppsala, Sweden
3rd Sunday in September and the Saturday before		Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 September 2020 25th UK Sacred Harp Convention Chellaston, Nr Derby.
4th Sunday in September and the Saturday before		Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 September 2020 8th Polish Sacred Harp Convention in Warsaw
Saturday before the 1st Sunday in October		Saturday 3 October 2020 6th Munich All-Day Singing
Saturday before the 2nd Sunday in October		Saturday 10 October 2020 South West Shape Note Singing Day in Cullompton, Devon
Saturday before the 3rd Sunday in October		Saturday 17 October 2020 (date confirmed) 3rd Clermont All-Day singing Singing also on Sunday 21 June 12 noon - 3.30 pm
Last Sunday in October and the Saturday before.		Saturday 24 October 2020 London Sacred Harp All-Day singing Sunday 25 October 2019 London Christian Harmony Singing Venue to be confirmed.
Saturday before 1st Sunday in November		Saturday 31 October 2020 Manchester All-Day (date t.b.c.)
Saturday before the 2nd Sunday in November		Saturday 7 November 2020 Stapleford Sacred Harp Singing Day
Saturday before the 3rd Sunday in November		Saturday 14 November 2020 West Yorkshire Sacred Harp Singing Day at Haworth
Saturday before the 4th Sunday in November		Saturday 21 November 2020 Thanksgiving Sacred Harp Singing Day at Jordans, Bucks.
Boxing Day		Saturday 26 December 2020 Boxing Day Christian Harmony Singing, London NW3 3DJ

LINK HERE to the WGMA Calendar

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