[Faith-talk] An Addition to the Post on Claude Ely from Joshua

Sun Nov 27 01:36:59 UTC 2011

About Sacred Harp singing, you will be glad to know that the Sacred Harp 
Publishing Company is, to my knowledge, still in business.  Don't know their 
mailing address or whether they're on the Internet, but their physical 
location is in Cullman, Alabama in the northern part of the state.  Paul
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion" 
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Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2011 8:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] An Addition to the Post on Claude Ely from Joshua


> Paul,
> Thanks for telling us that the Loc issued religious  albums to the public.
> How many songs on this album?
> I might see if I can get some. Unfortunately, the general public isn't too 
> interested in old fashioned gospel, particularly with no instruments 
> backing the singers, so you can't find these old styles of music at 
> Christian music stores. Ever noticed that Christian music sold at stores 
> is often a group of singers with instruments; mostly c contemporary music. 
> Its good music IMO; I like the Wow worship cds, but I like old fashioned 
> music too.
> This might explain why they did not convert Lps and cassettes to modern 
> day Cds.
>
> I certainly heard of Sacred Harp singing; It is pretty.
>
> It would be neat to hear a hymn done by lining.
> I've heard of that and think I first heard of that old technique in music 
> class. It’s a technique, that to my knowledge, is not practiced in main 
> line churches, and non denominational churches usually read lyrics from a 
> screen rather than a hymnal.
> Now I'm real curious about this record! I think lining would be a great 
> way to include everyone, not just those who can read and follow a hymnal.
> Its not just blind people that cannot read it, its others with learning 
> disabilities or those who cannot hold a book open and read fast enough to 
> sing for various reasons. Lining was a practice for a long time. It was 
> used because not everyone could read a hymnal or if the church did not 
> have a hymnal.
> I've seen Sacred Harp singing on Youtube.
> I wonder if southerners still sing and have sacred harp conventions?
>
> I'll make note of the other albums.
>
> Take care.
> Ashley
>
>
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Paul
> Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2011 6:50 PM
> To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] An Addition to the Post on Claude Ely from 
> Joshua
>
> Well, I can't rightly tell you about everything on the LP, but here's a
> sample.  There is an example of lining in which the song leader recites 
> the
> first line of a hymn, in this case "Hosanna, Jesus Reigns," and then the
> congregation sings it.  Then the song leader recites the second line and
> then the congregation sings that also, and so on until the song is 
> finished.
> This recording was originally made by Elder LaSeer (not sure of spelling) 
> in
> a Primitive Baptist Church somewhere in western North Carolina in 1961.
> There is also another Primitive Baptist song entitled "The Lord Will
> Provide," recorded by Elder Bradley in Lone Pine KY in 1971.  Judging by 
> the
> acoustics it sounds like it might have been recorded in a tent or an 
> outdoor
> venue.  Then there is a song sung by 12 bearded Old Order Amish people 
> from
> Colona, Iowa near Cedar Rapids, originally recorded in 1943 by Alton S. 
> Bach
> and Addison Bach.  That's just a sample.
>
> As to other religious albums (when the LOC issued them to the general
> public), there is one entitled "Children of the Heavenly King: Religious
> Expressions of the Central Blue Ridge," originally issued in 1981 and
> featuring Primitive Baptist and other rural expressions of one's
> Christianity in areas of southwestern Virginia and northwestern North
> Carolina, encompassing the Virginia counties of Carrol, Grayson and Floyd
> and, in North Carolina, Ash and Wilts.  There is also an album of Alabama
> Sacred Harp Singing, which has nothing to do with the stringed instrument
> but is a unique style of a capella singing.  This was one of the early
> collections of the late Alan Lomax, originally recorded in Birmingham in
> August 1942 during the 37th Alabama Sacred Harp Singing Convention.  Ditto
> for the song by Brother Claude Ely, although they used guitars and at 
> least
> one mandolin.  For those of you who might be members of a chat community
> called Out of Sight, have a working microphone and soundcard, would be
> delighted to go into one of the audio chatrooms over there during the day
> when nothing is going on.  Just let me know in a reasonable amount of 
> time,
> and would be more than glad to let you hear this admittedly unique and
> little-known form of singing.  Your Christian brother, Paul
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
> To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion"
> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2011 6:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] An Addition to the Post on Claude Ely from 
> Joshua
>
>
>> Paul,
>> I haven't heard of this album or singer.
>> I didn't know the Library of congress issued religious music! I know they 
>> did folk tunes and some by the shakers and African American spirituals, 
>> but I didn't know about the religious music. Of course some folk tunes 
>> and spirituals are somewhat religious.
>> What else is on "Religious songs, congregational and ceremonial" album? 
>> Is it just
>> Claude's congregation? Based on the title of the song, I assume its music 
>> is by a harp, and other songs probably instrumental; after all back then 
>> they did not have the fancy base drums, electric guitars, and sound 
>> mixing we do for todays Christian bands.
>>
>> Older songs are only on old fashioned technology, i.e. cassette or 
>> records.
>> Do you know if the library of congress still has this album? Maybe we can 
>> buy a copy from them?
>> I'll also check the internet for any songs by this individual.
>>
>> Ashley
>> -----Original Message----- 
>> From: Paul
>> Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2011 4:58 PM
>> To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
>> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] An Addition to the Post on Claude Ely from 
>> Joshua
>>
>> Well, Joshua, the only way I can get it to you, along with the other
>> selections from that album, is by snail mail and via cassette as I don't
>> have any way of burning a CD from the album itself.  If you would give me
>> your address off list, will make you a copy and send it to you, albeit 
>> via
>> snail mail, and I'm sure we know how slow that can be.  But, as I've 
>> always
>> heard it said, better that way than not at all.  Paul
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Joshua Lester" <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
>> To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion"
>> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2011 3:36 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] An Addition to the Post on Claude Ely from 
>> Joshua
>>
>>
>>> Thanks for the information!
>>> I'm interested in this recording.
>>> Thanks, Joshua
>>>
>>> On 11/26/11, Paul <oilofgladness47 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> If anyone here has a copy of the album "Religious Songs, Congregational 
>>>> and
>>>> Ceremonial," issued by the Library of Congress as part of their 
>>>> bicentennial
>>>> celebration in 1976, Claude Ely's congregation is featured on the song
>>>> "Little David, Play On Your Harp." The undersigned has that album. 
>>>> Paul
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