[Faith-talk] music, was Church of Christ singing

Joshua Lester jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu
Tue Nov 29 21:15:28 UTC 2011


Steve is good, too.
I said Keith.
He died, in 1989, in a planecrash.
I really loved his song, "Oh Lord, you're beautiful."
Blessings, Joshua

On 11/29/11, karin <karinjhar at att.net> wrote:
> I like Amy Grant's older songs too.  I heard Steve Green but cannot remember
> him very well.
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Joshua Lester
>   To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
>   Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 8:12 PM
>   Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] music, was Church of Christ singing
>
>
>   "Thy Word," by Amy Grant is another favorite.
>   I also enjoy Keith Greene.
>   Here's the site, where his wife has continued selling his music.
>   http://www.lastdaysministries.org
>   Blessings, Joshua
>
>   On 11/28/11, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>   > Don't know what happened to Twila Paris. I also enjoy Sandi Patty.
>   >
>   > Ashley
>   >
>   >
>   >
>   > -----Original Message-----
>   > From: Joshua Lester
>   > Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 6:23 PM
>   > To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
>   > Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Church of Christ singing
>   >
>   > Those songs are classics!
>   > Whatever happened to Twila Paris?
>   > She was one of my favorite singers.
>   > I also love to hear Sandy Patty, and Larnelle Harris.
>   > Ryan:
>   > I'd like for you to get "I've Just Seen Jesus," by Sandy Patty, and
>   > play it tomorrow night.
>   > Thanks, Joshua
>   >
>   > On 11/28/11, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>   >> I love those  songs you mentioned. I just listened to "here I am to
>   >> worship," and "Open my Eyes Lord," and Shine, Jesus Shine" today.
>   >>
>   >> I assume the CC is Christian contemporary.
>   >>
>   >>
>   >> -----Original Message-----
>   >> From: Joshua Lester
>   >> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 6:06 PM
>   >> To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
>   >> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Church of Christ singing
>   >>
>   >> There are 2 ladies in Casting Crowns.
>   >> They only sing, on select songs, but one also plays a mondolin.
>   >> I like CCM, as long as I can understand the words, and as long as they
>   >> have verses and a chorus.
>   >> "As the Deer," (You alone are my heart's desire,) is one of my favorite
>   >> songs.
>   >> "Here I am to Worship," and "Heart of Worship," are others I lovel.
>   >> Blessings, Joshua
>   >>
>   >> On 11/28/11, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>   >>> Karen,
>   >>> No. Did they make this Christmas CD for last year?
>   >>> I ask because wow CDs often come out via year.
>   >>> Ashley
>   >>>
>   >>> -----Original Message-----
>   >>> From: karin
>   >>> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 2:44 PM
>   >>> To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
>   >>> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Church of Christ singing
>   >>>
>   >>> I like most of those Wow C.D.'s and have quite a few of them.  Have
> you
>   >>> heard the Wow christmas C.D.
>   >>>   ----- Original Message -----
>   >>>   From: Ashley Bramlett
>   >>>   To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
>   >>>   Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 1:29 PM
>   >>>   Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Church of Christ singing
>   >>>
>   >>>
>   >>>   praise and worship songs are contemporary Christian songs. I like
> them
>   >>> too.
>   >>>   They come out out on the Wow cds.
>   >>>
>   >>>   -----Original Message-----
>   >>>   From: karin
>   >>>   Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 2:18 PM
>   >>>   To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
>   >>>   Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Church of Christ singing
>   >>>
>   >>>   Some Christian rock is great.  It's like all music there is some
> good
>   >>> some
>   >>>   bad.  I have favorite songs and I like certain types of christian
> music
>   >>> most
>   >>>   preferrably praise and worship songs.  Ashley, do y ou sing in your
>   >>> church
>   >>>   music.
>   >>>     ----- Original Message -----
>   >>>     From: Ashley Bramlett
>   >>>     To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
>   >>>     Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 12:43 PM
>   >>>     Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Church of Christ singing
>   >>>
>   >>>
>   >>>     ddon't agree. The contemporary Christian music is in all keys;
> some
>   >>> high,
>   >>>     others medium or low.
>   >>>     Their guys, ladies, or a mix. For instance Casting Crowns is men
> and
>   >>> they
>   >>>     sing in a low key.
>   >>>     Also Mercy Me is another group and I did not hear high notes
> there. I
>   >>>   don't
>   >>>     really have a favorite group, but I do have favorite songs.
>   >>>     I cannot always match the high pitch of the ladies, but I'm not
> the
>   >>> best
>   >>>     singer anyway. Singing is definitely for everyone.
>   >>>     That is why there are usually different keys to sing in and in a
>   >>> choir
>   >>>   there
>   >>>     are different parts; some do soprano, others alto or baritone.
>   >>>     But what I cannot stand is so called Christian rock; that to me
> has
>   >>> to
>   >>> go
>   >>>     and I do not find that at all sounding Christian; and the
> instruments
>   >>> are
>   >>>   so
>   >>>     loud that you cannot hear the lyrics.
>   >>>     Christian rock has come about to appeal to young adults like my
> age.
>   >>> But
>   >>>   it
>   >>>     certainly does not appeal to me!
>   >>>
>   >>>     Ashley
>   >>>
>   >>>     -----Original Message-----
>   >>>     From: Ryan Kwaak
>   >>>     Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 12:42 PM
>   >>>     To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
>   >>>     Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Church of Christ singing
>   >>>
>   >>>     Hey Debbie if I might capitalize on that last comment about
> singing
>   >>>     being for everyone. Yes gospel singing should indeed be for
> everyone,
>   >>>     but most contemporary worship or 7-11 songs are intended for high
>   >>>     sopranos. I've found that if I were singing southern gospel I can
>   >>> find
>   >>>     a harmony that fits my range even though I may be in the middle
>   >>>     between baritone and bass. But at the church I won't be attending
>   >>> when
>   >>>     I move out, they sing contemporary music which is way harder for
> me
>   >>> to
>   >>>     fit in with. Joshua is right; 7-11 songs have got to go.
>   >>>
>   >>>     On 11/28/11, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>   >>>     > Hi Paul,
>   >>>     >
>   >>>     > I went to the second link wich is gbn .
>   >>>     > How do you get to the music? I clicked on archive and there is a
>   >>> link
>   >>>   for
>   >>>     > signing  their guest book and bible studies. I didn't see the
>   >>> music,
>   >>>     > unless
>   >>>     > its oon one of the videos in the archive.
>   >>>     >
>   >>>     > Ashley
>   >>>     >
>   >>>     > -----Original Message-----
>   >>>     > From: Paul
>   >>>     > Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 7:51 AM
>   >>>     > To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
>   >>>     > Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Shape note singing
>   >>>     >
>   >>>     > If you want to hear Church of Christ congregational singing, you
>   >>> can
>   >>>   hear
>   >>>     > them on http://www.christiantuner.com under their "a capella"
>   >>> channel.
>   >>>     > Additionally, if you want to view congregational singing from
> them
>   >>> go
>   >>> to
>   >>>     > http://www.gbntv.org.  Paul
>   >>>     > ----- Original Message -----
>   >>>     > From: "Debbie Brown" <63characters at comcast.net>
>   >>>     > To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion"
>   >>>     > <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
>   >>>     > Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 6:34 AM
>   >>>     > Subject: [Faith-talk] Shape note singing
>   >>>     >
>   >>>     >
>   >>>     > Shape note singing is still done in the nonistrumental Churches
> of
>   >>>   Christ.
>   >>>     > Many of the older people know nothing else.  You can get
> computer
>   >>>   programs
>   >>>     > that generate shape notes, but I forget the name of the one that
>   >>> some
>   >>> of
>   >>>     > our
>   >>>     > song leaders used.
>   >>>     >
>   >>>     > the good thing about that kind of music is that singing is for
>   >>> everyone.
>   >>>     > It
>   >>>     > is a command in the Bible to sing, and it is not meant for just
> a
>   >>>     > professional choir, but for everyone.  I find people mumbling
> along
>   >>> with
>   >>>     > an
>   >>>     > organ not very inspiring.
>   >>>     >
>   >>>     > Debbie Brown
>   >>>     >
>   >>>     > ----- 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: Sunday, November 27, 2011 6:06 PM
>   >>>     > Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] shape note significance was An
> Addition
>   >>> to
>   >>>     > thePoston Claude Ely from Joshua
>   >>>     >
>   >>>     >
>   >>>     > Hi,
>   >>>     > I found out that shaped note singing came from the north and
>   >>> migrated
>   >>>   down
>   >>>     > south and was more popular in southern churches. So when we
> think
>   >>> of
>   >>>     > shaped
>   >>>     > note, we think of southern gospel and southern groups doing it;
>   >>> when
>   >>>
>   >>> I
>   >>>     > researched many groups came up in the south such as the
> Wiregrass
>   >>> Sacred
>   >>>     > Harp singers in Alabama.
>   >>>     >
>   >>>     > Ashley
>   >>>     >
>   >>>     >
>   >>>     > -----Original Message-----
>   >>>     > From: Joshua Lester
>   >>>     > Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2011 7:20 PM
>   >>>     > To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
>   >>>     > Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] shape note significance was An
> Addition
>   >>> to
>   >>>     > thePost
>   >>>     > on Claude Ely from Joshua
>   >>>     >
>   >>>     > Most Sacred Harp singing is done in Shaped Note style.
>   >>>     > Southern Gospel was the only Shaped note style, but shaped notes
>   >>> have
>   >>>     > disappeared, lately.
>   >>>     > This style came into Southern Gospel, through the Church of God,
>   >>>     > (Cleveland, TN,) (a Pentecostal group.)
>   >>>     > Blessings, Joshua
>   >>>     >
>   >>>     > On 11/27/11, Paul <oilofgladness47 at gmail.com> wrote:
>   >>>     >> Because of the strong influence on the Christian life of the
> South
>   >>> by
>   >>>   the
>   >>>     >> Baptists, most probably it was that denomination, but not
>   >>> necessarily
>   >>>     >> Southern Baptists as there are quite a few faith communities
> that
>   >>> use
>   >>>   the
>   >>>     >> name Baptist.  At least that's what I heard.  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: Sunday, November 27, 2011 5:04 PM
>   >>>     >> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] shape note significance was An
> Addition
>   >>> to
>   >>>     >> thePost
>   >>>     >> on Claude Ely from Joshua
>   >>>     >>
>   >>>     >>
>   >>>     >> So Joshua, are you saying that some Quaker groups sang Sacred
> Harp
>   >>>   music?
>   >>>     >> Also, is all Sacred Harp music in the shape note form? I
> thought I
>   >>>   heard
>   >>>     >> Sacred harp that was not Sacred Harp sometime.
>   >>>     >> Maybe shaped notes can be part of Sacred Harp, but does not
> have
>   >>> to
>   >>> be.
>   >>>     >> What types of music has shaped note singing? I am not sure its
>   >>> around
>   >>>   in
>   >>>     >> modern churches, except maybe some traditional southern
> churches.
>   >>> When
>   >>>   I
>   >>>     >> studied music history, my dad did not know what shaped note
> music
>   >>> meant
>   >>>     >> and
>   >>>     >> he is from the south. We are white though; and perhaps it’s a
>   >>> black
>   >>>     >> church
>   >>>     >> thing.
>   >>>     >> Since one part  is singing the scale of Doe, ray, me etc, its
>   >>> obvious
>   >>>     >> when
>   >>>     >> one hears shaped note singing. The other people sing the words.
>   >>>     >>
>   >>>     >> Its my understanding that Sacred Harp singing is 1. With no
>   >>>   instruments;
>   >>>     >> not
>   >>>     >> sure how to spell the word for that. 2. It uses the Sacred Harp
>   >>> Hymnal.
>   >>>     >> 3.
>   >>>     >> The leader of the group is in the center. and 4. The singing
>   >>> sounds
>   >>>     >> country-like with a nazal-like voice.
>   >>>     >> It was common in southern churches, but I don't know what
>   >>> denomination.
>   >>>     >>
>   >>>     >> Ashley
>   >>>     >>
>   >>>     >> -----Original Message-----
>   >>>     >> From: Joshua Lester
>   >>>     >> Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2011 9:26 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
>   >>>     >>
>   >>>     >> The Quakers vary from group to group.
>   >>>     >> Our group was affiliated with the Central Yearly Meeting of
>   >>> Friends,
>   >>>     >> out of West Field, Indiana.
>   >>>     >> We used the same hymnal as the Church of the Nazarine.
>   >>>     >> We, in the United Pentecostal Church International use a hymnal
>   >>>     >> called, "Sing Unto the Lord," which is not, the Sacred Harp.
>   >>>     >> In the Appelachian Mountain area, they sang Sacred Harp, and
>   >>> Shaped
>   >>>     >> Note style music.
>   >>>     >> Blessings, Joshua
>   >>>     >>
>   >>>     >> On 11/26/11, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>   >>>     >>> Joshua,
>   >>>     >>> Am I correct that quakers song sacred harp music?
>   >>>     >>> Are you also saying that your church uses the Sacred Harp
> hymnal?
>   >>>     >>> I thought Pentecostals used their own hymnal. Perhaps, though
> its
>   >>> just
>   >>>     >>> your
>   >>>     >>> preference to  like
>   >>>     >>> older songs originating in other religious sects.
>   >>>     >>> Ashley
>   >>>     >>>
>   >>>     >>>
>   >>>     >>> -----Original Message-----
>   >>>     >>> From: Joshua Lester
>   >>>     >>> Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2011 8:08 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
>   >>>     >>>
>   >>>     >>> We don't do Sacred Harp conventions, or "All Day Singing
>   >>> Schools,"
>   >>>     >>> anymore.
>   >>>     >>> Some of your Oneness Pentecostals, (like myself,) still sing
> the
>   >>> older
>   >>>     >>> songs, and use the hymnal.
>   >>>     >>> We have a diferent hymnal, than the other groups.
>   >>>     >>> Our hymns aren't the songs of the 17, and 1800's.
>   >>>     >>> Our hymns are Southern Gospel, from Dad Speer, Albert E
> Brumley,
>   >>> etc.
>   >>>     >>> This, and the Black Gospel choir music is what I'd prefer, for
>   >>> Sunday
>   >>>     >>> Morning worship service.
>   >>>     >>> The "711" songs have got to go!
>   >>>     >>> Blessings, Joshua
>   >>>     >>>
>   >>>     >>> On 11/26/11, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
>   >>>     >>>> 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
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> that
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