A Schedule of Singings
in the Western Carolinas, North Georgia, & ...
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2010
It is wise to be in touch with one of the contact people before travelling
to a Singing.
Plans change, Singings may need to be moved, postponed, or cancelled.
Email addresses have been written out to (I hope) minimize harvesting by
spammers.
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Contact for Christian Harmony events in this area:
Dan Huger, 828-274-8899, email: dehuger at mindspring dot com
He also sends a monthly event announcement email.
If you would like to receive these emails, please contact him directly.
Monthly Events
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Second Thursdays NOT
CONFIRMED
Evening Workshop
Lost Provinces Singers (Ashe County, NC)
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The Arts Center, West Jefferson
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7 - 9 PM
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Get directions
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Contact: Gary Poe, gpoe at skybest dot com
or Ron Criss, aussiesland2 at yahoo dot com
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First Sunday, even numbered
months NOT CONFIRMED
Afternoon Workshop near Clemson, SC
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St. Paul's Church, Pendleton, SC
or Lawrence Chapel UMC, just north of Clemson at 2101 Six Mile (SC Hwy 133)
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Sunday afternoon (time may vary)
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CONTACT: Giles Carter
email: gilesc at mindspring dot com
or Ken George
email: kennethwgeorge at bellsouth dot net
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Second Sundays NOT
CONFIRMED
Afternoon Workshop in St. Paul, Virginia
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St. Mark's Episcopal Church in St. Paul, VA
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2 - 4 PM
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Directions:
http://tinyurl.com/5qexlh, a GoogleMap
of St. Paul, VA
From 58, turn East on 66 at the stoplight
Go under the railroad tracks and take the fourth right onto 5th Ave
St. Mark's is one block down on the left, at the corner of 5th and Broad.
We meet downstairs.
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Alexander Garden, 276-206-3012
email: andamiborntodie at gmail dot com
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Third Sundays
Afternoon Workshop in Johnson City, TN
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Sycamore Shoals State Park
Elizabethton, Carter County
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2 - 5 PM
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Get Directions
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CONTACT: Don Wiley, drw509 at embarqmail dot com
or find information at the related
website
'Not Christian Harmony' monthly singing opportunities nearby:
In the Greeneville TN area, a monthly New Harp of Columbia Afternoon:
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Last Sunday Each Month
Not September
Afternoon workshop using
New Harp of Columbia
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Cumberland Presbyterian Church
201 North Main St.
Greeneville, TN
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3 - 5 PM (no meal)
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At the intersection of Main Street and Church Street, on US Route 321 in
downtown Greeneville. This is "the cannon ball church". A big old brick church
with white steeple. Parking behind the church. Community room: through double
doors, turn right.
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CONTACT: Jeff Farr, 423-620-8267
email: summersfarr at embarqmail dot com
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Fourth Sunday in September: All Day Singing at Headrick's
Chapel
in Wear's Valley near Townsend TN
26 September
DOG
For more information see
http://www.oldharp.org/
In the Greenville SC area, a monthly Sacred Harp Evening:
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Friday before the Third Sunday Each
Month
Evening Workshop using
The 1991 Sacred Harp
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Greenville First Christian Church
Edwards Rd and Lake Fairfield Drive
Greenville, SC
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7 - 9 PM (no meal)
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Location: Edwards Road comes off of Wade Hampton Blvd (US 29 N) just across
from where N Pleasantburg (SC 291) intersects with Wade Hampton; the church
is about 8/10 of a mile south.
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Get Directions
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CONTACT: Leon or Frances Carnell, 864-862-4373
email: carnelllh at juno dot com
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All-day singing at Gray Court-Owings Pioneer
Day
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11 September 2010; 10 AM - 3 PM; DOG;
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Get Directions
In the Asheville/Swannanoa NC area, a Sacred Harp Evening:
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Beginning February 2010, every Friday
evening *except* before
3rd Sunday
using The 1991 Sacred Harp
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Call to confirm: Rachel Rudi, 828-301-3969
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Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa
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6-8 PM
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Kittredge Rehearsal Hall
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CONTACT: Rachel Rudi, 828-301-3969,
email: rrudi at warren-wilson dot edu
Annual Singings 2010
DOG = Dinner on the Grounds
January
February
First Sunday
Lawrence Chapel Methodist Church
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2:00 to 5:00 PM
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2101 Six Mile Hwy, Near Clemson, SC
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Directions: From the intersection with highway 123, turn North on Rte. 133
at College Avenue in Clemson (Rte. 133 is the continuation of College Ave
going North). Take a left at the red light intersection at Daniel High School,
and the church is on your left just a little beyond the school. Daniel H.S.
is several miles from Clemson.
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After the singing, please join us for fellowship in the church social hall
for some of Martha George's chicken and sausage gumbo and rice.
Weekend of the Fourth Sunday
It is the famous seven-book-two-day shape-note singing extravaganza.
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On Saturday during the day, at Hardeman Primitive Baptist in
Decatur, GA, they will sing from the JLWhite version of SH, but also
from the Eclectic Harmonies I and II (10-3l DoG);
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Saturday night is an Alabama CH singing at the home of John and Elsie
Hollingsworth in Ila, GA (among the best you may hope to find, IMHO....
7-9pm+: covered dish supper at 6);
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on Sunday, in Athens, GA, at the Botanical Garden, a morning
session from the Social Harp (loaners available), in the PM from the
Red Book SH (10-3; DoG).
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Further info about location, contacts etc is available at
fasola.org
or, you can consult
John Hollingsworth, john at billnet dot org
March
Saturday before the First Sunday
Madison County (Grapevine Singing)
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Location: Center Community Center, Petersburg community, between Mars Hill
and Marshall
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10 AM - 3 PM The Christian Harmony
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DOG at noon
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Get directions
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CONTACT: Karen Reed: 828-680-9506, email krclaylady at verizon dot net
Saturday before the Third Sunday
South Carolina State Singing in Memory of William Walker
Note change WRT Lunch
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AAS Room of the Burwell Building
Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC
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9 AM to 3 PM, brief singing school at the beginning
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both The Christian Harmony and The Sacred Harp
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Bring your own Bag lunch (no stove, no fridge,
no kitchen)
or one can *purchase* a lunch in the student cafeteria
upstairs.
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Following the singing (weather permitting), a group may walk to Mr. Walker's
gravesite to sing a song or two for him.
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The Spartanburg Regional History Museum (located in the Chapman Cultural
Center in Spartanburg) has some Walker related items. Perhaps people might
be interested in going to see some of these things. Admission is $4, as far
as I know.
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For more information and directions to the singing:
http://www.wofford.edu
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CONTACT: Jonathon Smith, email diap842 at yahoo dot com
April
Saturday before the First Sunday
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
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Pendleton, South Carolina
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10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, The Christian Harmony
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DOG
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Get Directions
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CONTACT: Giles Carter
email: gilesc at mindspring dot com
Saturday before the Third Sunday
Faith Primitive Baptist Church
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Toccoa, Georgia
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10 AM - 3:30 PM Christian Harmony ('Alabama' book)
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DOG
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Get Directions
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CONTACT: Mr. Leonard Mooney, 706-754-6973
Thursday, 22 April and Friday 23 April
Singing School - preparation for the Etowah Singing
Etowah United Methodist Church
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Etowah, NC (West of Hendersonville, NC on Highway 64)
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6 PM - 8 PM Christian Harmony
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DOG
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Get directions
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CONTACT: Scott Swanton, prmbap at hotmail dot com
phone, 828 891 8375
DATE CHANGE!!!
Saturday before the Fourth Sunday
Etowah United Methodist Church
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Etowah, NC (West of Hendersonville, NC on Highway 64)
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10 AM - 3:30 PM Christian Harmony and New Harp of Columbia
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DOG
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Get directions
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CONTACT: Scott Swanton, prmbap at hotmail dot com
phone, 828 891 8375
May
Etowah Singing Date Change - See APRIL listing!
Saturday before the Second
Sunday NOT CONFIRMED
"Nan Herring Singing"
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Furman University, Greenville, SC
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10 AM - 3:00 PM, both The Christian Harmony and Sacred Harp
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DOG
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Get directions
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CONTACT: Mrs. Jean O. Gaston, 864-246-5690
Saturday before the Fourth Sunday
Bristol, Virginia All Day Singing
June
Saturday before the First Sunday
Greene County Tennessee Sing
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New Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church
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10 AM - 3 PM New Harp of Columbia
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DOG noonish
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Location: New Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church
(http://www.genealogyforyou.com/usa/tennessee/greene/nbcpchurch.html)
a big pre-Civil War structure on Cox Road just off Tenn Rte 70, about 4 miles
north of its intersection with US 11 E, outside of Greeneville
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CONTACT: Jeff Farr, 423-620-8267,
email: summersfarr at embarqmail dot com
Saturday before the Second Sunday
Calvary Episcopal Singing
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Fletcher, NC (the north side of Henderson County)
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10 AM - 3 PM The Christian Harmony
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DOG
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Get directions
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CONTACT: Dan Huger, 828-274-8899,
email: dehuger at mindspring dot com
July
Second Saturday, 10 July
John Campbell Folk School
Saturday before the Fourth Sunday, 24 July
The Swannanoa Gathering Shape Note Singing
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The Morris Pavilion, Warren Wilson College
Please be aware that Morris Pavilion is an 'open air'
pavilion, but is shaded and used for classes taught during the summer.
Dress to stay cool and bring your hand fans!
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10:00 AM - 3:00 PM with DOG
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Christian Harmony, Sacred Harp and Southern Harmony
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Contact: Jane Spencer - ejanespencer at yahoo dot com, Home:(706) 769-8782,
Cell: (706) 410-0982
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Get directions
August
August 12 - 15
Camp DoReMi
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http://www.campdoremi.org
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Wildacres Retreat, Little Switzerland, NC
http://wildacres.org/
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The Christian Harmony and the New Harp of Columbia
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Contact: Jane Spencer, phone: 706-769-8782
email: ejanespencer at yahoo dot com
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YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT AND THERE IS A
FEE
Fourth Sunday
Tickanetly Primitive Baptist Church
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Ellijay, Georgia
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Christian Harmony ('Alabama' book)
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10 - 11 AM Singing
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11 AM - 12 noon Worship
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DOG
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1 PM - 3 PM Singing
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Get directions
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CONTACT: Paul Mooney, Jr., 706-273-3378
Fifth Sunday
Cashiers Community Singing
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Cashiers, NC
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2 - 5 PM The Christian Harmony
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Location: Cashiers Library
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CONTACT: Carl Blozan, 828-743-1765,
email: ckblozan at nctv dot com
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Get directions!
September
Saturday before the First Sunday
Etowah United Methodist Church
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10 AM - 3:00 PM
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Christian Harmony (Walker book *and* Deason-Parris book) and New
Harp of Columbia
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DOG
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Get directions
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CONTACT: Scott Swanton, prmbap at hotmail dot com
phone, 828 891 8375
Second Sunday
"Old Folks Day"
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Morning Star United Methodist Church, Canton, NC (in Dutch Cove)
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11 AM Worship Service, followed by
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DOG followed by Singing in the afternoon The Christian Harmony
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Get directions
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CONTACT: June Smathers Jolley, 828-648-4532
email: zjolley at bellsouth dot net
Saturday before the Third
Sunday NOT CONFIRMED
Lee Rogers Memorial Singing
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At the home of John and Elsie Hollingsworth near Ila, Georgia
1574 Adams-Clarke Road, Commerce, GA
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Christian Harmony
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Singing School starts at 9 AM
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DOG at noon
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Contact: Robert Kelley, 864-513-1593, email: composer at mykeyboard dot com
John Hollingsworth, 706-789-3916, email: john at billnet dot org
Last Saturday
Mountain Heritage Day
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Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
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Sacred Harp 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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Lunch provided
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The Christian Harmony 1:30 PM until...
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Get directions
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CONTACT: Michael Nichols, 828-586-4802,
email: mrnichol at gte dot net
October
November
Saturday before the First Sunday
Johnson City, Tennessee
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The Christian Harmony and New Harp of Columbia
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Location: Sycamore Shoals State Park
Elizabethton, Carter County
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10 AM - 3 PM
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DOG
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Get directions
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Contact: Don Wiley 423.341.8893,
email: drw509 at embarqmail dot com
Saturday before the Second Sunday
Swannanoa Valley Singing
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Location: St. James Episcopal Church, Black Mountain
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10 AM - 3:00 PM The Christian Harmony
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DOG
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Get directions
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CONTACT: Joe Holbert, 828-669-7260,
email: treeblow at bellsouth dot net
December
Saturday before the Second Sunday
St. John's Historic Church
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Rutherfordton, NC
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10 AM - 3 PM The Christian Harmony
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DOG
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Get directions
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CONTACT: Dot Lane, 828-287-0508, or
Jane Spencer, email: ejanespencer at yahoo dot com
Christmas Night
Calvary Episcopal Church
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Fletcher, NC
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6 - 9 PM The Christian Harmony
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Light Refreshments
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Get directions
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CONTACT: Dan Huger, 828-274-8899,
email: dehuger at mindspring dot com
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