Keystone Convention 2012, day one (Jan. 21, 2012)
Posted: January 31, 2012 Filed under: travelling pilgrim | Tags: sacred harp, shapenote 1 Comment »Just briefly, really super singing: tight class, unexpectedly good room (it looked like too big a box but worked like a charm), lots of old friends, delicious lunch and a chance to congratulate our friend Ian on his fresh new tenure.
I enjoyed the chance to sing from the in-process Shenandoah Harmony but it was hard, at the end of the day, to get both brain and voice around the songs. “There’s a lot of Mis in those selections,” I said. Thanks, Dan, Bethany, and all.
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