DAMARISCOTTA — The fourth Sunday Damariscotta Area Sacred Harp singing will be held on Sunday, Oct. 27, at the home of Corrone and Ruth Ann Bryant at 552 Main St. in Damariscotta.
Singing is from 2-5 p.m. All — with or without Sacred Harp singing experience — are welcome. This is a free participatory event, not a performance.
The singing is primarily from the “The Sacred Harp,” a shapenote tunebook that has been in continuous publication with periodic revisions since 1844. The music consists of hymns, fuging tunes, anthems and other songs in a style rooted in Colonial New England, popular in Maine up until the Civil War and in areas of the rural South and West up to the present day.
There will be a potluck supper following the singing, so please bring a dish to share.
Call the Bryants at 563- 6083 or email singing@mainesacredharp.org with any questions.
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