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Anthology of American Hymn Tunes

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The Colonial Era to the Civil War. Images from period tunebooks representing. First or early printings with MIDI recordings. Mark D. Rhoads, Editor. This anthology. . . Contains 50 representative tunes in 33 tunebooks and 7 categories sung by Americans from the period between the arrival of the Pilgrims in 1620 and the mid-19th century. Often experience the printed tunes through transcriptions; but here you will see these tunes as they appeared in the old tunebooks. Some are printed from beautifully.

bedfordgalleryquire.org.uk

Bedford Gallery Quire Music

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The heyday of the music we call West Gallery was from the early eighteenth century to the mid nineteenth century. It was performed by ‘church bands’ which were sometimes referred to simply as ‘the singers’ even though they often included instrumentalists. West Gallery singers were members of the local community; farmers, shopkeepers and tradesmen, with the occasional schoolmaster to provide the necessary degree of musical literacy. They usually provided the music for weddings, funerals, village ‘hops...

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Babylon Lane

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Was a group of shapenote singers which was founded in 1997 by Steve Fletcher and Sheila Girling Macadam. Babylon Lane called it a day as a performing group after Sidmouth Folk Week 2014, but their members can still be found on the folk circuit and elsewhere. Sheila, Edwin and Tony will be leading a shapenote workshop at Warwick Folk Festival 2016 on 24 July, and Steve, Richard and Toby will be back at Sidmouth Folk Week 2016 as Canaan's Land. For the 60th Sidmouth Folk Week Babylon Lane's Steve Fletcher,.

villagecarols.org.uk

Working with tradition

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Village Carols 2nd Ed 2011. The Bells of Paradise. Come Sing For The Season. On This Delightful Morn. Peace o'er the World. A Song for the Time. Village Carols 2nd Ed 2011. The Bells of Paradise. Come Sing For The Season. On This Delightful Morn. Peace o'er the World. A Song for the Time. Towards a partnership model of fieldwork. Written by Dr. Ian Russell. Director of the Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen. And is with their consent and also that of the Gale Group. Taking a Reflexive Stance.

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Oxford Psalmody

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Edwin Macadam and Sheila Girling Macadam. Listen to us - mp3 files. History of the music. WHAT YOU NEED TO DO NOW! To look at - there will be a booklet. Will take place on. Saturday 3rd September 2016. To the southeast and southwest of Adderbury. Commencing at 10.00 am at Souldern. 1000 – 11.00. The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Explorer Map 191 : OS Ref 522317. Post Code : OX27 7HU. Carparking on roadside before the church. The lane leads to the sewerage works! There is no WC at Souldern.

greatwitleychurch.org.uk

Links

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All information about the Music Programme. When you need refreshments, why not visit The Garden Tearooms, a short walk from the Church. Wilden to Witley Trail. A country church trail - Wilden, Stourport, Ribbesford, Areley Kings, Astley, Shrawley, Holt, Great Witley, Abberley, Rock, and Heightington. A group of rural communities in Worcestershire. For examples of stained glass in Cathedrals and Parish Churches in the UK. And West Gallery Music Association. Great Witley C.E. Primary School. Britain's fine...

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Oxford Psalmody

http://www.shelwin.com/Oxford_Occasionals/oxocquire.htm

This year’s Church Visitation is a walking tour within the City of Oxford. Please meet at the Baptist Church in Bonn Square, Queen Street. To hand out music books, etc. For those arriving from the Pear Tree and Water Eaton Park and Rides, you may find it convenient to go straight to St Mary Magdalen Church. In either case, when booking, please confirm which books (P&G and/or SH) you will be bringing. See Notes below. 1015 – 11.00. 1130– 12.15. Of St Michael at the Northgate. 1230 – 1.30. Will be taken at.

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Village Quire

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The Village Quire is a small group, singing in 4 part harmony, material drawn from Sheffield Carol, West Gallery, and folk song traditions. Groups of this kind were called quires in 19th and early 20th century England. The Village Quire sings with a Village Band that was formed in early 2013. The instrumentation is based on village bands that accompanied West Gallery quires. Music for spring 2016. Music for winter 2015. Music for spring 2015. Photos and a carol from the 2014/2015 First Night show.