Various Artists - I Belong to This Band: 85 Years of Sacred Harp Recordings [CD]

Cat. no: AWPCD006
Format: CD
Barcode: 762184288321
Release Date: 30 May 2025
Genre: Folk

I Belong to This Band is a companion to the documentary flm, Awake, My Soul: The Story of the Sacred Harp

The CD features 30 recordings which weave three important strands of Sacred Harp's recorded history.

The frst strand is made up of the earliest recordings of the genre which were pressed on 78s in the 1920s, '30s and '40s. Second, there are home recordings made by small groups of singers in the 1950s. Third, there are recordings of contemporary all day singings which are the native environment for this music.

Tracks: The Christian's Hope 134 / Antioch 277 / Christian Soldier 57 / Jubilee 144 / Save, Lord, Or We Perish 224 / Cuba 401 / Invocation 131b / The Christian Warfare 179 / Concord 313t / Morning 163t / Reverential Anthem 234 / The Morning Trumpet 85 / New Morning Sun 436 / The Child of Grace 77t / Ninety-Fifth 36b / Consecration 448t / Blooming Youth 176b / Marlborough 228 / North Port 324 / Farewell Anthem 260 / The Good Old Way 213t / Weeping Mary 408 / Ninety-Fifth 36b / Present Joys 318 / Corinth 32t / White 288 / Coronation 63 / Sabbath Morning 283 / Whitestown 211 / Traveling Pilgrim 278b