Annual Sacred Harp Singings
2009 Directory (Cooper Revision)
Based on Minutes of the Annual Sacred Harp Cooper Book
Singing Conventions, compiled by Aubrey Barfield, sent by Mary
Whitehurst, and Annual Sacred Harp
Singings in Texas, compiled by Gaylon L. Powell.
- Saturday before First Sunday - New Year Singing - First Baptist Church,
Collins MS.
- Second Sunday - Helms/Bayne Memorial, Carroll Church, Ozark AL.
- Third Sunday - Faircloth Memorial, Union Hill Singing Hall, Miller's
Crossroads FL.
- Fourth Sunday and Saturday Before - Baldwin County Convention, Church of
Christ Fellowship Hall, Bay Minette AL. Contact Bill Hogan, 334-342-4137,
Work 334-436-2433.
- Saturday before First Sunday - Rotunda Singing, Capitol Building,
Bainbridge St. at Dexter Ave., Montgomery AL
(Sacred Harp 1991 and Cooper revisions, Christian Harmony, Colored
Sacred Harp). (Bring a sack lunch.) Info: Jim Carnes (334)264-0286 (days).
- First Sunday - Central Music Convention, Traveler's Rest Church,
Samson AL.
- Saturday Before Second Sunday - Armenian Orthodox Church,
203 N. Howell St, St. Paul MN. Info: Jim Pfau (651) 642-1682 or
Matt Wells (651) 695-0086.
- Saturday before Third Sunday - Panhandle Pioneer Museum, Blountstown FL.
- Saturday before First Sunday - Arie and Mona Galloway
Memorial - Traveler's Rest
Church, Samson AL.
- First Sunday - Dewey P. Williams Memorial - Church of God by Faith,
Ozark AL.
- Saturday before Second Sunday - Smith County Convention, New
Harmony Community Center, FM 724 between Hwys 64 and 110, northwest
of Tyler TX. Info: Myrl Jones (903) 593-0955.
- Second Sunday - Enon Church, near Red Oak AL.
- Saturday Before Third Sunday - Hoboken Elementary School,
Hoboken GA. Info: David Lee (912) 458-2493.
- Third Sunday - Robbins Memorial, near Opp AL.
- Fourth Sunday - Tom Woodom-Ezzie Hortzog Memorial, Union Hill
Singing Hall, Miller's Crossroads, near Bonifay FL.
- Fifth Sunday and Saturday before - Southwest Texas Convention,
Bethel Primitive Baptist Church, FM 713, McMahan TX, between Bastrop
and Luling. Info: Tom Owen (512) 398-6075, or Curtis Owen (512) 398-2017.
- Fifth Sunday - Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church-7900 Bethlehem Road,
Mulberry FL. Info: Milton Morris (813) 986-4727.
- Saturday before First Sunday - Jones Memorial, Cool Springs
Primitive Baptist Church, Opp AL.
- Saturday before First Sunday - Brazos River Singing, Martin Luther
Lutheran Church, 202 Luther Ln., Carmine TX. Info: Gaylon Powell, (512)
249-8931.
- Saturday before Second Sunday - Barfield Memorial, Wausau Methodist
Church, Wausau FL.
- Saturday before Third Sunday - County Line Primitive Baptist Church,
County Line Road (FM 3081), Cut and Shoot TX. Info: Crystal Meadows,
(832) 922-5858. (1991 Revision/Cooper Revision)
- Saturday before Third Sunday - New Home Church, hwy 84, 6 miles west
of Repton AL.
- Third Sunday - Jackson Memorial, Union Grove Baptist Church, Ozark AL.
- Fourth Sunday - Pine Grove Church, Henderson TX.
- Fourth Sunday - State of Alabama Convention (Semi-Annual Session),
Traveler's Rest Church, Samson AL.
- First Sunday and Saturday before - Heath Memorial/Middle Creek
Convention (Semi-Annual Session), Mabson Church, near Ozark AL.
- First Tuesday (May 5) - Senior Citizens Building, Coffee Springs AL.
- Saturday before Second Sunday - Bassett Memorial/Stockholders
Meeting, Traveler's Rest Church, Samson AL.
- Saturday before Third Sunday - Piney Grove Primitive Baptist
Church, hwy 173 2 miles north of Headland AL.
- Third Sunday - Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church, south of
Montgomery AL.
- Saturday before Fourth Sunday - Mount Pisgah Church, near Roanoke AL.
- Fourth Sunday - Beda Church, near Wing AL.
- Saturday before Fifth Sunday - Pleasant Grove (Carroll) Church, Ozark AL.
- Fifth Sunday and Saturday before - Holt Collier Memorial Singing -
Vicksburg, location TBA. Info: John Merritt.
- Fifth Sunday - Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church-7900 Bethlehem Road,
Mulberry FL. Info: Milton Morris (813) 986-4727.
- Saturday before First Sunday - Shady Grove Primitive Baptist Church,
7 miles north of Elba AL.
- First Sunday - Shady Hill CHurch, 17 miles southwest of Andalusia AL.
- Third Sunday - Pleasant Home Church, near Andalusia AL.
- Third Sunday - Zion Hill Baptist Church, off FM 840 on CR 368,
southeast of Henderson TX. Info: John and Emmie Morris, (903) 898-2510.
- Second Sunday - Independence Day and Retherford Memorial, Union
Hill Singing Hall, Miller's Crossroads FL.
- Thursday, July 16 - Capital City Singing, Grange Hall, Old Alabama
Town, Montgomery AL (Sacred Harp 1991 and Cooper revisions,
Christian Harmony, Colored Sacred Harp). (Bring a sack lunch.)
- Saturday Night before Third Sunday - Moon Memorial, Doss Creek,
hwy 69, Cullman County AL.
- Fourth Sunday - Valley Grove Church, near Opp AL.
- First Sunday - Bulger and Cockcroft Memorial, Red Oak Church, near
Florala AL.
- Second Sunday and Saturday before - East Texas Convention,
Community Center, South High St., Henderson TX. Info: Robert Vaughn, (903)
863-5379.
- Fourth Sunday - Hopeful Primitive Baptist Church, near Ozark AL.
- Fifth Sunday and Saturday before - Southwest Texas Convention (Fall
Session) - Austin TX, location to be announced.
Info: Alexa Gilmore, (512) 963-6932, or Gaylon Powell, (512) 249-8931.
- Fifth Sunday - Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church-7900 Bethlehem Road,
Mulberry FL. Info: Milton Morris (813) 986-4727.
- Saturday before First Sunday - Covington County Convention,
Enon Church, near Red Oak AL.
- Saturday before First Sunday - Central Louisiana Singing - New
Providence Primitive Baptist Church, Hwy 154 1 mile east of Ringgold LA.
Info: Sonya Kirkham, (318) 894-9549. (1991 Revision/Cooper Revision)
- Saturday before Second Sunday - Little Flock Church, west of Moline FL.
- Saturday before Third Sunday - Middle Creek Convention, Pleasant
Grove (Carroll) Church, near Ozark AL.
- Saturday before Fourth Sunday - West Florida Convention,
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, near Glendale FL.
- Saturday before First Sunday - Shady Grove Church, near Section AL.
- Saturday before First Sunday - Smyrna Baptist Church, on FM 2496,
5 miles west of Mount Enterprise TX. Info: Robert Vaughn (903) 863-5379.
- Saturday before Second Sunday - Museum of History and Natural
Science, 3945 Museum Drive, Tallahassee FL.
- Saturday before Third Sunday - Tri-State (GAF) Singing Convention,
Hoboken GA.
- Third Sunday - Rhodes Memorial, Darien Church, near Luverne AL.
- Saturday before Fourth Sunday - Spring Hill Convention,
Union Hill Singing Hall, Miller's Crossroads FL.
- Saturday Before First Sunday - Little Hope Primitive Baptist
Church, 4 miles on FM 1669 out of Huntington TX.
Info: Burl Russell, (936) 624-2173.
- First Sunday - Southeast Convention, Carroll Church, Ozark AL.
- Second Sunday - State of Alabama Convention, Traveler's Rest
Church, Samson AL.
- Saturday before Third Sunday - Elmore County Convention - First
Presbyterian Church, Wetumpka AL.
- Fifth Sunday - Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church-7900 Bethlehem Road,
Mulberry FL. Info: Milton Morris (813) 986-4727.
- Saturday before First Sunday - Houston Singing - Heights Church
of Christ, 1548 Heights Blvd., Houston TX. Info: Crystal
Meadows (832) 922-5858. (1991 and Cooper Revisions)
- First Sunday and Saturday Before - Florida Convention,
Holiday Inn, Panama City FL.
- Second Sunday - Shady Grove Primitive Baptist Church, hwy 87
7 miles north of Elba AL.
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