1982 Holly Springs Sacred Harp Convention: Plenary (#162)

Date recorded: June , 1982
Contributor(s): Recordist: Lomax, Alan; Performer: McGraw, Hugh; Performer: Holly Springs Sacred Harp Convention
Description: Plenary (#162), sung by the 1982 Holly Springs Sacred Harp Convention; led by Hugh McGraw, General Chairman of the 1991 Denson revision committee and recipient of a 1982 NEA National Heritage Fellowship for his advocacy and promotion of Sacred Harp singing. With apologies for tape stutters. Shot by Alan Lomax and crew using four quad-split cameras, Holly Springs, Georgia, June 1982.
Subject(s):
Genre: sacred song, shape note
Culture: Anglo-American, Southern U.S.
Instruments: voice
Location: Holly Springs, Carroll County, Georgia, United States
Archive ID: g4FHvJvrElM
Belongs to: Alabama Sacred Harp (1982)
About the session: Filmed at the National Sacred Harp Convention in Fyffe, Alabama, and accompanied by a thunderous 8-track soundtrack.
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