A traditional and powerful singing of American shape-note hymns, fuging tunes,
and anthems in unaccompanied four-part harmony from The Sacred Harp

March 31, April 1 & 2, 2000

Friday, March 31, 7:30 - 9:30 PM: New Traditions Singing *
The historic Pohick Church (ca. 1770), 9301 Richmond Highway, Lorton, Virginia

Saturday, April 1, 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM: All-Day Singing and Dinner on the Grounds
Registration begins at 9:15 AM. Potluck dinner provided by Local Singers.
Pohick Church, 9301 Richmond Highway, Lorton, Virginia

Sunday, April 2, 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM: All-Day Singing and Dinner on the Grounds
Registration begins at 9:15 AM. Potluck dinner provided by Local Singers.
The Great Falls Grange, 9818 Georgetown Pike (Route 193), Great Falls, Virginia

ffff      All are welcome: beginners, experienced singers, & listeners      ffff
No admission charge: free-will offering

The Sacred Harp (1991 Edition) tunebooks will be available for loan and purchase.
Local singers, please bring a substantial meal to share on Saturday and Sunday.
Saturday evening social: details to be announced.

For Convention information, call Kathy Manning at 703-534-9065  kmanning@erols.com
or the Folklore Society of Greater Washington Information Hotline at 202-546-2228, ext. 56.

Steven Sabol's Potomac River Sacred Harp Convention 2000 Web site:
http://www.his.com/sabol/PRC2000.html
Maps, directions, flyer, and updates: http://go.to/shapenotes

For lodging with local singers, contact Mary K. Friday 202-543-0355   marykfriday@erols.com as soon as possible.

Children are welcome. However, parents are responsible for arranging supervision for their own children, as
no childcare will be provided this year.

Sponsored by


The Folklore Society of Greater Washington

* We'll sing new songs, old songs, rearranged songs; anything beyond The Sacred Harp (1991 Edition). You should provide 80 song copies for the group. Limited copies of Christian Harmony and Eclectic Harmony will be available; please bring more! For details or assistance, contact Tom Tucker at 703-313-4964   Singing on Saturday and Sunday will be restricted to The Sacred Harp (1991 Edition).

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