
VARIOUS 'Religion Is A Fortune: Sacred Harp Singing, Early 1900s CO-3532-CD
For those who like the Sacred Harp Singing tradition (as heard in Alabama and Georgia for over 100 years), County Records second album devoted to this little-heard style features a generous helping of 19 religious songs by a number of different groups that recorded in the late 1920s. This will complement a full album (CO-3531, $ 13.99) that presented the most prolific of the Sacred Harp groups, Allison's Sacred Harp Singers--this new CD has 4 more of that great group's songs. With this release one can compare the subtle differences in style between such groups as Dye's Sacred Harp Singers, Lee Wells, the Denson-Paris and Denson outfits, the Fa-So-La Singers and the fine Alabama Sacred Harp Singers, among others. For those not familiar with this tradition, we suggest you hear 2 or 3 examples before purchasing this disc --it's powerful music but not for every ear. LAND OF BEULAH, ROCKY ROAD, RAGAN, ODEM, NINETY-FIFTH, PLEYEL'S HYMN, LONG SOUGHT HOME, etc.
Artists:
- DANIELS-DEASON SACRED HARP SINGERS
- ALLISON'S SACRED HARP SINGERS
- LEE WELL'S SACRED HARP SINGERS
- ALABAMA SACRED HARP SINGERS
- DYE'S SACRED HARP SINGERS
- DENSON'S SACRED HARP SINGERS
- FA-SO-LA SINGERS
- OKEH ATLANTA SACRED HARP SINGERS
- ROSWELL SACRED HARP SINGERS
- DENSON-PARRIS SACRED HARP SINGERS
- PIONEER SACRED HARP SINGERS
Track Listing:
- HALLELUJAH
- LONG SOUGHT HOME
- CHRISTIAN'S FLIGHT
- ROCKY ROAD
- CALVARY
- I'M ON MY JOURNEY HOME
- HAPPY LAND
- RELIGION IS A FORTUNE
- HAPPY ON THE WAY
- LAND OF BEULAH
- PLEYEL'S HYMN
- JOURNEY HOME
- EDOM
- RELIGION IS A FORTUNE
- NOT MADE WITH HANDS
- ODEM
- RAGAN
- NINETY-FIFTH
- PROMISED LAND