o_d_m wrote:I've got to say that Sacred Harp is some interesting stuff.
I should probably post this under the "Stuff You Listen to that Your Friends Give You Shit for" or whatever its called.
I have always harbored a strange fascination with this type of singing. But being that I am an atheist who normally hangs around other atheists, I get a lot of shit for admitting I enjoy this kind of music.
I actually work a lot with this particular style of music in my job and in grad school. (I'm a history major who studies primitive baptists, the primitive baptists are fond of sacred harp singing.) Sorry to post so much about it, but its rare that I run across anyone who has ever heard of the stuff, and much rarer that I run across anyone (who isn't a primitive baptist) that actually enjoys it.
Since I had to go off on that long spiel, I guess I'll include something that remotely relates to the original topic.
I've always found Rites of Spring's music to be "goose-bump" inducing and inspiring to boot. I don't have any good reasons to back it up or anything. It just does it for me I guess.
A lot of Guy Piccotta (sp?) singer from Rites of Spring early stuff is great as well - I'm sure you can google to find if your interested (you've probably already heard it though)
I actually got the Cold Mountain Soundtrack because I was blown away by Allison Krauss's performance at the Oscars for Cold Mountain.
When I heard that Sacred Harp Singing i was blown blown away
i'm not religous by any means. I don't see how that should stop me or anyone from enjoying the music.
I got some some old recording of Sacred Harp type singing but am always on the lookout for some more - any recommendations?
scott wrote:It was fun. We laughed, we cried, most of us shit ourselves as far as I know. What a world.