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Holiday Shapenote Singing
Venue: Floyd Country Store, Floyd
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Saturday, December 17, 2022
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost: Free

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Description:
The Floyd Country Store presents Holiday Shapenote Singing on Saturday, December 17, 2022.

Shape note is an American tradition of unaccompanied harmony singing with roots that stretch back into the Colonial period. It takes its name from the musical notation system to aid in sight-singing where notes are written on the page with different shapes, each corresponding to the degree of the scale.

Characterized by open harmonies and a raw, powerful sound, the tradition of shape note singing encourages enthusiasm over accuracy. While the texts are primarily Christian, folks of all faiths participate in the singing.

You can find shape note singers all over the country and the world, but Chris Wolf carries on this tradition in Floyd County. He teaches shape note singing at Springhouse Community School and also holds singing two evenings a month open to anyone interested in joining. While it is music designed more for participation than performance, community members and students will share shape note tunes for about an hour. We hope you enjoy!

Admission is free with donations accepted.

Floyd Country Store is located at 206 South Locust St in Floyd, VA.

For more information, visit: https://www.floydcountrystore.com/event/holiday-shapenote-singing-2022-12-17 or https://www.facebook.com/floydcountrystore or call 540-745-4563.