I first discovered this wonderful singing at Old Songs last June. In fact, I was so impressed with the Amidons that I hired them to come to Branford, Connecticut on November 12, 1999 (8pm at the First Congregational Church on the Green) to lead a shape note and gospel community sing. It's a fundraiser for a music scholarship, so unlike most shape note sings, it will cost $10 -- a donation -- at the door.

This thread is a shameless plug for the benefit (COME ON DOWN!), but it's also to get some discussion going about this music.

What are some of the real crowd-pleasers? Wondrous Love has to be one. What else? Where can I find some midi versions of them?

And who likes this music? Is it just folkies? Is it the fundamentalist religious community? I haven't gotten ANY response from the local traditional churches about my publicity, so I'm wondering if they think it's something I don't know about.