There are lots of recordings of Shape Note singing, and hardly any of them do justice to the genre. The thing needs to be experienced live in quadrophonic sound, preferably in a very crowded church hall with live acoustics. One of my favorite quotes from Hugh McGraw, who as publisher of the book is as close to a guru at the center of the movement as you can get, is "I wouldn't cross the street to listen to it, but I'd fly across the country to sing it." I don't mean to discourage you from finding a good recording of it, but realize that whatever you hear pales in comparison to being there live and participating in a Shape Note singing.

--Charlie Baum