Welcome, Slewfoot. We have a big little project on spirituals and music flowing out of them, hereabouts, at the moment. I hope you will jump in with both feet (and arms, and anything else available)!

It's all somewhat disorganized at the moment, with a team of Mudcatters digging up various bits from Mudcat and farther, but the "control center" is here:

AFRICAN-AMERICAN SPIRITUALS PERMATHREAD

We also are compiling a HUGE index of spirituals, and where they appear in songbooks. Please contact me via PM or e-mail if you would like more information about that.

~Susan

motormice@hotmail.com