Hi, Dani:

That's what it all comes down to... singing. Reducing music to these little black marks takes much of the Spirit out of it. But, I could hardly ignore Wilco's request (despite his not posting further to this thread...) I'm counting on Wilco to offer his observations on bluegrass gospel, and maybe someone more knowledgeable than me (pick anyone at random) can talk about shape note singing. I don't sing shape note music, but I have an interest contrast to make, with a CD of black shape note singing(black folkses singing it... not black-colored notes..) along with the more common southern white shape note singers..

I've been pulling CDs out and matching songs in black and white versions, and much to my amazement, don't have Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Uncloudy Day or Farther Along on CD by the Carter Family. I have them on albums, but can't patch them in for burning a CD. I'm checking eBay and Amazon.com, and even with all the re-issues they've done (unless you buy the Bear Family $179 boxed set) I don't see Farther Along or Uncloudy Day reissued on CD. I can play them in my head, any time I want, but I was looking for a CD...

Join the discussion, Dani..

I'll do another post now on falsetto

Jerry