Strong Songs of the Dead: The Pagan Rites of Sacred Harp

by Th. Metzger

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Sacred Harp singing is a uniquely American synthesis: religion and release, the loud sound of olden times and the joy in the ever-present now, traditional practices that hold together hundreds of raw, raucous human voices. It's sometimes asked, "Why does the Devil get all the best music?" In this case, God (or as author Th. Metzger claims - the gods) gave to America a wild gift.

Birthed before the U.S. was a nation, ebbing and swelling across...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1943687331

ISBN13:9781943687336

Release Date:July 2024

Publisher:Underworld Amusements

Length:232 Pages

Weight:0.56 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"

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