Minutes of Sacred Harp Singings

Saturday, April 26

The East Midlands Shape Note Singing Convention was held on the fourth weekend in April. Song selections were from The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition and The B.F. White Sacred Harp, 2012 Cooper Edition (CB) on Saturday and The Christian Harmony, 2010 Edition (CH) on Sunday.

The class was called to order by Hannah Land leading 30t (CB). Margaret Gillanders gave the opening prayer. Leaders: Ian West 51t (CB); Joe Vickers 504t (CB); Rosaling Oldham 84; Chris Noren 55 (CB); Jo-anne Carlyle 29t; Mick Verrier 163 (CB); Joy Spreadborough 31t (CB); Derek Buckland 162; Emily Verrier 200; Josh Lant 380t (CB); Claire Welford 380b (CB); Richard Mayers 181; Werner Ullah 503; Inga Buckland 452; David Moore 38t; Leilai Immel-Parkinson 105.

RECESS

The class was called to order by Vicki Elliot leading 131b. Leaders: Emily Verrier 127; Hannah Land 137 (CB); Joan Nagy 178; Inga Buckland 299; Joe Vickers 314 (CB); Claire Welford 270; Rosalind Oldham 66; Matthew Parkinson 81b; Josh Lant 119; Joy Spreadborough 122 (CB); Richard Mayers 350 (CB); Ian West 575 (CB); Leilai Immel-Parkinson 179; Mick Verrier 106 (CB); Chris Noren 486 (CB); Jo-anne Carlyle 422 (CB); Emily Verrier 113; David Moore 236; Vicki Elliott 217; Derek Buckland 70t; Werner Ullah 457; Joan Nagy 347. Rosalind Oldham gave the blessing before the noon meal.

LUNCH

The class was called to order by Josh Lant leading 96 (CB). Leaders: Chris Noren 263 (in honour of Richard Mayers’ birthday); Claire Welford 486; Ian West 559 (CB); Phil Tyler 184b (CB); Emily Verrier 189; Vicki Elliott 377; Hannah Land 133 (CB); Matthew Parkinson 315 (CB); Joe Vickers 98 (CB); John Baldini and Emily Verrier 113; Inga Buckland 505; Mick Verrier 268; Werner Ullah 410t; Joy Spreadborough 68b; David Moore 198 (in memory of Ruth Steggles); Joan Nagy 504; Leilai Immel-Parkinson 54t (CB); Jo-anne Carlyle 344.

RECESS

The class was called to order by Chris Noren leading 463 (CB). Leaders: Vicki Elliott 273 (CB); Derek Buckland 348t; Richard Mayers 324; Joan Nagy 56b; Leilai Immel-Parkinson 56t; Phil Tyler 411 (CB); Emily Verrier 288; Matthew Parkinson 287; Inga Buckland 308; Werner Ullah 501; Charlotte Lynch and Joe Vickers 38t (CB); Claire Welford 587 (CB); Mick Verrier 132 (CB); Joy Spreadborough 481; David Moore 478 (CB); Hannah Land 228 (International lesson with the Atlanta All-Day Singing, where David Brodeur led the same song at the same time); Joe Vickers 493; Jo-anne Carlyle 86; Ian West 500 (CB); Josh Land 444t (CB).

After brief announcements, Hannah Land and Chris Noren led 527 (CB). Joe Vickers dismissed the class with the closing prayer.

Sunday, April 27

The Sunday session of the East Midlands Shape Note Singing Convention was convened at Kegworth Village Hall. All song selections were from the Christian Harmony, 2010 edition.

The class was called to order by Hannah Land leading 72t (CH). Joe Vickers gave the opening prayer. Leaders: Joe Vickers 44t (CH); Jo-anne Carlyle 225b (CH); Joy Spreadborough 507b (CH); Werner Ullah 546b (CH); Inga Buckland 51 (CH); Claire Welford 46b (CH); Chris Noren 49 (CH); Derek Buckland 143 (CH); Phil Tyler 455b (CH); Tom Sprackland 307 (CH); Oisin Kisdon-Ireland 163b (CH); Jo-anne Carlyle 16 (CH); Werner Ullah 55b (CH); Joy Spreadborough 194 (CH); Claire Welford 195 (CH).

RECESS

The class was called to order by Joe Vickers leading 336t (CH). Leaders: Jess Nock 261t (CH); Inga Buckland 261b (CH); Hannah Land 133 (CH); Phil Tyler 355 (CH); Tom Sprackland 205 (CH); Chris Noren 142 (CH); Oisin Kisdon-Ireland 1 (CH); Derek Buckland 184 (CH); Claire Welford 167t (CH); Joy Spreadborough 343 (CH); Inga Buckland 473 (CH).

Hannah Land gave the combined sick and housebound and memorial lessons, beginning with the following sick and housebound: Patricia Landes, Brian Bryony Bartholemew, Cath Tyler, Adam Barnes, Chris Stadward, Cäcilia Mann, B (wishes to be anonymous), Liz Knowles, Rosie Meredith, Lynn Allen, and Mary Beer. The following deceased were also remembered: Susie McIntosh, Uschi Nolte, Henry Guthery, Chloe Webb, Steve Biggs, Jean Rogan, Dave Crowther, Reed Schilbach, Jabbara Edwards, Corrone and Ruth Anne Bryant, Bernard Collard, Simon White, Rob Mahoney, Josh Byers, Zareer Masani, Pete Polish, Dinos Nearchou, Peter Child, Constance Dennis, Dingo Dinkleman, Olive Gibson, and Neil Thompson. Hannah Land led 111b (CH), and closed the lessons with a prayer.

Leaders: Joe Vickers 400t (CH); Oisin Kisdon-Ireland 281 (CH); Phil Tyler 521 (CH); Werner Ullah 417b (CH). Joy Spreadborough offered the noon blessing.

LUNCH

The class was called to order by Joe Vickers leading 61t (CH). Leaders: Tom Sprackland 492b (CH); Jo-anne Carlyle 432b (CH); Chris Noren 168b (CH); Derek Buckland 117 (CH); Hannah Land 54t (CH); Phil Tyler 64 (CH); Inga Buckland 431 (CH); Claire Welford 485 (CH); Oisin Kisdon-Ireland 245 (CH); Werner Ullah 58b (CH); Joy Spreadborough 137 (CH); Joe Vickers 338b (CH); Tom Sprackland 179 (CH); Jo-anne Carlyle 147 (CH); Chris Noren 372 (CH).

RECESS

The class was called to order by Oisin Kisdon-Ireland leading 109 (CH). Leaders: Inga Buckland 515 (CH); Phil Tyler 516 (CH); Claire Welford 146b (CH); Derek Buckland 226 (CH); Chris Noren 176 (CH); Joy Spreadborough 272 (CH); Werner Ullah 420 (CH); Hannah Land 81t (CH); Oisin Kisdon-Ireland 29 (CH); Tom Sprackland 67t (CH); Inga Buckland 11 (CH); Jo-anne Carlyle 105b (CH); Phil Tyler 203 (CH); Derek Buckland 341 (CH); Chris Noren 50 (CH).

The secretaries reported forty-seven registrants, thirty-six leaders, and one hundred forty-seven songs sung over the course of the weekend.

Following announcements, Hannah Land led 67b (CH) as the closing song. She dismissed the class with prayer.

Chair—Hannah Land; Secretaries—Joy Spreadborough, Anne Foulkes, and Joe Vickers