Rayna Gellert (Uncle Earl) & John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin),
Elvis Perkins in Dearland,
The Good Players,
The Innocence Mission,
Jim Lauderdale with Jeni & Billy,
Mac Powell (Third Day),
John Wesley Harding,
Cordelia's Dad,
Liz Janes,
All Things Bright & Beautiful,
Tenement Halls,
Richard Buckner,
Danielson,
Doc Watson & Gaither Carlton,
Sam Amidon,
Woven Hand,
Rick Moody and Nina Katchadourian,
Tim Eriksen (Cold Mountain Soundtrack)
DM Stith,
Murry Hammond (Old 97's)
Influences
The Sacred Harp:
William Billings, AM Cagle, Henry G. Mann, J. P. Reese, William Walker, B. F. White, Absalom Ogletree, E. J. King, Timothy Swan, A. C. Clark, Daniel Read, Ananias Davisson, William S. Turner, M. A. Hendon, Lucius Chapin, Raymond Hamrick, et al
Forthcoming 2 CD set!! 44 Tracks!! Streetdate: October 14, 2008
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Disc 1: The Original Soundtrack of Awake, My Soul: The Story of the Sacred Harp (http://www.awakemysoul.com), the critically acclaimed documentary as seen on PBS stations and featured on NPR, in TIME magazine, Pitchfork, The Chicago Tribune, Atlanta Journal, The Oregonian, etc. The soundtrack includes traditional Sacred Harp singing, as recorded in rural Georgia and Alabama. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Disc Two: Help Me to Sing: Songs of the Sacred Harp performed by various artists. This is the first ever collection of popular music adaptations of Sacred Harp songs. "Help Me to Sing" includes 19 never before heard tracks which were specifically comissioned for this CD by the co-director of Awake, My Soul, Matt Hinton.
i dig the collection and i'm glad you guys are working to keep the tradition from fading out. i would be really awesome if you would enable the tracks to be added on peoples' profiles though. thanks a lot and God bless -Tyler