Old Regular Baptists: Lined-Out Hymnody from Southeastern Kentucky

produced by Jeff Todd Titon, 1943- (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1997), 1 hour 7 mins

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Field of Interest: American Music
Description: The oldest English-language religious music in oral tradition in North America, the lined-out, congregational hymnody of the Old Regular Baptists, is heard in the heart of the coal-mining country of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. This music of worship once was the common way of singing sacred song in the American Colonies. In this rare and beautiful music lies the roots of the high, lonesome mountain sound of elaborate melodic turns and graces. A descriptive booklet provides perspectives on the people, their beliefs and practices, their history and theology, and their music.
Content Type: Music recording
Duration: 1 hour 7 mins
Format: Audio
Sub Genre: Hymn, Folk Song
Label: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Producer: Jeff Todd Titon, 1943-
Release Date: 1997
Subject: American Music, World Music, Music & Performing Arts, American Studies, Sacred Music, United States and Canada, National Baptist Convention of the U.S.A. Formed, 1895, Música Sacra, Música Sagrada, Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá, United States
Keywords and Translated Subjects: Música Sacra, Música Sagrada, Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá