There's probably a Central MA sing, too. I only go to the one in N'hampton regularly. It's good to see that Sacred Harp is getting lots of attention in the Pacific Northwest, too.

asking my husband whether we'd seen a lot of the same people at shape-note events, or whether they just looked a whole lot the same.

Morris dancing and shape-note singing each tend to leave a... mark on one's soul. Eventually this becomes visible. We don't like to discuss it too much in public. Also, consider the fact that we New Englanders only have about six basic face types which get repeated over and over with minor variations. H.P. Lovecraft--boy, he knew about us...

/morris-dancing shape-note singer