Sacred singing

Published 12:00 am Sunday, May 31, 2009

Arlon Gardener, center, of Forest leads a song during the third annual Holt Collier-Mississippi Bear Hunt Memorial Singing Saturday at the Old Court House Museum. A group of about 100 people from several states participated in the singing and dinner on the grounds. Sacred Harp singing is an a cappella style of music by a group who gathers in a square formation while participants take tuns leading a song. The singing continues today from 9:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.

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