"Sacred Harp hit all the notes that I was missing in other musical contexts." -- Jesse Pearlman Karlsberg
Chuck Reese: "People seem to have no concern about one's denomination or doctrine here. Is that a fair statement?"
Henry Johnson: "That's a fair statement. We may care about it ... But we don't discuss it at a singing."
"Musical instruments kills sacred harp singing, because there's notes in there that ain't on no musical instrument." 89 year old Minnie Beatrice Deason Cates, in "There's Notes In There That Ain't On No Musical Instrument" by Cheri Chapman, Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, Texas) June 26, 1976, p. D6
"It's called harp even though there ain't no harp because the songs has a Bible platform." -- Minnie Beatrice Deason Cates, Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, Texas) June 26, 1976, p. D6
"Sacred harp singing is from away back yonder." -- Minnie Beatrice Deason Cates, Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, Texas) June 26, 1976, p. D6
"The weird harmonic overtones and dour lyrics of sacred harp singing make it a unique musical form." -- Cheri Chapman in "There's Notes In There That Ain't On No Musical Instrument", Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, Texas) June 26, 1976, p. D6
"The [Sacred Harp] verses don't spare the dark side of living. Most look forward to happiness in a future heaven and a rough road on the way." -- Cheri Chapman in "There's Notes In There That Ain't On No Musical Instrument", Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, Texas) June 26, 1976, p. D6
"Be sure and bring your books that open the long way!" -- From a singing announcement in the Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light (Corsicana, Texas) Tuesday, August 16, 1927, p. 5
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