8 Reasons, and other music links

The posting of links does not constitute an endorsement of the sites linked, and not necessarily even agreement with the specific posts linked.

• 8 Reasons Churches Should Sing New Songs -- "Traditional worship, back before it needed to be called “traditional,” always featured new songs."
• 10 Worship Songs We Should Stop Singing -- "Congregational singing is a privilege; it’s also sacred duty, a discipline, part of the work of the people."
• Dewey Williams, 81st Birthday Singing -- "Short film about Dewey Williams made in 1979"
• Do words matter in worship songs in church? -- "Why sing these words if you don’t pay attention to the words?"
• Hymn Lining: A Disappearing African American Tradition -- "At 86, Troy Demps,of Orlando, Florida, is trying to preserve the tradition of this haunting and beautiful musical worship."
• It’s Time to Boycott the Worship Industry -- "Christian culture’s boycotts rarely do any good."
• Old-time hymns and beer combine for joyful noise in Nashville -- "...the Beer and Hymn Sing is attracting a growing number of people of various religious backgrounds, and some of them sip nothing stronger than a Diet Coke."
• South Alabama – Florida Panhandle Sacred Harp Singings -- Map of singing locations