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Michael Ramsburg
Appalachian. West-by-God Virginian. I spell hollow: h-o-l-l-e-r. Come sit a spell — I’ll tell you a story or two.
I find it to be more human, and much less divine.
Well, I have just been down a musicological rabbit hole in a semi-scholarly search for…
David Moser
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I tend to agree. Most of the shape note music I have been privy to experiencing (in these parts at least) do have a religious element; however, they seem to humanize the spiritual experience in a broader sense. I think that’s why I, even as an “Old Testament Believer” (Appalachian for “Jew”) can relate to it.

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    Michael Ramsburg

    Appalachian. West-by-God Virginian. I spell hollow: h-o-l-l-e-r. Come sit a spell — I’ll tell you a story or two.