Scottish All-Day Sacred Harp Singing
The 11th Scottish All-Day Sacred Harp Singing was in Paisley on Saturday 12 July 2025, chaired by Ruth Holman at Holy Trinity and St Barnabas Church, St James' Place, Bank Sneddon Street, Paisley PA3 2AF.
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As usual, there will be tea/coffee/soft drinks and copies of the book available to borrow. If you can, please bring some food to share for lunch (preferably a cold dish). The day is free but we we will pass the hat for donations (£5 or £10) towards the cost of hiring the hall. You don't have to be there all day and you don't have to sing every song, it's fine to take some time out and catch your breath.
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The venue is easy to get to. It's 2 minutes' walk from Paisley Gilmour Street station, with frequent trains from Glasgow Central. By car, leave the M8 at Junction 27 for Paisley. Street parking beside church £5 all day, but free if you park a bit further away. Glasgow Airport is 2 miles away and the 757 airport bus stops over road from the church. Buses 9 or 38 from Glasgow city centre stop at Paisley Town Hall, which is 5 minutes' walk away.
You may find this app/webpage useful:
https://www.travelinescotland.com/cms/home https://www.travelinescotland.com/cms/page/app Here is a PDF factsheet with more travel details.
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If you're planning to come, it would be very helpful if you could register your attendance.
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Infection: we are not asking people to Covid test, but please do not attend if you have any symptoms of a respiratory disease.
Timings (these may vary on the day, at the discretion of the Chair and Arranging Committee)
10:00–10:30 Registration
10:30–11:15 Singing 1
11:15–11:30 Recess (15 minutes)
11:30–12:15 Singing 2, including Treasurer (Martin)
12:15–12:30 Recess (15 minutes)
12:30–13:15 Singing 3 (including Sick/Housebound (Sandy) and Memorial Lessons (Scott))
13:15–14:15 Lunch
14:15–15:00 Singing 4
15:00–15:10 Recess (10 minutes)
15:10–15:55 Singing 5
15:55–16:00 Announcements, followed by closing song
Timings (these may vary on the day, at the discretion of the Chair and Arranging Committee)
10:00–10:30 Registration
10:30–11:15 Singing 1
11:15–11:30 Recess (15 minutes)
11:30–12:15 Singing 2, including Treasurer (Martin)
12:15–12:30 Recess (15 minutes)
12:30–13:15 Singing 3 (including Sick/Housebound (Sandy) and Memorial Lessons (Scott))
13:15–14:15 Lunch
14:15–15:00 Singing 4
15:00–15:10 Recess (10 minutes)
15:10–15:55 Singing 5
15:55–16:00 Announcements, followed by closing song
Previous annual singings
The 2024 all-day singing was in Edinburgh on Saturday 13 July (the Saturday before the second Sunday in July), chaired by Jan Geerts and Anne Altringham at Polwarth Parish Church.
The 2023 all-day singing was in Paisley (for the first time), chaired by Ruth Holman.
The 2022 all-day, the first since the pandemic, was in Edinburgh at Polwarth Parish Church, chaired by Jan Geerts.
The 2019 all-day was (for the first time) in Edinburgh on Saturday 13 July at the Southside Community Centre, 117 Nicholson St EH8 9ER. It was chaired by Tom Gordon and Jan Geerts, and followed by an evening social at Kilderkin in Canongate. The day before Helen Brown gave a workshop on leading at the Quaker Meeting House in Victoria Terrace. https://www.facebook.com/events/2189913424658218/
The 2018 all-day was on Saturday 18 August in Glasgow at Kelvinside Hillhead Church, chaired by Maureen Uney. The evening pub social was at Wintersgills, Great Western Rd. On Sunday morning the survivors gathered for brunch at Bank Street Bar and later sang some songs in places around Glasgow University.
The 2017 all-day was on 19 August at St Silas Church, Park Rd Glasgow. After the singing there was a social event at Dram! on Woodlands Rd. There was a workshop on Friday 18th led by Sandy Semeonoff and Harry Campbell. As has become traditional, on Sunday we sang some songs in the cloisters of Glasgow University.
The 2016 all-day was on 20 August at Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church, Observatory Road, Glasgow G12 9AR, chaired by Jan Geerts.
There was a singing school (workshop) the day before, led by Matthew Parkinson at Hillhead Baptist Church Hall. Facebook event page here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1044069398991491/
There was a singing school (workshop) the day before, led by Matthew Parkinson at Hillhead Baptist Church Hall. Facebook event page here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1044069398991491/
The 2015 all-day was held on 15 August 2015 at Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church, Observatory Road, Glasgow G12 9AR, co-chaired by Karen Turner and Jan Geerts. There were singers from England, Alabama, Minnesota and even Iceland. On the Friday there was a singing school led by Fynn Titford-Mock. Here is the poster, designed by Sandy Semeonoff.
The 2014 Glasgow All-Day Sacred Harp Singing was held on Saturday 9 August, once again at Kelvinside Hillhead Parish Church, co-chaired by Karen Turner and Sandy Semeonoff. On the evening before the singing, we watched the documentary film Awake my Soul, and this was followed by some singing. On the Sunday we visited the Tall Ship and the cloisters of Glasgow University, where more singing took place. Here is the poster, designed by Sandy Semeonoff, and the schedule can be found here.
The 2013 all-day singing on 27 July was chaired by Harry Campbell with a singing school by Holly Ruth Gale. On Sunday 28 July Liz Meitzler led Scotland's first workshop and singing from the Shenandoah Harmony.
On 21 July 2012 there was an afternoon singing chaired by Ewan Paterson, preceded by a morning singing-school led by Cath Tyler.
On 21 July 2012 there was an afternoon singing chaired by Ewan Paterson, preceded by a morning singing-school led by Cath Tyler.
