Shape-note Singing – Blue Ridge National Heritage Area

Quay Smathers

Quay Smathers played and sang the traditional music of Western North Carolina for over 65...

"The way I got started with shape notes is I grew up with it," Neil...

"I love to hear new songs," Clint Cornett says, "and I like shape notes because...

Since 1889, the Morning Star United Methodist Church southeast of Canton has hosted a gathering...

Mary Greene has continued to celebrate and present the traditions of her Appalachian community even...

Bruce Greene grew up in New Jersey where he learned to play the guitar and...

The group that gathers twice a year to sing is made up of regular, long-time...