Scotch-Irish balladry and fiddle music, German accordion rhythms and hymn tunes ... the decade continued, other Southern grassroots forms such as Cajun, cowboy, gospel (African- and European ...

The upright piano was old and out of tune, but James Linzey couldn’t resist the urge to stop and touch the keys. Sitting in ...

© Photo provided by St. George Greek Orthodox Church, New Castle, PA and used with permission. "Rejoice, unfading rose. Rejoice, the only one who budded forth the ...

Here are seven hymns that are relevant to the themes of Veterans Day, such as the desire for peace and the importance of ...

While these are not traditional hymns, or even overtly religious songs, these pieces call out social justice issues pertinent ...

Gabriel who wrote the music.” (Hymnology Archive, and Treasury of Hymn Histories) Gabriel edited 35 gospel song books, eight Sunday School song books, 23 choir cantatas, among many others.

“From our instruments to our Southern gospel hymns, the genre began with us. Over the years, our contributions have been minimized, but that’s no longer the case. We’re acknowledging our ...

Country music wasn’t born in Nashville. The genre’s roots run much deeper than that, drawing from Kentucky bluegrass, Southern gospel hymns, Appalachian folk music, Mississippi Delta blues, and other ...

Southern Gospel NY is bringing Steve Forester to Spencerport on Saturday, November 16, for a 4 p.m. performance at ...

“We’re seeking to add more and more hymns—it’s a more robust form of worship,” Kinnally said. “There has been incalculable growth in the singing at our church.” San Diego Reformed is ...

If America had a national folk hymn, Amazing Grace would probably be it. This well-loved and often sung hymn, written by John Newton in the late eighteenth century, is a powerful assurance   of the ...

Most public policy lecture halls do not echo with call-and-response Gospel hymns. But on a recent Tuesday afternoon, singer and musicologist Yara Allen warms up a class in New Haven, Conn.