Find local Sacred Harp singing groups. These are usually an informal weekly or monthly meeting.
Always check with the organiser before attending, as these details may change at short notice.
Ireland
Cork
A weekly evening singing takes place at the Unitarian Church, Princes Street, Cork on Thursday, from 7.00 pm to 9.00 pm.
- Contact:
- email Cork Sacred Harp
- Website:
- http://www.corksacredharp.com/
- Facebook group
Dublin
Weekly singing Friday 7–9pm at Franciscan Friary, Merchant’s Quay, Cook Street, Dublin.
Galway
Weekly singing Wednesday 7–9pm at local singers’ homes.
- Website:
- Facebook group
United Kingdom
Belfast
A monthly evening singing takes place in Newtown Breda (St John’s) Presbyterian Church, 374-378 Ormeau Road, Belfast BT7 3HX on Sundays from 7.30 pm to 9.30pm.
- Contact:
- email Barton Creeth
- Website:
- Facebook group
Brighton
Two monthly evening singings take place in Brighton:
- second Friday in the month at West Hill Community Hall on Compton Avenue, Brighton, BN1 3PS, from 7.45 pm – 10 pm;
- last Wednesday of the month at Dorset Gardens Methodist Church, Dorset Gardens, Brighton, BN2 1SA, from 7.30-10pm.
- Contact:
- email Brighton Shapenote
- Website:
- http://brightonshapenote.weebly.com/
- Facebook group
Bristol
A weekly evening singing takes place every Tuesday, 7–9pm, at Faithspace Community Centre, Redcliffe Methodist Church, Prewett St, Redcliffe, Bristol BS1 6PB.
- Contact:
- email Bristol Sacred Harp
- Website:
- http://www.bristolsacredharp.org/
- Facebook group
Cambridge
Location and date currently varies, so please get in touch for more details.
- Contact:
- email Cambridge Sacred Harp
- Website:
- Facebook group
Carlisle
First Saturday in the month at St Aidan’s Church Hall, Warwick Rd, Carlisle CA1 1EE.
- Contact:
- email Jean Hill
- Website:
- Facebook group
Derby
First Friday singing currently suspended.
- Contact:
- email Helen Brown
Devon — Cullompton
A monthly evening singing takes place at Cullompton, Devon, on the third Friday in each month, except August, 7.30 pm for 7.45 pm to 10.00 pm.
A fifth Sunday singing to sing songs from both the Sacred Harp and other shape note collections is held in Cullompton, 2.30 pm for 2.45 pm to 6.00 pm.
- Contact:
- email Steve Fletcher
- Phone:
- +441884563138
- Website:
- https://southwestshapenote.weebly.com/
- Facebook group
Edinburgh
An informal monthly evening singing from any shapenote source takes place in Edinburgh on the third Tuesday in every month, at Gorgie Church, 190 – 192 Gorgie Road, Edinburgh, EH10 2NX. 7.00 – 9.30 pm.
Glasgow
An informal monthly evening singing from any shapenote source takes place in Glasgow on the first Friday in every month, at the Quaker Meeting House, 38 Elmbank Crescent, Glasgow, G2 4PS. 7.00 – 9.30 pm.
Lewes
An evening singing takes place on the first Monday in the month at 27 Valence Road, Lewes, BN7 1SJ, starting at 7.45 pm.
- Contact:
- email Rachel Jordan and Nick Hall
- Phone:
- +441273476837
- Website:
- Facebook group
London — House Singing
A monthly house singing held in various homes on the first or second Sunday the month.
- Contact:
- email Pete Eiseman-Renyard
- Phone:
- +442084445782
London
Monthly evening singings take place on the:
- first Thursdays at Christ Church, Blackfriars Road, Southwark, SE1 8NY from 7.30 – 9.30 pm;
- second Tuesday at Heath Street Baptist Church, Hampstead, NW3 1DN
from 7.30 – 9.30 pm. - third and fourth Mondays at Scottish Crown Court Church, Russell Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 5EZ from 7.30 – 9.30 pm;
- Contact:
- email London Sacred Harp
- Website:
- http://www.londonsacredharp.org/
- Facebook group
Manchester
Two monthly singings take place in Manchester/Salford:
- Tuesday evenings: from 7.00 – 9.30pm on the third Tuesday of each month at The Kings Arms, 11 Bloom Street, Salford M3 6AN.
- Sunday afternoons: from 2.00 – 4.30pm on one Sunday per month at The Whitworth Art Gallery, Oxford Road, Manchester, M15 E6R. Gallery dates depend on room availability, and generally are only confirmed one month in advance, so please check Facebook events or email to find out more.
- Contact:
- email Manchester Sacred Harp
- Website:
- Facebook group
Oxford
No regular singing at the moment.
Scarborough
The Scarborough Sacred Harp Singing takes place on the first Tuesday in every month, at 34 Westbourne Park, Scarborough, YO12 4AT from 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm.
- Contact:
- email Sally Greaves-Lord
- Phone:
- +447505853822
- Website:
- Facebook group
Sheffield
- First Monday in every month, 7–9pm, upstairs at Rutland Arms, 86 Brown Street, S1 2BS.
- Third Wednesday of every month, from 7–9pm, Gardeners Rest, 105 Neepsend Lane, S3 8AT.
Tyneside — Gateshead
A monthly evening singing takes place on the second Sunday in every month.
- Contact:
- email Helen Barber
- Phone:
- +441914775809
- Website:
- https://newcastlesacredharp.co.uk/other-north-east-singings/
- Facebook group
Tyneside — Newcastle
Weekly evening singing
Every Wednesday from 7.30-9.30 pm, upstairs at the Bridge Hotel, Castle Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1RQ.
Fifth Sunday singing
The Newcastle Sacred Harp Singers meet in various locations on the fifth Sundays in the month, whenever they occur, from 2.00 pm to 8.00 pm, to sing songs from other shapenote collections and new writings.
- Contact:
- email Phil Tyler
- Website:
- http://newcastlesacredharp.co.uk/
- Facebook group
West Midlands — Stourbridge
(Starting from 18 September 2024). A monthly evening singing takes place on the 3rd Wednesday of the month, 7:30–9:30pm, upstairs at the Talbot Hotel, Stourbridge High Street, DY8 1DW.
- Contact:
- email West Midlands Sacred Harp
- Website:
- Facebook group
Winchester
Evening singings take place on the first and third Thursdays of the month in Winchester, from 7.30 pm – 9.30 pm at St Paul’s Church Hall, St Paul’s Hill, Winchester SO22 5AB.
- Contact:
- email Nigel Bowley
- Website:
- https://winchestershapenotesinging.org/
- Facebook group
York
A singing takes place at St Columba’s Church, Priory St, York, YO1 6EX on first and third Thursdays at 7–9pm.
- Contact:
- email Hilary Blake
- Phone:
- 07855179643
- Website:
- https://yorksacredharp.weebly.com/
- Facebook group