Letter to Campers – Adult Session

Thank you for participating in Camp Fasola 2011 at Camp McDowell! Thank you for your many kindnesses and the encouragement throughout the week. I hope that you will be able to stay in touch with new friends, and that you also will be able to attend their singings.

Camp Fasola 2011 – Adult Emphasis

Camp Fasola 2011 – Adult Emphasis

We have read all of your evaluation/feedback sheets, and we are already planning to incorporate many of your suggestions for next year. If you did not leave an evaluation sheet, you are still encouraged to do so. Also, we encourage you to send other ideas that you may develop after you left camp to me.

I would like to extend our thanks again to all our teachers and staff for their work in leading us at Adult Camp. Thanks also to Jeannette and Scott DePoy (who were not at the Adult Camp) for their diligent work behind the scenes in registration and answering inquiries prior to Camp!

Thanks to organizations that provided financial support for Camp Fasola 2011: the Alabama State Council on the Arts and the Sacred Harp Publishing Company. Thanks also to individuals and singing conventions/groups who made general contributions or scholarship gifts for Camp Fasola 2011.

Campers singing in the chapel at Camp Fasola 2011 – Adult Emphasis

Campers singing in the chapel at Camp Fasola 2011 – Adult Emphasis

Finally, thanks to all of you campers who helped with the many areas of service during the week, many of which we may not even have known about!

The non-profit Sacred Harp Musical Heritage Association (SHMHA) is the organization responsible for Camp Fasola. Your contributions to SHMHA are tax deductible. Please contact me if you would like to receive more information. For those who already support SHMHA, thank you!

If you did not receive your camp certificate, it will be mailed to you.

Thank YOU again for making Camp Fasola a success at Camp McDowell. Please stay in touch.

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Programs for Camp Fasola 2011

Camp Fasola 2011 will feature dozens of lessons and electives on Sacred Harp singing and traditions alongside ample time for recreation. Here are programs for the youth and adult sessions of Camp:

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Camp Fasola Video

This video on Camp Fasola was filmed and directed by Mic Stowe and produced by Mic Stowe, Susan Cherones, and Rod Ivey.

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The Secret History of Lemonade (Camp Fasola 2010)

This video, shot at Camp Fasola 2010 by Mic Stowe (Executive Producers Mic Stowe and Susan Cherones), features Col. Bud Oliver, the “Lemonade Man.” Bud Oliver has taught lemonade making at each session of Camp Fasola. The lemonade he has served over the years at Pine Grove Church on Lookout Mountain is regarded by many as the best there is!

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Photos of Camp Fasola 2010

Campers Martha Beverly and Jonathon Smith have posted sets of photos taken at the 2010 sessions of Camp Fasola. Take a look at these great images of camp:

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Article on Camp Fasola in Tributaries

Tributaries XII, Featuring an article on Camp Fasola by Jonathon Smith

Camp Fasola camper and instructor Jonathon Smith has written an article about the camp for Tributaries, the journal of the Alabama Folklife Association. The article, titled “Camp Fasola: Teaching ‘Tradition,’” covers the historical development of Camp Fasola and explores how the singing school approaches teaching Sacred Harp traditions.

Jonathon’s article is featured in the most recent issue of Tributaries, which is devoted to sacred music in Alabama. The issue features a photograph of Camp Fasola 2010 on its cover.

Copies of the issue may be ordered from the Alabama Folklife Association for $10. Congratulations to Jonathon Smith from the Camp Fasola community!

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Register Now for Camp Fasola 2011!

Register Now for Camp Fasola 2011

The Sacred Harp Musical Heritage Association will hold Camp Fasola for learning Sacred Harp singing, history, and traditions for the ninth consecutive year. Camp Fasola is open to both youth and adults, beginners and experienced singers. Multiple daily sessions will be devoted to teaching Sacred Harp singing, as well as times for recreation, rest, fellowship, and singing. All campers will be expected to perform some area of service during the week. More than 200 campers attended in 2010.

Update (7/1/2011): Registration for Camp Fasola 2011 is now closed. Check back in early January, 2012 for information on Camp Fasola 2012!

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