Portland Sacred Harp
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Portland Sacred Harp isn't a harp at all, it's a singing group. Dating to the early 1800s, shape note singing is a uniquely American musical tradition that brings communities together through four-part harmonies, with songs that can be boisterous or reverent. Locally, Portland Sacred Harp preserves this cultural heritage through its regular “singings” and Sacred Harp conventions.
First Broadcast: 2008
Producer: Sue Arbuthnot
Appeared in episodes: Sculptor Dorothy Baker, Painter and Songwriter Dennis McGregor, Portland Sacred Harp, Bluegrass Musician Molly Adkins, Metal Sculptor Marie Maretska, Portland Sacred Harp, Bluegrass Musician Molly Adkins, Metal Sculptor Marie Maretska, Portland Sacred Harp
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- The Woman with the Veil
- by KC Cowan | 11/17/2009
- It isn’t often that the Portland Art Museum brings in an exhibit that consists entirely of one painting, but a masterpiece by Raphael is now on display and worth the trip to see. I finally got there last week and am so glad I did. “The Woman with the Veil” is so stunning, so richly painted [...]
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