This morning I discovered more psalm recordings on two different websites. As far as I can tell, they have been there for a while, or at least long enough for my dear brother to have already known about them. Why am I always the last to know about these things? :)
The recordings posted on Middletome are older recordings, so the sound quality is up and down. And each file has multiple psalms on it, not identified in the file name, so you won't know what you're getting until you listen. But still, psalm recordings. :)
http://www.middletome.com/page46.html
The recordings on cambl.com are more recent and therefore of higher quality, and they are neatly listed and identified by psalm and tune. I have added those psalms to the list in this post.
http://www.cambl.com/psalms/2000-05EdComm/index.htm
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Recordings from the Scottish Psalter, Book 5, Psalms 107-150
Recordings from the Scottish Metrical Psalter (1650). These recordings are all sung a cappella, and are free to download.
For more recordings, and for more information about the people who made these recordings, click here.
In order from left to right, we have: the psalm, the tune, and the people/group singing. Click on the psalm to be taken to the hosting site where you can listen and/or download the recording.
I've put an "R" next to the tunes that repeat a line, since I know that not everyone appreciates those (as my brother says, "If that line was meant to be repeated, it would be repeated in the Bible.").
The quality of these may vary.
Where there are multiple recordings per psalm or section of a psalm, I've tried to pick out my favorites to include in the playlist I listen to regularly. The recordings in my playlist are marked with an asterisk *.
For more recordings, and for more information about the people who made these recordings, click here.
In order from left to right, we have: the psalm, the tune, and the people/group singing. Click on the psalm to be taken to the hosting site where you can listen and/or download the recording.
I've put an "R" next to the tunes that repeat a line, since I know that not everyone appreciates those (as my brother says, "If that line was meant to be repeated, it would be repeated in the Bible.").
The quality of these may vary.
Where there are multiple recordings per psalm or section of a psalm, I've tried to pick out my favorites to include in the playlist I listen to regularly. The recordings in my playlist are marked with an asterisk *.
| Psalm | Tune | Who's Singing? | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psalm 107:1-8 | Epworth | CCRPC | |
| * | Psalm 107:1-9 | Gainsborough | Niallags |
| * | Psalm 107:10-16 | Amazing Grace | Niallags |
| * | Psalm 107:17-22 | Nativity | Niallags |
| * | Psalm 107:23-30 | Kilmarnock | Niallags |
| * | Psalm 107:23-30 | Torwood | Santa Fe |
| Psalm 107:23-31 | Lochbroom | Highland Harmony Singers | |
| * | Psalm 107:37-43 | Glenluce | Aberdeen FCC |
| * | Psalm 108 | Bishopthorpe | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 110 | Southwark | Santa Fe |
| * | Psalm 112:1-5 | Caithness | Aberdeen FCC |
| * | Psalm 113 | St. Etheldreda | Santa Fe |
| * | Psalm 115:12-18 | Contemplation | Santa Fe |
| * | Psalm 116:1-7 | Rest | Aberdeen FCC |
| * | Psalm 116:1-6 | Coleshill | Santa Fe |
| * | Psalm 116:13-19 | Ericstane | Aberdeen FCC |
| * | Psalm 119:9-14 | St. Paul | unknown |
| Psalm 119:57-60 | Belmont | Aberdeen FCC | |
| * | Psalm 119:57-60 | Belmont | Highland Harmony Singers |
| Psalm 119:57-64 | Belmont | Niallags | |
| * | Psalm 119:57-64 | Belmont | Santa Fe |
| * | Psalm 119:89-96 | Palestrina | Niallags |
| * | Psalm 119:169-176 | St. Andrew | Santa Fe |
| * | Psalm 121 | French | Santa Fe |
| Psalm 121 | French | Free Church | |
| Psalm 121 | French | Niallags | |
| Psalm 121 | French | somebody's wedding | |
| Psalm 122 | Free Church | Free Church | |
| * | Psalm 122 | St. Paul | Niallags |
| * | Psalm 127:1-5 | St. Andrew | unknown |
| * | Psalm 128:1-6 | Howard | unknown |
| Psalm 130 | Bays of Harris | Free Church | |
| * | Psalm 130 | Martyrdom | FP congregation |
| * | Psalm 130 | Martyrdom | Niallags |
| * | Psalm 132:1-9 | St. Flavian | Santa Fe |
| Psalm 133 | Eastgate R | CCRPC | |
| Psalm 133 | Eastgate R | Highland Harmony Singers | |
| * | Psalm 133 | Crimond | Santa Fe |
| * | Psalm 135:1-5 | Southwark | ConnorQ |
| * | Psalm 137 | Dunlapscreek | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 138:1-3 | Tiverton | ConnorQ |
| * | Psalm 139:1-10 | St. Columba | ConnorQ |
| * | Psalm 139:3-9 2nd | Croft's 136th | Aberdeen FCC |
| * | Psalm 143:1-5 2nd | Leuchars | Santa Fe |
| * | Psalm 143:6-8 2nd | Heber | unknown |
| * | Psalm 145:1-7 2nd | Rockingham | Santa Fe |
| * | Psalm 145:9-15 2nd | Retreat | Santa Fe |
| * | Psalm 146:5-8 | University | ConnorQ |
| * | Psalm 147:1-5 | Huddersfield | ConnorQ |
| * | Psalm 147:3-7 | Huddersfield | Glasgow FPs |
| * | Psalm 149:1-4 | New Lydia R | ConnorQ |
Monday, September 20, 2010
Free Psalm Recordings, Scottish Psalter
NOTE: a more comprehensive list of psalm recordings can be found here:
ScottishPsalter.com/recordings
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I enjoy listening to recordings of psalm singing. Some time ago, I began a quest to hunt down all the psalm recordings available online. I was looking for recordings a) from the Scottish Metrical Psalter of 1650, b) unaccompanied by musical instruments, and c) free to download. I've compiled a list of everything I could find that met my criteria, and thought I would share it with y'all.
The number of recordings available online has multiplied greatly in the last couple of years, so I'm no longer including links to every recording that I can find. I'm just including my favorites and the ones I listen to most regularly. I've divided the list into five parts according to the five books of the psalms:
Book 1: Psalms 1-41
Book 2: Psalms 42-72
Book 3: Psalms 73-89
Book 4: Psalms 90-106
Book 5: Psalms 107-150
A little more about the people behind the recordings:
1. Santa Fe--as you probably know, Jesh and I have been hosting occasional psalm singing gatherings, attended mostly by people from the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland in Santa Fe, plus occasional guests. We currently have these recordings hosted on archive.org; the list is here.
2. CCRPC--Christ Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church (RPCGA) in Wylie, Texas. This church uses the Comprehensive Psalter, which has the same text as the 1650 Psalter, but divided into selections with assigned tunes. Their recordings are posted here. They are singing straight through the psalter, and posting new recordings monthly.
3. Free Church--the Free Church of Scotland has a few psalm recordings on their website, but many of them are from their modernized psalter, not the 1650. They also have some Gaelic recordings. Another list of Free Church recordings can be found here, but most of those are duplicates from the Free Church site; the only one I got from that site was Psalm 130.
4. Highland Harmony Singers--a group of singers in Scotland who aim to promote psalm singing. I got their recordings from the website www.psalm-singing.org.
--Any recordings that have the singers identified as "unknown" or something similar are also from the www.psalm-singing.org site.
5. Aberdeen FCC--found on the website of the Aberdeen Free Church of Scotland Continuing. This page has a very useful list of audio files of psalm tunes; scroll down to the very bottom for sixteen very nice recordings of psalm singing. And this page has two "sample tracks."
6. Niallags--these are psalms sung and recorded by Niall Maclennan and posted in this set on Soundcloud.
7. Connor Q--Connor Quigley has posted a number of psalm recordings on Soundcloud. Many of these are from the Scottish Psalter; you can listen to them here. Direct links are in the lists above.
8. EPC youth--The Brisbane youth group of the EPC (Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Australia) have recorded an album of psalms from the Scottish Psalter. You can listen to the recordings on Soundcloud here.
If you know of other recordings that are a) from the 1650 Scottish Psalter, b) unaccompanied by instruments and c) free to download, please let me know and I'll add them to the list.
ScottishPsalter.com/recordings
***************************************************
I enjoy listening to recordings of psalm singing. Some time ago, I began a quest to hunt down all the psalm recordings available online. I was looking for recordings a) from the Scottish Metrical Psalter of 1650, b) unaccompanied by musical instruments, and c) free to download. I've compiled a list of everything I could find that met my criteria, and thought I would share it with y'all.
The number of recordings available online has multiplied greatly in the last couple of years, so I'm no longer including links to every recording that I can find. I'm just including my favorites and the ones I listen to most regularly. I've divided the list into five parts according to the five books of the psalms:
Book 1: Psalms 1-41
Book 2: Psalms 42-72
Book 3: Psalms 73-89
Book 4: Psalms 90-106
Book 5: Psalms 107-150
A little more about the people behind the recordings:
1. Santa Fe--as you probably know, Jesh and I have been hosting occasional psalm singing gatherings, attended mostly by people from the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland in Santa Fe, plus occasional guests. We currently have these recordings hosted on archive.org; the list is here.
2. CCRPC--Christ Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church (RPCGA) in Wylie, Texas. This church uses the Comprehensive Psalter, which has the same text as the 1650 Psalter, but divided into selections with assigned tunes. Their recordings are posted here. They are singing straight through the psalter, and posting new recordings monthly.
3. Free Church--the Free Church of Scotland has a few psalm recordings on their website, but many of them are from their modernized psalter, not the 1650. They also have some Gaelic recordings. Another list of Free Church recordings can be found here, but most of those are duplicates from the Free Church site; the only one I got from that site was Psalm 130.
4. Highland Harmony Singers--a group of singers in Scotland who aim to promote psalm singing. I got their recordings from the website www.psalm-singing.org.
--Any recordings that have the singers identified as "unknown" or something similar are also from the www.psalm-singing.org site.
5. Aberdeen FCC--found on the website of the Aberdeen Free Church of Scotland Continuing. This page has a very useful list of audio files of psalm tunes; scroll down to the very bottom for sixteen very nice recordings of psalm singing. And this page has two "sample tracks."
6. Niallags--these are psalms sung and recorded by Niall Maclennan and posted in this set on Soundcloud.
7. Connor Q--Connor Quigley has posted a number of psalm recordings on Soundcloud. Many of these are from the Scottish Psalter; you can listen to them here. Direct links are in the lists above.
8. EPC youth--The Brisbane youth group of the EPC (Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Australia) have recorded an album of psalms from the Scottish Psalter. You can listen to the recordings on Soundcloud here.
If you know of other recordings that are a) from the 1650 Scottish Psalter, b) unaccompanied by instruments and c) free to download, please let me know and I'll add them to the list.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Recordings from the Scottish Psalter, Book 4, Psalms 90-106
Recordings from the Scottish Metrical Psalter (1650). These recordings are sung a capella, and are free to download.
For more recordings, and to learn more about the people behind these recordings, click here.
In order from left to right, we have: the psalm, the tune, and the people/group singing. Click on the psalm to be taken to the hosting site where you can listen and/or download the recording.
I've put an "R" next to the tunes that repeat a line, since I know that not everyone appreciates those (as my brother says, "If that line was meant to be repeated, it would be repeated in the Bible.").
The quality of these may vary.
Where there are multiple recordings per psalm or section of a psalm, I've tried to pick out my favorites to include in the playlist I listen to regularly. The recordings in my playlist are marked with an asterisk *.
For more recordings, and to learn more about the people behind these recordings, click here.
In order from left to right, we have: the psalm, the tune, and the people/group singing. Click on the psalm to be taken to the hosting site where you can listen and/or download the recording.
I've put an "R" next to the tunes that repeat a line, since I know that not everyone appreciates those (as my brother says, "If that line was meant to be repeated, it would be repeated in the Bible.").
The quality of these may vary.
Where there are multiple recordings per psalm or section of a psalm, I've tried to pick out my favorites to include in the playlist I listen to regularly. The recordings in my playlist are marked with an asterisk *.
| Psalm | Tune | Who's Singing? | |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | Psalm 90:8-10 | St. Agnes | Santa Fe |
| * | Psalm 90:13-17 | Kilmarnock | Aberdeen FCC |
| * | Psalm 91:1-6 | Belmont | Glasgow Bible study |
| * | Psalm 91:1-6 | Spohr | Niallags |
| * | Psalm 91:5-11 | Artaxerxes | Edinburgh FPs |
| * | Psalm 92:1-5 | Contemplation | Niallags |
| * | Psalm 92:12-15 | Howard | Santa Fe |
| * | Psalm 93 | Irish | Aberdeen FCC |
| * | Psalm 98:1-4 | Huddersfield | Santa Fe |
| * | Psalm 99:5-9 | Warwick | Edinburgh FPs |
| Psalm 100 (1st) | Zion's Temple R | Highland Harmony Singers | |
| Psalm 100 (1st) | Old 100th | Aberdeen FCC | |
| Psalm 100 (1st) | Old 100th | Niallags | |
| * | Psalm 100 (1st) | Old 100th | Santa Fe |
| * | Psalm 102:1-8 (2nd) | Finnart | Niallags |
| * | Psalm 102:9-15 (2nd) | Herongate | Niallags |
| * | Psalm 102:13-22 (2nd) | Duke Street | Highland Harmony Singers |
| * | Psalm 102:13-22 (2nd) | Duke Street | Santa Fe |
| Psalm 102:13-22 (2nd) | Walton | unknown | |
| Psalm 102:16-22 (2nd) | Marrel | Niallags | |
| Psalm 102:23-28 (2nd) | Angels' Song | Niallags | |
| * | Psalm 102:23-28 (2nd) | Hereford | Highland Harmony Singers |
| Psalm 102:23-28 (2nd) | Retreat | Santa Fe | |
| * | Psalm 103:1-4 | Kilmarnock | Edinburgh FPs |
| * | Psalm 103:4-12 | Kilmarnock | Glasgow Bible study |
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Recordings from the Scottish Psalter, Book 3, Psalms 73-89
Psalm recordings from the Scottish Metrical Psalter (1650). These recordings are all sung a cappella, and are free to download.
For more recordings, and more information about the people behind these recordings, click here.
In order from left to right, we have: the psalm, the tune, and the people/group singing. Click on the psalm to be taken to the hosting site where you can listen and/or download the recording.
I've put an "R" next to the tunes that repeat a line, since I know that not everyone appreciates those (as my brother says, "If that line was meant to be repeated, it would be repeated in the Bible.").
The quality of these may vary.
Where there are multiple recordings per psalm or section of a psalm, I've tried to pick out my favorites to include in the playlist I listen to regularly. The recordings in my playlist are marked with an asterisk *.
For more recordings, and more information about the people behind these recordings, click here.
In order from left to right, we have: the psalm, the tune, and the people/group singing. Click on the psalm to be taken to the hosting site where you can listen and/or download the recording.
I've put an "R" next to the tunes that repeat a line, since I know that not everyone appreciates those (as my brother says, "If that line was meant to be repeated, it would be repeated in the Bible.").
The quality of these may vary.
Where there are multiple recordings per psalm or section of a psalm, I've tried to pick out my favorites to include in the playlist I listen to regularly. The recordings in my playlist are marked with an asterisk *.
| Psalm | Tune | Who's Singing? | |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | Psalm 73:23-28 | Wetherby | Glasgow Bible study |
| Psalm 73:23-28 | Wetherby | Niallags | |
| * | Psalm 74:12-17 | Argyle | Niallags |
| * | Psalm 76:1-7 | Martyrs | ConnorQ |
| * | Psalm 80:1-4 | Evan | Santa Fe |
| * | Psalm 80:14-19 | Morven | Niallags |
| * | Psalm 80:17-19 | Evan | Aberdeen FCC |
| * | Psalm 80:17-19 | Morven | Santa Fe |
| * | Psalm 81:1-7 | Bishopthorpe | Niallags |
| * | Psalm 84:7-12 | Wiltshire | Santa Fe |
| * | Psalm 85:1-7 | Naomi | Aberdeen FCC |
| * | Psalm 85:6-13 | Naomi | Highland Harmony Singers |
| * | Psalm 86:1-8 | Ayrshire | Niallags |
| Psalm 86:8-13 | Free Church | Edinburgh FPs | |
| * | Psalm 86:8-13 | Moravia | unknown |
| * | Psalm 86:14-17 | Palestrina | Santa Fe |
| Psalm 86:15-17 | Palestrina | Edinburgh FPs | |
| Psalm 89:15-18, 52 | Glasgow | unknown | |
| * | Psalm 89:15-18 | Newington | Highland Harmony Singers |
| * | Psalm 89:21-34 | Petersham | CCRPC |
Friday, September 17, 2010
Recordings from the Scottish Psalter: Book 2, Psalms 42-72
Links to recordings from the Scottish Metrical Psalter (1650). These recordings are all sung a cappella and are free to download.
For more psalms, and more information about the people behind these recordings, click here.
In order from left to right, we have: the psalm, the tune, and the people/group singing. Click on the psalm to be taken to the hosting site where you can listen and/or download the recording.
I've put an "R" next to the tunes that repeat a line, since I know that not everyone appreciates those (as my brother says, "If that line was meant to be repeated, it would be repeated in the Bible.").
The quality of these may vary.
Where there are multiple recordings per psalm or section of a psalm, I've tried to pick out my favorites to include in the playlist I listen to regularly. The recordings in my playlist are marked with an asterisk *.
For more psalms, and more information about the people behind these recordings, click here.
In order from left to right, we have: the psalm, the tune, and the people/group singing. Click on the psalm to be taken to the hosting site where you can listen and/or download the recording.
I've put an "R" next to the tunes that repeat a line, since I know that not everyone appreciates those (as my brother says, "If that line was meant to be repeated, it would be repeated in the Bible.").
The quality of these may vary.
Where there are multiple recordings per psalm or section of a psalm, I've tried to pick out my favorites to include in the playlist I listen to regularly. The recordings in my playlist are marked with an asterisk *.
| Psalm | Tune | Who's Singing? | |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | Psalm 42:1-5 | Farningham | Santa Fe |
| * | Psalm 42:6-11 | Glenluce | Santa Fe |
| * | Psalm 43 | Martyrs | Niallags |
| Psalm 43:3-5 | Invocation R | CCRPC | |
| * | Psalm 44:1-8 | Evangel | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 44:9-15 | Old 44th | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 44:16-26 | Barrow | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 45:1-6 1st | Arnold | Santa Fe |
| * | Psalm 45:1-5 2nd | Golden Hill | Connor Q |
| * | Psalm 45:1-7 2nd | Narenza | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 45:8-17 2nd | Leominster | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 45:10-13 2nd | Malan | Highland Harmony Singers |
| Psalm 46:1-5 | Stroudwater | Free Church | |
| * | Psalm 46:1-5 | Stroudwater | Connor Q |
| * | Psalm 46:7-11 | Colchester | Santa Fe |
| * | Psalm 47 | Scarborough | Connor Q |
| * | Psalm 48:1-5, 10-11 | Ostend | EPC youth |
| Psalm 48 | St. Magnus | CCRPC | |
| * | Psalm 49:1-11 | Wigtown | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 49:12-20 | Galilee | CCRPC |
| Psalm 50:1-4 (1st) | Malan | Santa Fe | |
| * | Psalm 50:1-6 (1st) | Golden Hill | Niallags |
| * | Psalm 50:5-8 (1st) | Old 134th | Santa Fe |
| * | Psalm 51:1-10 | St. Kilda | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 51:7-13 | St. Kilda | Highland Harmony Singers |
| * | Psalm 55:1-6 | Notting Hill | Niallags |
| * | Psalm 55:7-15 | St. Mary | Niallags |
| * | Psalm 61 | Salzburg | Niallags |
| * | Psalm 65:1-5 | St. Matthew | Aberdeen FCC |
| Psalm 65:1-5 | Dumfermline | Free Church | |
| * | Psalm 66:1-5 | Bishopthorpe | ConnorQ |
| * | Psalm 67 | Garelochside | Free Church |
| * | Psalm 68:7-12 | Weymouth | Aberdeen FCC |
| * | Psalm 69:13-18 | St. Neot | Santa Fe |
| * | Psalm 71:14-19 | Stracathro | Niallags |
| * | Psalm 71:21-24 | Sheffield | Santa Fe |
| * | Psalm 72:1-8 | St. Lawrence | Santa Fe |
| Psalm 72:17-19 | Effingham | Aberdeen FCC | |
| * | Psalm 72:17-19 | Effingham | Highland Harmony Singers |
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Recordings from the Scottish Psalter, Book 1, Psalms 1-41
Here is a list of psalm recordings from the first book of the psalms, i.e. psalms 1-41.
These recordings are all from the Scottish Metrical Psalter of 1650, are sung a cappella, and are free to download.
For more recordings, and for more information about the people who created these recordings, click here.
In order from left to right, we have: the psalm, the tune, and the people/group singing. Click on the psalm to be taken to the hosting site where you can listen and/or download the recording.
I've put an "R" next to the tunes that repeat a line, since I know that not everyone appreciates those (as my brother says, "If that line was meant to be repeated, it would be repeated in the Bible.").
The quality of these may vary.
Where there are multiple recordings per psalm or section of a psalm, I've tried to pick out my favorites to include in the playlist I listen to regularly. The recordings in my playlist are marked with an asterisk *.
These recordings are all from the Scottish Metrical Psalter of 1650, are sung a cappella, and are free to download.
For more recordings, and for more information about the people who created these recordings, click here.
In order from left to right, we have: the psalm, the tune, and the people/group singing. Click on the psalm to be taken to the hosting site where you can listen and/or download the recording.
I've put an "R" next to the tunes that repeat a line, since I know that not everyone appreciates those (as my brother says, "If that line was meant to be repeated, it would be repeated in the Bible.").
The quality of these may vary.
Where there are multiple recordings per psalm or section of a psalm, I've tried to pick out my favorites to include in the playlist I listen to regularly. The recordings in my playlist are marked with an asterisk *.
| Psalm | Tune | Who's Singing? | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psalm 1 | St. Peter | CCRPC | |
| Psalm 1 | Tallis | Santa Fe | |
| * | Psalm 2 | Westminster | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 2:1-8 | York | Connor Q |
| * | Psalm 3 | Eden | CCRPC |
| Psalm 4 | Abbey | CCRPC | |
| * | Psalm 4 | Dunfermline | Niallags |
| * | Psalm 5:1-7 | Stracathro | Santa Fe |
| * | Psalm 5:8-12 | Denfield | CCRPC |
| Psalm 6 | Finnart | ConnorQ | |
| * | Psalm 6 | Soldau | Santa Fe |
| * | Psalm 7:1-8 | St. Nicholas | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 7:9-17 | St. Cyril | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 8 | Land of Rest | Niallags |
| * | Psalm 8 | Winchester | Santa Fe |
| * | Psalm 9:1-11 | Stroudwater | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 9:7-11 | Stroudwater | Aberdeen FCC |
| * | Psalm 9:12-20 | Manchester | CCRPC |
| Psalm 10:1-4 | Burford | CCRPC | |
| * | Psalm 10:1-6 | Glenluce | Niallags |
| * | Psalm 10:5-12 | Comfort | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 10:13-18 | Belmont | CCRPC |
| Psalm 11 | Salisbury | CCRPC | |
| * | Psalm 12 | Kilsyth | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 13 | Ballerma | Santa Fe |
| Psalm 13 | Cheshire | CCRPC | |
| * | Psalm 13 | Stornoway | Connor Q |
| * | Psalm 14 | Beatitudo | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 15 | Grafenberg | Connor Q |
| * | Psalm 16 | St. Leonard | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 17:1-6 | Artaxerxes | Niallags |
| * | Psalm 17:1-7 | Rest | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 17:8-15 | Palestrina | CCRPC |
| Psalm 18:1-5 | Lancaster | CCRPC | |
| * | Psalm 18:1-6 | Bishopthorpe | psalm-singing.org |
| * | Psalm 18:6-11 | Ostend | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 18:12-19 | Evangel | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 18:16-19 | St. Magnus | Santa Fe |
| * | Psalm 18:20-27 | Bedford | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 18:28-35 | Warwick | Connor Q |
| Psalm 18:28-37 | Main | CCRPC | |
| * | Psalm 18:38-45 | Bedford | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 18:46-50 | Tiverton | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 19:1-6 | Crediton | Santa Fe |
| * | Psalm 19:7-14 | St. Andrew | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 20 | Edinburgh | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 21:1-6 | Free Church | Santa Fe |
| Psalm 21:1-7 | Arnold | CCRPC | |
| * | Psalm 21:8-13 | St. Bartholomew | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 22:1-5 | Dundee | Santa Fe |
| * | Psalm 22:1-8 | Bangor | Niallags |
| * | Psalm 22:1-10 | Bangor | CCRPC (octet) |
| Psalm 22:11-21 | Naomi | CCRPC | |
| * | Psalm 22:14-20 | St. Mary | Santa Fe |
| * | Psalm 22:22-26 | Sheffield | Santa Fe |
| * | Psalm 22:22-31 | Praetorious | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 22:23-26 | Old 22nd | Connor Q |
| * | Psalm 23 | Bays of Harris | Connor Q |
| Psalm 23 | Covenanters R | psalm-singing.org | |
| Psalm 23 | Crimond | CCRPC | |
| Psalm 23 | Crimond | Highland Harmony Singers | |
| * | Psalm 23 | St. Columba/Erin | Santa Fe |
| Psalm 23 | St. Columba/Erin | Free Church | |
| * | Psalm 23 | Wiltshire | Niallags |
| * | Psalm 24:1-6 | Southwell | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 24:7-10 | St. Asaph | CCRPC |
| Psalm 24:7-10 | St. Georges R | Highland Harmony Singers | |
| Psalm 25:1-5 (1st) | Franconia | Santa Fe | |
| * | Psalm 25:1-7 (1st) | Dennis | ConnorQ |
| * | Psalm 25:4-10 (1st) | Dennis | Highland Harmony Singers |
| * | Psalm 25:15-22 (1st) | Golden Hill | Santa Fe |
| Psalm 25:1-7 (2nd) | St. Paul | CCRPC | |
| Psalm 25:8-14 (2nd) | St. Andrew | CCRPC | |
| Psalm 25:15-22 (2nd) | St. Neot | CCRPC | |
| Psalm 26:1-6 | St. Thomas | CCRPC | |
| * | Psalm 26:1-7 | St. Thomas | Connor Q |
| * | Psalm 26:7-12 | Iconium | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 27:1-5 | Boston | RPCNA* |
| Psalm 27:1-6 | Durham | CCRPC | |
| * | Psalm 27:7-10 | St. Botolph | Connor Q |
| * | Psalm 27:7-14 | Farrant | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 28 | Gloucester | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 29:1-6 | Old 29th | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 29:7-11 | Corona | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 30:1-5 | St. Minver | Santa Fe |
| * | Psalm 30:1-7a | Irish | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 30:7b-12 | St. Fulbert | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 31:1-5 | Consolation | Connor Q |
| * | Psalm 31:1-7 | Gabriel | EPC youth |
| * | Psalm 31:1-8 | St. David | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 31:9-18 | Consolation | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 31:19-24 | St. Lawrence | psalm-singing.org |
| Psalm 31:19-24 | Torwood | CCRPC | |
| * | Psalm 31:21-24 | St. Lawrence | Aberdeen FCC |
| Psalm 31:21-24 | St. Lawrence | Free Church | |
| * | Psalm 32:1-6 | Salzburg | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 32:7-11 | Spohr | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 33:1-11 | Scarborough | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 33:8-12 | Irish | Connor Q |
| * | Psalm 33:12-22 | St. Bartholemew | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 34:1-10 | Perfect Way | Connor Q |
| * | Psalm 34:1-10 | Stracathro | CCRPC |
| Psalm 34:11-17 | Kilmalcolm | CCRPC | |
| * | Psalm 34:11-19 | Stracathro | ConnorQ |
| Psalm 34:18-22 | St. Matthew | CCRPC | |
| * | Psalm 34:19-22 | Wiltshire | Connor Q |
| * | Psalm 35:1-8 | Evan | Niallags |
| * | Psalm 35:1-10 | Morven | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 35:11-16 | Elgin | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 35:17-23 | Bangor | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 35:24-28 | St. Hugh | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 36:1-7 | Bristol | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 36:5-10 | London New | Aberdeen FCC |
| * | Psalm 36:5-12 | London New | Niallags |
| * | Psalm 37:1-9 | Felix | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 37:3-7 | Denfield | Connor Q |
| * | Psalm 37:10-21 | St. Frances | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 37:22-28 | Downs | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 37:29-34 | Grafton | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 37:35-40 | Stockton | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 38:1-9 | Boswell | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 38:10-15 | Dundee | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 38:16-22 | Torwood | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 39:1-6 | Orton | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 39:7-13 | Dunlapscreek | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 40:1-5 | Ayrshire | Santa Fe |
| Psalm 40:1-4 | Ballerma | Connor Q | |
| Psalm 40:1-7 | Ballerma | CCRPC | |
| * | Psalm 40:5-9 | St. Paul | Santa Fe congregation |
| * | Psalm 40:8-17 | Moravia | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 41:1-6 | Resolution | CCRPC |
| * | Psalm 41:7-13 | Humility | CCRPC |
*In this recording, conference attendees are singing Psalm 27A from the Book of Psalms for Singing, but the text is the same as in the 1650 Scottish Psalter.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
September 2010
As the weather begins to cool slightly, Texans are coming out of hibernation. We've been spending more time outside, and we're not alone; when we go downtown on Saturdays, we find that the parks and jogging trails are beginning to fill up again (and parking spaces are harder to come by).
One recent Saturday, when I went to pick up the boys, I found them (and their dad, of course) at the Miller Outdoor Theatre watching Bach's Brandenburg Concerto, played with period instruments. We love the free performances at the Miller Theater, at least when they play classical.
The evenings are the best time to get out for a bike ride. A few months ago, when the ex gave us this bike, I thought, "Oh dear, I'm not looking forward to teaching Elijah how to ride this." But I needn't have worried; he taught himself within about fifteen minutes.
Noah's tricycle was a birthday present from Uncle Caleb and Aunt Leah. I highly recommend these old-fashioned metal Radio Flyer trikes. They are nice and sturdy, and big enough that they will last a child a long time.
It's funny, my boys are almost two and a half years apart, but people are always asking me "Are they twins?" I guess it's because Noah is so tall for his age. They are close enough to the same size that they are able to share most of their clothes.
One recent Saturday, when I went to pick up the boys, I found them (and their dad, of course) at the Miller Outdoor Theatre watching Bach's Brandenburg Concerto, played with period instruments. We love the free performances at the Miller Theater, at least when they play classical.
The evenings are the best time to get out for a bike ride. A few months ago, when the ex gave us this bike, I thought, "Oh dear, I'm not looking forward to teaching Elijah how to ride this." But I needn't have worried; he taught himself within about fifteen minutes.
Noah's tricycle was a birthday present from Uncle Caleb and Aunt Leah. I highly recommend these old-fashioned metal Radio Flyer trikes. They are nice and sturdy, and big enough that they will last a child a long time.
It's funny, my boys are almost two and a half years apart, but people are always asking me "Are they twins?" I guess it's because Noah is so tall for his age. They are close enough to the same size that they are able to share most of their clothes.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Where were you on 9/11?
September 11, 2001. I was a student at Indiana University. When I walked into my astronomy class that morning, I was a few minutes late, and the lecture was underway. My astronomy class was held in one of those big lecture halls in Swain East, with the seats sloping steeply down from the back of the room, and a huge projection screen on the front wall.
As I took my seat, I saw a hastily handwritten notice projected onto the screen: "The Dean of Students has announced that classes will continue today as usual." Well, why wouldn't they? I wondered to myself. During the rest of class, I speculated as to what could have prompted such an announcement. I concluded that someone must have died, perhaps the president of IU, or Bobby Knight.
At the end of class, as everyone stood up and started collecting books and papers, one of the associate instructors plugged something in and a movie started to play on the front wall. In the movie, skyscrapers were collapsing in slow motion in huge billowing clouds of flames and smoke. That's impressive, I thought, but why are they playing a movie, here, now?
I grabbed the first passing student. "What's going on?" I asked. "What's that?" I gestured towards the screen at the front of the room.
"We've been attacked. Some terrorists hijacked some planes and crashed them into the World Trade Center," he told me, shakily. I looked back at the screen in shock. (Just imagine, if you will, that the first time you heard about 9/11 was as you watched it happen in an IMAX theater. That's how it felt.) As I watched in horror, an airplane plunged into the side of a tower, then again, from another angle. I felt a little dizzy (dizziness enhanced by the steep slope of the room). It couldn't be real.
I left and walked around campus feeling disoriented. The campus was strangely empty and quiet. In the common areas on campus, usually packed with students studying, eating, or napping on the couches, there were only a few people, huddled around TVs on black carts that someone had wheeled out of storage, watching the news channels replaying the same horrifying video clips over and over again. Ironically, it was a beautiful fall day, crisp and cool, the sun shining brilliantly.
Most of the people I saw looked dazed. Some were crying.
That afternoon I talked to my friend, an international student from Bangladesh. He was holed up in his room at his fraternity and frantically trying to reach a relative who worked in the twin towers [she turned out to be okay]. He mentioned matter-of-factly that he and other Desi friends would have to stay out of sight for a while. I didn't get it. "Why?" I asked. "Why do you think?" he replied. "I mean, hello, look at me. Brown skin? Black hair?"
I thought he was being paranoid. Surely no one would be so stupid as to assume, based on his appearance, that his sympathies lay with the terrorists. Needless to say, I was being naive. He told me about a Pakistani friend who wore a headscarf. She had been harassed and threatened by a group of men who had shouted, among other things, "Go home."
As I think back over the days and months surrounding 9/11, one thing that stands out in my mind is how Americans came together after the tragedy. I was really moved to read about how people lined up for blocks to donate blood, and how people from around the country volunteered to help in any way they could. I felt that we were united in grieving 9/11. I even felt (briefly) united with and proud of President Bush. In this day and age, I think it's easy to feel that you have little in common with the people around you (and I'm sure we could discuss for ages why that's so) but after 9/11, for a short while, we were all Americans together.
Soooo...tell me your story. Where were you on 9/11? What stands out in your mind as you remember that day and the weeks around it?
As I took my seat, I saw a hastily handwritten notice projected onto the screen: "The Dean of Students has announced that classes will continue today as usual." Well, why wouldn't they? I wondered to myself. During the rest of class, I speculated as to what could have prompted such an announcement. I concluded that someone must have died, perhaps the president of IU, or Bobby Knight.
At the end of class, as everyone stood up and started collecting books and papers, one of the associate instructors plugged something in and a movie started to play on the front wall. In the movie, skyscrapers were collapsing in slow motion in huge billowing clouds of flames and smoke. That's impressive, I thought, but why are they playing a movie, here, now?
I grabbed the first passing student. "What's going on?" I asked. "What's that?" I gestured towards the screen at the front of the room.
"We've been attacked. Some terrorists hijacked some planes and crashed them into the World Trade Center," he told me, shakily. I looked back at the screen in shock. (Just imagine, if you will, that the first time you heard about 9/11 was as you watched it happen in an IMAX theater. That's how it felt.) As I watched in horror, an airplane plunged into the side of a tower, then again, from another angle. I felt a little dizzy (dizziness enhanced by the steep slope of the room). It couldn't be real.
I left and walked around campus feeling disoriented. The campus was strangely empty and quiet. In the common areas on campus, usually packed with students studying, eating, or napping on the couches, there were only a few people, huddled around TVs on black carts that someone had wheeled out of storage, watching the news channels replaying the same horrifying video clips over and over again. Ironically, it was a beautiful fall day, crisp and cool, the sun shining brilliantly.
Most of the people I saw looked dazed. Some were crying.
That afternoon I talked to my friend, an international student from Bangladesh. He was holed up in his room at his fraternity and frantically trying to reach a relative who worked in the twin towers [she turned out to be okay]. He mentioned matter-of-factly that he and other Desi friends would have to stay out of sight for a while. I didn't get it. "Why?" I asked. "Why do you think?" he replied. "I mean, hello, look at me. Brown skin? Black hair?"
I thought he was being paranoid. Surely no one would be so stupid as to assume, based on his appearance, that his sympathies lay with the terrorists. Needless to say, I was being naive. He told me about a Pakistani friend who wore a headscarf. She had been harassed and threatened by a group of men who had shouted, among other things, "Go home."
As I think back over the days and months surrounding 9/11, one thing that stands out in my mind is how Americans came together after the tragedy. I was really moved to read about how people lined up for blocks to donate blood, and how people from around the country volunteered to help in any way they could. I felt that we were united in grieving 9/11. I even felt (briefly) united with and proud of President Bush. In this day and age, I think it's easy to feel that you have little in common with the people around you (and I'm sure we could discuss for ages why that's so) but after 9/11, for a short while, we were all Americans together.
Soooo...tell me your story. Where were you on 9/11? What stands out in your mind as you remember that day and the weeks around it?
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Being FP
I came across this article on Cath's blog about Free Presbyterian cultural identity. I found it quite interesting and thought I would share here, though of course I must add the caveat that this is FP culture as seen through the eyes of one Scottish FP, and perhaps other FPs might differ with a few points. For instance, FPs in the US and Canada--and a growing handful in Scotland--don't share the antipathy towards homeschooling, and find the association of homeschooling with monasticism to be particularly baffling (one can only assume that the Scots are not actually familiar with how homeschooling families usually operate). But I digress. Here is the link:
While I'm linking, here is Cath's brief history of the FP church.
FPism
Edit: I'm tagging this post with "homeschooling" since that's the direction the comment discussion has taken.
Edit: I'm tagging this post with "homeschooling" since that's the direction the comment discussion has taken.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
August Psalm Sing
On Saturday we had another psalm sing. After lunch, we reviewed the two tunes we learned at our last psalm sing; so we sang Psalm 6 to Soldau, and Psalm 113 to St. Etheldreda. Then we sang Psalm 1 to Tallis. I won't post the ones we reviewed, as they sound pretty much like the recordings from last time; but here is Psalm 1 to Tallis.
You can hear little Carl singing along in this recording. He's not even two years old yet (right?), but he knows Psalm 1 and can carry a tune. :) I'm hoping that we can do Psalm 1 again some time when more children are here; it's so nice to hear children singing the Psalms.
Once again, if you'd like to download any of our psalm recordings to your own computer, they are available here:
www.archive.org/bookmarks/snikwad
You can hear little Carl singing along in this recording. He's not even two years old yet (right?), but he knows Psalm 1 and can carry a tune. :) I'm hoping that we can do Psalm 1 again some time when more children are here; it's so nice to hear children singing the Psalms.
Once again, if you'd like to download any of our psalm recordings to your own computer, they are available here:
www.archive.org/bookmarks/snikwad
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