<![CDATA[Stories by Michael Ramsburg on Medium]]> https://medium.com/@mramsburg85?source=rss-d38709ba4e06------2 https://d262ilb51hltx0.cloudfront.net/fit/c/150/150/1*26xj_VTd7JGoJ-M42h4ccg.jpeg Stories by Michael Ramsburg on Medium https://medium.com/@mramsburg85?source=rss-d38709ba4e06------2 Medium Fri, 26 Aug 2016 02:25:39 GMT <![CDATA[Empanadas are tasty — but in my humble opinion, tamales are better.]]>

Eres muy sabroso (if I didn’t butcher that sad attempt at level one Spanish — ha!) :)

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Most of the shape note music I have been privy to experiencing (in these parts at least) do have a religious element; however, they seem to…

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]]> https://medium.com/@mramsburg85/i-tend-to-agree-5edbb07a4027?source=rss-d38709ba4e06------2 https://medium.com/p/5edbb07a4027 Thu, 25 Aug 2016 23:51:53 GMT <![CDATA[Thanks for reading Pamela!]]>

A lot of the southern dialects were derived from the same influences (Elizabethan English, Scottish, etc.)

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I immediately recognized it when I heard it from my experiences in the churches locally.

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I am glad I could introduce you to shape note singing. And I am glad you like it! So happy to know you, if only on here. :)

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Shape note singing is somewhat common here, especially in very rural areas (though, even it is dying with declining populations).

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commenting. It means a lot!

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I also love the history behind it, as the shapes (actual circles, triangles and squares) were used to teach music to people unfamiliar with…

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