An early American music tradition gets a major update — and a younger audience

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DAVID IVEY: Welcome to this celebration weekend for the debut of “The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition.”(CHEERING)ATKINSON: The music inside the book looks unusual. UNIDENTIFIED MUSICAL ARTISTS #1: (Vocalizing). All living things and lands are gay…ATKINSON: Camacho-Cerna is part of a younger crowd that’s found shape-note singing in recent years. UNIDENTIFIED MUSICAL ARTISTS #1: (Singing) Jesus and shall it ever be, a mortal man ashamed of thee. He says “The Sacred Harp” is more than a collection of songs.