Like Cords Around My Heart

In the mid-1960s Buell Cobb discovered and then immersed himself in one of America's oldest and warmest community activities the driving high-decibel soul-in-the-throat a cappella singing phenomenon known as Sacred Harp. Like Cords Around My Heart is a sharply observed account of many high points along the wandering personal journey that followed. If Sacred Harp once seemed a dying tradition in the Deep South it now is experiencing a growth spurt across the entire U.S. and many other parts of the globe. This entertaining memoir by a writer with a distinctive narrative voice includes affectionate portraits of some of the key figures from the last half-century in this vibrant now resurgent tradition.