Powerhouse for God

This two-album set is at once soundscape and the devout voices of a fiery southern Baptist preacher named Brother John Sherfey, his family, and their congregational worship community in the Blue Ridge region of rural Virginia. Remastered from the recordings originally published as LPs in 1982 by University of North Carolina Press, the singing, sermon and oral history heard here were captured in 1977 and 1978 and are a vital slice near the outset of a decade of inquiry by folklorist and ethnomusicologist Jeff Todd Titon. [A book (1988) and film (1989), also entitled Powerhouse for God, are also available.] Two volumes, extensive documentation in accompanying 24-page booklet, with black and white photos.

Track Listing

101	Nothing but the Blood John Sherfey and Congregation	04:06
102	Meet Me There John Sherfey and Congregation	03:42
103	Altar prayer Jesse Comer and Congregation	04:11
104	Sunday school (excerpt) Jesse Comer and Congregation	07:04
105	Birthday John Sherfey and Congregation	02:08
106	I Shall Not Be Moved / This Little Light of Mine Denise Sherfey, Tammy Sherfey, and Missy Owens	00:57
107	I'm So Glad He Found Me Betty, Arthur, Welford and Rosalee Cave	02:46
108	Preaching by the Roadside John Sherfey and Pauline Sherfey	04:13
109	The Little Church Aisle Belvin Hurt and Delores Hurt Fincham	03:03
110	Precious Memories John Sherfey, Elsie Sherfey McNally and Don Sherfey	05:13
111	I Saw the Face of Jesus Betty, Arthur, Welford and Rosalee Cave	02:36
112	Healing Prayer John Sherfey and Congregation	02:08
113	Testimony Edith Cubbage	05:14
201	Sermon, Invitation and Prayer John Sherfey	30:22
202	Life story John Sherfey	30:56