by Diana Brantley | Feb 1, 2017 | Interviews
I’ve been quite negligent in posting the latest On the Couch sessions, but I no longer have any excuses since I have quit my “day job” and joined the ranks of the “retired folks!” So for those of you that haven’t already seen...
by David Bruce Murray | Jan 31, 2017 | Commentary & Observations
I was a Guy Penrod fan from the first time I heard him sing. That first time was in August 1995 in Spartanburg, South Carolina at Christian Supply’s Choral Festival. Each summer, church music leaders gather there to preview new music from an array of choral...
by David Bruce Murray | Jan 30, 2017 | News
Last Week’s Happenings Cross Music Group announced they have signed a production agreement with Deborah Peek, from Scottsboro, AL. Mark Lowry announced he will be very little touring after 2017. He still plans to appear at a few “spot dates,’ but...
by Diana Brantley | Jan 29, 2017 | Concert Review
For my first concert of 2017 (it sure took a while – Jan. 27th!), I traveled to Millbrook Baptist Church in Aiken, SC to attend the Diapers 2 Depends tour featuring Mark Lowry, Stan Whitmire and Cana’s Voice. It was my first time to see Cana’s Voice...
by David Bruce Murray | Jan 24, 2017 | Polls-Games-Contests
Suppose you want to launch a traditional four singers plus a piano player quartet with only the very best in the business, but there’s just one catch: you’ve never heard any of the applicants. You must hire them based on their experience alone. Who has the...
by David Bruce Murray | Jan 23, 2017 | News
Last Week’s Happenings Crossroads Entertainment announced the return of The Old Paths (retired in 2015). Former members Wayne Rackley, Doug Roark, and Daniel Ashmore will be joined by tenor Steve Ladd. Ladd plans to continue his solo career in addition to...
by Sony Elise | Jan 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing (James 1:2-4). I am like everyone else. I have...
by Daniel J. Mount | Jan 17, 2017 | CD Reviews, Reviews
Rating: 4 stars (out of 5) Song Titles: I Just Feel Like Something Good Is About To Happen, I Know Who Holds Tomorrow, Damascus Road, Master Of The Sea, I Want To Walk With My Lord, Calvary Answers For Me, I’m Telling The World About His Love, How Long Has It...
by David Bruce Murray | Jan 16, 2017 | News
Last Week’s Happenings The Nelons announced they will sing “God Bless America” at the Tomb Of The Unknowns in Arlington Cemetery on January 19 when President-elect Trump will be there to place a wreath on the tomb. It was also announced that Aaron...
by Sony Elise | Jan 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
Last night, I had a different topic in mind that I planned to write on this morning. But around 5:00 this morning, the song “I Wish We’d All Been Ready” began going through my head. When I woke up a couple hours later, I looked it up on YouTube and...
by Kyle Boreing | Jan 13, 2017 | CD Reviews, Reviews
Having Church Produced by Bethel McGrew Format: Digital (iTunes, Spotify) Tune-O-Meter: None Rating: 2.5 stars (out of 5) SONG TITLES: He Was Wounded for Our Transgressions (Thomas Chisholm/Merrill Dunlop) – There is a Hill (Bethel McGrew/Traditional Irish...
by Kyle Boreing | Jan 9, 2017 | Sounds Alike
When I first heard the Gold City song, “Master’s Degree,” it was on the 1986 live video, Movin’ Up To Gloryland. I kinda dismissed it at the time, because it sounded kinda cheesy. The live arrangement was a little too fast, and it felt like...
