I apologize for the late post, I had an 8 AM final this morning. Here’s your weekly dose of funny, this time with a side of extra cute: Read more
I apologize for the late post, I had an 8 AM final this morning. Here’s your weekly dose of funny, this time with a side of extra cute: Read more
I didn’t have as much time to review 2013’s southern gospel releases as I would have liked. In particular, I would still love to review the debut of the female trio High Road III and Gordon Mote’s All Things New. I’ve sampled both albums and selected a couple choice cuts to mix into this particular list of songs that did catch my ear this year. These are not arranged in any particular order, since I know myself too well to... Read more
Until I hear a worse one, that is. File this under “unintentionally hilarious”: Former Celtic Thunder tenor Paul Byrom butchering “You Raise Me Up.” Thank goodness this joker has now been replaced by the eminently superior young talent Emmet Cahill, who understands the difference between singing and over-singing. (Watch his version of “Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears” here.) And in case you needed a palate cleanser after that monstrosity, this folks is how it’s really done: Read more
When I first heard Gus Gaches’s voice, he vaulted into my personal top five southern gospel tenors practically overnight. It was instant fanhood. Some tenor singers take a little time to grow on you, but it’s hard not to be quickly won over by Gus’s pure, smooth tones. He’s very steady and clean, and he retains a full sound even in his upper register (though he wisely chooses not to push himself past a high D or so, to preserve... Read more
This backstage twitter pic from the GVB’s most recent concert prompted a bit of banter from Travis Cottrell over the appearance that Wes Hampton has a ponytail (or perhaps a mullet). It’s also a hint that you should really keep your eye on Travis Cottrell. I’ve got another little bird who just told me… well, that’s all I’m saying at the moment! Read more
Today marks the 50th anniversary of C. S. Lewis’s death, and the Christian inter-webs have been buzzing with lovingly written tributes to the man’s legacy. It would be difficult for me to add much that’s new to this chorus of praise, but I felt I must throw my own few pennies in the hat. Like so many other Christians, my thinking has been profoundly shaped by Lewis from the first time I picked up The Chronicles of Narnia as a young... Read more
I’ve come to realize that unless Gaither kicks Phelps or Hampton down to baritone (unlikely), he really needs to hire a baritone and not a lead to fill the gap left by Michael English and Mark Lowry. That still leaves open the Shane McConnell possibility (after all, he is currently singing baritone with Canton Junction), but it also opens up others. I’ve heard one rumor that praise and worship leader Travis Cottrell is a contender to fill that gap. Here... Read more
Apologies for the lateness of this post, we had a windstorm and lost power last night! Read more
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Signature Sound, The High Kings, and Musical Heritage
This little post started as a longish “Recently Added” entry about a young Irish folk band called The High Kings. But it quickly blossomed into something more. As I traced the evolution and growth of the band, I began noticing a lot of similarities between this group and our own Signature Sound in southern gospel. Both groups play a very similar role in their respective genres, bringing old music to a younger generation while trying to retain their own artistic... Read more