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Martyn Joseph—Under Lemonade Skies Cardiff, Wales: Pipe Records, 2010 Martyn Joseph is a talented Welshman, with many connections to Canada. I first heard that this new album, Under Lemonade Skies, was on it’s way last May when I saw him…Read More→
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If you’re a fan of Natalie Merchant from her days with 10,000 Maniacs, or of Leigh Nash of Sixpence None The Richer, you’ll find the gentle, understated vocals of Karen Peris of The Innocence Mission a breath of fresh air….Read More→
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Trevor Dick—Yahweh Kerux Music, 2010 I’m afraid you’ll get the wrong impression when I tell you that Trevor Dick is a violinist, and that Yahweh is a collection of instrumental hymns. No, this wouldn’t be the ideal Christmas gift for…Read More→
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He’s a walkin’ contradiction; partly truth and partly fiction/ Takin’ every wrong direction on his lonely way back home… In 1970, Kris Kristopherson sang these words in “The Pilgrim…”: a song inspired by his friend, Johnny Cash. Right down to…Read More→
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Like railway passengers facing forward, we may not glance back to where we’ve been. Preoccupied with what’s new, we may miss older worthwhile things. Sister Rosetta Tharpe is a part of our Christian music heritage we should not miss. If…Read More→
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What you see is what you get. There’s no pretending who The Welcome Wagon might be, or what they’re about. “Pastor and wife join voices in sacred folk songs for All Ages,” reads the album cover. It might be harder…Read More→
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They’re back! If you’ve heard the CD Salvation Station (2008) from Newworldson, then you already know why I’ve been looking forward to this one. The band’s musical scope has stretched, yet it still strikes me as gospel party music. Sometimes…Read More→
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Don’t let the sweet voice fool you; there’s nothing syrupy about Carolyn Arends. Her voice may be lilting, but lyrically she takes us deep into the darkness we’ve all experienced so that she may better show off the light. Many…Read More→
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“Not many people are killed by lightning. Zac’s mother was.” So begins the story of Zac Sparks, a ten-year-old who has had the carpet pulled out from under his life. He lands unevenly in the town of Five Corners, at…Read More→
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“Not many people are killed by lightning. Zac’s mother was.” So begins the story of Zac Sparks, a ten-year-old who has had the carpet pulled out from under his life. He lands unevenly in the town of Five Corners, at…Read More→