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I'm a traditional kind of guy.
I'm so happy that Gary Chapman and his brother Keith are
too! This is their 4th or 5th Christmas-time visit. Always fun! Check out
our Audio Archives for a listen. Keith brought his digital camera in too.
See the shots he took at the right of Gary in the top pic and Shelley
(part of our Sunday morning family). Gary took the shot of Keith at left
bottom. -Dec 15
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This time of year, it's time
to dust off the old holiday records, enjoy family and friends and it seems
to be especially appropriate to have Buddy Greene drop by. He
plugged his upcoming Lighthouse Coffeehouse appearance for
Christmas. The concert will partially benefit Nashville Rescue Mission.
pic l-r: Randy Shaw (NRM), me, Buddy Greene, and Pat
Flynn . Of course, with Buddy AND Pat, we had live music too!
-Nov 24 |
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The more I hear Kyle
Matthews, the more I like him AND his music. A most creative singer/
songwriter, I especially appreciate his desire to encourage his listeners
to worship God. Visit him at
www.kylematthews.com
-Nov 17 |
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What an unbelievable voice!
Ashley Cleveland was my guest on October 27th. She has her own
distinctive style of writing and performing. Yet, as fresh as her sound
is, she has a major love and affection for traditional hymns. I hope
she'll do the hymns album she's promised to do! Visit:
www.ashleycleveland.com
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A DOUBLE-special Sunday!
First, Ginny Owens came by with not only her latest CD. "Something
More", but an upcoming EP produced by Margaret Becker, "BluEPrint".
She also came by to talk about an upcoming concert. Top pic: Ginny
Owens, me, and Hannah Cofer from Bedside Stories. Next, we were
invaded by the BBC! The most-watched religious broadcast in the world is a
show originating in England called, "Songs of Praise". It's
been on for over 40 years with a weekly audience of over 40 million
world-wide. They were in town for a taping at the Ryman Auditorium. pic
l-r: Paul Leddington Wright (the show's conductor), me, and Pam
Rhodes (program host or "presenter"). Wonderful people! I wish we had
the program on here in the US. Note: Not pictured is my new friend, Janis
Knox (researcher for the show).
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In 1979, a year before this
show began, a controversial project was released by Maranatha Records. It
was "The Misfit" with Erick Nelson and Michele Pillar. Now
23 years later, the album has been re-mastered and re-released. The music
is as timeless as ever and I was happy to be a part of making noise about
its re-release. Top pic l-r: Harry Offutt (Spare Room Productions
and the guy responsible for bringing this classic back for us), Michele
Pillar (Carlton), and me. Below: I know people thought we were kidding
when we talked about Michele primping for the pictures! Visit
http://www.the-misfit.com for
more.
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The last time Phil Keaggy
was on the show, he suggested that NEXT time he bring his Jam-man
and play live. What an amazing sound (actually SOUNDS) he gets!.. as if
he's not an amazing player to begin with! Check out the Audio Archive to
hear some of the fun!
-Sept 29 |
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I'm not the first to call
Ceili Rain "Nashville's best band", but I sure believe it! I always
look forward to their visits. Bob Halligan Jr and gang never fail to make
new fans whenever they play... and play they did on Sept 22nd! They were
on hand to premiere the new CD, "No Me- No You". pic l-r: Rocky
Marvel, Paul Grimsland, Bob
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What a bitter-sweet morning.
It was five years ago this week that we lost our friend, Rich Mullins.
The Friday night before, we held a tribute concert featuring friends,
music and video clips from Rich. When Rich was in college in his mid-30,
he lived in the attic of the college chaplain, Jim Smith. Oh what stories
Jim has to tell! He also authored and wonderful devotional/biography "An
Arrow Pointing To Heaven". Another long-time friend of Rich's was Kathy
Sprinkle. She came down from Cincinnati with stories of her own. Pictures:
Jim and Meghan Smith, me, Kathy Sprinkle.
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Scott Riggan, formerly
a member of the group "The Nobodys", dropped by with his new
project. So new in fact, we beat the release by two weeks! "All I
Know" is a great project. Find it at
www.scottriggan.com
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It was a privilege to world
premiere the new project from Mitch McVicker, "Without
Looking Down". It's a great CD with a lot of passion and Mitch's
heart. I appreciate this guy! -Sept
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The Nashville half of Point
of Grace, Denise Jones and Shelley Breen dropped by on
Aug 18 to announce "Girls
of Grace", a conference for girls grades 7 thru 12. We also
premiered the new "GoG" CD. In baby news, Terry had just had her baby a
week earlier, Heather is expecting their first in Sept and Shelley
(seated in pic)
has about 2 and a half weeks to go!
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It had been 20 years to the
day since we lost Keith Green, 2 of his children, the
Last Days
Ministries pilot and a visiting family of 8. All these years
later, Keith's music speaks as clearly as it ever did. The former pastor
of Last Day's Community, now a local pastor here in
Nashville, Jerry Bryant dropped in on this special day with music
and memories of Keith.
-July 28 |
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Visits from Phil Keaggy
are great experiences for me and our listeners! He ALWAYS brings with him
songs that have never been recorded, or versions of songs that maybe one
of his kids sang backup on, or brand new songs that will appear on an
upcoming project. What a delight!
-July 21 |
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Margaret Becker along
with Joanne Hogg and Maire Brennan have released a CD of new Irish
hymns...
"In Christ Alone:
New Hymns of Prayer & Worship".
It is wonderful! So is Margaret! The other ladies live in Ireland, so
Margaret came in solo. -July 14 |
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TWO OR MORE is made up
of the Aguas brothers, Renatto, Walter, and Eddie. With a brand new CD
release in hand, two of three of two or more dropped by to share the new
tracks as well as promote two (not more) concert appearances in town that
week.
l-r: Renatto, me, and Walter.
Eddie was home recovering from a luau! -July 7 |
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Two of my favorite people
here! Bernadette Keaggy and husband Phil. Bernadette, book,
"Losing You Too Soon" was released in March. It
explores their marriage, particularly in the early days, losing five
children and how God heal hearts. Excellent reading. Pick up a copy!
-May 5
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What a funny lady!!! Chonda
Pierce had already sold out her concert at the end of this week, but
I'm sure glad she paid us a long overdue visit. Besides being very funny,
this woman has lots to say!
-Apr 28 |
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Here are some shots from our
GMA show (which we also went on ahead and celebrated our 22nd anniversary
as well!). Left top, Jeff Allen and Buddy Greene. Left
bottom: new artist Krystal along with me and Patty Cabrera.
At right is Jim Cole. Ceili Rain also played as did Billy Smiley.
Lots of folks dropped by to make our party a success!
-Apr 21 |
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How refreshing it is to know
someone with such a strong heart for, and emphasis on worship. It
seems to be somewhat of a fad in today's Christian music... I'd like to
think it's a movement of believers who recognize the absolute awesomeness
of God and their total dependency on Him. Jeff Deyo is such a
person, not only recognizing this, but encouraging us to follow! l-r: me,
Jeff, and guitarist Rob Hawkins. -Apr
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Well, it's been a "month of
Sundays" since our last guest, but what a way to get back to "guest mode"!
Michael Card debuted his first LP on our show in 1982 and I was
thrilled to have him bring us a brand new project, "Scribbling In
The Sand". With us was renown Cardiologist (no pun intended)
Dr. John Bright Cage who's support I have always appreciated. -Apr
7 |
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Diamond Rio's Marty Roe
was fighting a cold on March 10th when he came in and brought us a new
friend... author and teacher, Joe Beam. Diamond Rio and the
organization Joe represents, Family Dynamics, plan a
rally/concert in Nashville soon.
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Always a pleasure, Rebecca
St. James began a promo tour supporting the release of her new
project, "Worship God". I continue to be amazed with what
Rebecca is doing with her very special gifts. She has a tremendous heart
for people.
-Feb 24 |
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Behind every great artist is a
great producer! I believe that. As Ginny Owens, Shaun Groves, Chris Rice,
Out of the Grey and many others... Monroe Jones is among the best!
It was our pleasure to meet Monroe and hear his stories.
-Feb 17 |
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One of the best parts about
what I do is meeting new people... particularly when they are as talented
and grounded as Shaun Groves. In a short period of time, this guy
has had number a number 1 song as well as 5 Dove Award nominations!
-Feb 3 |
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As always... an absolute
pleasure to have Phil Keaggy as a guest as it was on January 27. I
so greatly appreciate this man's friendship as well as his excellence as a
man of God. Phil brought with him some never-before-played-on-radio music,
we played some old familiar favorites, and he even played a couple of
live tunes!
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It's been a while since Kim
Hill has been on the show. She was leading worship in a series of
Women's gatherings in downtown Nashville along with author/speaker Lisa
Harper. It was good to see Kim again and to meet Lisa.
-Jan 20 |
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Arthur Blessitt |
What an honor to have
Arthur Blessitt on the show. This man has walked literally around the
world carrying a 12 foot cross. He was in the middle of walking thru
Tennessee when he was with us. Two Or More were on hand for some
live music as well. What a morning!
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