Category Archives: Music

Sara Groves in Memphis

Friday afternoon, some friends and I drove over to Memphis for a Sara Groves concert. I think it was the third time I’ve seen her play, not counting the times she has played for Andrew Peterson’s Christmas show at the … Continue reading

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The Perfect Fifth

This is classic.

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Andrew and Randall in Nashville

If you haven’t checked The Rabbit Room yet today, first of all, why not? Second, here’s what Andrew Peterson posted this morning about an event Saturday. At Davis Kidd Booksellers, arguably the coolest big bookstore in the Nashville area, I’m … Continue reading

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The Midtown Project

Back in January, I wrote a couple string arrangements for an album my church, Midtown Fellowship, was recording featuring songs written by members of our music team. Besides arranging strings for two of the songs, I wrote three instrumental interludes, … Continue reading

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New book about Springsteen

This is the best news I’ve heard in a while. Because I grew up knowing that rock music was evil, being as sure of it as I was of the fact that I had Jesus in my heart and that … Continue reading

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You Against You – Eric Peters

This past Friday, I drove over to Murfreesboro to hear a friend of mine, Eric Peters, play a concert. He has a song called Save Something For Grace that I love. In the first verse, he sings, “midnight / at … Continue reading

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Cranking up the stereo

Driving over to Chattanooga this afternoon for the weekend, the weather was perfect – sunny and clear, 75 degrees, and a nice breeze. Before I left my house, I grabbed a stack of CDs for the trip. Every once in … Continue reading

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Matthew Perryman Jones – “Swallow the Sea”

Don’t let go / don’t let go / we can crawl / out of the shadows / don’t let go /don’t let go / we can find our way / back home // At Matthew Perryman Jones’ concert last Thursday … Continue reading

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“Makes people out of strangers.”

You may have noticed that most of my posts from the Festival of Faith and Writing consist of quotes that I scribbled down during the talks that caught my ear. Today, I was reading a friend, Eric Peter’s, latest post … Continue reading

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Festival of Faith and Writing – Derek’s Q&A and the concert set list

Derek’s Q&A followed the session with the other members of Caedmon’s Call. Derek started it off by saying “The work of the artist is to look at the world and tell you what they see. We all see the world … Continue reading

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