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the day Pete Seeger’s letter came
We were down to the wire. If we didn’t have permission from Pete Seeger’s publisher by the end of the day on Monday, we were going to have to drop “My Voice Alone” (an adaptation of “One Man’s Hands” by Pete Seeger and Alex Comfort) from the CD. Well,...
read moreat the mandela memorial
On the night I learned of Nelson Mandela’s death, I was in Stouffville’s Barnside Studios, recording the final vocals for the soundtrack CD of “Selah’s Song” – an original folk musical with themes that resonate deeply with Mandela’s story. It was an emotional experience for me to sing these...
read moretoday’s the day! premiere of Selah’s Song
Yes, it’s true! So excited! That’s all I have time to say right now. More soon. Right now… we have a show (actually a weekend of shows) to do… Soundtrack CD will be available online soon… Break a leg,...
read moresinging songs of peace
Looking back on this fall’s touring season, a common thread that comes to mind is “singing songs of peace.” On one hand, I think of Ephesians 6:15 – “As shoes for your feet put on whatever will make you ready to proclaim the gospel of peace.” On the other...
read morelots of writing, just not here
Greetings, all! Just wanted to let you know that there’s lots of writing going on – just not here. There are multiple projects on the go – some small(ish), some rather large indeed. I’ll be pulling back the veil on some of these projects over the next while, and...
read morewild goose and other flocks
In the midst of my spring tour (Harleysville, Pennsylvania last weekend, Laurelville PA this weekend, some stops in Indiana and Illinois in a couple of weeks), planning for the fall tour is underway as well… and… I am delighted to report that I have been invited to perform at...
read morewriting and publishing in different modes
Over the past while I have found myself writing in some different modes, and some of that writing is starting to appear in public. Here’s an article I wrote for Canadian Mennonite magazine – “Hearing Jesus as Songwriter.” And here’s a more ambitious piece – a 33 page booklet...
read moreremember the land
In May 2011 I was invited to help plan and lead worship at a global ecumenical conference on mining, organized by KAIROS Canada. They have put together a powerful video with excerpts from the various speakers, interspersed with the refrain of a song that I wrote for the conference....
read moreyes we can! (worship intergenerationally)
Don’t worry, I’m not planning to post re: US presidential politics here… but I did think I would appropriate Obama’s 2008 rallying cry (which he, in turn, appropriated from someone else – eg: Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers and, I’m sure, others – as a good songwriter/communicator...
read moresongs for documentary film
Last week I went into Barnside Studios just outside of town to record a couple of songs for a documentary film that is being made about a number of doctors who have been practicing family medicine in Stouffville for many, many years. It was an honour to be asked...
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