April 2013: It has begun!
On the evening of Palm Sunday I changed the strings on my brothers 1940 Gibson J35 in anticipation of the next two days. Monday morning I sat down in front of a couple mics and hit record – one song after another. Three hours later 10 songs were done. The next day I sat in front of a piano keyboard and recorded 10 more. The basic tracks are finished! This will mostly be congregational Psalms and songs and hymns that I will produce with folks from our local fellowship at Parish Presbyterian Church. I love what we do for worship and can’t wait to capture a modified version of that while we record.
Already it seems like it’s going to be a challenge to strike that balance between make a ‘good CD’ and representing what we do as a congregation, for I’m convinced that these are not necessarily the same thing. Not everything I record will work in a congregational setting, but I hope that with very little adjustment all of it will be useable.
Also, I have decided to release a songbook along side the recording. It will contain the printed music and chords and I hope to present it in an artful and beautiful way.
Working Track List:
A Debt of Love
Calm Content
Have Mercy O Lord
Holy is the Lord
Kyrie
Love Divine
Our Only Paschal Lamb
peace, perfect peace
Psalm 1
Psalm 4
Psalm 6
Psalm 9
Psalm 14
Psalm 18
Psalm 20
Psalm 33
Psalm 62
Psalm 104
Sanctus
To Live is Christ
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