This Southern Gospel music fan has decided to bring you his thoughts on the latest Gospel music. Just a God thing I guess. First of all, I want to extend condolences to Sarah Cupp on the loss of her brother and Debbie Singler on the loss of her sister. My prayers are with both of your families.
Now to the reviews.
First is Cana's Voice with their latest, Live at Champion Forest - This relatively new group is comprised of Taranda Greene, Jody McBrayer and Doug Anderson.
Cana's Voice has more of a modern sound but one that Southern Gospel fans can appreciate. The harmonies blend well and each as a soloist just add to the pleasure of this recording.
The performance of the classic hymn ,Great is Thy Faithfulness is done quite well by Taranda while McBrayer's rendition of In the Presence of Jehovah stirred me.
Heavenly Father features all 3 singers and the harmony is outstanding. Each song is sung with great feeling and conviction.
My favorite song on the project is Same Hands by Taranda. Her powerful voice and the background voices by the choir added joyful emphasis on this wonderful song. Although it's not so much your traditional Southern Gospel music, it's a music performance that moved me and makes me think that the future of Southern Gospel is in good hands.
Second is a group called The Browns and their solo release called Brave. This family group consisting of Shelly, Michaela, Adam, and Andrew and Shelly's husband as bus driver have teamed up with producer Wayne Haun and Stow Town Records owned by Ernie Haase of Signature Sound.
This up and coming group has been performing in Branson for years and won the Top Horizon award new groups three years in a row.
Brave is an upbeat song with a fiddling touch of Bluegrass and this family's harmonies are on point. It's a catchy tune that will get into your head and your heart.
That's all for this first Southern Gospel music review. Look for more coming soon and some important announcements about my future and the future of this blog. Also, If enjoyed this blog post, please email me at backyardgospel@gmail.com.
Until next time, may God Richly Bless you!!
Jerry Klems
A Simple Christian Man...
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