Monthly Archives: June 2011

John Bell has arranged this traditional Guatemalan chant, and a fine thing it is too.  “The Peace of the Earth,” is No 128 in AOV NG and a lovely blessing song with a nice deep counterpoint for the male voices.  … Continue reading →

No 127 in AOV NG is Ps 23, “The Lord is My Shepherd” by Joshua Blakesley.  You can hear his version here.  It is gentle, reflective and gets it all done in two verses.  Love the cello, but BIAB’s fiddle … Continue reading →

I’ve been spouting off that this mass will be too hard to learn in its new form since hearing it at the Archdiocese education session and so have been putting off trying to learn the new version. …and I was … Continue reading →

Michael Mahler’s take on Ps 27 is No126 in AOV NG.  It’s a bit wishy washy actually.  There is a longer than usual sample to listen to here. The problem is we are doing John Bell’s Singing the Unsung DVD … Continue reading →

Another song not from AOV NG, but suggested by one of the lovely people coming to sing at “Sing along with Ed”, every Friday night at St Edward’s, Daisy Hill. It was written by Michael Murphy of “Wildfire” fame and, I … Continue reading →

Not from As One Voice: the Next Generation, but suggested by a correspondent.  Written by Jenny Lee Riddle and made famous by Gateway Worship, you can hear their version here.  Not sure about ending musical phrases with a hanging “the” … Continue reading →

A beautiful chant from Taize and I still haven’t found a way of doing backings for chants that don’t sound odd. No 125 in AOV NG is “The Kingdom of God.”  This sounds better. The kingdom of God is justice and … Continue reading →

No 124 in AOV NG is Matt Redman’s, “The Heart of Worship.” It sounds like a mea culpa for all his P&W noise making but is more likely just a song that suits a mood of worship that is not … Continue reading →

“The Call” is another song from James Maher msc and is No 123 in AOV NG.  It is one of those songs we aren’t meant to sing, because it is sung from the perspective of God. Since this requires imagination, … Continue reading →

What a lovely reflective (and short song). I’m referring to No 122 in AOV NG, “Take This Day.”  It was written by Penny Elsley, who appears to be remarkable and versatile young lady.  My backing for once avoids overdoing things. … Continue reading →