Author Archives: maddg

More Liam Lawton goodness from Gather 3rd Edition, this time based on John 15:5-14 and so suitable for Easter 5B and 6B where those readings come up. There are harmony lines in the refrain and a descant in the third … Continue reading →

One of the songwriters that I am finding amongst the works in Gather 3rd edition not already covered elsewhere in my blog is Liam Lawton. Obviously huge in Ireland, he hasn’t been a feature in parishes I have played at … Continue reading →

This song is on the theme of the second coming, but is very much a proclamation of social justice and would work in Advent. It is from Gather 3rd edition and the text is by Rory Cooney, based on passages … Continue reading →

This song is in the “Second Coming” section of Gather 3rd ed., with text by W. Russell Bowie from Revelation 21 and set to MORNING SONG. GIA sells it as a concertato but notes that the brass quartet is optional. … Continue reading →

Continuing my look at songs from Gather 3rd edition that I haven’t already got around to here, I have come to the section called “Second Coming”, in which I find this gospel styled song by Kate Cuddy called “On That … Continue reading →

I have really enjoyed all the Michael Mahler songs I am coming across in Gather 3rd Edition. This is a song “with a gentle groove” for morning prayer or suitable liturgies (eg Easter). Mahler was obviously a prodigy and has … Continue reading →

My amazing brother, Dr Michael Madden PhD, has written a booklet about music in Church which can be purchased at Amazon. I won’t review it per se, as I am not qualified to comment too much. The issues revolve around … Continue reading →

This song turned up in Gather Comprehensive and here in Gather 3rd edition. It is a gathering song by Rae E. Whitney set to STUTTGART. Gather only has a handbell arrangement available, likely because STUTTGART is too well known to … Continue reading →

Having covered an awful lot of GIA songs over the years, those in Gather 3rd edition that I haven’t got to are sometimes songwriters with little traction on Australia, but often those songs from other cultures that an Australian assembly … Continue reading →

Rory Cooney is not someone whose work has got much traction in Australia, and have covered him here when his work has turned up in requests from overseas for the most part. But he must be a big deal in … Continue reading →