Author Archives: maddg

This is a gathering song, and the title song, from John Burland‘s collection, All Are Welcome Here. The text is based on Roman 15:7 and the words of Pope Francis. If your assembly feels its spirituality on its feet this … Continue reading →

This is a recessional from John Burland‘s album from 2019, All Are Welcome Here, if your parish can cope with mid tempo rock music in a liturgical context. It is written with another of his frequent collaborators, Stephen Leiweke. The … Continue reading →

While I am waiting for my “Pilgrim of Hope” book to arrive, I will carry on with John Burland‘s music, going back to 2019 for his album All Are Welcome Here. He starts with the creed as paraphrased by himself, … Continue reading →

This hotly anticipated collection of new songs written by Australian Catholic song-writers from Willow Publishing, available in hard copy and e-book form, has been launched today. I had a small hand in one of the songs as it originated in … Continue reading →

The other song in John Burland‘s two song Jubilee collection is a completely different matter to the one I blogged yesterday, which was all about participation. This one is a stretch for an assembly or school class, as it is … Continue reading →

I was not overly enamoured with the official hymn for the the Jubilee year, but then I am notoriously grumpy. There will obviously be a lot of other songs for the Jubilee, and I hope many of them will have … Continue reading →

I will have a break from David MacGregor songs after this song, as I’ve come to the end of another folder that I filled with his material in a vaguely alphabetical way. I have no doubt I will be back … Continue reading →

I’ll do a couple more from the amazing David MacGregor‘s inexhaustible treasure trove of music, before conceding defeat. I am fully aware that in the unlikely event that I ever get to the end of them, he will have written … Continue reading →

David MacGregor has masterfully set Brian Wren‘s moving Good Friday text in a suitably stately and mournful way. This is a worth a look, with adoration of the cross only a couple of months away. Wren’s lyrics are available at … Continue reading →

Yes, I know. There is only one “Hearts on Fire” written in Brisbane, Australia and it is written by Michael Mangan. Except that in 2015, David MacGregor must have thought we needed another one. An obvious pick for Pentecost, it … Continue reading →