23 December 2025
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An unexpected Christmas treat the other day was discovering a recently released worship song featuring none other than Brian May of Queen on guitar: It is the kind of song I could see adapting to use at church. I appreciate … Continue reading
13 October 2024
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Did you attend, or contribute to or even lead a worship service this morning? How was it and how was your part in it. For example, if you played an instrument, did you get all the right notes in the … Continue reading
11 March 2023
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Apparently the proper term for what NT Wright has coined “Jesus is my boyfriend” songs (Christian worship songs that are light on theology and might need little or no adjustment for the regular pop charts) is “contemporary worship using affective … Continue reading
21 February 2023
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I was expecting a band rehearsal tonight but that has had to be called off at short notice. I suddenly realised that leaves me and Jane free to attend an interesting looking ‘Doxecology‘ concert that is on Woodhouse Eaves tonight. … Continue reading
11 February 2023
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Today was my debut on tuba in a church setting. I took it down to a day on intercultural worship at St Paul’s, Oadby, hosted by Songs2Serve. There were several guitarists and keyboard players, along with various strings and other … Continue reading
31 January 2022
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Here’s that song I recorded quickly last week, published today after making its debut in yesterday’s online service:
30 January 2022
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I went ahead with my debut live performance on keys at church this morning. I have to say that it’s quite nice just rocking up without lugging a load of gear, sitting down for the whole service and then only … Continue reading
16 June 2021
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Today I enjoyed a blackbird singing, not in the dead of night but in the middle of the afternoon. What made it so special is that I was rehearsing some songs for Sunday morning in a friend’s garden and the … Continue reading
24 April 2021
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What a joy to lead some live worship last night. I am so much looking forward to this becoming a more regular thing again. I also enjoyed having the liberty to take a fairly spontaneous path through a large collection … Continue reading
23 April 2021
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Opportunities for live music have been in short supply for a long time. I’ve played a couple of songs in Zoom-based services we did for Ash Wednesday and Easter but otherwise, it has all been practise and recording since the … Continue reading