Saturday, August 02, 2008

Chant on the charts


Some of you may remember when, in the 1990s, the Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos crashed popular music charts with several successful albums of Gregorian chant. Well, chant has remained "cool" and is back on the charts, this time from the Cistercian monks of Stift Heiligenkreuz in Austria. "Chant Music for Paradise" has achieved some popularity around the world. We're going to check it out. One's CD collection can never have enough chant.

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Sunday, January 06, 2008

Happy Epiphany!

Happy Epiphany!

Click here for a special rendition of a classic epiphany song, courtesy of ... um... Spinal Tap.

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Tuesday, August 28, 2007

CD giveaway


I have two promo copies of John Michael Talbot's latest CD, "Living Water 50th," to give away to the first two people who write me at editor@coloradocatholicherald.com. This is JMT's 50th recorded album, an amazing amount for about 30 years of work. For those not familiar with JMT, he founded the Brothers and Sisters of Charity at Little Portion Hermitage in rural Arkansas and has sold millions of albums. He is known for his contemplative, relaxing sound ("Healer of My Soul" and "Holy Is His Name" are two of my favorites), although he does go back to his secular rock roots from time to time. I've been a big fan of his since I learned of him in the mid-1990s and prefer his instrumental stuff (his "Pathways" series is awesome, particularly "Pathways to Solitude," and "The Quiet" is my most listened-to JMT disc).

Anyhow, this new release is much like most of his other ones. If you want to hear it, be one of the first two people to respond. Give me your mailing address, unless you want to pick it up at the Chancery (in which case you should stop by the Herald office to say hello).
[NOTE: The comment box is open in case you want to chat about John Michael Talbot and his music. Only e-mails sent to the above address will be considered for the CD giveaway. Don't leave your information in the comment box, please.]

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