Member Since: 12/10/2006
Band Website: www.SovereignGraceChurch.net
Band Members: Just li'l ol' me!....
These friends sang on the record with me: Gileah Taylor, Sarah Clifton and Joni Boyd. Chris Taylor and Bala Boyd added guitar and percussion respectively.
Influences:
MUSICAL INFLUENCES:
My family had a good mix of musical styles constantly on the record player from the time I was a wee lad. Classical, jazz... My older sisters Anne and Liz were radio hounds, so I had a steady pop influence too. My older brother Beau stayed abreast of developments in good music of all types and was an excellent musician himself. I was more interested in sports (oldest brother Pat was my sports idol), but Beau taught me alot about music despite myself- how to take our little organ and make all the chords in a key signature. I learned to play ukelele and soon moved on to guitar. Mom was always willing to sing any songs I was learning. Dad always wanted me to go "plink-plunk-plunk, plink-plunk-plunk", which was his take on country music, especially Red River Valley. Once I taught my little brother Bob to play bass (selfishly wanting a bass player for a band) I soon realized I had created a Frankenstein. He far surpassed me musically, but we are still great musical chums. He wrote "If Colors Spoke" on the CD. What? That's the only one you like? I'm not surprised. I had the usual teenage ambition of being a rock-n-roll hero, but once I heard John McLaughlin and Mahavishnu Orchestra play progressive jazz-rock, I was smitten. Once I became a Christian, I went back to more of a folk style. I began putting Psalms to music. Quite a challenge. There are a couple of those on the CD too. I really like alot of modern music. I'm thankful to my daughters and students at school for introducing me to so much new music.
Sounds Like: Gileah says that I sound like a preacher man who's listened to and respected all the greats; from The Bible to The Beatles. From Bach to Mahavishnu. From King David to Elliott Smith. My music is RIYL: Nick Drake, Paul Simon....
Type of Label: Major