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Steve Hughes

About Me

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OK! Here's the bottom line! I'm just an ordinary guy from New Jersey, USA, currently living in Northern Ireland, pastoring a Church of the Nazarene, and 'doing music' on the side. I'm married to a Belfast girl called Connie, and I have two incredible teenage daughters, Shannon and Bethany. I'm passionate about my relationship with Jesus Christ - the One who saved me, I love music, and for kicks I try to bring the two together. I realise I don't have the greatest voice on the planet. I'm your average untrained piano player, a pretty decent songwriter... and I love to try and make music. I don't do to much touring these days, but enjoy spending time in the studio.
That's it! I'm not a big star - never was, never wannabe. Just an average, middle-aged guy who loves Jesus and enjoys serving Him through music and pastoral ministry.
I'd love for you to spend some time here, listen to the songs, let me know what you think ... and feel free to leave a comment or two any time ya want. Guess that's about all I have to say.
CHECK OUT THE VIDEOS BELOW!
This is the latest music video. From the album "Sweet Surrender" by Steve & Connie Hughes He Sits Enthroned
Here's another amateur video - from Dark Shadows & Mountain PeaksEverlasting Light
This video, taken from my kid's CD 'God Likes Kids' is just for fun! Takeaway

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 09/05/2007
Band Website:
Band Members:

At various and sundry times:
Steve Hughes - Keyboards, Percussion & Vocals /
Connie Hughes - Keyboards & Vocals /
Andrew Lothian - Guitars & Bass /
Geoff Wilson - Percussion /
Heidi Carson-Hair - Fiddle, Mandolin /
James Carson - Mandolin /
Joel Hagen - Flute, Sax /
Junior Mercer - Bass /
Mike Wilgar - Mouth Organ /
Paul Silcock - Acoustic Guitar /
Philly Emerson - Drums /
Raymond Robinson - Flute, Whistles /
Robbie Freeburn - Electric Guitar /
Roy Lambert - Guitar /
Sammy Campbell - Drums /
Tim Rennie - Bass, Drums /
Sharon Beattie - Violin

DISCOGRAPHY:
1983 - Steve Hughes Live (no longer available)
1984 - Do We Love* (no longer available)
1986 - To Tell a World* (no longer available)
1988 - Producer of "Connie Hughes: Not Far From Home"
1999 - There You Were
2001 - Then Again (a compil of best tracks from two previous albums*)
2004 - Dark Shadows & Mountain Peaks
2006 - God Likes Kids
2007 - Producer of "Matt Kinnell: One Supreme Desire"
2008 - Sweet Surrender (duets by Steve & Connie)

CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW to purchase SWEET SURRENDER. You can also preview ALL the songs there.



Tracks also available for download on iTunes. Here's the link:http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewA lbum?playListId=282429206

HERE'S WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT 'SWEET SURRENDER'

“Highly devotional and yet highly radio-friendly.... there’s plenty of toe-tapping fun and aggressive skill set in the most likeable stylings. Commendable project, attentive-retaining from start to finish.” PAUL DAVIS, NEW CHRISTIAN MUSIC, England

“70s vibe... good lyrics and good piano playing. Some of the songs sound like real classics.” KRISTIAN SELAN, BIG STREET, Sweden

“An accomplished effort ... heartfelt lyrics over catchy piano lines and Connie’s backing vocals both compliment and add depth....much more than just your standard Christian fare” GRAEME COUSINS, LURGAN MAIL, Northern Ireland

Till Our Work on Earth is Done


Influences:Jesus, The Beatles, Burton Cummings (formerly of The Guess Who), Ron Dante, Elton John, Billy Joel, Leonard Ravenhill, Terry Taylor & Daniel Amos (DA), Larry Norman, Pat Terry, Tom Howard, David Meece, Marty McCall, Keith Green ...and especially Chuck Girard
Sounds Like: Maybe a bizarre mixture of Elton John, Chris de Burgh, Supertramp, Keith Green & Chuck Girard. But more than likely, like nobody you've ever heard before. YOU decide!

Great Commission
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Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

New church website is worth viewing

This is our new church website - lots of info, games, links, music, videos, etcWell, this is it! I've been wanting to get a decent church website up and running for years. It has finally happened ... ...
Posted by on Sat, 27 Jun 2009 08:25:00 GMT

Time to Cultivate the Soul

It is so good to learn the art of silence - stillness - before the Lord. Problem is, as the world rushes past at warp speed we so easily get caught up in its wake. We find ourselves toiling just to ke...
Posted by on Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:16:00 GMT

Catching Up

I can't believe I haven't posted a blog since May 1st. Lemme see ... that's 3 and a half months. A disgrace! (I always said I wouldn't let it go so long!) Since then we've had our CD launch and, all t...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:59:00 GMT

Steve and Connie Hughes CD Launch Concert Promo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCv7LTK8bus Here's a little promo Adam Craig put together for our CD Launch on Saturday night. Thought you might be interested. By the way, CDs should be avail...
Posted by on Thu, 01 May 2008 08:56:00 GMT

Live Concert Launch, 3rd May, 2008

This is going to be a fantastic evening with music, multimedia and the original band that played on the album: Connie and I, Paul Silcock, Tim Rennie, Robbie  Freeburn (from REEDSTAR), Joel Hage...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:46:00 GMT

The NEW ALBUM and a brand new site to boot

Wow! What an amazing week it's been. Went and picked up the new CDs last Wednesday night, drove to Dublin and sailed to Liverpool on Thursday and stayed overnight with an old friend, Peter Warren, in ...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:55:00 GMT

RECORDING UPDATE

Hmmm. OK. It really is ... closer than ever. Friday we do the final vocals on TILL OUR WORK ON EARTH IS DONE .... then our work is done on the album. It's mixdown time all next week! Planning to have ...
Posted by on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:41:00 GMT

RECORDING UPDATE: Steve and Connie Hughes - A Cord of Three Strands

Well... we didn't quite finish this week. But we're so near the end of the recording that I can almost taste it. Had a photo session yesterday in an old shack in the middle of nowhere, County Down (or...
Posted by on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:12:00 GMT

Update on the new album

Once again ... it's been a long time. Back in the studio today for final vocals on a brand new song called 'SWEET RELEASE'. My 15 year old daughter, Bethany, and Steve St Clair - the youth leader at c...
Posted by on Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:53:00 GMT

New Year Ramblings

Here I sit at the dawning of a brand new year. That sounds ... poetic, doesn't it? Actually, it's 3:40am, here in the UK, 1st of January, 2008 - but only 10:40pm, December 31st, 2007 on the East Coas...
Posted by on Mon, 31 Dec 2007 19:40:00 GMT