We spent a delightful two days in Marion, IL at the Truthseekers Homecoming in February! The Marion Civic Center is one of my favorite auditoriums to see SGM performed in. The theater is beautiful, the people are wonderful, the atmosphere there is rare at Gospel Sings and when you put all of those things together…you…
Quickly, I slammed the car door shut and darted to the sidewalk. It was a cold February evening for a jaunt amidst the town square in Marion, Illinois…but for a Gospel Sing, well, it was worth it. The Civic Center sits on the corner of South Market Street. I rushed along the walkway, crossing…
It was Saturday, the 22nd of December 2012 when I checked my mail box and pulled out the January 2013 issue of the Singing News Magazine. Wow…another year really has come to an end, hasn’t it? Well, it has! So, as we launch into another year, I want to pause for a moment and review…
Since I first began attending Southern Gospel concerts, I have been afforded numerous opportunities to attend many of the great Gospel Sings, like, The National Quartet Convention, Singing In The Smokies, Praisefest, Legacy Five’s Celebration, The Brumley Sing and many more. As we drove the first leg home from the Steve Hurst School of Music…
Throughout the year I’ve been collecting more books about Southern Gospel Music, so it’s time to add to the list I’ve started! (See INTRODUCTION for more SGM titles.) So far, I have read two of the six books listed below, Hear My Heart and On the Other Side. Both are a great reads and let…
My travels in Southern Gospel Music have taken me to many places across the nation. Every now and then, I get to go somewhere new! That’s exactly where I went for this next concert review – somewhere new… Yep! For the very first time in my life I went to the state of Nebraska…
I’ve had the opportunity to attend many concerts by various artists in Southern Gospel Music, and they always are such a blessing! BUT, each concert has to end, and at the end, I have to go home. Well, concert DVDs have given a remedy to this problem by allowing fans to take home video of…
Before we get into the prize of the month, I want to make an announcement, so pull up a chair and get settled in! Since I started doing give-a-ways, I have always used a question to determine a winner by receiving a correct answer as a comment. Well, as of today, that is going…
Nestled among the Ozark hills sits an old theatre in Steelville, Missouri, called the Meramec Theatre. Though a casual driver weaving through the curvy roads would take little notice of it, fans of Southern Gospel Music look upon the building as a place where their favorite artists come to sing about the Gospel of Jesus…
The last morning of Praisefest fell on Saint Patrick’s Day…well, I couldn’t let that opportunity pass by, eh? So, I dressed up like a Leprechaun! Green skirt, tights, shirt, hat and hair! Definitely different from my normal concert attire! LOL! As you can imagine, there were some curious looks cast my way and more than…
