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| From the broadcast
the weekend of March 15th & 16th, 2008: |
Our Featured Artists on this program were the Mark Trammell Trio,
with songs from their current "Once Upon A Cross" CD. Included, of
course, that was title song, which fit very nicely into our "cross theme"
edition. You also heard their current radio song, "Won't It Be Wonderful
There," which is different from the classic Stamps-Baxter song by that
title, but good, none the less. I enjoyed Steve Hurst's comment that
he went with this group a few years ago just on a temporary basis
and has been there as pianist (and sometimes singer) ever since. By the way,
Steve is still very much involved with his music schools. Although he does
many training sessions around the country, his big school is July 6-11 this
summer in Nashville. More information can be found at
www.stevehurstschoolofmusic.com.
The Mark Trammell Trio's CD featured on this program, "Once Upon
A Cross," is available from our mailorder service, Springside. Just call
1-800-38-MUSIC to order. You can order easily from our webstore by
clicking
on this link to go directly to this item. (Orders over $40 in the
USA qualify for free shipping.)
Doing
an entire program with a "Cross" theme is something relatively new
for us. We've always done an Easter special to air Easter weekend. But it
quite often included quite a few "cross" songs as well as resurrection songs.
So I decided a few years back to devote the program the weekend before Easter
to songs dealing more with the Cross and Christ's sacrifice at Calvary. Then
the Easter program (which follows) is more completely devoted to songs of
resurrection and the hope that Christ's resurrection provides for each of
us as Christians. This program this year was the fullest implimentation to
date of the "Cross" theme and I think it worked out well. The Cross,
after all, is so central to our belief and our lives.
On the Headline Update I mentioned the upcoming SGM Fair Fair
in Chattanooga, Tennessee. More information can be found at
www.sgmfanfair.com.
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