Okay, it’s been a while since our last podcast! It’s good to be back. Part of the learning curve for me with this site has been realizing when the crunch times come, so I can be ready for them…I’m just coming out of one of those crunch times, because in Publisher World, there is a […]

World Library Podcast Episode 12 – Craig Colson: Higher Praise Today I speak with composer Craig Colson as we walk through his latest album Higher Praise. Craig also talks about his upcoming workshops and concert at the National Pastoral Musicians Conference in Raleigh, NC July 15-19, 2019.  If you’re not registered, visit npm.org today! Higher […]

World Library Podcast Episode 11 – Mickey McGrath and Carolyn Pirtle Today I Speak with Author and Artist Mickey McGrath and talk about his new book, A Holy Mosaic: Love, Diversity, and the Family. Inspiration from Pope Francis.  I also speak with Author and Composer Carolyn Pirtle and talk about her new book Praying the Rosary […]

Holy Week is upon us. I figured that at this precise moment in our musical lives no one listening here is looking particularly for new repertoire or deep thoughts or formational development—we are looking to get through the week with beauty and prayerfulness, we are creating folders and scripts and parts for the trumpet players […]

World Library Podcast Episode 10 – Mikey Needleman Today I present an interview with Mikey Needleman, A VAO artist. We walk through his musical career and ministry and discuss his albums.  Visit his artist page here at VAO to sample any of his albums! Available on iTunes and everywhere podcasts are found.

Today we have a conversation with Kate Williams, who compiled and edited the beautiful new resource Of Womb and Tomb: Prayer in time of Infertility, Miscarriage, and Stillbirth (G-9816).  The resource is made up of a book, a CD, and a music collection, and I’m pretty sure it’s the first collection of its kind—since it […]

February is Black History Month, so it seemed appropriate to devote a podcast to some of the wonderful and Spirit-filled offerings from our African-American brothers and sisters in faith, and the amazing heritage of spirituals and Gospel music they continue to keep alive and growing. So here is I hope a pretty diverse lineup of […]

Welcome back, and happy new year! We took a little break in January to get caught up and moving again, but we are back and have a great lineup of podcasts set for 2019, so if you are not subscribed yet, please do subscribe to us at Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or Stitcher, to make […]

Merry Christmas! If you have found your way here in some part of the calm after the Christmas storm, welcome. I hope your celebrations of the Nativity were full of beauty and prayer and lovely music–and that you got a nice long nap after. 🙂 This playlist is a companion to the first Christmas playlist […]

So! It’s almost Christmas, the calendar year is drawing to a close, and musicians everywhere are deep into the work of the season! First, as this year ends, a huge thanks to those who have followed this blog and podcast through our first six months. Despite a bit of a lull as the holiday season […]