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Co-producers John Miller (top)
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Gospel Recording
Update - January 2010
A lot has happened since the earlier Gospel album
post (below). Barry
Scott recorded lead vocals to "Angel
At Your Side" and "He
Understands". Both came out just great
and complement the other twelve numbers on the album.
John and Jesse added some "celestial" harmonies
to "Angel At Your Side" that will take your
breath away. Dale Ann recorded a killer harmony
part to "He Understands" (a duet with Barry
Scott as well as well as "Look
To The Light."
Congrats to the singers/musicians on the Gospel album
who were nominated and/or received awards at the 2009
IBMA convention.
Russell Moore - Nominated For Male Vocalist Of The
Year
Dale Ann Bradley - Winner Of Female Vocalist Of The
Year
Jesse Brock - Winner Of Mandolin Player Of The Year
Junior Sisk - Nominated for Male Vocalist Of The
Year
Ron Stewart - Nominated For Banjo Player Of The Year
Mike Cleveland - Winner Of Fiddle Player Of The Year
We also thrilled to report that Barry Scott has
been nominated for a Grammy for his recent Gospel release
"In God's Time" - way to go Barry!
That's it for now...
look for another update sometime in February.
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New Gospel Recording In
The Works
I am very excited to announce that we have a new recording
in the works, slated for release in the spring of 2010.
It will be a Gospel Album of original material I have written
or co-written over the years. Three of the 14 songs are
collaborations with my good songwriting buddies Pete
Goble (Bad News For The Devil), Ted DeMille (Beautiful
Hall) and Justin Carbone (Thirst & Hunger). The working
title is "Look To The Light",
and is being produced by Jesse Brock and John
Miller. Jesse is currently playing mandolin with Michael
Cleveland & Flamekeeper - reigning IBMA Instrumental Group
of the year! John Miller is absolutely the best rhythm guitar
player I have ever known, and along with Jesse, create a
killer rhythm section which is unmistakably the foundation
of this recording.
In addition to their co-producing roles, Jesse and John
are both singing as well as playing on the album. Roger
Williams adds dobro and our dear friend Pete Soukas
plays bass on several of the tracks. The album is being
recorded at Thundering Sky Recording in South Berwick
Maine, engineered by Chris Magruder (studio owner).
Chris brings lots of experience and has a great understanding
of how to record acoustic music. For logistical considerations,
some of the tracks are being recorded at studios outside
the area including: Rice Recording, Damascus Virginia;
Riverside Audio, Mount Gilead, NC; The Sleepy
Valley Barn, Russell Springs, KY.
"Look To The
Light" will feature some notables in the Bluegrass
world including:
Russell Moore - vocals
Dale Anne Bradley - vocals
Junior Sisk - Vocals
Jeff Parker - vocals
Ron Stewart - banjo & fiddle
Mike Cleveland - fiddle
Wyatt Rice - guitar
Ronnie Rice - bass
Below are some comments I recently received from Wayne Bledsoe
(Bluegrass Now Magazine & WKMST)...
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Rick,
I'm just gotten off the road and this is my first
opportunity to touch base with you. I've just about
worn out the CD you gave me. The songs are fabulous
as is the production work. I can hardly wait for
it to come out. While I've always been a fan of
yours, this is the best material I've ever heard.
You're an inspiring songwriter and you selected
some great talent to appear on this CD. Is there
any way I can get list of the song titles and whose
singing on each?
It was great visiting with you in Gettysburg recently.
Thanks for coming back stage and sharing your new
music with me. I hope our paths cross again soon.
Thanks again for sharing your talent with me.
With warm regards,
Wayne Bledsoe |
We will keep you posted with
any new updates on the Gospel Album as they develop.
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New Song Written For The United Way
This winter Rick was busy recording a jingle he had
written last year for the United
Way of the Greater Seacoast entitled "It's
All About People". The song was created
to pay tribute to the very important work United Way
does in our local communities. The United Way staff
was quite impressed with Rick's tune, so much so,
that they are using it for a new promotional campaign,
which will air on TV and radio during the month of
April.
Produced by Mark Shilansky, and engineered by Huck
Bennert, the actual recording took place at a studio
in Acton Mass and included several prominent Boston
area jazz musicians. The song was sung by United Way
of the Greater Seacoast staff member, Lauren Wool
- a gifted musician and singer with an absolutely
beautiful voice. Dave Mackey of Insight Media spent
two days filming United Way volunteers working in
the community to add the visual part of the spot.
The completed PSA will air on WMUR TV, Comcast cable
and NH public TV throughout the month of April. A
radio version, including an audio message, will air
on several of the top area radio stations to complement
the TV campaign.
To hear the finished track of "It's
All About People," CLICK
HERE.
To watch the video, click HERE.
Read
the lyrics...
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