I heard Doc Watson’s version of this old spiritual in the late 80s and recorded an accapella version of it for fun.
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I have already written about the separation of church and state and why it is important for Christians. Rather than repeat it here I would ask that you read my other blog posts on the subject (see the “Kingdom of Man” category). Instead of repeating the points I made in those pieces, I would rather address some things about David Barton
Here is a demo version of a great old hymn. The arrangement is kind of Celtic and features my mandolin playing, such as it is.
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I have been busy recently (with moving and starting a new job), so I thought I would indulge in a rerun of a piece that I put up originally in February. Since yesterday was the 4th of July, I thought it might be good to get it out there again.
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Here is an orchestral piece I wrote a few years back. Recently I have worked up a solo guitar version of it as well, just for fun. Maybe I’ll put that up sometime.
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In an act of blatant self-promotion I am posting the title song from my new CD. It should be available for sale from CD Baby, eMusic and even iTunes in the near future. This is not a new song, but was originally recorded for a CD by a former band, The Steves. However, since that CD only sold about 12 copies, I decided to re-record it.
If anyone is in the vicinity of Ephrata, PA on Friday night (June 25) I will be playing at the Ten Thousand Villages Cafe at 6:30 pm.
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Back in the late 80s I was working as a salesman in a mattress store. Since I was the only person there the owner said I could work on anything I wanted as long as I could stop when a customer came in. So I set up a recording studio around my desk using a 4-track cassette recorder and recorded a bunch of demos there.
This is another song written with my old friend Mark Babikow, and features him on lead guitar. I play everything else, including a drum track created by hitting a faux-leather chair with drum sticks.
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