Posted on Friday, May 27, 2016

S2:E15 Catholic Playlist Worship #57

Some of your favorite Catholic sacred and traditional music can be heard in this episode of Catholic Playlist Worship. A soaring performance of “It Is Well With My Soul” by Audrey Assad is a definite hightlight, as is “I Am the Bread Of Life” by Collin Raye. Fr Stan Fortuna gives a fine performance of “Gift of Finest Wheat” and Dan Schutte offers up “Here I Am, Lord” on the 30th anniversary of the original recording.

Song List

Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist – “Te Deum” Amazon iTunes
Audrey Assad – “It Is Well With My Soul” Amazon iTunes
Collin Raye – “I Am The Bread Of Life” Amazon iTunes
Fr Stan Fortuna – “Gift of Finest Wheat” Amazon iTunes
Dan Schutte – “Here I Am, Lord (Anniversary Recording) Amazon iTunes
Friar Alessandro – “Make Me A Channel Of Your Peace” Amazon iTunes
WLP Choir – “Holy, Holy, Holy” Amazon iTunes
Andrea Bocelli – “Stabat Mater” Amazon iTunes
Vince Ambrosetti – “Be Not Afraid” Amazon iTunes
Kitty Cleveland – “Adoro Te” Amazon iTunes
Beth Nielsen Chapman – “Tatum Ergo” Amazon iTunes
St Louis Jesuits – “Like A Shepherd” Amazon iTunes

Posted on Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Sarah Hart Releases “Til the Song Is Sung”

Latest Effort is her 9th Solo Album

Sarah Hart has just released her ninth solo album titled “Til the Song Is Sung”, featuring 10 new songs. We’ll be chatting with Sarah next week and will have some songs from the new album in Playlist #128 coming out June 3rd. Until then, go check out her new music at iTunes or Amazon and visit her website for more details.

We’re seriously crushing on the song “Ave Maria” from Matt Faley right now. It’s perfect for this month of May that’s dedicated to Our Lady, and this sublime video only makes it better. Check out his music at his website and pick up his music today at Amazon or iTunes.

Posted on Friday, May 20, 2016

S3:E15 Catholic Playlist #126

It's Mary's Month!

Catholic Playlist #126 Like I said in last week’s post for Catholic Playlist Worship #55, the month of May is one of my favorite months. First, it means the season of spring is now getting into full swing (finally) here in Ohio, the end of the school year is now just days away, it’s my birthday month and last but certainly not least, it’s the month dedicated to the Blessed Mother! To mark this occasion, I’ve put together a special playlist this week featuring 8 songs about Mary. I couldn’t quite fill the entire playlist with Marian songs, but I think you’ll still enjoy the distinct theme of the playlist.

Our songs about Mary come from Connor Flanagan, Danielle Rose, Kevin Heider, Jesse Manibusan, Fr Kevin McGoldrick, The Thirsting and one of my new favorites is Matt Faley’s take on a real classic – “Ave Maria”.

Here’s the full playlist in random order:

Matt Faley – “Ave Maria” Amazon iTunes
Connor Flanagan – “Sweet Maria” Amazon
Danielle Rose – “Mary’s Heart” Amazon iTunes
Kevin Heider – “Sing of Mary” Amazon iTunes
Fr Kevin McGoldrick – “Lovely Lady Dressed in Blue” Amazon iTunes
Jesse Manibusan – “Maria”
The Thirsting – “Come Hold My Son” Amazon iTunes
Matt Maher – “Deliverer” Amazon iTunes
Emily Wilson – “Beautiful and Yours” Amazon iTunes
Jeremy & Ryan – “Your Love Goes On” Amazon iTunes
Francis Cabildo – “We’ve Come Alive” Amazon iTunes
Ike Ndolo – “Wade in the Water” Amazon iTunes
Mikey Needleman – “Starlight” Amazon iTunes

Posted on Friday, May 20, 2016

S2:E14 Catholic Playlist Worship #56

Come Holy Spirit!

Catholic Playlist Worship #56 Welcome to our latest playlist this week as we head into Ordinary Time in the liturgical calendar. Once again we’ve got a great selection of music. A couple of songs are perfect for Pentecost that we just celebrated, and then there is a nice variety of sacred hymns throughout. Performers in the playlist include Tori Harris, Collin Raye, Kitty Cleveland, Edwin Fawcett, Voces8, L’Angelus and more.

This week we lead off the playlist with a composition from the official movie soundtrack of “The Letters”, a movie that explores the life of Mother Teresa through letters she wrote to her longtime friend and spiritual advisor, Father Celeste van Exem over a nearly 50-year period. With her canonization coming up in September, we thought it was appropriate to share this music with you. This first selection from the soundtrack is titled “Prayer of St Francis”.

Here’s the full playlist in random order:

The Letters – “Prayer of St Francis” Amazon iTunes
Tori Harris – “Spirit Veni Creator Spiritus” Amazon iTunes
Collin Raye (Andrea Thomas) – “How Beautiful” Amazon iTunes
Jon Sarta – “Blest Are They” Amazon iTunes
Voces8 – “Miserere Mei” Amazon iTunes
WLP Choir – “Come, Holy Spirit” Amazon iTunes
Kitty Cleveland – “You Are Near” Amazon iTunes
L’Angelus – “Holy God We Praise Thy Name” Amazon iTunes
Marian Grace – “Lead Kindly Light” Amazon iTunes
Steve Angrisano – “Psalm 40: Here Am I, Lord” Amazon iTunes
Jack Cassidy – “Standing on the Promises” Amazon iTunes
Edwin Fawcett – “Stronghold” Amazon iTunes

The Josh Blakesley Band released a new video this week of one of their favorite songs “Hope Comes Alive”, from their newest album “Even In This”. The footage in the video comes from several Steubenville Youth Conferences they did last year. The energy and excitement you see in the video is quite amazing, and they hope it blesses you. For tour dates and more info about the band, check out their website: JoshBlakesleyBand.com

Posted on Saturday, May 14, 2016

S3:E14 Catholic Playlist #125

Three New Songs Make Their Debut

Catholic Playlist 125 At the end of nearly every show, I exhort the listeners to sign up to our email list to “get the latest news and happenings in the Catholic music scene.” I’m betting a heavy amount that prior to this show’s existence, virtually no one ever considered the “Catholic music scene” to be a real thing. After all, this phrase implies (1) there are enough people making great music, and (2) there are enough people interested in their music to form a reasonably sized fan base. Right now, this radio show & podcast is doing all it can to attract and grow a fan base for the music. Thank you to every one who listens to this show and has become a fan of this music!

As for the people making great music, there is certainly a lot to get excited about. New albums are coming soon from PJ Anderson, Marie Miller, Connor Flanagan and Lee Roessler. Rebecca Roubion just released her newest album “Sleepless Nights”, John Finch has a new single out with Rita West, and the Vigil Project just released the last song in their series of songs for Lent and Easter. And I’m sure there are many more projects in the works too. It’s a good time to be a fan of the Catholic Playlist!

This week’s playlist features brand new music from Rebecca Roubion, John Finch and Andrea Thomas of the Vigil Project debuting this week, along with performances from Dave Moore, Noelle Garcia, Katy Blythe, last week’s new debut from Rachel Ann & Cassandra Acree plus Josh Blakesley and more. Enjoy!

For those wishing to add music from this playlist to their personal collection:

Andrea Thomas (Vigil Project) – “He Rose Again”
Rebecca Roubion – “Anywhere I Go” Amazon iTunes
John Finch – “Heart of Mercy (feat Rita West)” Amazon iTunes
Rachel Ann & Cassandra Acree – “Fill Up My Darkness” Amazon iTunes
Connor Flanagan – “Ablaze (Spark My Heart)” Amazon iTunes
Fr Kevin McGoldrick – “Oh God You Are My God” Amazon iTunes
PJ Anderson – “Love Will Heal” Amazon iTunes
Marie Miller – “You’re Not Alone” Amazon iTunes
Josh Blakesley Band – “Hope Comes Alive” Amazon iTunes
Katy Blythe – “Hold Me” Amazon iTunes
Dave Moore – “Speak to Me” Amazon iTunes
Danielle Noonan – “We Adore” Amazon iTunes
Noelle Garcia & David McHugh – “Wonderfully Made” Amazon iTunes

Posted on Friday, May 13, 2016

S2:E13 Catholic Playlist Worship #55

It's All About Mary

May is one of my favorite months. It means the season of spring is now getting into full swing here in Ohio, the end of the school year is rapidly approaching, it’s my birthday month and last but certainly not least, it’s the month dedicated to the Blessed Mother! To mark this occasion, we’ve put together a special playlist this week featuring all songs about Mary! This playlist features a record 16 songs, including a couple of artists not heard on the Worship show before – Fr Kevin McGoldrick (“Lovely Lady Dressed In Blue”) and Matt Faley (“Ave Maria”). We think you’ll enjoy those plus selections from Michelle Romary, WLP Choir (4 songs!), L’Angelus and many, many more!

Links to the music in our playlist, in no particular order:

Jackie Evancho – “Ave Maria” Amazon iTunes
Beth Nielsen Chapman – “O Sanctissima” Amazon iTunes
Marian Grace – “Ave Maris Stella” Amazon iTunes
Jon Niven – “Hail Mary; Gentle Woman” Amazon iTunes
L’Angelus – “Sing of Mary” Amazon iTunes
Matt Faley – “Ave Maria” Amazon iTunes
Fr Kevin McGoldrick – “Lovely Lady Dressed In Blue” Amazon iTunes
The Monks of Norcia – “Sancta Et Immaculata” Amazon iTunes
Voces8 – “Mother of God, Here I Stand” Amazon iTunes
Jon Sarta – “Sing We of the Blessed Mother” Amazon iTunes
Michelle Romary – “Lady of Knock” Amazon iTunes
Anna Nuzzo – “Memorare” Amazon iTunes
WLP Choir – “On This Day, O Beautiful Mother” Amazon iTunes
WLP Choir – “Immaculate Mary” Amazon iTunes
WLP Choir – “Hail, Holy Queen Enthroned Above” Amazon iTunes
WLP Choir – “Bring Flowers of the Fairest” Amazon iTunes

Posted on Friday, May 6, 2016

S3:E13 Catholic Playlist Show #124

Catch Two New Releases This Week

Two new releases highlight Episode #124 of the Catholic Playlist show this week. First, it’s one of the latest releases from The Vigil Project. Greg&Lizzy return with a new song titled “Seeking + Saving” and give us the story behind the writing of the song.

And we’re pleased to debut a single from a new album titled “The Light” from Rachel Ann & Cassandra Acree. The duo was formerly known as SimplyRC, but now they unite for a new EP of music featured in Extraordinary Mission events led by Dr John Wood. The single is titled “Fill Up My Darkenss” and Cassandra offers us some insight into what inspired her to write this song.

Other music in playlist comes from Taylor Tripodi, Kevin Heider, Kara Klein, Teresa Peterson, Ceili Rain, and Michael James Mette returns to the playlist with his song “The Beat Goes On”.

Here’s your playlist for this episode:

Greg&Lizzy – “Seeking + Saving”
Rachel Ann & Cassandra Acree – “Fill Up My Darkness”
Teresa Peterson – “He Makes All Things New”
Sarah Kroger – “This Is My Story”
Taylor Tripodi – “Here I Am”
Kevin Heider – “All I Want (Love Come Alive)”
Kara Klein – “Way Maker”
Alverlis – “You Give Me Peace”
Ceili Rain – “The King & I”
Of The Tower – “Follow You”
Michael James Mette – “The Beat Goes On”
Stephen Kirk – “Rising“

Posted on Friday, May 6, 2016

S2:E12 Catholic Playlist Worship #54

Listen to some of your favorite Catholic sacred and traditional music in this episode of Catholic Playlist Worship. The month of May is dedicated to Our Lady and we’ve got a couple of marian songs in the playlist – “Sing of Mary” featuring Kevin Heider from The Glory Collective and “Ave Maria” performed by Collin Raye. Other great music includes “On Eagle’s Wings” from Melinda Kirigin-Voss, “Turn To Me” by the St Louis Jesuits, and “Anima Christi” from Donna Cori Gibson. Enjoy!