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#88 Catholic Playlist Show

Catholic Playlist #88You’ve come to expect the best and some of the very newest contemporary Christian music from Catholic artists only on the Catholic Playlist. And we continue to deliver great music from Catholic artists that you won’t hear on any other radio station or podcast.

In the playlist this week we have Dee Simone, John Finch, Matt Maher, Luke Spehar and Chris Bray. We play another song from last week’s featured new artist Hope and Justin, plus we have two songs from Ike Ndolo in the playlist too, including a new single recently released in April.

And this week we welcome the listeners of Billings Catholic Radio, KJCR 1240AM and 97.5FM to the Catholic Playlist show network! We’re happy to have them on board, and we decided to start this week’s show with a song from an artist who is from the region – Jaime Thietten – It’s A Good Day.

And here’s the iTunes playlist for your music discovery:

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Catholic Playlist Worship – #23

Catholic Playlist WorshipThe latest episode of the Catholic Playlist Worship program once again plays your favorite sacred and traditional Catholic music for your listening enjoyment. The playlist this week features Jackie Evancho, Kitty Cleveland, Friar Alessandro, Andrea Bocelli, and Collin Raye. Vince Ambrosetti is the newest artist we’ve added to the playlist this week. We think you’ll like his traditional sound to all of your favorite mass hymns.

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#87 Catholic Playlist Show

Catholic Playlist #87The Catholic Playlist show is a showcase of some of the best and very newest music released today by Catholic artists. We have a new featured artist this week – Hope and Justin – and we have cool mix of new and previously unplayed music in the playlist, with songs from Katy Blythe, PJ Anderson, Dante Schmitz, Connor Flanagan, Alverlis, Greg & Lizzy and Of The Tower. We have two songs from Josh Blakesley Band in the playlist too, including the first song “Revive Us” from their latest album “Even In This”.

Hope and JustinOur featured new artist this week is Hope & Justin. Hope and Justin have been playing music together since the first night they met, which was over 10 years ago now, but they are still at it and are joined by what they say are “incredibly talented friends”. They describe their music as homegrown music with lots of soul: everything you loved about 70’s folk and bluegrass with a modern vibe. In 2013 they released their second album titled “Eastern Bound”, and they’ve been rewarded for their hard work and talent, having been selected as “New Folk Finalists” in the Texas Kerrville Folk Festival, semi-finalists in the International Songwriting Competition (chosen among 20,000 contestants), and awarded “Best Folk Song” in the West Coast Songwriter’s Competition. Hope & Justin are making their Catholic Playlist debut with “St Michael’s VW” from their latest album “Eastern Bound”.

And making a return to our blog posts here for each show, here are links in iTunes of all the songs in this week’s playlist.

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#84 Catholic Playlist Show

Catholic Playlist #84The discovery and sharing of new music is both rewarding and fun. Who doesn’t like to tell their friends to listen to something that we like and are pretty sure they are going to like too? The fact that we get to discover and share new music with you through this show is nothing short of amazing.

So it’s with great anticipation that in this week’s show we’re debuting a brand new song from Fr Pontifex and his new album ‘The Invincibles’. The playlist also has music from Dee Simone, Audrey Assad, Ike Ndolo, Matt Faley, Kara Klein, Sarah Hart and a host of other great artists, including Dave Moore who gets the show started with “Swept Away”.

The second segment of the show is where you’ll find Fr Pontifex’s new song. Many of you may be asking – Who is “Fr Pontifex”? Well, Fr Pontifex is a priest in the diocese of Evansville, Indiana and he’s quite a talented Catholic hip hop artist who has now recorded 3 full length albums. You might be wondering why we’d play hip hop or ‘rap’ music on the Catholic Playlist, even if it is from a Catholic priest. The answer is that first this music is quite good, but second that this show is about discovering new music that carries the Catholic message – a message in a genre that’s attractive to our youth right now, and you need to know about it to be able to share it with others who might really enjoy it.

Pontifex-InvinciblesThe song we’ll be debuting is called “Ocean” and it’s the lead the single off of his new album “The Invincibles”. The song is about being called by God to the great adventure. One of the lines in the song – “Safer in your waters than these shores is what you promise” – encapsulates the meaning of this piece. God may call us to the deep waters, to the unknown and to place that is not comfortable but with that he promises his presence and grace. He walks with us and directs our steps.

Who are you going to discover and hear for the first time in this hour?

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#82 Catholic Playlist Show

Catholic Playlist #82Welcome aboard the show that plays the best and some of the very newest contemporary Christian music from Catholic artists only. We’ve got a great playlist this week that features Collin Raye, Connor Flanagan, Jaime Thietten, John Finch, Katy Blythe, Luke Spehar, PJ Anderson and New Name; plus we added a new track from Matt Maher’s new album ‘Saints & Sinners’ somewhere in the playlist – stay tuned for that later in the show.

Now that the show is nearing 2 years on the air, we want to know the answer to this question: Has your personal playlist changed since you discovered and listened to the Catholic Playlist show? Are you listening to new artists and music that you never knew about before? If so, tell us about it! Post a comment below, on our Facebook page or our Contact Us link above and tell us how your playlist has changed since you started listening to the show.

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#81 Catholic Playlist Show

Catholic Playlist #81Once again we are sharing the joy of the Gospel through the power of music by playing the best and the very newest contemporary Christian music from Catholic artists. This is music you won’t hear anywhere else on Christian radio. Today our playlist of songs features many of the names you’re hopefully familiar with by now – Tori Harris, Sarah Kroger, Matt Faley, Ike Ndolo, Steve Angrisano, and many others, including our featured new artist this week Donny Todd. Last week’s new featured artist Dante Schmitz kicks off this week’s playlist with “Uncovered”.

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#80 Catholic Playlist Show

Catholic Playlist #80We’ve got new music this week from Matt Maher, Dave Moore and Cody Roth, plus Dante Schmitz is our new featured artist this week on the Catholic Playlist show.

Welcome to the Catholic Playlist where we share the joy of the Gospel by playing the best and some of the very newest contemporary Christian music from Catholic artists. We’re so pleased to be able to share this new playlist of songs with you this week which includes a new selection from Matt Maher’s new album ‘Saints and Sinners’, a new song from Dee Simone’s debut EP ‘Lovesick’, and our new artist Dante Schmitz; plus songs from performers like Andrea Thomas, Shaun Garrison, Josh Blakesley Band, Dave Moore and Greg&Lizzy.

Dante SchmitzAs for our featured new artist this week, Dante began his music ministry in middle school and high school, when he attended Saint Joseph’s parish in Norman and sang in a band that headlined youth rallies and retreats around the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City. Dante attributes his talent and love of music as a clear sign that this is what God wants him to do. In fact, performing Christian music has become more than just a form of spiritual expression for Dante; it has become a way of sharing and growing spiritually with people from all walks of life. Something he consistently hears from listeners after performing is, “I don’t like Christian music, but I really enjoy what you’re doing.” For Dante this is the greatest affirmation of success. And with God’s grace, his music will continue to be a light for those in darkness and bridge the gap between spiritual and secular listeners. For his Catholic Playlist debut we play the title track from his latest album ‘Brighter Than The Sun.”

Finally, here is the iTunes playlist of all the songs in show #80:

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#79 Catholic Playlist Show

Catholic Playlist #79Brand new music headlines this episode of the Catholic Playlist as John Finch releases a new EP last week and new featured artist Dee Simone drops her debut EP Lovesick. That and more great music on the Catholic Playlist show, where we share the joy of the Gospel through music – Happy Easter everyone! Again we’ll be playing the best and the very newest contemporary Christian music from Catholic artists.

Catholic artists like Kara Klein, Marie Miller, Ben Walther, Sarah Hart, NOVUM, L’Angelus and others. But before we start the playlist, we need to welcome the listeners of 2 radio stations now carrying the Catholic Playlist show, first we welcome to the listeners of the Living Bread Radio Network in Northeast Ohio, the Canton and Youngstown areas specifically, and those listening to KCRD 98.3FM in the Dubuque, Iowa area – glad to have you aboard.

This is our first show since Easter Sunday, so it’s quite appropriate that we lead off this week’s playlist with “Sing Alleluia” from Cooper Ray.

Here’s the iTunes playlist:

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Crowdfunding: Andrea Thomas

Andrea Thomas

Back in Catholic Playlist #50 we were pleased to feature Andrea Thomas as our new artist of the week, and now she’s looking to get back into the studio to record some new music. We enjoyed playing a couple of tracks from her first recording project “Crying Out to You” and we look forward to hearing her new music, which she says will be about overcoming fear.

We ask you to consider helping her spread her message of overcoming fear with faith, mercy, and love by making a donation towards her project.

Check out her Kickstarter post to learn more about this project and prayerfully consider supporting her.

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Support the Catholic Playlist

Support the Catholic Playlist

Every year Holy Family Radio WJTA 88.9FM in Ohio conducts a Radiothon pledge drive to raise funds for its annual operating expenses to keep it on the air. As a non-profit charitable ministry, Holy Family Radio’s only means of financial support comes from their listeners and business underwriters.

The Catholic Playlist is produced by Holy Family Radio and is provided free of charge to Catholic radio stations and is available for free on our website, by podcast and mobile apps. But it isn’t free to produce. There are many costs associated with producing and distributing the shows, such as music licensing and acquisition, studio production time, web site maintenance and fees, podcast hosting, marketing and more. These costs are over and above the normal costs Holy Family Radio spends to operate the station. So right now the Catholic Playlist show is a drain on Holy Family Radio’s budget – to the tune of about $5,000 a year.

We need your help to change this.