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#2 – Catholic Playlist Worship

Catholic Playlist Worship #2

We’re pleased to release our second Catholic Playlist Worship show, playing the best and some of the newest releases of easy listening, sacred and liturgical music available. We hope you consider this some of the most beautiful music available for praise and worship today. In the playlist we’ll play selections from Kitty Cleveland, The Priests, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Anna Nuzzo, Collin Raye, as well as many other terrific performers.

Have ideas on who we should play or check out for a future show? Let us know in the comments below!

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Song of the Week – Sept 22, 2014

Katy Blythe

Welcome to the Catholic Playlist Song of the Week! The song for the week of September 22nd 2014 is “New & Free” from Katy Blythe. Katy is a Pittsburgh, PA native who is currently studying at Franciscan University of Steubenville. Earlier this year she released her debut EP simply titled ‘N E W’. When writing the songs on this album she found inspiration in everyday circumstances. Two of the songs were written in between classes during the semester and another was written while weeding plants outside of campus at Franciscan University. And the song “New & Free”, Katy says was “written after being sick and tired of lies from the Evil One. We are rebuilt, renewed and we can stand on the truth of His love for us.” Here is Katy Blythe with our Catholic Playlist Song of the Week – “New & Free”:

If you like this song, get it now or check out her EP on iTunes:

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#55 – Catholic Playlist Show

Catholic Playlist Music

Thanks for checking out this latest Catholic Playlist, where we pick the best and the newest contemporary Christian music – music exclusively from Catholic artists – for your listening enjoyment.  Who will you discover in today’s show?

Our playlist lineup this week includes music from Chris Bray, Katy Blythe, Out of Darkness, Sarah Hart and Steve Angrisano. Our new featured artist this week is Emily Wilson, and we’re going to start off the show with a set of songs from the performers at this weekend’s Abbey Faith and Music Festival at Daylesford Abbey in Pennsylvania. So if you weren’t able to go or you live too far away, you’ll get a taste of the concert with the first 4 songs in a row from those performing this weekend. Up first is Kara Klein, then Greg&Lizzy, followed by Audrey Assad and then wrapping up with Matt Maher.

Check out the songs from the playlist in iTunes and add them to your collection:

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New Featured Artist: Emily Wilson

Emily Wilson Christian Singer

This week on the Catholic Playlist our new featured artist is Emily Wilson. Emily is a young, energetic, and charismatic Catholic musician and speaker who travels the world sharing her faith through witness and worship. It’s interesting to note that while she was attending Arizona State University, Emily began leading worship with Ike Ndolo, a Catholic Playlist favorite, who after hearing her voice and seeing her passion to lead others, invited her to tour with his band. Together they have attended conferences and events all over the country.

The heart of Emily’s ministry though is offering encouragement to young women in their search for their true identity. She is on a mission to draw others to Christ through her speaking and her music that is both prayerful and powerful. In the summer of 2014, Emily released her debut EP entitled “Joy Will be Yours” and with prayerful songwriting, pure vocals, and piano melodies, Emily conveys a message of redemption, worship, and hope.

In Catholic Playlist #55 we’ll be playing the song “Beautiful and Yours”.

To learn more about Emily and her music, go to www.emwilsonmusic.com or here on iTunes:

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Song of the Week – Sep 15, 2014

Ben Walther - Catholic Playlist Song of the Week

Welcome to the Catholic Playlist Song of the Week! Our song for the week of September 15th 2014 is “You Are Mine” from Ben Walther. Ben is a singer, songwriter, worship leader, husband and a father who calls Ohio home. Making music for more than 15 years, Ben travels across the country to lead worship and share his gifts with God’s people. He’s co-written songs with Christian music greats like Matt Maher and released his latest album “Make Your Home In Me” last year. “You Are Mine” is one of many great songs on the album, and it’s our Catholic Playlist Song of the Week:

If you like this song, get it now or check out his other great music on iTunes:

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#54 – Catholic Playlist Show

Catholic Playlist #54

Welcome to the show that plays the best and the newest contemporary Christian music – music exclusively from Catholic artists. Be sure to listen to the entire show because we just might play a great song from an artist you never heard before. That’s the beauty of this show.

Lot of great music in the playlist this week – our playlist lineup includes music from Brian Flynn, Delmore, Ike Ndolo, Joe Zambon, Paul J Kim, The Roca Band and more. Michael James Mette stopped by our studio this week and we’ll have excerpts from an interview with him as well as song. Plus Alanna-Marie Boudreau has just released her new album titled ‘Hints & Guesses’ this week and we’ll play one of her brand new songs after our first break.

Here’s the full playlist of songs in this week’s show from iTunes:

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#53 – Catholic Playlist Show

Catholic Playlist #53

Welcome to the Catholic Playlist show, where we bring you the joy of the Gospel through music – by finding and playing the best and some of the very newest contemporary Christian music from Catholic artists. We have a lot of great music in store for you today – the playlist lineup includes music from Jaime Thietten, Andrea Thomas, Marie Miller, Tori Harris, Greg Andrews, Connor Flanagan and a few others. And if you are a fan of soul and jazz, you’re going to really enjoy our featured new artist this week, Sam Rocha.

Sam’s debut album, titled “Late to Love”, is an original concept album that performs a reading of Augustine’s Confessions through soul music. It is not a generic ode to a saint or holy person, nor it is a neutral and uncontroversial celebration of an important ancient book. From beginning to end Sam offers a bold and fresh reading of Augustine’s Confessions where the form is the content, where melody and verse take the place of assertions and argument. This music is truly something totally new and original.

Here’s an iTunes playlist of the songs included in the show so you can quickly sample and identify songs (and albums!) you want in your personal collection. Please note that some songs may not be available in iTunes.

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New Featured Artist: Sam Rocha

Sam Rocha

This week on the Catholic Playlist our new featured artist is Sam Rocha. Sam began playing guitar at the age of 5, and began singing soon thereafter. His musical influences cover a wide range of genres from folk, Latin, funk, soul, hip-hop, and jazz, but he claims his roots are in church music and the Mexican folk tradition. Over the past ten years, he’s performed with various ensembles playing everything from gospel and contemporary Christian music, blues, pop, neo-soul/nu jazz, Latin folk, and Latin jazz.

His debut collection of music, titled “Late to Love” and available on Aug 28, 2014, is musically inspired by the genealogy of soul music that scans the genres of spirituals, folk, gospel, country, R&B, blues, funk, jazz, hip-hop, neo-soul and nu-jazz. Artists such as T-Bone Walker, Ray Charles, Gil Scott Heron, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers, and Curtis Mayfield—with dashes of Willie Nelson and Pat Metheny—serve as the “old” foundation for something entirely new: Augustinian soul music.

“Late to Love” is an original concept album that performs a reading of Augustine’s Confessions through soul music. It’s not a generic ode to a saint or holy person, nor it is a neutral and uncontroversial celebration of an important ancient book. From beginning to end Sam offers a bold and fresh reading of Augustine’s Confessions where the form is the content, where melody and verse take the place of assertions and argument. This music is truly something totally new and original.

In Catholic Playlist #53 we’ll be playing the title track “Late to Love”, where the chorus sings, “Late / have I loved you / beauty so old / beauty so new,” adapted from Augustine’s Confessions.

You can learn more about Sam Rocha and his new album here at Wiseblood Books.

You can sample the songs and perhaps pick up the brand new album starting on Aug 28, 2014 here on iTunes:

Please join us in welcoming Sam Rocha to the Catholic Playlist Show!

Interesting Factoid: Sam is musically illiterate – he doesn’t read or write music, despite having a PhD in philosophy of education.

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#52 – Catholic Playlist Show

Catholic Playlist #52

Bringing you the joy of the Gospel through music! As always we here at the Catholic Playlist show seek out and play the best and some of the very newest contemporary Christian music available from Catholic artists. The playlist lineup for show #52 includes music from L’Angelus, Jack Cassidy, Ceili Rain, Francis Cabildo, NOVUM, Danielle Rose, Greg & Lizzy and more.

Our featured new artist this week is the Pete Buncher Band, who released their latest album ‘Am I Worth Stealing’ just this week. We’ll play “Set Us Free” from them in the second segment of the show, followed by a new selection called “The Dark Side” from Kevin Heider that I’m really excited to play for you. It affected us deeply and we hope you find it as beautiful and haunting as we did.

For the first time, we’re assembling an iTunes playlist of the songs included in the show so you can quickly sample and identify songs (and albums!) you want in your personal collection. Please note that some songs may not be available in iTunes.

What do you think of show #52? What song would you like to hear in the next show? Comment and let us know!

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New Featured Artist: Pete Buncher Band

Pete Buncher Band

This week on the Catholic Playlist our new featured artist is The Pete Buncher Band. Pete Buncher is a musician and worship leader hailing from St. Louis, MO where he has been involved in music ministry for over a decade in St. Louis and around the country. His debut album, “Come To Me With Hope”, was released in 2008 and featured songs written to help guide us through the ups and downs of the roller coaster called life.

His second album, “Am I Worth Stealing”, was just released this week (8/19), and dives into issues of self worth in this media crazy generation, ultimately revealing that our true worth is found only in Jesus Christ. According to his website this album “confronts the walls we sometimes build between us and God. The songs express the issues of self worth and doubt that are part of those walls. ‘Am I Worth Stealing’ offers prayers to break through the darkness and see ourselves as God does.”

In Catholic Playlist #52 we’ll be playing “Set Us Free”, a song that has a good praise & worship feel too it that we think you’ll enjoy.

You can learn more about Pete Buncher and their music at their website: www.petebuncher.com

You can sample the songs and perhaps pick up the brand new album right now here on iTunes:

Please join us in welcoming The Pete Buncher Band to the Catholic Playlist Show!