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Psalm 33:3 "Sing to Him a new song; Play skillfully with a shout of joy."
Definition:
Has some country elements.
I love country music, especially if it's a bit folky and old-timey as opposed to 99% of what comes out of Nashville these days. So I was pleased to discover this 1997 release from Fred Haring entitled "Ghosttowns and Kingdoms." A gifted songwriter, his best songs like "Alcoholic Anonymous" tell interesting stories and yet never get bogged down in typical folk conventions. This is a record that obviously has some rock influences, and sometimes even strays into rock territory ("Hey Joe Carter" is the rockiest, a song about not distinguishing people just bu their skin color). Musically, the CD packs a lot of punches. There's some great finger-picking on "Descending like a Dove" - a softspoken ballad that could pass for a Bob Dylan song with better singing (of course). "Where White to my Funeral" features splendid female harmonies, and the country send-up "Country Cliche" is a good romp on banjo that exposes just about every country convention known to man. The haunting "Book of Many Colors" is the best song here, with its mixture of guitar and fiddle amid finely vrafted lyrics. "Could I be your one and only, because you are my only one" he sings to God, an ode that we have probably all felt: that it's amazing to think that God actually singles us out and wants to commune with us on a personal level. Look for a new release from Haring soon. But until then, if you like tinges of folk and country in your music with personal, honest testimonies about how God is working in our lives, check this one out.
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