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AMJ Tour is a success

AMJ Tour

We are happy to report that the AMJ tour sponsored over 500 children for Food For the Hungry and raised 50,000 for International Justice Mission.  Sara Groves, Brandon Heath, Derek Webb, Sandra McCracken and Charlie Peacock (pictured above) would like to thank all of the listeners and supporters that have made this good work possible.  It was a successful twenty-six city tour.  Thanks to all!

 

Visit www.ijm.org

and www.fh.org for more information about how you can continue to be involved.

 

 

 

Published on October 31, 2008 at 12:47 pm | | 0 Comments

Curator Magazine Interview (part 1 & 2)

 

Sandra McCracken:
A Red Balloon of Hope (Part 1)

Posted By jennisimmons On October 10, 2008 @ 6:00 am

Singer/songwriter [1] Sandra McCracken has crafted beautiful, thought-provoking songs for seven albums now. Musically, she’s well-known for folk-rock, pop, and Americana sensibilities; lyrically, she frames attentive, abstract ideas. On her latest album, Red Balloon, she marries her trademarks with innovative layers of electronic sound creating a work of ethereal spirit, as in the first song, “Guardian” - an organ note pressed down, sounding like a hovering over still waters. One by one, electric piano, guitar, and a drum loop form music out of a singular resonance. Sandra’s soulful, honest vocal sings with consolation, an empathetic melody...

(click here to read part 1 of the interview)

(or click here to read part 2 of the interview)

 

Published on October 16, 2008 at 4:41 pm | | 0 Comments

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