Monthly Archives: August 2011

This is another reflective chant from Erica Marshall with lots of uses. If you go to her site you can click on this track as one of her sample tracks and you can hear the whole thing done as a … Continue reading →

I like the idea of Mary singing a folk song. It sounds much more likely than the more magnificent settings, as it is a protest song after all. Peter Kearney has been writing songs forever, or at least since 1966 (The … Continue reading →

Br Rufino Zaragoza’s song based on St Francis’ Canticle of Brother Sun is a pretty tune and can be used as a four part round, which would be wild.  A cute children’s choir, complete with very enthusiastic pianist, sings it … Continue reading →

I know it isn’t Easter, but Joe Santsingh from Dalby sent me some music he has made, including this song by M.T. Winter. It’s nice to hear computer generated music made by someone who knows what they’re doing and also … Continue reading →

This is one of many settings of Micah 6:8 and, while we’ve never done it locally, it has a lot going for it. It is available to purchase for download at As One Voice. It is a gentle song by … Continue reading →

This is a P&W song from Mark Altrogge with no obvious liturgical use (which is fine – The Source isn’t meant to be a collection of liturgical songs), but a strong pop song nonetheless.  You can hear a decent sample of it here and … Continue reading →

This is a much loved song by Sr Suzanne Toolan. There are probably many reasons why this is so, but it has many flaws I’m afraid.  A big problem is the range of the thing – low Bb to a … Continue reading →

Karen Lafferty wrote this song nearly forty years ago. She discusses the song here. You can hear her version here. It’s another song I’ve played so often I don’t know what to make of it, it just is. You can … Continue reading →

Our parish has started the adventure of the new mass settings with a safe option, Haugen’s revised Mass of Creation. From September we are using Paul Mason’s Mass of Glory and Praise, which is completely new to us, and for … Continue reading →

Rex Urbano and the choir at Our Lady Of Fatima, Acacia Ridge are marking Mary MacKillop’s feast day tomorrow by singing Gary Pinto’s song about the saint. You can hear Gary Pinto’s version here.  The sheet music is available here.  … Continue reading →