Author Archives: maddg

Patricia Smith is a very talented and prolific Willow composer from the era after the publication of the As One Voice collections, so she relies on us using digital downloads and looking for her new music. This is a song … Continue reading →

This is a sung “Acknowledgement of Aboriginal People and Country”. There is a guide to these acknowledgements here, which is recommended reading. This sung version by John Coleman lifts the sentiment out of the mundane, as music so often does. … Continue reading →

I’ve done another sweep through the new songs available for digital download at Willow Publishing, the home of As One Voice. I’m doing backings based on the samples available to get an idea of how these unfamiliar songs go and … Continue reading →

…after a short break. I won’t be monitoring comments reliably for a couple of weeks. See you in March with more Australian Catholic music.

The last song in emmanuelworship‘s Lifted album is this soul belter based on an ancient text. It was written by Patrick Keady who would like you to “forget not all his benefits”. You probably don’t need the brass section and … Continue reading →

This is an Australian take on a gospel shouter from the emmanuelworship team in Brisbane. It is from the collection, Lifted. The text is by a six person committee designated by the initials VANTHP with music by Neil Pynenburg and … Continue reading →

This is a song about discipleship from emmanuelworship that might find a place in schools. It was written by Patrick Keady. The verses are fiddly solo material but the chorus is a easy sing along. The collection is out of … Continue reading →

Because this was one of emmanuelworship‘s songs we were using back in the 2000s, I have already blogged the song here. It is slow burn praise and worship that can get very intense. It was written by Patrick Keady.

This is another quiet, reflective song from emmanuelworship from Brisbane, Australia. It is by Patrick Keady and James Garrahy and the text is based on Psalm 84. It can merge into “Just to be in Your Presence” (stay in E). … Continue reading →

Emmanuelworship isn’t all uptempo praise and worship. They have reflective chants like this one from Lifted, that are more likely to find a place in liturgies. I certainly remember playing this at mass in the 2000s and I blogged it … Continue reading →