Author Archives: maddg

I’ve already blogged this song by Gen Bryant, here, and we are using it as a recessional despite being a less than youthful assembly. I purchased the download of the sheet music collection some time ago from Willow, but was … Continue reading →

This song by Danielle Rose turned up in a liturgy posted by Gio and it is not one I have come across before. This is a little bit country and is from her album, I Thirst. It was a WLP … Continue reading →

I’m wondering why so little of this collection is in circulation these days. Nineteen Seventy-eight was pretty late for the folk mass era and a lot of these somgs aren’t really folk anyway. I also suspect WLP was pretty small … Continue reading →

I’m nearing the end of A Hundredfold: A Contemporary Folk Hymnal from 1978. This version of Psalm 47 is by Angel Tucciarone and is a joy filled, singable psalm. It is also very out of print.

Getting back to the collection of out of print songs from A Hundredfold: A Contemporary Folk Hymnal … There’s a lot to like in Angel Tucciarone’s take of the psalm for Christmas. With all the variations of psalm texts since … Continue reading →

Just when I think history has erased everything from A Hundredfold: A Contemporary Folk Hymnal, another tunes arises phoenix like at GIA. This Neil Blunt psalm for Penetecost is not out of print. The antiphon should be fine, although doubtless … Continue reading →

This is a Seasonal Psalm for the Advent season by Neil Blunt based on Psalm 85. The verses are several iterations from what is used now, soon, whenever, wherever – depending on where you are in the Anglosphere and time … Continue reading →

This is a Lenten Gospel Acclamation written by Angel Tucciarone from 1978s A Hundredfold: A Contemporary Folk Hymnal. This is still liturgically usable, if completely out of print. The verses are meant to be slower and chanted and she gave … Continue reading →

There are Acclamations and Responses in the the back of A Hundredfold: A Contemporary Folk Hymnal, including this Scripture Response by Ken Meltz, by which I think they mean a Gospel Acclamation. I don’t think it could be used in … Continue reading →

It’s back to the wilderness of out of print songs from the collection A Hundredfold: A Contemporary Folk Hymnal. This is another song from Jack Miffleton, who I gather is better known as writing for children. It is a perfectly … Continue reading →