MusicScribe BLOG

I attended a concert in Lenoir, NC on Friday night. Featured artists included the Kingsmen, Soul’d Out, David Johnson & Dixie Dawn, and Steve Warren (the preacher, not the former Masters V tenor). Fellow blogger Steve Eaton was also in attendance. I expect he’ll have a report on his blog soon. David Johnson is one [...]

It has been several years since I attended the Grand Ole Gospel Reunion. The event moves to a new location every few years. This year, the location was less than 1 1/2 hours away at the Hyatt in downtown Greenville, SC, so I drove down for the full Friday evening experience yesterday. This included a [...]

My church hosted a concert with Sisters tonight. They combine a tremendous amount of talent with ministry. Highlights I heard people talking about included their spot-on rendition of “The Lord’s Prayer,” the title cut from their latest CD “Healer Of My Heart,”  and of course, the two most popular songs from their days as the [...]

This entire week has been a hectic one for me. Emily was in the hospital from Tuesday through Saturday with severe morning sickness (we’re already decided this is our last baby!!), and my parents were helping me watch the kids while I ran back and forth from Cincinnati to Middletown. Needless to say, I needed [...]

For the past two days, I’ve attended the video sessions at the INSP television studios in Indian Land (Fort Mill), SC. These concerts were filmed in front of approximately 600 people at the INSP chapel. Of course, the news of the Bowling Family‘s bus accident on Thursday dominated the event. The crowd learned of the [...]

This past Saturday, I attended a concert in Spartanburg, SC featuring Caught Up, Phil Cross, the LeFevre Quartet, the Dove Brothers, and Gold City. This concert was held in the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium which has a seating capacity of 3200. It was possibly 1/4 full…plenty of seats downstairs and no one in the balcony. This [...]

A couple of days ago, I reported on a Dove Brothers concert that I attended and videotaped. I’ve had some computer problems at home for the past couple of days, so I haven’t had time to get the footage edited. I did pull out the bit with the Bose speakers crashing to the ground, though. [...]

My video cameras were rolling last night when the Dove Brothers sang in Maiden, NC. I should have some footage on YouTube soon. The Dove Brothers have a band now, consisting of Eric Dove’s son Devin on drums, Marc Peele on bass guitar, and Adam Harman on keyboard. They ended their first set with a [...]

New Ground was looking a little different on stage while appearing at The Southmen Reunion in Boaz, Alabama this past weekend. David Owens was unable to make the date due to a family wedding event, so former Gold City/Anchormen tenor Steve Ladd stepped in for the one night event. New Ground member Mickey Bell reported [...]

I attended an event featuring the Inspirations and a local group called In His Glory this evening in Rutherfordton, NC. The concert was part of an annual series sponsored by the Carolina Gospel Association. In His Glory is one of the better local groups from our area. They use no tracks, just a piano player, [...]