Holiday Club, Recording etc.

Hey guys. Life is just incredibly busy right now - but in a good way. I plan to do a nice big update on everything when I get home next week, but in the meantime I thought I'd fill you in on a few bits and pieces...

Recording

Last Saturday morning we (myself and G) took over St Mary's to start work on recording some tracks - mostly trying to get a finished definitive version of some of the songs I've written over the last few years (since I was 14!), but also to record two new songs. Altogether I now have 6 tracks, with other bits and pieces in my songwriting notebook, which is probably enough for an EP if that's the route I decide to go down. Anyway, here's a list of the songs (the first four I've prioritised to get done first and then the other two afterwards):

1. Finally Whole (I can't hide it) - 2007
2. God hear my cry - 2006
3. Your faithfulness - 2006
4. Teach me to worship - 2003

5. We will worship - 2006
6. Be thou my vision (Be the apple of my eye) - 2007

The plan is to first work on finishing some really simple acoustic-ish recordings to a high standard - just main vocals, acoustic guitar, piano/keys, and pad/synth - and then those can go online so should anyone wish to actually take up some of my songs and learn them they'll be the definitive version to listen to and pick them up from. Then, possibly, we'll work on tracking bass, electric guitar, BVs, and possibly some real drums, and other bits and pieces - eventually maybe leading to a CD (let me know what you think about that - I'm still convinced people would buy it). So hopefully in the next couple of weeks, I'll be able to upload the first acoustic tracks for you to enjoy.

Holiday Club

We're running our Easter Holiday Club this week which is going really well, really good fun. We've adapted it from the Wastewatchers material from Scripture Union, and it's all about transformation, and how God can transform us.

My Birthday

I'm now stuck in the no man's land that is 19 - past 18, but not quite yet in my twenties. Yesterday was really good, despite not being at home - we had a cake at holiday club, and then Mum, David and Bethan came down for the rest of the afternoon so we went to Cardiff Bay for bowling and to go round the Dr Who Exhibition - which was good. I really can't wait to get home, though, especially after yesterday.

Holding Nothing Back

My best birthday present so far (the main thing I was looking for was money towards a laptop to take to uni next year) is the album that will define Modern Worshp Music, at least in the UK, for the next two years... Mr Hughes new record is incredible... Awesome new tracks and great tracks from Soul Survivor over the last couple of years. I love the title track - Holding Nothing Back (awesome name for an album imo), the slightly chilled out version of Almighty God and Everything. Just generally a fantastic album... although I'm not yet completely sold on the last couple of tracks.