This crowdfunder will enable songs that I've (co-)written to be recorded and published, equipping people with songs of worship they can use.
For many years I have been writing songs of worship.
Most of these haven't been that good. But some have been decent enough, [thanks mostly to the invaluable input of others in the song (co-)writing process and gracious church congregations willing to give them a go!], to have been used in lots of settings around the world to help people worship Jesus on their own and together with others.
One of the things that has limited the accessibility and familiarity of these songs, however, has been the lack of decent recordings, which would enable people to listen and worship at any place and any time.
So this is why this album project has emerged.
One of the (few) benefits of Covid-19 has been that life has been forced to become more stripped back and simple. This has created some space and time to work on some recordings of some of my songs.
These are songs that you will hopefully be able to listen to, sing along with and dance to.
They are songs that point away from ourselves towards a God who knows us, loves us and is in control.
Some of these songs have come out of reflections in this Covid season of life
One has been written with my children [who feature on the recording], and is hopefully very accessible to those of all ages
One is written in 5 languages
One seeks to engage with the reality for many of depression
One is themed on the Lord's Supper (Communion/Eucharist)
One is the Lord's prayer put to music
And all of them focus upon Jesus, and are hopefully accessible to and useable by groups and individuals alike.
7 are already recorded, with a further 6 to complete the album.
However I'm at the point now where to complete the recording process and to get the album published and printed I would love to invite you to partner with me.
Partnering with me would entail giving as much as you feel able through this crowdfunder towards this project.
The total amount I'm hoping to raise in order to complete the recordings, pay licensing fees and publish the album in CD format and via the various streaming services is £2,800.
The benefits to you as a partner would be as follows:
A donation of any amount will contribute to the completion of these songs being recorded and published so you can listen to them
A donation of £15 or more will be rewarded with you receiving a published CD
And this project is just the beginning. I'm blessed to be part of a wonderful community of songwriting and song singing friends.
Any surplus that is given towards this project will be able to go directly to the recording many other songs that seek to equip followers of Jesus with songs of worship.
Thank you for reading this far!
And thank you even more for generosity in contributing as much as you feel able towards this project. It's MASSIVELY appreciated!
This project successfully funded on 4th June 2021