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One of the most powerful songs to come out of the UK – ever…

On this day, the last day of #BlackHistoryMonth in the UK It’s only fair to draw your attention to one of the most powerful and profound songs to come out of the United Kingdom. A song that – to my mind – will remain relevant and moving for all time. Gavin Holligan: ‘More Than One’ Official Video Piano Acoustic featuring Riccy Mitchell Stream on Spotify Explore … Continue reading One of the most powerful songs to come out of the UK – ever…

Great ‘Mainstream’ Songs from Christian Artists (Part 4)

This is the fourth instalment in the series looking at UK Gospel artists and their exploration of the world of ‘mainstream’ music. You already know the back story: we’re still navigating the long-running discussion around how best to respond to Christian artists creating music that isn’t evangelical by default. It’s an interesting, if somewhat ironic, state of affairs because – given the chance – the same … Continue reading Great ‘Mainstream’ Songs from Christian Artists (Part 4)

Great ‘Mainstream’ Songs from Christian Artists (Part 3)

This is the third in a series that looks at UK Gospel artists and their exploration of the world of ‘mainstream’ music. You know the one: songs that don’t necessarily fall into the evangelical bracket (and we all know the long-running discussion we’ll be forever having about that). Meantime here are another 3 artists to check out – this time it’s the ladies edition Michelle John … Continue reading Great ‘Mainstream’ Songs from Christian Artists (Part 3)

Great ‘Mainstream’ Songs from Christian Artists (Part 2)

This is the second in a series that looks at UK Gospel artists’ foray in to the world of ‘mainstream’ music. You know the one: songs that don’t necessarily fall into the ‘evangelical’ bracket (and you know there’s still a long-running debate about that). Be that as it may, I thought it’ll be interesting to see what happens when people who profess the Christian faith … Continue reading Great ‘Mainstream’ Songs from Christian Artists (Part 2)

Great ‘Mainstream’ Songs from Christian Artists

The debate around whether Christian artists should create exclusively evangelical (or at least overtly Christian) content is unlikely to be resolved this side of heaven. In the meantime I thought it’ll be interesting to launch this new series examining what actually happens when people who profess the Christian faith actually record music that – to coin a phrase – doesn’t ‘have Jesus in every line…’ … Continue reading Great ‘Mainstream’ Songs from Christian Artists