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Kyle Boering mentioned on his blog that Scott Allen has been officially hired as Mercy’s Mark Quartet’s new lead singer. His regional group did a concert with the group over the weekend, and to say the least, he was quite impressed:

Scot[t] has a very modern sound to his voice. It’s extremely smooth, blends wonderfully with Garry and Brent, and has a great resonance, but I dare you to listen to “Sheltered In The Arms Of God” and not shed a tear. He also does a DEAD ON impression of Guy Penrod (close your eyes and you wont’ be able to tell the difference!).

With the addition of Scot[t] to the lineup, I can see a lot of good things in the future for MM. They have the power and ability right now to take SG by storm.

I couldn’t help but be amused by noticed that my term “Mercy’s Mark 2.0″ has caught on; David Bruce Murray used it at Musicscribe to describe the new lineup. I used it here to express how impressed I was by the group with Shane Dunlap filling in. I don’t know if any readers heard them both with Dunlap and Allen, but I do know that those who have heard Allen have been extremely impressed. His rendition of “I Bowed on My Knees and Cried Holy” in a Saturday showcase was one of the things I heard the most buzz about at NQC, almost enough to make me wish I’d skipped the Hoppers’ 50th Anniversary Celebration to hear it.

Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like they have any Ohio dates on their schedule for the rest of the year (though I note that they are touring, of all places, Norway at the end of the month). So while it looks like it will be a while before I have a chance to see them, when I do I’ll post my thoughts here.

(Hat tip to DB for catching the misspelling of Scott’s name.)

The Dove Brothers recently announced a Song of the Month club for members of their website. They will record one song a month for mp3 download:

Soon we will be implementing a new service on our DBQ website. It is called the “Song Of The Month Club”. It will be exclusivley to the Song Of The Month Club members. There will be one song that will be added here per month. These songs will not be available on our merchandise table at concerts nor in any retail market such as Christian Bookstores, Wal-Mart etc. These songs will be in various styles and will only be offered through our website as a downloadable song. These songs have never been recorded by the Dove Brothers Quartet!

We have been getting great response from a lot of different people all across the country about our idea and we can’t hardly wait for it to come about. We will let everyone know all about this new club once everything is in place. So let us know if you are for this idea of ours! We would love to hear from you!

Dan Keeton, who recently announced he was leaving the Dixie Melody Boys, announced in a recent email update that he is booking solo dates for the rest of the year. He can be contacted at 877-977-4DAN or at http://www.dankeeton.com/.

The first issue of Roy Webb’s new e-newsletter, Webbmail, contained this announcement of his first solo concert:

And…….here it is………(insert drum roll)…………MY FIRST CONCERT!!!

It will be Saturday, October 20 at Jennings County High School Auditorium in North Vernon, Indiana! Tickets are only $5!! The concert will start at 6pm that night, and I CANT WAIT!!!! I’m both nervous and excited. So, please keep me in your prayers! I am praying that it is a blessed night and that everyone who attends will be glad they came to it!
Joining me will be the group Grafted. I think you will really enjoy them!