Photo Gallery Update: Crabb Family
Thanks to reader Meagan W., we have a new update to the SouthernGospelBlog.com photo gallery:
Crabb Family (Central City, KY, 8/27/08)
30 August 2008
Greater Vision
Since there has been quite a bit of interest in how Jacob Kitson will sound with Greater Vision, and since the only two videos I’ve posted to date have been on the same song (and a song without a soundtrack, at that), I thought it was worth posting this video of Kitson singing the tenor part on Champion of Love:
Kitson seems to handle the highest notes without any strain, with the only instance of a facial expression evincing a sign of particular concentration being on the sustained final note.
SGConcerts.com opened to contributors
A couple of months ago, I launched SGConcerts.com. The website is designed to be a place for reviews of concerts by nationally known Southern Gospel groups, from reviewers spread across the country. With the consent of the other regular contributors, I decided to open the website to submitted reviews. Information on how to sign up is on the website’s new Submission Guidelines page.
Saturday News Roundup
Since I had a feature story this week and two album reviews, I didn’t get around to all the stories worthy of comment:
- Singing News sent out an announcement on the upcoming Fan Awards. Most interesting was this paragraph: “This years Fan Awards will no less spectacular. With the addition of multiple stages, more presenters and more awards, this truly will be an event geared specifically towards YOU, the fan.” Multiple stages? This could be interesting. I wonder if the NQC evening program concerts will also have multiple stages.
- Dan Keeton changed the name of his group, formerly the Dan Keeton Quartet, to The Keetons. He still seeks a baritone singer.
- Must read post of the day: Debra Talley’s blog post about a concert to remember where one neat story kept following another. I dare you to still have dry eyes by the end of the post…
- The Perrys will be releasing a DVD at NQC, Live at Freedom Hall. It will be composed of footage recorded at their appearance at NQC last year. Now groups are releasing DVDs all the time, so a DVD release in and of itself isn’t remarkable; what makes this one worthy of comment is that it’s the first video/DVD the group has released since moving to an alto/lead/baritone/bass format seven or eight years ago.
- Brandon Coomer saw the debut of the new Band of Gold: Josh Simpson on keyboards, Kevin Albertson on drums, Taylor Barnes on bass, and Daniel Addison as utility musician (i.e., everything else). Coomer’s post is here.
Reviews coming up next week: I’ll be reviewing the Ball Brothers’ Simplified on Tuesday and the Talley Trio’s Life Goes On on Friday. I could post the current schedule after that, but NQC coverage is likely to shake that up enough that I might as well wait for a more detailed list until I’m caught up after NQC.
Blame it on whatever you like! Fact is, my reason is simple enough: I have no interest in any secular music. 
(jealous pout)