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It's fast. It's mournful. The style is old as the hills; the artists are brand new. It's the Mountain Aires' debut record, Echo the Legacy. And now you can hear cascading hammered dulcimer tones and lively fiddling combine with hard-driving banjo and guitar and sparkling mandolin to create our own unique echo of the traditional music of Appalachia and Brittania. The Mountain Aires are a band of several young men from North Carolina with musical talents, common goals, and a focused purpose to glorify God with our music. It has been an amazing experience to work on this album, playing mandolin alongside some of the best friends I've ever had, all excellent, creative, and dedicated musicians. I'd love for you to share in this music. Our CD is now available for you to purchase. Comment on this post with contact information if you'd like a hard copy. Or, if you'd prefer to download the music, you can do so on Digstation at http://www.digstation.com/ArtistAlbums.aspx?artistname=MountainAires. Enjoy! And may this CD, like all things, be Soli Deo Gloria, to the Glory of God Alone. | | |
| http://www.kingsmeadow.com/blogger.html In the aftermath of yesterday's elections, Dr. Grant gives a valuable perspective on the relative historical insignificance of politics and the immense, world-changing importance of ordinary life in families, communities, and churches. While the change of power from one party to another deserves our care, attention, and worldview-based activism (it will certainly affect us, and perhaps our children), what matters most is the covenantal faithfulness of Christians in the midst of an insane, rebellious world. A covenantal Christian's multi-generational perspective reaches far beyond the machinations of party politics; our God is one who is faithful to a thousand generations of those who love him, long after the greatest power shifts of our time resolve into a faint mark on the canvas of His providence. "If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land." 2 Chron. 7:14 Please read Dr. Grant's blog entry for today. | | |
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Hey y'all! The North Carolina State Fair ended on Sunday. Last Tuesday, my accoustic traditional music band, the Mountain Aires, competed in the folk festival at the fair. Just yesterday, it was announced that we won first place among the under 26-crowd, and second in the adult cateogry. Praise the Lord! 
Anticipation is mounting for the release of our first album within the next few months. I hope to return to more regular blog posting soon. In the meantime, I thought y'all might like to celebrate this with us  . | | |
| Hey everyone! Pictures have been long in coming; more will follow. I still have not blogged about Greek-in-a-Week, which I attended in Lancaster, PA, last week. Mr. Callihan, Heidi Abraham, and I stayed with the Odell family, meeting some other Scholars as well during the week. I will post a more thorough summary later. For now, look at these photos:
The Power went out at the Odells' during a big wind/rain/thunderstorm on Tuesday night.
The Orioles beat the Athletics Monday night, as we looked on from the first-base-line upper-deck of Camden Yards. This was a beautiful sunset scene -- ah, the art of the baseball diamond. (I'm wearing the orange shirt and green hat)
Jane's Cafe, where I ate lunch every day during Greek-in-a-Week
John Schwandt, Greek professor at NSA and my Greek-In-A-Week teacher
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New York Skyline
PS This morning (Sunday), we had the great privilege of attending church with our host & hostess and their children at a URC church plant in lower Manhattan. It was an amazing blessing to be in a city so far from our own, and really in a culture much different from our own in many ways, but to realize that the Body of Christ knows no cultural or geographical boundaries. We had awesome communal worship, and celebrated the Lord's Supper with the congregation. In contrast to the impersonal, gargantuan city, our time with a hospitable covenant family and a faithful church was a breath of fresh air and a reminder of the things that are really important in life -- God, our salvation, and the things to which he has called us in our families, churches, and covenant communities.
Now on to Lancaster and GIAW! | | |
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