Tag Archives: Podcast Episodes

Sneak Preview Of Two Songs From New Sojourn CD & Interview With Brooks Ritter/Jamie Barnes

Sojourn Music is releasing ten new songs online February 22. Sojourners and others in Louisville can hear it sooner, at our Release Party on Saturday, Feb. 19 at The 930 Art Center. This double-EP project features five songs from East Campus Worship Director Jamie Barnes on an EP called The Mercy Seat and five songs by Midtown Campus Worship Director Brooks Ritter on an EP called The War. I caught up with Brooks and Jamie for an interview about their dual-project (produced by Over The Grave producer Neil Robins). Listen as we talk about the making of these recordings. You’ll …« Read Entire Post

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Sojourn's Dave Moisan Releases First Solo Album – Hear A Song & Interview

If you’re familiar with Sojourn albums Over The Grave and Advent Songs, then you’re familiar with vocalist, songwriter, keyboard/guitar player Dave Moisan. He co-wrote “Warrior” and “We Are Changed” on Over The Grave with Neil Robins and me, and he sang on both tracks. He also co-wrote that album’s “Savior King” with Eddy Morris and Joel Gerdis. And he sang “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” on Advent Songs. This year he’s releasing a new solo project, Ungravity, in three parts. The first part is a three-song cycle that is already getting quite a bit of airplay on Louisville’s WFPK, 91.9FM. …« Read Entire Post

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Free New Song Based On Revelation: Let The Seventh Angel Sound On High

You probably haven’t heard too many worship songs that use Revelation, and particularly Revelation 11, as a base text. In fact, most of you have probably never heard one, but that’s all about to change. Sojourn is studying Revelation this month (you can hear the first sermon at our free Sojourn Church iTunes podcast or in the Resource Library of sojournchurch.com).  East Campus Worship Leader Jamie Barnes used an Isaac Watts text as the basis for “Let The Seventh Angel Sound On High,” to coincide with this sermon series and Advent season. You can hear it now in the Audio …« Read Entire Post

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Free Song & Interview With Interstates On Eve Of New EP Release/ Christmas Show

Sojourn Music is made up of lots of singer-songwriters and musicians, many of whom create music in bands of their own.  One such band is Interstates (Alex O’Nan, Neil Robins, Shane St. Clair).  In 2008 they released their first album, Run, Run, recorded at The 930 Art Center (in Sojourn’s Midtown Campus). Now they’ve released a brand new EP called Arrival Without Departure.  They’re also set to headline a “Ding Dong Dandy Christmas Show” at The 930 this Saturday night. Hear “Without,” the first song from Arrival Without Departure, at this link. You can also hear it on the free …« Read Entire Post

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Original Wedding Music — Get Two Songs For Free!

As many of you know, I got married recently.  The bride, Kristen, first began attending Sojourn in August 2009 and joined Sojourn Music a short time later as a worship leader.  She sings, plays piano and guitar, and write songs — so now I get to live with a demo vocalist and co-writer.  Not that that’s the most important thing … It was a very Sojourn Music wedding.  Worship & Arts Pastor Mike Cosper officiated and several worship leaders performed music and attended.  I thought I’d share some “Sojourn Music” wedding photos with you below, but first I’ll share demos …« Read Entire Post

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Hear A Brand New Song By Sojourn's Brooks Ritter, Plus Music News

Singer-songwriter and Sojourn worship leader Brooks Ritter debuted a brand new song, “Coat Of Eyes” live in the “Inside Sojourn” podcast studio. He also talked about: What it was like to share the stage with hip hop artist Shai Linne Opening at the Kentucky Center For The Arts with bluegrass musicians Sara and Sean Watkins, formerly of Nickel Creek. His upcoming FREE show at The 930 Art Center,with Mike Mangione (along with art exhibit by Michael & Mickie Winters) His album The Horse Fell Lame Radio airplay Listen directly through the Audio Acrobat media player here Download the interview from …« Read Entire Post

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Learn About Sojourn's Version Of "The Christ Hymn (Colossians 1:15-20)

Sojourn recorded “The Christ Hymn” on These Things I Remember in 2005. Worship Leader Rebecca Dennison arranged the famous text (Colossians 1:15-20)and wrote the music for it with Worship & Arts Pastor Mike Cosper. I asked Rebecca a few questions in a short interview for our Inside Sojourn podcast. Download it now from iTunes. Or, you can listen to this interview here on the Audio Acrobat player. The interview concludes with the complete album cut mp3 of “The Christ Hymn” from These Things I Remember.

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Free Audio & Notes: Indelible Grace Leader Talks Hymns & Songwriting At Sojourn

Recently. Indelible Grace music founder Kevin Twit talked about the modern hymn movement and songwriting during a Sojourn Music training event at our Midtown Campus here in Louisville.  You can hear both parts of Kevin Twit’s lecture, either by downloading them for free at the Sojourn Church iTunes podcast, or by listening to the stream at the links below: Kevin Twit: Worship Leader Training: Choosing Hymns; Writing Songs Kevin Twit: Worship Leader Training and Q&A session audio Want to scan through some of the info in the lectures?  Sojourn worship leader Kristen Smith offered her notes from both sessions, below:

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Free Music & Interview From Sojourn Singer-Songwriter Matt Kinder Of The Parade Schedule

Sojourner Matt Kinder is The Parade Schedule, an indie band that sometimes consists only of Matt and his guitar, and sometimes adds one, two or even eight other members to the mix, depending on venue, date, and whatever Matt and his friends feel like sharing with music lovers on a particular occasion. I caught up with Matt for an interview about his debut album (Seeds To Be Planted, Trees To Be Cut) and the upcoming concert with his musical hero, Damien Jurado (featuring Kay Kay And His Weathered Underground), at The 930 Art Center here in Louisville this Thursday.  He …« Read Entire Post

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Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs: Sojourn's Worship Music Set List, April 11, 2010

Welcome to sojournmusic.com’s weekly worship music set list review.  You can find links to the set lists of this church and many other churches each week in the Worship Blog Carnival at theworshipcommunity.com. And you can learn about some of the songs we sing at Sojourn Gathered each week in advance of the Sunday service by reading my “Getting Ready For Sunday” post each Thursday at Sojourn’s online journal, TravelBlog. This set list comes from the morning services at the Midtown campus. Slight variations may have taken place during the other services. 1. Blessed Be Your Name by Matt and Beth Redman.  …« Read Entire Post

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EASTER Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs: Sojourn's Worship Music Set List for Easter Sunday, 2010

Welcome to the Easter edition of sojournmusic.com’s weekly worship music set list review.  You can find links to the set lists of this church and many other churches each week in the Worship Blog Carnival at theworshipcommunity.com. And you can learn about some of the songs we sing at Sojourn Gathered each week in advance of the Sunday service by reading my “Getting Ready For Sunday” post each Thursday at Sojourn’s online journal, TravelBlog. Photos by Dan Canales.  We’ll have more photos of Easter Sunday at the East campus — including the Sojourn cookout and children’s Easter Egg Hunt — later this …« Read Entire Post

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Ash Wednesday At Sojourn: What It's About, Sample Liturgy & Podcast Interview

Sojourn is hosting an Ash Wednesday service at both of our Louisville campuses on Wednesday, February 17 from 6:30am to 7:30am.  I spoke with Worship Leader Lorie King for a five-minute interview on our free podcast, Inside Sojourn, about Ash Wednesday as a Christian event and about the experience of Ash Wednesday at Sojourn.  You can hear it for free at iTunes and other podcast directories now: Get Inside Sojourn on iTunes Here Read a past Ash Wednesday liturgy from Sojourn, written by Lorie and Worship & Arts Pastor Mike Cosper Check out additional Ash Wednesday liturgies at theopensourcebook.org Read …« Read Entire Post

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Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs: Sojourn's Worship Set List, February 7, 2010

Welcome to the sojournmusic.com weekly set list review. You can find links to the set lists of this church and many other churches each week in the Worship Blog Carnival at theworshipcommunity.com. You can learn about some of the songs we sing at Sojourn Gathered each week in advance of the Sunday service by reading my “Getting Ready For Sunday” post each week at Sojourn’s online journal, TravelBlog. If you read “Getting Ready For Sunday” this past week, you know that we gave away a free mp3 of Sojourn Worship Leader Jamie Barnes’ version of the John Newton hymn “Approach My …« Read Entire Post

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Using "In Christ Alone" In Church: Worship Song Series

In Christ alone, my hope is found He is my light, my strength, my song … With those opening lines, Keith Getty and Stuart Townend began the quintessential contemporary hymn, “In Christ Alone.”  In this age of praise and worship songs containing a single verse and a chorus (sometimes a second chorus and/or a bridge) one would have thought that “In Christ Alone” didn’t have a chance — no chorus, four big verses of eight lines each, in metered poetry. Keith and Kristyn Getty lead worship at Sojourn And yet, churches all over the world sing this anthem of the …« Read Entire Post

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Using "Blessed Be Your Name" By Matt Redman In Church: The Worship Song Series

Matt Redman has written many strong contemporary worship songs, not the least of which is “Blessed Be Your Name,” the first song that we’re going to feature on our brand new “Worship Song Series,” which is all about how to use songs in church worship services. “Blessed Be Your Name” was co-written by Matt and his wife Beth, and is catalogued by CCLI under #3798438. You can find it on Blessed Be Your Name: The Songs Of Matt Redman, Volume One. Sojourn worship leader Lorie King joins me in this series, as in our “Worship: Why We Do What We …« Read Entire Post

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Hear Worship Leader Panels From Acts 29 Boot Camp at New "Inside Sojourn" Podcast

We’re launching a brand new all-church podcast called Inside Sojourn.  This podcast, available for free at iTunes and other podcast directories, will include all the kinds of features you’re used to hearing on the old Sojournmusic.com Radio podcast, plus many other interviews covering all sides of Louisville’s Sojourn Community Church. Check out Inside Sojourn at iTunes HERE Get the Podcast RSS feed HERE And for all the Sojournmusic.com Radio listeners who haven’t heard anything new on that podcast in awhile, we’ve launched Inside Sojourn with long-form audio from two sessions of the Worship Track at Ambition, the Acts 29 Network’s …« Read Entire Post

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Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs: Get A Free "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" mp3 and see our Music Set List

This set list is one of many that you can find at the worship music set list blog carnival at fredmckinnon.com, featuring many different kinds of churches. You can learn about some of the songs we sing at Sojourn Gathered each week in advance of the Sunday service by reading my “Getting Ready For Sunday” post each week at Sojourn’s online journal, TravelBlog. Photos this week by Dan Canales. 1. Silent Night the classic carol by Joseph Mohr.  Depending on the service, Sojourners sang along with arrangements by either BiFrost Arts or Rosie Thomas.  Both are excellent modern versions of “Silent Night.” 2. …« Read Entire Post

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"Over The Grave" Producer Neil Robins Interviewed On "Think Worship" Podcast

Neil Robins is a renaissance man within Sojourn Music.  He writes songs, he sings, he plays guitars, keyboards, cello, bass and more.  He leads worship, he works as a freelance record producer, he plays in the rock band that he founded with wife Kate, Dirt Poor Robins. He’s perhaps best known to many of you as the producer of our latest worship record, Over The Grave: The Hymns Of Isaac Watts, Volume One.  And you can hear a great interview with Neil at the Think Worship podcast on iTunes, right now.  Subscribe to this podcast to hear weekly episodes centered …« Read Entire Post

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Free Sojourn Song Demo — Charles Wesley's "O For A Thousand Tongues To Sing"

O For A Thousand Tongues is a familiar hymn that dates back to 1739. Charles Wesley penned the words based around his reading of Revelation 5 that gives a picture of an army of angels circling around the throne singing praise to God. I had long forgotten about this hymn until a friend requested I play it in his wedding a few months back. I had always been fond of the original melody, but after searching for an arrangement to use, I was a bit miffed at the severe lack of choices. I found versions that either sounded way too …« Read Entire Post

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Free Christmas Music Video: "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" by Sojourn, From "Light Up Louisville" Downtown Holiday Festival

The Sojourn worship band performed original and classic Christmas carols and songs for Advent recently at Light Up Louisville — a holiday celebration drawing thousands to Louisville’s downtown. Below you can see “O Come, O Come Emmanuel,” which is actually a different version than you’ll hear on our Advent Songs album — we like to keep things fresh.  As last Tuesday when I shared the video of our original Christmas song “Glory Be,” let’s run down the cast members of this band, playing outdoors in the winter chill: Mike Cosper: electric guitar.  Sometimes appears as a ghostly orb, depending on where …« Read Entire Post

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Free Mp3 — Special Mother's Day Song From Sojourn Music's Jamie Barnes

Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there.  Sojourn Worship Arts Pastoral Assistant Jamie Barnes, an accomplished singer-songwriter, wrote a special Mother’s Day song that we’re doing in our worship service today — a scripture song called “Remember Me (Prayer of Hannah)”. Here is Jamie’s own recording of this song, our Mother’s Day gift to you: Listen To Prayer Of Hannah by Jamie Barnes View The Chord Sheet Later this week on sojournmusic.com and our podcast, hear a short interview I conducted with Jamie Barnes that goes “inside” a Sojourn worship band practice session. Remember Me ( Prayer of …« Read Entire Post

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