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Song Stories

  • Homepage, Musings, Song Stories

    Posted on April 21st, 2010

    Written by Steve

    About a Catholic Priest and a Young Boy

    These days there is much in the press about the Catholic church’s inadequate response to her structural vulnerability to predation. And maybe for those for whom Justice seems a long way off and healing even more-so, this recollection is not helpful. But I feel compelled to tell another story that is also true and, I think, important to tell… Continue Reading...

  • Featured Content, Guitar Tab, Song Stories

    Posted on September 9th, 2009

    Written by Steve

    Drumheller Circle – Song Influences and Process

    Read Story and get a Free Download of Drumheller Circle Guitar Tab. Continue Reading...

  • Homepage, Musings, Song Stories

    Posted on August 24th, 2009

    Written by Steve

    Reparations and Love Songs

    When Nanci and I first got married I remember getting all doe-eyed and telling her how I couldn’t wait to grow old together. It was a lovely sentiment to be sure, but “old” was still a fairly remote concept… Continue Reading...

  • Homepage, Musings, Song Stories

    Posted on August 18th, 2009

    Written by Steve

    Keeping Vigil | A Pitiless Universe or a Lover’s World?

    My friend Morley is a thoughtful atheist and, I might add, a fine and interesting fellow. He came to a concert of mine a few years ago and that sparked more than one evening of friendly but challenging conversation… Continue Reading...

  • Homepage, Musings, Song Stories

    Posted on July 21st, 2009

    Written by Steve

    The Water Runs – story

    I wrote The Water Runs in 2000 about a year after Nance and I built a home in the country some 10 kms north of Winnipeg in a region of Manitoba known as the Interlake… Continue Reading...

  • Featured Content, Song Stories

    Posted on July 6th, 2009

    Written by Jeff

    Almighty God – Producer’s Commentary

    Almighty God – Producer’s Commentary

    Almighty God was one of the first 3 tunes we did. We took the single verse, which is from the Anglican prayer book, and stretched it. Continue Reading...

  • Song Stories

    Posted on April 13th, 2007

    Written by Steve

    In Billy’s Wake

    I have finally written a new song! … Later (in the same, aforementioned GEEZ magazine) in a beautifully written piece called The Washing, Jessie Van Eerden recalls being interrupted while doing laundry, which she eloquently understands as redemptive work. A phone call from her father informs her that her cousin Billy has committed suicide… Continue Reading...

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