Where does time go - again

It's hard to believe Thanksgiving is over and the end of the year will be here before we know it. We have been busy learning new music and trying to get a cd recorded. How come a song sounds really good and 'perfect' until you try to make a permanent copy of it? As of today we have 3 ready to be burned onto the cd.
We are also making plans for 2008. We are scheduled to play at the Winter Gospelfest on January 19 in Boulder. Of course Sunday mornings at the Pierce Baptist Church and two or three times a week at a local nursing home are keeping us busy.
I hope you all have a peaceful holiday season. I am off to simplify some carols for the beginning guitar players in my life. They haven't quite grasped B7 chords yet so why stress them out.

What is wrong with old ways?

I don't think I will ever understand why musicians think they have to update and recreate a song when there wasn't any thing wrong with it in the first place. Maybe I am just getting old, or maybe the words spoken in Jeremiah 6.16 hold true for all aspects of our life, from God to family to music. I often hear the argument that the younger generation won't understand the old ways, but if we don't at least expose them to the "old" ways then how can they understand them. And now I will end my rambling and go listen to some "old" music done the way I think God intended it to be done.

singing [the old-fashioned way and proud of it] as we go . . .

Singing in the Rain

Yesterday was the benefit bull riding for Kallee. What a wonderful afternoon we had being a part of it. We got to meet this special little girl, who is so full of life and joy. We then provided music during intermission. It was cold and cloudy all day and had rained a little yesterday morning, so of course when we started singing it started raining. I am very thankful for Connie and her big umbrella. She stood behind us with her umbrella and kept us dry. When we felt the LORD calling us into music ministry I never thought about us singing in the rain at a bull riding but the old hymn about showers of blessings has new meaning today. And yes, in spite of the weather and small crowd several hundred dollars was raised for a special little lady and her family.

SINGING FOR A GOOD CAUSE

On October 13, 2007 there will be bullriding for a little girl who hasn't turned one yet that has an inoperable brain tumor. We've been asked to do some music between go rounds at this fundraiser.

Here is more information:

Kallee Grace Parks Benefit Bullriding

October 13 2007 1:00 pm

27572 WCR 52, Kersey [close to the corner of WC roads 55 and 52]

Admission $5.00

Come out and enjoy a fun afternoon.

John Wesley's Singing Rules

I came across this last night while I was looking for something else and thought there is still a lot of truth in what John Wesley believed to be good singing rules. Of course the comment at the top of the list said that he had a "method" for everything, but sometimes I wonder if that is all bad. In case you didn't get the comment about a method for everything, in addition to being a prolific songwriter and evangelist, John Wesley was involved in starting the Methodist Church. With that said here are his singing rules:

1. learn the tune
2. sing the song as it is printed
3. sing all the song
"if that is a cross to you, take it up and you will find a blessing"
4. sing lustily and with good courage
lustily means full of vigor, vitality, powerful, strong, merry, joyous
5. sing in time
do not run before or stay behind
6. sing modestly - do not bawl, sob or cry out loudly
7. above all - sing spiritually
have an eye to God in every word you sing -
aim at pleasing Him more than any other creature -
8. attend strictly to the sense of what you sing and see that your heart is not carried away
with the sound
9. offer your singing to God continually

we continue to sing as we go . . .

where does time go

I think we all wonder where the time goes anymore. When I started this blog I told myself I was going to make sure I made some kind of entry at least once a week. As you can see by the dates, I haven't held up to the deal I made with myself.
There isn't anything new to report on the music front. It seems like there is a lot of behind the scenes things to get accomplished right now.
We are looking forward to this Saturday - September 22, 2007. Circuit Riders, a cowboy gospel group from Cody Wyoming will be at the Pierce Baptist Church at 1:30 pm. After their concert there will be refreshments and a bluegrass gospel jam. I always enjoy the chance to get to sit back and listen to other performers. It is also fun to get to talk to musicians that have been doing this for some time as they are full of information that they love to share. I also feel it's important to support others whenever we can. The church is at 5th and Cave. All are welcome and a love offering will be taken, and I'm fairly sure the group has cd's.

I just found out that we will be doing a 30 minute set of our music at the Sutton's Barn Dance on September 29. It should be a fun afternoon/evening. There will be music and potluck supper followed by a traditional square dance. It looks like we will sing at 3:30. Email me if you would like more information. I have a flyer somewhere in my never ending pile of papers to file that I would be more than willing to send to anyone.

We are still singing as we go . . .

The new Bluegrass Gospel Jam season will soon be upon us here in Northern Colorado. If you aren't familiar with the jams it is an afternoon of free family fun. Musicians of all ages and abilities join each other singing and picking good old fashioned gospel songs. Everyone is encouraged to participate to the best of their ability, even it that ability consists of only being able to make a joyful noise. We are thankful for the doors that have been opened for us by our attendance at some of these jams. If you are in northern Colorado take time to join us at one or more of the following scheduled events, and if you aren't in Northern Colorado, there are jams all across the country.

Upcoming Bluegrass Gospel Jams in Northern Colorado:

September 8th 1:30 pm
Johnson's Corner Truck Stop south of Loveland on I-25

September 22 1:30 pm
Pierce Baptist Church
The group Circuit Riders from Cody Wyoming will present their music followed by a jam

October 6 1:30 pm
Buckhorn Presbyterian Church, Masonville

October 13 1:30 pm
Johnson's Corner

Hope you can come have some fun with some really neat people.

We are still singing as we go. . .

I know I said in the beginning that the blog would be about where we would be, but as of now we have a couple of places we may be playing at but nothing is confirmed as of today. We did get to spend two days last week in Wyoming at a musicians retreat. Of course there was jamming going on but the best thing was spending two days hiking, just the three of us, and being able to enjoy some of Gods finest creation. Of course the fact that there was no city noise and very few people around helped immensely. It also gave us time to think and pray and dream about how we want to glorify our maker in every aspect of our music, and lives. I think the best part of the trip, for me anyway, was all the little things Annie got to experience for the first time, especially seeing the Milky Way. [Where we live that never happens.] We saw animals and flowers and fed chipmunks our popcorn, and came home with ideas for new songs and projects for school.

I wanted to take a couple of minutes and let everyone know about the place we spend our Sunday mornings. We are part of the praise band for the Pierce Baptist Church. This is not your ordinary praise band. It is all acoustic, except for the weeks the organist comes, and it is old time gospel music. We've have only been going for a month now but it is so exciting to see something new start to happen. Pastor Cliff felt led to start something like this and within two weeks he had it going. One other special thing for me is that Annie is welcome to bring her guitar and be a part of the praise team just like the grown-ups. Age and ability are not factors in who is welcome to be a part of the team. If you're ever in the area on a Sunday morning, the church is located at 5th and Cave in Pierce. Services start at 11:00. And if you'd like to join in with the praise team we practice at 9:45.

Greetings.
This is the offical blog of the family music group formally known as the Charlie Pantier Family. As of last week we changed the name to sing2Him+one. I hope that you will check back often, for now this is where we will keep our music information up-to-date.
sing2Him+one is an acoustic music group that consists of my husband, who plays harmonica and sometimes guitar, myself who plays guitar and banjo and our nine year old daughter who plays guitar. We all write orginal songs, sing and enjoy doing our traditional style music for the LORD.
As the days come I will expand on who and what we are and let you know where we will be playing. I wanted to get the blog set up as I have to finish up our promo packet this week. . . but that is another story.
I am singing as I go,