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MP3 Dave Bilbrough - People of Promise
13 MP3 Songs
SPIRITUAL: Praise & Worship, COUNTRY: Country Folk
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Most budding songwriters dream of their first composition becoming a global success. Usually it remains a dream:
For Dave Bilbrough, "Abba Father" became a giant step into international music-writing recognition. With over three decades in full-time Christian ministry and numerous albums later, he is recognized as one of Britain''s foremost worship leaders and songwriters.
With a wide appeal that spans all Christian denominations and networks, songs such as" All Hail the Lamb", "I Am a New Creation", "Sound the Trumpet", "Holy Ground", "How Wonderful" and "Let There Be Love" have become a staple part of many a church''s repertoire.
Drawing on folk roots and world music influences, Dave is in demand as troubadour and worship leader. His ministry brings an emphasis on the grace and faithfulness of God, uninhibited praise and reconciliation.
Recently, Dave has become an author, where he has produced 3 foundational books of teaching earthing our worship experience around themes of grace, mission and the presence of God. He describes the process of book writing as ‘writing long songs where the words don’t need to rhyme’!
As well as leading celebrations all across the UK, Dave''s travels have taken him to the USA, various European and Scandinavian countries, Malaysia, Ghana, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Indonesia, India, Uganda, Kenya, and Australia.
Building on previous visits plans are developing towards strategic worship and arts training programmes to encourage, train and support musicians in these countries.
Increasingly, Dave & his wife Pat are taking teams of young musicians to Third World countries where they give citywide concerts that help to raise money to support the mission work of that country.
Dave has made several appearances on national television and radio including hosting a special advent series for BBC1 in November/December 2003. In 2006 he was invited to the judge for the BBC Radio’s nationwide song-writing competition in the ‘contemporary worship’ category.
Dave’s last album was honoured with 2 awards for his independently released TV programme and DVD, "This is My Worship ..Live and Acoustic". Emerging from a concert that he gave to help those affected by the Tsunami which then developed into a programme for God TV, the project scooped best Christian Music Television Programme and Best Christian music DVD at the Christian Broadcasting Council''s 2005 media awards.
Over the last three years Dave has presented his unique "Live and Acoustic" evenings at the Jermyn Street Theatre, in the heart of London''s Theatreland. Designed to crossover and connect with an unchurched audience Dave mixes mainstream influences with his own original material for an evening of "Songs, Stories and Faith."
People of Promise derives its title from a song Dave wrote in 1985 ''An army of Ordinary People''... ''the children of promise... shall flow together as one''.
This theme of ''togetherness'' runs throughout the album from its very opening. Slide guitar and Piano chords pave the way for a rising Bob Dylan style acoustic rhythm as Dave sings the opening lines ''We have Gathered here...'', depicting the setting of a communion table or home group setting, with all eyes fixed on Jesus. The following track takes us into skiffle, with deep, baritone-bass, negro spiritual backing vocals, underpinned by high strung guitar, rhythmic double bass, shuffling drum sticks and Daves voice repeating over and over, ''Cause me to Walk in His Ways!'' as the music becomes more and more energetic.
These are congregational songs written for the church to https://www.tradebit.com was a conscious decision to have all the musicians, including Dave, record live together in the same room with no click track or rough guide to accompany them. The songs were simply rehearsed and arranged on the spot and recorded straight away, giving a unique organic quality to the sound which invites you into the room and lets you feel the enjoyment of the players as they worship together through moments of vibrant blue grass to intimate hymn-like-country songs.
There are songs of declaration, ''Make Known'' and ''We Believe'' (which features Johnny Cash-style electric guitars). Songs like ''Heart of Stone'', ''I''ve found a Home'' and ''I Belong'' are songs of grace which draw the listener into an intimate place to receive from God, as does the hymn ''Like A Mighty River'' where Dave sings the first verse and Chorus entirely acapella, joined only by two other voices in the following verse.
Dave has recorded a completely new version of the song ''An Army of Ordinary People''.. A call for the church to join together and seek God''s Kingdom on this earth. The final song, ''Make my Heart Blaze'', is the sound of a church reaching outwards to the world. Played out with atmospheric slide guitar, xylophone and beating drums Dave sings, ''I''ll stand with the nameless, the plight of the poor...make my heart blaze with the love of Jesus.''
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