We finished our musical year last night with the folk from Newtownards Baptist Church who had a carols outreach evening at Ballywalter Orange Hall. The snow was on the ground outside, and inside we could see our breath even though the electric wall-mounted heaters were on full blast and were glowing an appropriately bright orange! Eric Lisk brought his accordion, Jim Annett had his 12 string guitar, there was a tin whistle playing Pastor too and it was a really enjoyable night. The mince pies and hot tea at the end were just the ticket.
Thanks to you all for a very fulfilling and rewarding year, the new CD "Soda Farls and Redemption Songs" has done really well and we're down to just a few dozen having only launched it 6 months ago. Thanks to those who bought it, who recommended it, who downloaded it on iTunes - from here at home, Scotland, USA and Australia. And also thanks to those who are eagerly anticipating the next one - watch this space! We'll leave you for this year with these words from one of the pieces we played last night:
"Was it for me, sweet angel strains, came floating o'er Judea's plains
That starlit night so long ago, was it for me God planned it so?"
story and full lyrics here.
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(ex Low Country Boys) - Welcome to the Thompson Brothers' blog, by Mark Thompson and Graeme Thompson, founders and original lead vocalists of the Low Country Boys. These days we're doing something similar but simpler - old-time gospel music in the classic mandolin/guitar "brother duet" tradition of the early 1900s. This blog will tell you more about the great brother duets, and other aspects of evangelical rural American culture and its Scotch-Irish / Ulster-Scots cultural roots - and a wee bit about our own music too.
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