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Last night I joined Paul Baloche, All Sons And Daughters and...

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:26:00 +0000

Last night I joined Paul Baloche, All Sons And Daughters and Jason Ingram, to film some videos of Paul’s new songs.

I’ve known Paul for a few years now, but we really got to know each other at the CompassionArt writers week up at Cantle in Scotland.

We bonded over songs, firepits, kilts and Haggis… man he is such a great person and has been at the forefront of writing and leading songs for the church to sing for over 20 years. Every time we hang it just does my soul good.

Anyway I wanted to share a song we wrote together back in January 2008 for the Compassionart album called Lead Me To The Rock based on Psalm 61.

Our songs are just prayers right? and if all we can muster is a simple “help” or “thank you” it’s enough

I’m in the studio this morning listening back to this… so glad to have been a part.

stu

More rehearsals… (Taken with instagram)

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:15:07 +0000

More rehearsals… (Taken with instagram)

Rehearsals (Taken with instagram)

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:31:34 +0000

Rehearsals (Taken with instagram)

Very sad that this happened (Taken with instagram)

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:28:43 +0000

Very sad that this happened (Taken with instagram)

My office at BNA (Taken with instagram)

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:34:24 +0000

My office at BNA (Taken with instagram)

It’s been great having Gabe in today!! (Taken with...

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:59:13 +0000

It’s been great having Gabe in today!! (Taken with instagram)

Lap steel on a strap courtesy of the amazing Gabe Scott (Taken...

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:36:49 +0000

Lap steel on a strap courtesy of the amazing Gabe Scott (Taken with instagram)

from the guitar clinic and concert at guitar church moncton...

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:11:06 +0000

from the guitar clinic and concert at guitar church moncton canada.

had a really great weekend doing this, loved leading the clinic and really loved playing a mixture of delirious, OSS and self penned songs in the concert.

thanks to all who came and to those who played with me in the band.

Secret weapon (Taken with instagram)

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:26:41 +0000

Secret weapon (Taken with instagram)

Look what I just found… (Taken with instagram)

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:44:52 +0000

Look what I just found… (Taken with instagram)

Target practice (Taken with instagram)

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:52:25 +0000

Target practice (Taken with instagram)

Happy New Year! Kingdom Of Comfort acoustic version So...

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:24:17 +0000

Happy New Year!

Kingdom Of Comfort acoustic version

So it’s 2012…a new year. So why start with an old delirious? song and not a new one?

A little nostalgia?

maybe…

Actually I think that Kingdom Of Comfort is one of the best songs I’ve ever been a part of writing… and I want to go into this new year remembering the best of the past while living in the now.

I want to keep asking myself what am I building… a comfortable life? Or am I still living with big questions about what I’m here for and how does my living affect others?

Am I deaf to the cries of the oppressed, the poor and the powerless?

I hope that this new year is full of clarity, joy, peace, hope, success and fulfillment for us all!

peace

stu

Played a gig with The Stellas at Pucketts Leiper’s Fork

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 04:43:19 +0000

Played a gig with The Stellas at Pucketts Leiper’s Fork

Happy Christmas

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 07:13:57 +0000

Happy Christmas One and All

Wishing you peace and joy this Christmas Day, and very best wishes for 2012

Advent with Stu g Day 24 Santa Claus is Coming To Town by the...

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 09:05:00 +0000

Advent with Stu g Day 24

Santa Claus is Coming To Town by the Family G

Well here we are… It’s Christmas Eve and so the last window to open on my alternative Advent calendar.

I hope you’ve enjoyed these, I’ve really enjoyed doing them it’s been inspiring.

So that’s almost it for 2011, I hope it’s been a good year for you. This year we find ourselves in Nashville for Christmas…with new friends, but missing our family and friends in the UK.

I continue to be amazed by my wife and girls and how they’ve thrown themselves into life here. Along with the good times and happiness, comes pain and transition… resident in any major change…It’s not always easy so…

I thought it fitting that today’s final Advent 2011 post, comes from us all… that’s:

Karen, Kaitlyn and Eden (not forgetting Buddy the dog who also moved here with us and actually has a passport!!)

Thanks for being interested in what I do, It means a lot to me!

Blessings on you and yours, and have A Very Merry, Happy and Peaceful Christmas!

See you in 2012

Stu g

ps “there’s more where that came from!”

Master songwriter John Scott Sherrill (Taken with instagram)

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:17:36 +0000

Master songwriter John Scott Sherrill (Taken with instagram)

The amazing Stellas (Taken with instagram)

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:16:06 +0000

The amazing Stellas (Taken with instagram)

Advent with Stu g Day 23 O Holy Night with Ben Cantelon It’s...

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 07:27:00 +0000

Advent with Stu g Day 23

O Holy Night with Ben Cantelon

It’s been two years since the last delirious? Show, and in that time It’s been an absolute privilege to work with a diverse bunch of artists.

Someone said to me early in 2010: “Stu maybe this season isn’t about striving to be who you are, but about you helping other people be who they are.”

I think about that everyday.

So when I got a chance to write and record with Ben Cantelon from London, I was thrilled.

Ben has a really, really great voice and is a skilled song writer and lead worshipper.

Just last week we were cutting guitars on his new record and I told him about my advent blogs. Yesterday, he sent me this vocal for O Holy Night and I built a little track around it with my (dubiously intonated 1937) Dobro and an ebow orchestra.

Take a listen…and when he hits the high note at the end, if it doesn’t bring a tear to your eye, you have a heart made of “bah humbug” :-)

Happy Christmas Eve…Eve

Trapped in the H (Taken with instagram)

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:10:14 +0000

Trapped in the H (Taken with instagram)

Advent with Stu g Day 22 O Come O Come Emmanuel This song is...

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:18:00 +0000

Advent with Stu g Day 22

O Come O Come Emmanuel

This song is probably the most well known advent carol.

Ian Cron mentioned it in his guest blog on 8th December, and my friend Steve Stockman (Stocki) a Presbyterian minister from Belfast Northern Ireland wrote about it on his blog, Soul Surmise. Here’s a part of what he said:

“Over familiarized, this old carol may seem benign BUT this is a subversive prayer! I guess it depends where you are. If you are a child soldier in some ugly war then bring it on! If you are under strict military regimes and yearn for freedom bring it on! If you are living in the middle of destitute township Africa’s injustice in trade and fairness to clean water and cheap drugs then bring it on!

BUT… if you are in the pampered west living in decadent luxury at the cost of so many then this is a dangerous prayer. Are we ready for “the first made last and the last made first…” Are we ready to serve rather than Lording it? Are we ready for when the poor and the meek take over?”

If you want to read more go check Stocki’s blog out HERE

There are many versions of this carol around and I’ve just added my own to the list.

I’ve tried to create a sense of longing with the guitar…

Hope you enjoy it!

3 more sleeps