Because we care about you :), we want to make sure you know about the music we love and believe in.  We have five cd's to push on you today and you can thank us later.  We are connected to all of these folks and believe so much in what they do and it's power to brighten your life.  And the nominees are:

MARK BOVEE – VIEW FROM THE HILL

MARK BOVEE IS ONE OF THE REASONS WE EVER SOUND ANY GOOD.  HE HAS PLAYED ON MOST OF OUR PROJECTS AND WE PERFORM LIVE WITH HIM REGULARLY.  THE MAN IS A GENIUS.  HIS LATEST RELEASE IS
A COLLECTION OF ALL ORIGINAL SOLO PIANO IMPROVISATIONS BASED ON THEMES AND IMAGES EXPERIENCED DURING HIS SABBATICAL IN THE ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS OF WESTERN VIRGINA. THIS CD A SOUNDTRACK FOR OUR LIVES, AS IT IS A STAPLE IN THE PATTERSON HOUSEHOLD.  MARK AND HIS WIFE CHRISTI, ARE THE ANCHORS OF GREENHOUSE ARTS,THE ARTS COMMUNITY WE ARE A PART OF.  AND WATCH OUT, MARK AND CHRISTI ARE SLATED TO RELEASE THEIR FIRST CD TOGETHER LATER THIS YEAR.  IF ONE CAN PUT A THOUSAND TO FLIGHT…HERE IS ONE OF OUR FAVORITES.  CLICK ON ALBUM IMAGE TO BUY.       Ancestral Stories Suffering & Pain

THORN'S MUSICAL JOURNEY – BROKEN SWORD

A NATURAL FUN RECOMMEND FOR US – MICHELLE'S LITTLE BROTHER.  DARREN AND HIS WIFE, REBECCA, LIVE AND WORK IN EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND.  READ UP ON THEIR ADVENTURES HERE.  BROKEN SWORD, THE DEBUT ALBUM FROM DARREN THORNBERRY'S BAND IN SCOTLAND, IS FINALLY FINISHED AND READY TO SHIP. THE SONGS ON BROKEN SWORD WERE WRITTEN BY DARREN IN EDINBURGH AND RECORDED ON THE ISLE OF MULL IN 2008. THE ALBUM REPRESENTS A PROLIFIC TIME OF WRITING ON SUBJECTS RANGING FROM OLD TESTAMENT PROPHECY (NOTHING TO LOOK AT) TO SPIRITUAL POVERTY (MIDDLE OF MY ROPE) AND MORE. IT'S A ROOTS-ROCKIN' AFFAIR, AND WE'RE UTTERLY CONVINCED YOU'LL LOVE IT!  HERE'S MICHELLE'S FAVORITE CUT FOR A TEASER. CLICK ON ALBUM IMAGE TO BUY.    Broken Sword 

TODD WARREN – BREAKTHROUGH

OH GOODNESS. WE ARE SUCH LONG TIME FANS OF TODD THAT WE FEEL LIKE STALKERS.  WE ARE FRIENDS SINCE MICHELLE WAS A TEENAGER AND EVERYTHING HE DOES SMOKES UP OUR SPEAKERS.  THIS IS A LONG AWAITED PROJECT AND THE ONLY WORD WE CAN THINK OF TO DESCRIBE IT IS…NECESSARY.  IT IS SO FULL OF HOPE AND TRUTH THAT WE TAKE IT LIKE A PRESCRIPTION.  IT CHANGES THE ATMOSPHERE.  THE ARTISTRY IS YUMMY AND YOU NEED THIS.  IT WAS REALLY HARD TO PICK JUST ONE FOR YOU TO SAMPLE, BUT HERE YA GO. CLICK ON ALBUM IMAGE TO BUY.   Compassion

ABIGAIL MAYNARD – COVERED IN RED

AS YOU MAY REMEMBER FROM OUR BLOG, WE HAD THE DISTINCT PRIVILEGE OF ASSISTING ABIGAIL WITH HER DEBUT.  SHE HAS VOCALS BEYOND HER YEARS, AN UNCANNY CONNECTION WITH HER GUITAR AND GREAT WRITING CHOPS.  BARRY PRODUCED THIS RECORDING IN JANUARY AND WE ARE SO EXCITED TO SEE HER LAUNCHED IN HER GIFTING. CHECK ABIGAIL'S SITE FOR PURCHASING INFORMATION.  HERE'S A LITTLE TASTE FOR YOU.   COVERED IN RED 

FIKE AND DANA – MAKE A SOUND

WE MET THESE GUYS WHEN WE WERE BOTH PERFORMING ON A FLATBED TRAILER IN BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (WHERE MOST GREAT ARTISTS GET THEIR START) AND BECAME FAST FRIENDS.  THESE GUYS ARE STELLAR WORSHIP LEADERS, WRITERS AND PERFORMERS AND WE WERE THRILLED WHEN THEY ASKED BARRY TO MASTER THEIR LATEST WORSHIP PROJECT.  THEY LIVE IN COLORADO SPRINGS, SO WE GOT TO BE A PART OF THEIR CD RELEASE CONCERT, WHICH WAS WAY BEYOND FUN.  IN A DAY AND AGE OF CHURCH WORSHIP AS AN INDUSTRY OF SORTS, FIKE AND DANA'S MUSIC CONTINUES TO DRAW US IN WITH HONESTY AND PASSION. WWW.FIKEANDDANA.COM HERE'S A SONG THEY LET MICHELLE SING ON.I'm Not Waiting