CONSOLIDATED STICKY: Contemporary Catholic Music

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Looking at these posts, its clear we are all very different in our choices for musical inspiriation - I sometimes wonder whether people mingle the two worlds of praise/worship music and the music we like for entertainment? I have recently joined the parish choir and I am particularly enjoying singing the psalms - we are learning some more modern and contemporary settings of the psalms which i really love - the obvious ones by dan schute marty haogen etc. alongside traditional psalm tones. Last week, we learned a setting for the ‘Canticle of Daniel’ (V.Goldsack ??) which is particularly uplifting. If anyone has any suggestions for more contemporary psalm canticle settings, please post - we need more material.
blessings to all, Anne
 
Thanks for that link to Adam’s music, interesting but not quite the ‘sacred’ sound we use in church … more like personal worship music - we are trying to expand our repetoire of sacred psalms etc. that will fit into a liturgical setting and if anyone can point me to more of this type of music we would be grateful.

peace on earth to all 🙂
 
His CD’s don’t have the psalms on them. They are completely different. The CD’s were written to sell as a CD.

The psalms he actually writes for Mass
 
oh i didnt realize there is a difference ! I’ll look again ! thanks:)
 
Allen_Rickel said:
As a new member of the Catholic family, I find that one of the ways in which our Heavenly father touches me most deeply is through music. I–and many others, I hope–would love to hear about your favorite Catholic ( or non-anti-Catholic Christian) musicians, CDs, songs, sheet music, etc.

Just to get things rolling, my current fascination consists of the first three CDs by mercyme (I said I was new, didn’t I?).

So, what about you? 🙂
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I guess it depends on what kinds of music you like. I kinda like a bit of everything. Some of my favorite music is more on the rock side of the spectrum. Some of the most moving songs (to me) are some of the loud melodious songs. e.g. “Stand in the Rain” by Superchick, “Breathe Into Me” by Red, “Breathe YOu In” by Thousand Foot Crutch, “Savior” by Skillet, etc. The list goes on. As you probably noticed, all of these bands are Christian Rock bands. I dpn’t listen to much secular - I hate all of the dirty lyrics, etc. in them.

I hope this helps. Hey, another good singer is Chris Tomlin and Casting Crowns.

Blessings…👍
 
Sean Clive’s “Amazed” is voted the Top Catholic Song of 2007

12-23-07

For Immediate Release

Milford, CT - Top Catholic Songs formally announced today the voting results for the Top Ten Songs of 2007 from Catholic Artists. Sean Clive earned top honors with his chart-topping original “Amazed”, off the Album of the same name. Teresa Smith’s “Holy Holy Holy” and Joel Stein’s “Satisfied" round out the top three.

“Discover the Way” by Nick Cardilino came in at #4, followed by Alleluia (Raise Your Voice) from the band News at Eleven. Number 6 was Nick Alexander’s “Holy Thursday”, with “Stand the Line” by Rise and award-winning Gretchen Harris’ cover of “Breathe” picking up numbers 7 and 8. The 9 and 10 spots went to Lynn Geyer for her recording of the classic “SpiritSong”, and Dan Dúet’s “Traces of Jesus”.

The purpose of this Top Ten list was to honor Catholic artists for their musical and technical achievements in providing Catholics with quality recorded music which is entertaining, edifying, and educational.

According to a poll of the Top Catholic Songs online community, these 10 songs represent the best recorded songs by Catholic musicians for the year 2007:
  1. Amazed / Sean Clive / Amazed
  2. Holy Holy Holy / Teresa Smith / Blooming
  3. Satisfied / Joel Stein / Always Forward
  4. Discover the Way / Nick Cardilino / Discover the Way
  5. Alleluia (Raise Your Voice) / News at Eleven / Here to the End
  6. Holy Thursday / Nick Alexander / I Wanna Be Debated
  7. Stand the Line / Rise / Stand the Line
  8. Breathe / Gretchen Harris / Sing to the LORD
  9. SpiritSong / Lynn Geyer / Catholic Music 2007
  10. Traces of Jesus / Dan Duet / Touch the Flame
To hear and download the Top Ten Advent Songs by Catholic Artists, and other Top Ten lists, go to TopCatholicSongs.com .

TopCatholicSongs.com is an online community where Catholics can find music from Catholic artists organized in the popular “Top Ten” style. The lists are dynamically connected to iTunes–through which any seeker of Catholic music can listen to and download songs, burn CD’s, and discover new artists.

Go to TopCatholicSongs.com for more information.
 
I’ve recently listened to Steven Delopolus
He is from a Greek Orthodox Background and his Lyrics are so philosophical. He is a former member of a group called Burlap to Cashmere.
His site is here
And you can preview the Album here
 
D’Alfonso Extends Reach To Claim #1 Adoration Song Honors!

2-11-08

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Milford, CT - Top Catholic Songs formally announced today the voting results for the Top Ten Songs for Adoration from Catholic Artists. Chris D’Alfonso, currently performing in the area of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, reached across the Pond with his moving Eucharistic ballad, “Broken” from the album Blueprints. Margo B Smith’s heartfelt “Spending Time Adoring You” and “Holy God We Praise Your Great Name” from the typically comedic Nick Alexander complete the top three.

Teresa Smith returns to the Top Ten with “Open Book” at #4, while Sean Clive continues to make his presence felt as “With You” lands at #5. Michael Howard’s “Jesus, Teacher” off the Build the House album, which benefits the missions in Honduras, scored the #6 position. Lynn Geyer adds to her collection of Top Ten honors as “Quiet Here With You” lands at #7. Mark Mallett earned the #8 spot with “Holy Are You, Lord”, followed by Valerie Von Fange’s setting of “Psalm 123” and Celeste Zepponi’s “You Are Enough”.

The purpose of this Top Ten list was to honor Catholic artists for their musical and technical achievements in providing Catholics with quality recorded music which is entertaining, edifying, and
educational.

According to a poll of the Top Catholic Songs online community, these 10 songs represent the best recorded songs by Catholic musicians for Adoration:

1.Broken / Chris D’Alfonso
2.Spending Time Adoring You / Margo B. Smith
3.Holy God We Praise Your Great Name / Nick Alexander
4.Open Book / Teresa Smith
5.With You / Sean Clive
6.Jesus, Teacher / Michael Howard
7.Quiet Here With You / Lynn Geyer
8.Holy Are You, Lord / Mark Mallett
9.Psalm 123 / Valerie Von Fange
10.You Are Enough / Celeste Zepponi

To hear and download the Top Ten Songs for Adoration by Catholic Artists, and other Top Ten lists , go to:

TopCatholicSongs.com

TopCatholicSongs.com is an online community where Catholics can find music from Catholic artists organized in the popular “Top Ten” style. The lists are dynamically connected to iTunes–through which any seeker of Catholic music can listen to and download songs, burn CD’s, and discover new artists.

Go to TopCatholicSongs. com for more information.
 
What about Pangue Lingua or Ave Verum Corpus for Adoration?

ugh.

Thank the Good Lord Catholicism is not a democracy.
 
mschrank said:
What about Pangue Lingua or Ave Verum Corpus for Adoration?

ugh.

Thank the Good Lord Catholicism is not a democracy.
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The board has been contacting Catholics of all stripes about such lists–if these artists chose not to participate, even with superior product, you can’t blame the list for their apathy.

Regardless, if you create an iMix of your favorite Adoration chants, I would be more than happy to submit it to the board.

topcatholicsongs.com

ETA: BTW, have you noticed the name of this thread?
 
Top Ten Holy Week Songs Announced (topcatholicsongs.com)

3-11-08

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Milford, CT - Top Catholic Songs formally announced today the voting results for the Top Ten Songs for Holy Week from Catholic Artists. Continuing his winning trend, Sean Clive scores another top seat as his “Calvary” from the album Amazed was voted #1 song for Holy Week. Dan Dúet’s “And Time Stood Still” comes in second, with the entertaining, yet reverent, “Holy Thursday” parody on the the classic Mamas and the Papas’ “Monday, Monday” places Nick Alexander at #3.

Trish Foti Genco’s Lamb of God secured the #4 spot, with John Flynn’s “Forsaken” from the album Cry Out right behind at #5. Lynn Geyer’s rendition of “Psalm 42” and Nancy Krebs’ “Eyes” fill out the #6 and #7 positions, and Bob Metivier’s moving “Father(The Passion)” lands at #8. The Catholic band Apostolica ranks #9 with “O My People”, and the list ends with Mel Kennedy’s cover of the familiar “Via Dolorosa”.

The purpose of this Top Ten list was to honor Catholic artists for their musical and technical achievements in providing Catholics with quality recorded music which is entertaining, edifying, and educational.

According to a poll of the Top Catholic Songs online community, these 10 songs represent the best recorded songs by Catholic musicians for Holy Week:


  1. *]Calvary / Sean Clive

    *]And Time Stood Still / Dan Dúet

    *]Holy Thursday / Nick Alexander

    *]Lamb of God / Trish Foti Genco

    *]Forsaken / John Flynn

    *]Psalm 42 / Lynn Geyer

    *]Eyes / Nancy Krebs

    *]Father (The Passion) / Bob Metivier

    *]Oh My People / Apostolica

    *]Via Dolorosa / Mel Kennedy

    To hear and download the Top Ten Songs for Holy Week by Catholic Artists, and other Top Ten lists, go to:

    topcatholicsongs.com/HolyWeek/List

    TopCatholicSongs.com is an online community where Catholics can find music from Catholic artists organized in the popular “Top Ten” style. The lists are dynamically connected to iTunes–through which any seeker of Catholic music can listen to and download songs, burn CD’s, and discover new artists.

    Go to TopCatholicSongs.com for more information.
 
Top Easter Songs Announced (topcatholicsongs.com)

Sean Clive Scores Big With Another Chart Topping Hit!
3-24-08
For Immediate Release

Milford, CT - Top Catholic Songs formally announced today the voting results for the Top Ten Songs for Easter from Catholic Artists. Clive is no stranger to awards, having topped more than one Top Catholic Songs list among many other awards. His rousing “Lifted Up” off the Amazed album was voted the #1 song for Easter by the community at TopCatholicSongs.com. Veteran performer Mark Mallett’s “Lift Our Hands" from the album Let the Lord Know came in at #2, while Nick Alexander’s catchy “R.C.I.A.”, an Easter initiation inspired parody on the Village People’s “Y.M.C.A.” completes the top three.

Margo B. Smith returns to the Top Ten with “Alleluia” at #4, and the band Apostolica lands at #5 with “Somewhere on the Cross.” Sean Clive captured a second spot on the Top Ten with “Glory to God” coming in at the #6 song for Easter. Valerie Von Fange placed at #7 with “A Hymn to Him.” In between bookings as one of the busiest Catholic performers, John Flynn found time to take #8 with his setting of the Psalm for Easter Sunday, “Give Thanks to the Lord.” Mel Kennedy’s cover of the classic “How Beautiful” earns #9 and Lynn Geyer adds another Top Ten mention to her collection with “Music of the Light” (from the album of the same name) completing the list at #10.

The purpose of this Top Ten list was to honor Catholic artists for their musical and technical achievements in providing Catholics with quality recorded music which is entertaining, edifying, and educational.

According to a poll of the Top Catholic Songs online community, these 10 songs represent the best recorded songs by Catholic musicians for Easter:
  1. Lifted Up / Sean Clive
  2. Lift Our Hands / Mark Mallett
  3. R.C.I.A. / Nick Alexander
  4. Alleluia / Margo B. Smith
  5. Somewhere on a Cross / Apostolica
  6. Glory to God / Sean Clive
  7. A Hymn to Him / Valerie Von Fange
  8. Give Thanks to the Lord / John Flynn
  9. How Beautiful / Mel Kennedy
  10. Music of the Light / Lynn Geyer
To hear and download the Top Ten Songs for Easter by Catholic Artists, and other Top Ten lists, go to:

TopCatholicSongs.com

TopCatholicSongs.com is an online community where Catholics can find music from Catholic artists organized in the popular “Top Ten” style. The lists are dynamically connected to iTunes–through which any seeker of Catholic music can listen to and download songs, burn CD’s, and discover new artists.

Go to TopCatholicSongs.com for more information.
 
A wonderful up-and-coming, Catholic musician is Paul Harrigan. He has a couple of CDs of original music out that are really good. See paulharrigan.com.
 
I’m not sure if this question belongs in “traditional” or " contemporary", but I’ll try here first.

I’m looking for advice on how to find the following:

Recordings of recent Catholic service mainstays…
Stuff written mostly in the 1970s–familiar music that has been commonly used over the last few decades. Examples would include “Here I Am, Lord”, “Be Not Afraid”, “The Summons”, “Where Charity and Love Prevail”.

…that are well-produced and performed
I’ve found good artists who sing things I am not familiar with, and I’ve found the music I am familiar with sung in front of what sounds like MIDI music. But I’ve yet to find a high-quality collection.

I’m sure this exists, but any help I can get will be appreciated.

Thanks!
 
Your best bet, in my opinion, is “City of God” and “Table of Plenty” by John Michael Talbot. Your second bet is to seek out the band “Romans”, which has wonderfully melodic-rock versions of the same songs.

Also, go to catholicmusicnetwork.com, and search for individual songs/MP3s. Some artists, like Gretchen Harris and Kitty Cleveland, have covers of individual songs done well.
 
Nick_Alexander said:
Your best bet, in my opinion, is “City of God” and “Table of Plenty” by John Michael Talbot. Your second bet is to seek out the band “Romans”, which has wonderfully melodic-rock versions of the same songs.

Also, go to catholicmusicnetwork.com, and search for individual songs/MP3s. Some artists, like Gretchen Harris and Kitty Cleveland, have covers of individual songs done well.
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Thanks Nick, I’ll check those out, they look like the kind of stuff I am looking for…I’ll let you know how things work out!
 
I want to recommend Silvia Mariella for anybody who likes music in Spanish or music with a latino flavor.

Many of her songs seem to me to be standards from prayer meetings I have been to.

But her voice is so good and her band is so lively that they really come alive at a new level.

Biographical Info
reddemusicacatolica.com/profiles/106.asp

List of CDs
reddemusicacatolica.com/cmn_search_results.asp?SEARCH_BY=ARTIST&KEYWORD=mariella

The CD of hers which I own and which prompted this post:
reddemusicacatolica.com/cmn_cd_detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=50871
(if you listen to the samples please don’t judge the CD by the title track - for some reason that is my least favorite track)
 
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