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There are more glamorous artists in the contemporary Christian music stable; there are surely those with a slicker, more pop-based sound. And then there is Michael Card, Bible scholar, teacher, and musician. Not unlike John Michael Talbot, with whom he made the somewhat controversial Brother to Brother album, Card seems beyond such worldly concerns, crafting intelligent parables and homilies in deceptively simple structures. Following that logic, while a cursory look might poise Card as a bandwagon jumper, Starkindler: A Celtic Conversation Across Time is a bountiful harvest of rhyme and reason; all the better to glorify
There are more glamorous artists in the contemporary Christian music stable; there are surely those with a slicker, more pop-based sound. And then there is Michael Card, Bible scholar, teacher, and musician. Not unlike John Michael Talbot, with whom he made the somewhat controversial Brother to Brother album, Card seems beyond such worldly concerns, crafting intelligent parables and homilies in deceptively simple structures. Following that logic, while a cursory look might poise Card as a bandwagon jumper, Starkindler: A Celtic Conversation Across Time is a bountiful harvest of rhyme and reason; all the better to glorify the fundamental truths of Christ-centered worship. "Be Thou My Vision" and "Jesus, Lover of My Soul" are but two outstanding examples. From their humblest beginnings, many of our most familiar hymns are rooted in centuries-old traditional Irish tunes, and that is the premise on which Starkindler is built. Thoughtful arrangements incorporate fiddle, harp, and tin whistle to Card's uniquely chorded guitar work. --Paige La Grone
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Manufacturer: Sony
Release date: 17 November 1998
EAN: 0074646965221 UPC: 074646965221
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