Fantastic Catholic Group!
Published by Peter Mains on August 08, 2010 at 12:11 AM
I just discovered (via a friend) a fantastic Catholic band -- Marian Grace. Their album Marian Grace is being released soon, and Ignatius Press has agreed to promote it. The arrangements of traditional hymns and chants are refreshing in that they eschew the need to make Christian music "contemporary." Rather, the music is just hauntingly beautiful.
Imagine if Michaelangelo's murals, or the cathedrals of Europe were "modern." This is a criticism I've had for a while about Christian music. Christian artists shouldn't be building malls, but cathedrals. Marian Grace pulls that off.
Thank you, Peter, for the great encouragement! Colleen and I have been doing music together for over 6 years now, but we have never had more fun than with this current project. Keep us in prayer... we'll be hitting the road this fall to bring sacred concerts across the Southeast!