Facebook Live Concerts: Replay
On Saturday March 28th, as the COVID-19 lockdown started to take hold, I thought I would make a contribution to lifting all of our thoughts by putting on a concert of inspirational Christian music, live from my living room, on Facebook. At 7pm GMT, I perched my iPhone on the end of my baby grand piano, logged on to Facebook Live and started to play Unfolding Day.
For 16 weeks I did the same every Saturday evening, as demand grew and grew. The concerts have become more sophisticated than those early home-made affairs (with grateful thanks to the lovely people at spirituality4.me for their support) but they continued to be just me, sat at my piano, playing songs I hoped would lift troubled spirits and calm troubled thoughts. These weekly concerts have been a huge blessing for me and brought fresh inspiration to my songwriting - I’ve premiered 25 new compositions. From the rush of positive feedback I’ve received, I know they touched many listeners’ hearts as well, and all over the world, too.
The live concerts have been on my homepage as well as on Facebook, every Saturday evening at 7pm British Summer Time. The final one of the series was streamed live on Saturday July 11th, followed by a Midsummer Special on August 2nd. All of the concerts are recorded - technical warts and all! - and available to listen to again here (below). Enjoy - and please check back here or on my Calendar for news of a new series of live monthly concerts now in the works…
Midsummer Special: August 2nd
Live from a beautiful Tithe Barn in High Wycombe, west of London, with 18 songs, including a new ‘Christ Is Risen’.
VIDEO COMING SOON
A Glorious Day Is Dawning / As Sings The Mountain Stream / Christ Be In Your Christmas / Christ the Lord is Risen Today / Mine Eyes Look Toward The Mountain / The Prodigal Son / The Secret Place / I Love To Tell The Story / Under His Wing / Still with thee / Mother’s Evening Prayer / Temple of Love / Circle of Love / Let No Wall Divide Us / This Is The Time To Pray / Don’t Be Afraid / My Shepherd / Irish Blessing
16: July 11th
SERIES FINALE (but watch this space… ) - VIDEO COMING SOON
I didn’t want to stop! 16 songs, mostly requests from viewers before I signed off for a short break.
O Life that maketh all things new / The King of Love / O Lord I Would Delight in Thee / O Little Town of Bethlehem / God Is Working His Purpose Out / Eternal Mind The Potter Is / Don’t Be Afraid / The Whole World In His Hands / Circle of Love / Three Ls for Life / In the Secret Place / Let No Wall Divide Us / This Is The Time To Pray / Behold What Manner of Love / Oh Dreamer / Irish Blessing
15: July 4th
Tonight’s concert - the penultimate in this series - included a three-song ‘Freedom Special’ in honour of my American viewers, plus two new compositions .
Speak Gently / Mother’s Evening Prayer (Gracenotes version) / In Heavenly Love Abiding / Walk with God / I Love Thy Way of Freedom, Lord / Lullaby for a Child / Mine Eyes Look Toward The Mountain / Mother's Evening Prayer (week 7 version) / Holy Spirit, Light Divine / Abide With Me / Be Still My Heart / All Glory Be To God Most High / Safety
14: June 27th
Love / I Love To Tell The Story / The King of Love / My Shepherd / Choose! / Pilgrim on Earth / Still with thee / As A Child / Hymn of Life / From sense to Soul / I Know No Life Divided / Let No Walls Divide / Oh Dreamer / This Is The Time To Pray (video)
13: June 20th
A Grateful Heart / Arise ye people / Satisfied / Peace, Love and Grace / Behold the Lamb of God / Love’s Ever Presence / He That Hath God His Guardian Made / The Tide of Love / Bless Christmas Morn / Be Still and Know / God Is Working His Purpose Out / Dear Lord and Father of Us All / The Secret Place / Behold What Manner of Love
12: June 13th
A Glorious Day Is Dawning / As Sings The Mountain Stream / O Life That Maketh All Things New / Speak Gently / In The Secret Place / Praise We The Lord / Circle of Love / Under His Wing / Love One Another / Temple of Love / Let No Walls Divide / My Shepherd / Irish Blessing.
11: June 6th
Lots of William Luce lyrics this week, including three brand new compositions. I’m on a roll!
Love / Mother’s Evening Prayer / Christ My Refuge / In The Secret Place / Still with thee / Communion / Three Ls for Life / The Prodigal Son / This Is The Time To Pray (video) / Dear Lord and Father of us all / Let No Walls Divide / The Lord’s Prayer
10: May 30th
Father We Your Loving Children / In Atmosphere of Love / Blessedness / Three Ls for Life / Love One Another / I Love Your Way of Freedom, Lord / Our God Is All in All / Child of God (Instrumental) / From sense to Soul (Gracenotes) / From sense to Soul (Listen) / 'Feed My Sheep' / This Is The Time To Pray (video) / Choose! / Pearl of Great Price
9: May 23rd
Hymn week: I played all my compositions from the 2017 Hymnal, plus a few other favourites, and the finished single/video This Is The Time To Pray.
459 Come Gracious Spirit / 467 Eternal Mind / 501 I Love Your Way of Freedom / 513 Satisfied / 519 Three Ls for Life / 542 O Life that maketh all things new / 574 'Feed My Sheep' / 600 Light Of The World / The Gift of Gratitude / In Mercy In Goodness / The King of Love / The Lord Is My Shepherd / This Is The Time To Pray (video) / The Lord’s Prayer
8: May 16th
I came over all Christmassy this week! There were also two new songs and the premiere of the studio single, This Is The Time To Pray, with draft video.
Praise We The Lord / Circle of Love / Love / Thy Will Be Done / O Little Town of Bethlehem / Christ Be In Your Christmas / Love One Another / Rock of Ages / Christ My Refuge / O Lord I Would Delight in Thee / Peace, Love and Grace / This Is The Time To Pray (video premiere) / Three Ls for Life / Irish Blessing
7: May 9th
I Love Thy Way of Freedom, Lord / Light Of The World / Not What I Am / Walk with God / Tender Loving Shepherd / Hymn of Life / Christ My Refuge / Satisfied / Mine Eyes Look Toward The Mountain / Oh Dreamer / Behold What Manner of Love/ Mother’s Evening Prayer / Three Ls for Life / My Shepherd
6: May 2nd
No less than three new songs this week: two brand new compositions and another forgotten favourite that I’ve never recorded.
Satisfied / Feed My Sheep / Eternal Mind The Potter Is / Feed My Sheep / Shepherd / The Peace Of God / Laws to Love By / I Walk With Love / Mother’s Evening Prayer / Circle of Love / Communion / Safety / Peace, Love and Grace / He That Hath God His Guardian Made
5: April 25th
Time to get professional, thanks to spirituality4.me. I also premiered two previously unheard songs.
I Love Thy Way of Freedom, Lord / Light of the World / Not What I Am / Choose! / Abide With Me / Now Thank We All Our God / Mother’s Evening Prayer / In Heavenly Love Abiding / All Glory be to God on High / Don’t Be Afraid / Praise We The Lord / Walk with God / Satisfied / Safety / Irish Blessing
4: April 18th
Three Ls for Life / Unfolding Day / I Love To Tell The Story / As Sings The Mountain Streams / My Shepherd / Take My Life / Lullaby for a Child / In Heavenly Love Abiding / Christ My Refuge / Come Gracious Spirit / Circle of Love / Feed My Sheep / Still with thee / He That Hath God His Guardian Made / Blessedness / God Loves You Friend / This Is The Time To Pray.
3: April 11th
Including the premiere of two new songs, including This Is The Time To Pray.
Communion / Not What I Am (Soulscapes / Christ Is Risen / Mine Eyes Look Toward The Mountain / Light Of The World / Dreamer / All is well / Feed My Sheep / A Glorious Day Is Dawning / The Whole World In His Hands / Tender Loving Shepherd / God Is Working His Purpose Out / Love / The Lord’s Prayer / This Is The Time To Pray
2: April 4th
Come Gracious Spirit / Child of God / I Love Thy Way of Freedom, Lord / Mother’s Evening Prayer / Satisfied / Peace, Love and Grace / From sense to Soul / Dear Lord and Father of Us All / The Gift of Gratitude / O Life that maketh all things new / Hymn of Life / Safety / Love / Eternal Mind The Potter Is / Behold What Manner of Love
1: March 28th
My first live concert included a new setting of a hymn: Love’s Ever Presence.
Unfolding Day / My Shepherd / Love’s Ever Presence / Father We Your Loving Children / From sense to Soul / Three Ls for Life / Safety / In Heavenly Love Abiding / The King of Love / Irish Blessing
Plus I Love The Piano!