Here is an end of the year sampling of some of the artists that you have heard on "Rock N Soul Gospel" in 2018. More to come in the new year!!!
Friday, December 14, 2018
The month of December and the year 2018 are rapidly drawing to a close on this brisk December afternoon. As I look back on the past year I am so, so very grateful on the music, the art and the life that I have exposed to. Rock N Soul Gospel, my radio show, is well into its 38th year on WCWP radio, the public radio station of Long Island University located on the campus of LIU Post on the north shore of Nassau county on Long Island. Each time that I walk into studio 2 of the station I am well aware that I have the chance to share the greatest rock n roll on the radio with whoever takes the time to listen. As I am writing this piece I am listening to a tune called "Labyrinth" from the album "Sanctum" by Frank VanEssen, actually I'm listening to the entire album. To say that it is sonic magnificence is such an understatement. The music that I have had a chance to share this past year with my listeners and friends is some of the best that I have heard in my 69 years on this planet. Artists such as Frank VanEssen, Ashley Cleveland, Phil Madeira, Tess Wiley, Glass Hammer, The Choir, Derri Daugherty, Big Kettle Drum and others make the twice a week trip up to the radio station a journey of love. Besides the music, books that have come out this past year by such authors as Stephen Lawhead, Christopher Tolkien, Micheal Haldas and Malcolm Guite have kept my mind on a wonderful and wonder filled pilgrimage into the world of imagination. DVD documentaries by Steve Bell & Malcolm Guite, Andrew Wall's "The Fantasy Makers" and the in studio film from Dave Bainbridge & Sally Minnear are food for my soul. As good as 2018 has been 2019 looks to be even better with new music from Over The Rhine, Phil Keaggy, Tony Levin & Jerry Marotta's trio project called "The Bucket List" as well as the album from Jeff Johnson & Phil Keaggy are the promise of things to come for the new year. Plus there are rumblings of a new album from The Lost Dogs on the horizon. Don't forget about checking out "Rock N Soul Gospel every Friday at 9pm & Sunday at 8pm, NY time, on 88.1fm & WCWP.org
