From 1974 to about 1988 (that's a guess) I was in a gospel rock band, which had several name changes,as well as line-up changes.When I joined the group it was known as Sons of Light, then it became Sounds of Truth. Alithia and Apocalypse followed, and it finished under the name Philadelphia.
Over the years the group performed at countless high schools, as well as Dallas Brookes Hall in Melbourne, Festival Theatre in Adelaide, and in Canberra, Broken Hill, Goulburn, and Central Coast in New South Wales. We saw numerous people come into a relationship with Jesus during this time.
As it happened, I came into a relationship with Jesus Christ in 1974 after attending one of this group's performances. It wasn't long after this that I joined the group myself.
During the band period I developed in song writing as well as musicianship. I played 12 string (its a Guild), keyboards, and had a long stint on bass (Fender Jazz) as well. Some of these songs appear on the albums already released, more appear on the forthcoming album Fathers House, as well as more recent songs.
After the group disbanded I eventually moved away from the Lord.
This was not a good time in my life.
There came a point however when God called me back to Himself. This was a humbling experience. Gradually things picked up, and I found that my music was returning. It was in this period I wrote
Prince of Peace and Prodigal Son.
As things progressed, I felt the need to actually record these songs. Over the years in the band, the song Nazarene Man was the one that established me in the group, and sort of became like my signature tune.
This was the first song I developed for recording, closely followed by Prince of Peace; in essence, the two beginnings, hence the title of the first album:
Humble Beginnings.
Prodigal Son was the natural
choice for the title of the second album, recorded the following year...
The new album Fathers House is currently in production - recording is virtually done, we are now in the process of mixing ...
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