"There is a hope" CD/DVD due out in February

As some of you will know, I got the opportunity to record a new live album and DVD in November. We hired the Riverside Theatre, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, for two nights, and recorded 14 songs, many of which were being performed for the first time.

Why Northern Ireland? Well, although I've made Brighton my home for the last 20+ years, I have been making regular visits to the north coast of Northern Ireland over the last few years, not least to lead worship at the annual New Horizon event, and I have to say it's become something of a second home to me. And the Riverside Theatre was the perfect venue to shoot a video - although it seats 300, there's a nice, intimate feel to the place.

I was privileged to have a great band with me - Andrew Small (drums), Kevan Frost (bass), Matt Weeks (guitar, trombone, flugel horn), Lawrence Johnson, Maria Martin and Ruth Waldron (bvs), Julian Ferraretto (violin), Troy Donockley (whistles, uilleann pipes), and Mark Edwards (keys, accordion) as arranger and MD.

I'm delighted with the way the album has turned out. A couple of the news songs in particular feel very strong to me - "Salvation's Song" (co-written with Andrew), and the title track, "There is a hope" (co-written with Mark), and I'm looking forward to seeing how they are received by local churches.

Both the CD and the DVD will be available for purchase shortly on this site, so watch this space.