One week to go …

Saturday 11th November 2023:

Don’t forget to book your free tickets for the ‘Bricks and Mortar’ album showcase on Eventbrite…

With only one week to go, I’ve been working on some final organisational details. I’ve never put on an event in my life, so I can honestly say that I am way out of my comfort zone! I am, fortunately, blessed with some really amazing members of my church family, and wider contacts, who have agreed to help out with: decorating the church, welcoming guests, organising refreshments, compèring, CD/merchandise sales, sound and lighting etc. – not to mention a bunch of awesome musicians! I’m relying on a lot of goodwill to make this happen and it certainly stretches a long way.

Apparently, it is a good idea to sell a bit of merchandise when launching a new album, so I decided to purchase some mugs with the scripture that has inspired the songs. I’m not sure how many I will sell, but it was really fun designing them and I personally love them!

The final preparations are well and truly underway and we have one more rehearsals to go. Even though we have been rehearsing since the beginning of August, I still feel we (or at least I) need more time, but at the end of the day, things in life are never perfect and sometimes you just have to go for it and hand the rest over to God.

After spending so much time recording, rehearsing and planning this event, it is easy to lose sight of the true purpose of my songwriting. All my songs are composed from a place of worship and it is through music and scripture that I want to communicate the love of God. My prayer is that on the 18th November, I will be able to put all my anxiety about everything that could go wrong behind me and focus on the true reason behind this event – to honour God!