Barrie Doyle (http://www.barriedoyle.com), who spent his working life telling stories about people or helping people to tell their own story, released his first book last fall. The Excalibur Parchment is part one of a trilogy that pits spy agencies, Druids, academics and Christians against each other in the quest for the power of a mystical sword.
Hamilton’s urban minstrel, Peter Tigchelaar (http://petertigchelaar.com) has recently released Better Things, another eclectic collection of blues-, folk- and roots-inspired songs with solidly spiritual lyrics. Peter talks about this latest musical offering.
The annual Christmas show with narration by host Robert White and music by Carolyn Arends (http://carolynarends.com) Steve Bell (http://stevebell.com), Glen Soderholm (http://www.glensoderholm.com), Karla Adolphe (http://www.karlaadolphe.ca) and Jacob Moon (http://jacobmoon.com).
Taking a break from a busy concert schedule that’s recently feature shows in Edmonton, Port Dover, Ottawa and Kingston, with one scheduled for Kitchener this week, guitarist/singer and songwriter Jacob Moon (http://jacobmoon.com) even found time to write a new song—“Emmanuel”—that he released in time for this Christmas season.
Kim Pottruff has taken her passion for the dramatic arts—which she spent more than a decade and a half honing—and turned it into the new theatre troupe—Audience of One (http://www.audienceofoneguelph.ca/)—whose aim is to “bring the gospel to life through drama and music.” Kim Pottruff, the troupe's artistic director, talks about the theatre troupe and its production of Dinner with a Perfect Stranger.
