Andrew Everson

Contact

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For quickest response you may contact Andrew at andrew@andreweverson.com or you may leave a message at the office line 949-574-7400 ext. 413

Choir News

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Greetings All!

'Keeping things lively these last few weeks before Lent begins. We've been rehearsing a few that are "Hot off the Press" which I hope you'll hear soon. Two of them are a style I would call "Modern Motet". They are "Let Us Be Filled With Every Grace and Blessing" and "My Heart is Restless". I'm also working on a Gospel acclamation for Easter morning.

I have a few new songs which have been surfacing lately. "The Way, The Truth, The Life" has been debuting well at our evening masses. "Our Senses Delight" should be heard soon, and one called "Be Ever Within" debuted at the morning mass two weeks ago. I always like to be "on message" at mass, so I'll wait for the proper opportunity to debut each one.

OCP continues to mull over many of the songs from the "I'll Follow" CD, and while they have many good things to say about the material, I await any concrete actions to be taken other than the songs they have already published from the album. ("He Is Risen" and "Give Jesus A Dwelling Place".)

We continue to work on the songs which we began recording last summer, and as I finish each one we will at least post sound bites so you can get a taste of what is to come. The primary objective is to submit these songs for publication. When there are enough of them to put into a collection we'll try and create a new CD as time and money allow. These new songs (some of which you may have heard at mass) are: "God From God, Light From Light" (a communion song for Christmas), "I Am Always Near", "The Sound Of One Voice", "Water", and "How Great and Glorious Are You".

We have also finished the songs "Dwell Within Me" and "Heaven and Earth Are Wed" and as soon as I can figure out how to post them, I'll do that for you. (They are posted at the choir under "sneak peaks" website for choir members.)

As always is the case this time of year, I "resolve" to update this page more often. (That's not a promise; just a New Year's resolution!)

"I'll Follow" CD sales have surpassed 500 mark! While that might just be a "teflon" record according to Billboard standards, I believe that sales will more or less stay around there unless and until I can get something more substantial happening in the publishing world. OCP has been in contact with me with some good things to say about some of my recent submissions. 'Nothing solid yet, but I suspect good things will happen.

There is a great review of the "I'll Follow" CD up at a Catholic music website called the Grapevine. Click here to dial it up. It's rather short, but flattering none the less. (Look it up under "A" for Andrew, not "E" for Everson) The same review has also appeared at Catholic.net. This article though, allows you to comment on the review, so go on and say something nice!

Those interested in joining the ministry this season can contact me at my office number 949-574-7400 ext 413 or email me at www.andrew@andreweverson.com

Choirs: Clic here for last Tuesday's rehearsal recordings (Void during Summer months)

Andrew At Mo's Music

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On Mondays and Wednesdays I provide private instruction on most stringed instruments at Mo's Fullerton Music in downtown Fullerton CA. Most of my students are learning Violin/Fiddle, Cello and Viola, and others are learning Mandolin or 5 string Banjo. I can also get people started on some quirky world instruments like the Andean Charango, or the Chinese Er-Hu.

Mo's has many great guitar instructors, so I only teach guitar to those who are interested in my particular style of playing which is fashioned after the late, great Chet Atkins. (It's a hybrid classical/folk technique using a thumb-pic and just two fingers.)

Mo's is one of the last great "Non Super-Chain" music stores around and has a full selection of instruments, sheet-music and gifts. (Not to mention lessons with FANTASTIC teachers!) It's a great stop if you are ever in downtown Fullerton.

If you'd like to inquire about lessons with me or any other teacher, contact the store at 714-871-1805

Andrew's Truck

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In 1989 while still living in Colorado Springs, CO, I bought a 1982 Volkswagon Rabbit Diesel Pick-up Truck with an odometer reading of 112,000 miles from a meat inspector for the FDA. (During the test drive, he went on and on about how many “bug parts” per million were allowed in the ground beef.) I purchased the truck for $1200 hoping that it would be large enough to carry me and all my music gear to CA, where I planned on becoming the 1st international rock star on the 5 string banjo.

“Good Bye” Party

On my last night in Colorado Springs, my friends and family all came to a “going away” party at which I had all of my gear lined up behind my new truck in order of importance. At the front of the line were the things I absolutely needed like an Ome 5 st. banjo, a vintage Fender Twin amp, a vintage Martin O-18 guitar, a 200 year old violin and a Vintage Fender Telecaster. Toward the back of the line were things I could perhaps do without. (furniture, extra clothing, grooming products…)

We all filled the truck at the end of the party, and I gave the stuff at the end of the line which did not fit in the truck to my guests. (If they wanted it!) The truck was so stuffed that I actually gave away a fairly decent Mandolin that was situated toward the back of the line. (You would think I could have crammed such a small instrument in there somewhere, but no!)

The Trip

On the way out I stopped briefly (5 minutes) to see Las Vegas and wonder “why?”, had my first encounter with a desert, and I recall my first trip down El Cahon pass into Southern Cal as Bela Fleck played “Tell it to the Governer” on my cassette tape player. It was a perfect match.

In my first few months in Orange County, I began work at two churches (St. Joachim and Blessed Sacrament), was playing fiddle in a Western Swing band called the Electric Tumbleweeds, and was beginning to find musicians to perform my odd banjo music. (Only I could be working this sort of combination.) I also kept in touch with my “fiance to be,” Diane, and went out to see her during the summer.

Deserted in the Desert

12 hours into a trip home from seeing Diane in Colorado I lost power going up a hill in the Mojave and pulled over. Only then did I notice that I had totally overheated the motor. I was towed into the lovely town of Barstow, CA, where I had to make a quick decision. Do I leave the truck there with all of the other vehicular carcasses or do I get it fixed?

I took a bus home where two choir members (Ruth and Lupe) helped me to get back on my feet, and I came back to get the truck in my band-mate’s pick-up truck with my good friend and producer Rich. A few thousand dollars and two mechanics later, the truck was rolling again with a new motor, and I wondered at 125K if I had made a good decision. 19 years later, she now (early 2010) has nearly 400,000 miles.

Stop! Theif!!!

My wife and I were fast asleep at 3:00 in the morning when we were suddenly awakened by the unmistakable sound of the diesel motor starting up outside. I ran out of the house in my skivies hollering and screaming as the thief was pulling away as quickly as he could in such a vehicle. At a very casual pace, the police arrived at the scene of the crime, and I quickly realized that this was really no big deal (to them.)

After surviving several days without the truck, and missing it dearly, we finally got a call from the police in Ceritos informing me that I could (for a price) come and retrieve my truck. While I was glad to hear the good news I couldn’t help but wonder if the car thieves and the impound lots weren’t co-conspirators.

Jim Edmond’s Carpet!

Dilapidated as the old truck may be, I’ll have you know that the truck bed is lined with a carpet scrap from the home of all star baseball slugger, Jim Edmonds. His Mother (Katy Loving) and Grandfather (Joe McCarthy) both sing in the St. Joachim Music Ministry, and when Jimmy had new carpet installed in his house his grandfather brought me a sizable piece of the old one for my truck bed. (You can touch it if you like!)

Did You Paint Your Truck White?

Just before last Easter (2010) I bumped into an old friend at church who owns a truck just like mine, with 2 exceptions: It it is white and the mileage is only 68K! He had offered to sell me this truck several times in the past but I had always told him "no thanks, my trusty green truck runs just fine". This time was different. He told me that he had just listed the truck in the paper and the add was due out on the following Tuesday. This was my last chance at a very low mileage copy of my own trusty vehicle, which was still running just fine! What to do?

I called Marc, my mechaninc, to get some solid advice and he put it to me like this: "Buy the truck, you idiot! When the green truck finally dies, park it in your garage and use it for parts. You'll probably get 400-500K out of the white truck as well! This is the cheapest transportation money can buy!"

So, no, I did not have the green truck painted! I own two identical trucks and I await the demise of the high mileage green one while I drive them both about equally. (Watch and wait, as the high mileage green outlasts the low mileage white!) The green one still runs fantastically well and I anticipate that it just might make the half million mark. Who knows how far it will go? It's always been on a mission from God!

Andrew's Latest

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Oregon Catholic Press has published three of my works. (Give Jesus a Dwelling Place, He is Risen and Canticle of Zacahariah) I have submitted several more of the songs from the "I'll Follow" collection for consideration and I await their response.

OCP and other Catholic publishers have been bogged for the last few years with the process of publishing new mass propers (Like the Gloria, Kyrie, Gospel Acclamations and Eucharistic acclamations) in anticipation of the upcoming new Roman Missal. Very few new songs have been accepted for publication during this time so I have taken some other measures to keep things moving along.

I have been contacting those choirs nationwide which I think would be inclined to perform my music, based on their repertoire and style. Many of them have a submissions process of their own and I am sending each choir the music which I believe would suit them best.

I also continue writing and springing new songs on St. Joachim choir and church ("Heaven and Earth Are Wed", "Dwell Within Me", "God From God, Light From Light" and soon "I Am Always Near", "Water, "How Great And Glorious Are You", "The Sound of One Voice", "Our Senses Delight" and "Be Ever Within") as well as the Southern California Composer's Forum (With Christopher Walker) which I attend regularly. (Keep Christopher in your prayers, as he has suffered some sort of heart attack just before Christmas!)

St. Joachim Choirs

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I direct 3 choirs for St. Joachim Parish and all of them are active in serving the community on Sundays throughout the year. (With a little break in the Summer).

The morning choir sings each week at the 10:00 mass. Accompanied by Piano, Guitar and Organ with ocasional violin, a small but mighty chorus knocks out everything from Chant to traditional hymns to contemporary songs to the colorful pieces by yours truly!

The evening choir has a repertoire that leans more heavily toward the contemporary. Lots of the music comes from popular Catholic artists such as Tom Booth, Matt Maher and Steve Angisano, while we still use plenty of the more established works of contemporary Cathlolic composers. We usually have about 15-20 vocalists with a full praise band. (Gtr, Piano, Bass, Drums and percussion. )

I co-direct the student choir with Jill Cavanaugh and they perform about 8 Sunday masses per year. (More on that below)

Ancient History

I began the music ministry at St. Joachim in the fall of 1990 when I took on the task of creating an ensemble for the Sunday evening youth mass. I knew that I had the skills to do this and I needed some part-time work. I realized right away that I would have to take this work VERY seriously when I met my new boss/pastor Fr. Ken Krause. Every meeting or conversation with him was a tremendous learning experience as he helped to deepen my understanding of Liturgy and how music can best enhance the mass. Personalities like Bob Felde (Bass/Vocal) Greg Smith (Gtr) and Pamela Valaika (Vocal) helped get things going and we were soon able to create a decent sound.

Things went well at the evening mass and in the Spring of 1991, I was asked to take on the role of Music Director for the whole parish, which included a Sunday morning choir. Personalities like Lupe Teel, Skip James, Ruth Mckeon, Swithin Lindbeck, Monica Irwin, Karen Francis and Matt Lloyd, and my “wife-to-be” Diane Reed conspired to form the nucleus of the music ministry, often performing at both morning and evening masses as the ministry began to take shape Eventually we had just enough members to cover both morning and evening masses with a good size group. (Enough to at least split into Soprano, Alto and Tenor/Baritone sections at each mass)

This was no small task for a parish that has a rather small English speaking community. I also insisted that the groups sing together for large events like Christmas and Holy Week. Most parishes I knew of at the time had no contact whatsoever between the traditional morning choir and the ensembles which served at other masses. I’ve always felt that this was a waste of good talent. While some have more traditional skills like sight-reading and classically trained voices, others have better improvisational skills, and some people have both. Some folks have a little natural talent, and just need to be “in the game” a while before they catch on and become great contributors. All types have conspired to make this ministry unique and powerful.

Music on Sundays & Holy Days at St. Joachim

From early September through late June both masses have excellent music and a deep bench of talented singers and instrumentalists. Come celebrate with us at 10:00am (Family mass with traditional/contemporary music) or 5:00pm masses (Youth centered contemporary selections, chosen and performed in a VERY Catholic way).

The 5:30 Saturday evening mass is covered by our parish cantor Bernadette Kanaly and our parish organist Chris Montoya, who also perform with the 10:00 choir. They perform at many of the weddings here, and also cover the music for most of the Funeral masses. (Except those odd weddings and funerals for families who actually want a GUITARIST!) The 6:30am Sunday mass is without music except on Christmas and Easter, and the assembly appears to like it this way! (It’s quicker!)

Each Thanksgiving, Holy Thursday and Easter Vigil, the English music ministry combines its talents with the Hispanic choir, led by Francisco Amezcua. We have some of the best Bi-lingual masses anywhere here at St. Joachim!

During July and August masses are typically covered by our summer duets. It’s just myself and one other choir member as we drop it into low gear for about 8 weeks. It’s a different, but very good sound, and it allows me to get to know some of my hard working choir members a little better. The down time also affords me the time to prepare for the next choir season.

Active, Longstanding Members

Along the way, many members have come into the ministry and stuck with it. (Why? I'm not sure!) Long standing current members (In chronological order as best as I can remember) are Karen Francis, Frank Calabretta, Jill and Kevin Cavanaugh, Tim Murphy, Bob Lee, Cynthia Morehouse, Joe McCarthy, Katy Loving, Cheryl Hebestreit, Bernadette Kanaly, Mark Rathsack, Alex Frausto, Mireya Velez, Aileen Penn Briceno, Liza Marmaud, Gene Gleason, Hilda Fores, and Monica Safaric. The youth mass group has grown considerably lately as teens continue to swell our ranks. Our Youth Ministry has brought us some young talents like Ana Vaides, Celeste Frausto, Stacey Diaz, Cassie Lawson and Paulene Calaway.

Outstanding New Arrivals 2010-2011

We have been quite blessed recently with soloists like Althea Capul (great soprano and a killer sight-singer!) and Marvin Gregory (a supreme baritone with tons of soul) . Chris Mulhern, a member of St. Joachim music ministry from back in the 80s has joined us. Chis Belida has been playing Tuba in the morning, which I had my doubts about in the beginning, but he so tastefully applies the instrument that it's working out quite well! Also a big fan of the music ministry named Frank Consoli finally dropped the other shoe and joined us in the baritone section, which is growing and better than ever. He also plays Cello, which I hope to keep him busy with in the future. We were also joined a while back by Marie Mulroy and her daughter Lizzy, who both sing soprano quite well. Lizzy has a particularly clear, lyrical quality.

We're getting bigger and better than ever-Praise God!

Outstanding Veterans of the Past

Fr. Ed Becker, sang tenor and was cantor at many a mass in the mid-late 1990s as he was discerning his vocation. Being called from his career as a lawyer, Ed answered and entered St. John’s Seminary in 2000 and became a diocesan priest in the Spring of 2005. He served as parochial Vicar at St. Pious V church in Buena Park from 2005-2009 and has recently completed Eclesiastical studies in Rome. He is now a Parochial Vicar at Our Lady Guadalupe in La Habra CA..

Martin McSweeney played Bass and Guitar with us in the late ‘90s as well and went on to receive his bachelors in music at Berkely School of Music in Boston. He returned to Southern Cal and is now serving at St. Agathas Catholic Church in Los Angeles. (Last I checked, he was still single!) St. Agathas is the church to attend if you like good Gospel music!

The Student Choir

The student choir is for all St. Joachim Parish students who are between 3rd and 8th grade. It is currently made up primarily of students at St. Joachim School, but is open to all here at St. Joachim Parish. (Bulletin Announcements will tell you when each event is coming.)

This choir got started in 1998 as I attempted to pull together school talent for school events such as Catholic Schools Week and Graduation Mass. It was pretty hapless and disorganized until I had the good fortune of meeting Jill Cavanaugh, who offered immense help in organization and in co-directing the students. She is very detail oriented, which is absolutely necessary when working with me as a partner! Her vocal skills help to facilitate the choirs ability to sing in 2 and 3 part harmony and her experience as a classroom teacher helped immensely in understanding the needs of kids this age and in communicating with parents.

This partnership has been quite fruitful for the parish as the student choir typically sings at the Sunday mass before Thanksgiving, Christmas eve 5:00 mass, Catholic Schools Week mass on the last Sunday of each January, mass on the 2nd Sunday of Lent, Good Shepherd Sunday during Easter season, the school 1st Communion mass and the School Graduation mass each year. The Student choir also performs at the annual Diocesan Choir Festival each May. Many members also go on to sing in the Youth Choir at 5:00 on Sundays.

The Albums

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NEW!!! I’ll Follow (Studio Album)
Recorded between 2007-2009, this collection features 11 original songs by Andrew Everson, two of which have been published by OCP and are available now for choirs everywhere. (Click here for a review from Catholic .net and here for a review by Grapevine)

The manuscripts for “Give Jesus a Dwelling Place” and “He is Risen” have been selling briskly and several other hot cuts like “Jesus!”, “From the Wood of a Manger” and “Good and Faithful Servant” have been submitted for publication.

Another song included is “When Angels Sound the Trumpets Call," a collaboration combining the music of Andrew Everson with a vibrant apocalyptic text by Steven Ottomani. Steven was the winner of the 2008 National Pastoral Musicians Hymn writing contest, who also has songs published by OCP.

This album, like the one before it was recorded by Jim Monroe, and Rich Mouser, who also mixed and mastered the CD with Andrew Everson. Soloists include Bernadette Kanaly, Cynthia Morehouse, Liza Marmaud, Aileen Penn Briceno, and Andrew. The St. Joachim Music Ministry performs all of the choral works. The instruments are also played by the capable hands of our own St. Joachim musicians.

Click on the name of the song to hear a sample.

1. Give Jesus a Dwelling Place 2. Messiah 3. I’ll Follow 4. Good and Faithful Servant 5. Jesus! 6. From the Wood of a Manger 7. He is Risen 8. The Mystery of Faith 9. Come Holy Ghost 10. Glory Be 11. That We May Be One 12. Where Charity and Love Prevail 13. When Angels Sound the Trumpets Call

Psalms & Canticles (Studio Album)

Recorded from 2003-2005, this is a collection of responsorials for use in the Liturgy of the Word. The settings are all what we call "Andrewisms" which usually means that they will be a bit odd. Many of them are well known texts such as “If Today You Hear His Voice” and “The Lord is My Light," while many others are the more obscure texts (which only come up once every three years) like “You Are A Priest Forever” and “You Are My Inheritance." All are given equally vibrant settings.

It is full of powerful music and is a very prayerful listening experience. The first cut “Canticle of Zechariah” has been published and is available from OCP. Mezzo-soprano Helena Buscema, cantor at St. Monica’s Catholic Church in Santa Monica adds her hauntingly beautiful voice to the mix, while the St. Joachim Music Ministry performs all of the choral works.

Click on the name of the song to hear a sample.

1. Canticle of Zechariah 2. I will Arise (Psalm 51) 3. If Today You Hear His Voice (Psalm 95) 4. Canticle of Mary 5. I will Walk (Psalm 116) 6. You Are May Inheritance (Psalm 16) 7. Our Help Is From The Lord (Psalm 121) 8. Justice Shall Flourish (Psalm 72) 9. In The Presence of the Angels (Psalm 138) 10. You are a Priest Forever (Psalm 110) 11. The Lord Is My Light (Psalm 27)

If I’m Alive CD

(A collection of Andrew's Banjo recordings from the mid 80s-the mid 90s
This album features the best of “Banjo in a Briefcase” combined with the new “Southern Cal” recordings. Due to a nagging right hand overuse injury, Andrew was unable to complete the final cuts on his beloved 5 str. Banjo, so they were finished using other instruments in his arsenal like fiddle and guitar. Packed with energy and passion, this album sets positive minded lyrics to some VERY original music which features the banjo in a quazi- “Bela Fleckish” style.

1. Breakaway 2. Dig Deep 3. Best Is Yet To Come 4. Experience the Rain 5. When Eagles Die 6. Brick By Brick 7. A Happiness All Your Own 8. Ain’t Nothin’ You Can Do 9. Upstream 10. Sometimes 11. If I’m Alive 12. Heart Beats Like A Child

The Pizza Song

Those familiar with this recording from the 1980s have officially dubbed this the National Anthem of Pizza. In a “Weird Al” sort of way, Andrew presents the many assets of pizza on the crust of his usually “rockin" banjo. Clic here to listen or download a free mp3 copy. If you have any trouble downloading it, contact me at andrew@andreweverson.com and I will email you an mp3 copy.

Dr. Dimento is the only executive of any sort that has expressed any interest in the song, but it’s good for a few chuckles.

The Life of Christ in Song (Live Recording available at St. Joachim Church)

A few of these are still left from a concert which took place in 2002. Though a little rough on the edges, it does capture some of that elusive “live” energy that is hard to get in the studio. The Album features a Marc Robinson rendition of “Prepare Ye” which has become a staple at St. Joachim during the Advent season. Other favorites such as “Glory in the Cross” by Stephen Janco, The Servant Song by Gillard, and the Taize “Jesus Remember Me” highlight moments in the life of Christ.

This album was recorded, mixed and mastered by our own Frank Calabretta and Martin McSweeney and as of now can only be purchased at St. Joachim church.

1. Prepare Ye (Marc A Robinson) 2. God’s Surprise (John Bell and Graham Maule)3. O Sanctisima (Beethoven) (School Choir) 4. I Will Arise (Everson) 5. The Servant Song (Gillard) 6. Were You There/Jesus Remember Me 7. Glory in the Cross (Stephan R. Janco) 8. This Is The Day (William Rovan) 9. Agnus Dei (Michael W. Smith) 10, Revelation (Greyson Warren Brown and Val Parker

St. Joachim Choir Presents: (Cassette Tape; No longer available) This was the choir in its early stages at St. Joachim. This collection of favorites includes a unique gospel arrangement of Amazing Grace and a few others like “Before the Sun Burned Bright” and “May We Praise You” by the St. Louis Jesuits. It was our first crack at a studio recording which turned out quite well and sold about 400 copies.

About Andrew Everson

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I have been Director of Music at St. Joachim Catholic Church in Costa Mesa CA since 1992. There I direct 3 choirs and manage music for weddings, funerals and masses/liturgies of all sorts. The thrust of my energies are poured into the 10:00am and 5:00pm masses each Sunday.

I also teach Music Appreciation to grades K-8 for St. Joachim School, (For more on that, look me up at teacherweb.com Saint Joachim School, Costa Mesa CA) provide music for school masses, and lead up the school choir with co-director Jill Cavanaugh. Through the years I have served under four pastors and 4 school principals.

I play most Stringed and percussion instruments and sing tolerably well. Before moving to Southern California I was raised in Colorado Springs Colorado with my 8 brothers and sisters. After graduating from William J Palmer High School where I specialized in snare drumming I went on to earn a 2-year degree in broadcasting as a back-up in case things did not work out in music. I soon discovered that both fields were brutally competitive and poured all of my energy into music.

Most of my instruction from this point was private as I studied violin for several years with Prescilla Paeche and Don Robinson (Concert Master of the Colorado Springs Orchestra) I also took several years of vocal, ear training and composition with Bob Crowder (Colorado Springs Children's Chorale)

During all of this I continued performing with Catholic choirs around Colorado Springs including Mount St. Francis, Holy Trinity and St. Mary's Cathedral. I also maintained my passion for all kinds of roots music playing Celtic, Western Swing, Bluegrass, and Romani(Gypsy) music in a number of small bands. I spent most of the early 80s as a pit musician for the Iron Springs Chateau in Manitou Springs which afforded me the opportunity to play all of the instruments I could muster every night.

My most beloved instrument has always been the 5 string banjo and I was forging into uncharted territories with the instrument in the late 1980s. I produced an album (on vynal!) called Sea to Sea and then a Cassette called "Banjo in a Breifcase" which showcased the banjo in an alternative rock format. I then moved to Southern CA to persue this project in hopes of becoming the word's 1st rock star on the banjo. (A title which was destined to be held by the great Bela Fleck)

I recorded more of this music in Southern CA with Richard Mouser and was on my way to showcasing the project in LA when things took a dramatic turn. A nagging right hand overuse injury slowed my playing to a crawl and after consulting every sort of medical specialist, alternative medical specialist, and some other goons and Gurus I had to give up this particular dream. I did however, press a CD collection of the best of these works entitled "If I'm Alive", a few of which are still available in the Albums page of this website. Since then, (1996) the Violin/Fiddle has become my instrument of choice when gigging, and I have blossomed as a music director at St. Joachim Church where Guitar is my primary instrument. I now reside in Fullerton CA with my wife and four children.

Lyrics

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Lyrics coming soon

About the Saint Joachim Music Ministry

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(write something up about them)