Traditional Hymnody As Folk Song - We live in a time of expressionism that seeks to radicalize previous norms and desensitize us to misfit pairings of all kinds of things—not the least of which is in church music.
Jarrod, if it's a song your grandmother can sing while standing at the sink in her apron-yes! Folk music. Fondest memories of "When the Roll is Called Up Yonder." Also a favorite to sing in church. Thanks for writing this!
Brother Richey, you are going to have to stop writing this sort of stuff. Every time you do you make this old man cry for joy, and then for sadness. May your tribe increase.
Too bad piano is not a sacred instrument. Only an organ conveys “church.” And “folk songs” have no place in worship to God when there is millennia of sacred liturgical music plus Gregorian chant available.
Too bad piano is not a sacred instrument. Only an organ conveys “church.” And “folk songs” have no place in worship to God when there is millennia of sacred liturgical music plus Gregorian chant available.
Jarrod, if it's a song your grandmother can sing while standing at the sink in her apron-yes! Folk music. Fondest memories of "When the Roll is Called Up Yonder." Also a favorite to sing in church. Thanks for writing this!
Brother Richey, you are going to have to stop writing this sort of stuff. Every time you do you make this old man cry for joy, and then for sadness. May your tribe increase.
God’ blessings to you and yours.
Thank you for the kind words!
“Gate of Heaven,” a collection of Catholic hymnody, may be accessed at www.nicholasmaria.com. Rejoice in the forever fruitful Breath of the Spirit!
Too bad piano is not a sacred instrument. Only an organ conveys “church.” And “folk songs” have no place in worship to God when there is millennia of sacred liturgical music plus Gregorian chant available.
Too bad piano is not a sacred instrument. Only an organ conveys “church.” And “folk songs” have no place in worship to God when there is millennia of sacred liturgical music plus Gregorian chant available.
I agree about the organ being the church's chief instrument and have tried to call others to see it: https://theopolisinstitute.com/pipes-worth-playing/