I first heard this song when I got my copy of Doc and Merle Watson’s Watson Country CD. Well, then our niece and her husband had their second child and decided to name her Sadie Ruth. … Continue readingSadie
Rest in Peace, Mr. Watson
It’s a sad time as I start to write, having just read the news that one of my all-time guitar heroes, Doc Watson, has died. Like many of my generation,Continue readingRest in Peace, Mr. Watson
The Ninety and Nine
When three adorable sheep ask you to sing their favorite song, how can you refuse? … Continue readingThe Ninety and Nine
The Gospel
When I was about 16, a friend turned me on to an album by Goose Creek Symphony, Words of Earnest. One of the songs on that album stuck with me. It wasContinue readingThe Gospel
When We All Get to Heaven
(This post was updated on May 26, 2014. See below.) When We All Get to Heaven was written in 1898 and first appeared in Pentecostal Praises (Philadelphia: Hall-Mack, 1898). Eliza HewittContinue readingWhen We All Get to Heaven