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The Revelation Tour comes to Worcester, MA on Saturday, March 14th at 7:30pm.  Don't forget about the EARLY BIRD PRICING for $25! (limited time only). These tickets will give you general admission to the back section of the floor and balcony. Click Here to order and for more details! You're not going to want to miss this great night!

Give Me Your Eyes

If your looking for an additional reason to come out to the Third Day show on March 14th, you need to look no further than Brandon Heath (also playing the Revelation Tour). Here is a great video to Brandon's hit track, "Give Me Your Eyes".  Check it out!


Brandon Heath - Give Me Your Eyes from Brandon Heath on Vimeo.

The Revelation Tour comes to Worcester, MA on Saturday, March 14th at 7:30pm.
Don't forget about the EARLY BIRD PRICING for $25! (limited time only). These tickets will give you general admission to the back section of the floor and balcony. Click Here to order and for more details! You're not going to want to miss this great night!

Third Day coming to Worcester, MA

As promised in a post back on December 1st here is information on the upcoming Third Day Concert.  Third Day is venturing out on the "Revelation Tour" this spring hitting 25 cities on both coasts.  Fortunately for those of us in New England, one of those stops is in Worcester, MA on Saturday, March 14th at 7:30pm.

Third Day will be joined by renouned singer/songwriter Brandon Heath and Austrailian rockers Revive.  Subscribe to The SoulFest Blog for more updates about both of these 'up and coming' artist.

For now, I wanted to let you know about the EARLY BIRD PRICING for $25! (limited time only).  These tickets will give you general admission to the back section of the floor and balcony.  Click Here to order and for more details!  You're not going to want to miss this great night!

blood:water mission

For those of you who were unable to make it to the "Love Came Down" shows or in case you happened to lose the download card that was passed out at the show, here is the link so that you can donate toward blood:water mission.  All of the artists on the tour have donated songs for you to download and all of the proceeds will go to clean water and HIV/AIDS projects!

Concert Review

Last night was the first of two New England stops on the Love Came Down Tour.  I had an amazing time catching up with friends and enjoying great Christmas music by Jars of Clay and friends.  There are still tickets to see tonight's show in Lewiston, ME (good news... there only expecting a small amount of snow up there).  You can purchase them at: https://ticketing.thecolisee.com/Online/default.asp

Here are a couple of pictures from last nights show:

The venue: Plymouth Memorial Hall

Sixpence None The Richer

Hanging out with the guys from Leeland 

(that's me on the right and Dan from the SoulFest on the left)

Love Came Down... tonight

Hey all... quick note.  I'm on my way down to the Love Came Down concert in Plymouth.  Stay tuned to http://twitter.com/jdestratis for updates from the show.

New Interview with Sara Groves

With credit to Relevant Magazine...

Sara Groves' new Christmas album, O Holy Night, injects new life into familiar songs and shows that their lyrics are as powerful today as the day they were written. Here, Groves discusses her new album, her work with International Justice Mission and how to begin helping others right now.

Read the full article at: http://www.relevantmagazine.com/life_article.php?id=7638

Only a couple of days left until the Love Came Down tour stops in Plymouth, MA and Lewiston, ME!  Don't miss your chance to see Sara Groves and others.  This is going to be a great night full of Christmas celebration with JARS OF CLAY, LEELAND, SARA GROVES AND SIXPENCE NONE THE RICHER.  For more information, call 978-346-4577.  We are no longer selling tickets for this show but there are plenty still available! You can purchase them directly at the venue or through the venue website to be picked up at will call.

Plymouth, MA: http://www.memorialhall.com/clay.html

Lewiston, ME:  https://ticketing.thecolisee.com/Online/default.asp

Mr. Leeland Goes to Washington

Leeland recently made a trip to Washington DC to speak "on the grounds of the White House".  They were part of panel who were there to represent how young people can come up with practical solutions for old problems.  Watch the video to see how their day went!

Don't miss your chance to see Leeland and others in the Love Came Down tour stops in Plymouth, MA and Lewiston, ME.  This is going to be a great night full of Christmas celebration with JARS OF CLAY, LEELAND, SARA GROVES AND SIXPENCE NONE THE RICHER.  Plenty of great seats available.  Buy tickets online at The SoulFest Store or by calling 978-346-4577.

Silent Night - Leigh Nash & Dan Haseltine

If this video doesn't set the mood for this Christmas season... well... trust me on this one... it will.  Sixpence None the Richer, comprised of guitarist and songwriter Matt Slocum and vocalist Leigh Nash have recently reunited and released "The Dawn of Grace".  This is their first full Christmas album and it consists of 10 great tracks, some old and some new.  There are a few colaborations with other musicians in this collection of Christmas music, but perhaps none more recognizable than Dan Haseltine of Jars of Clay in the classic song, "Silent Night".  Don't be surprised if Dan joins Leigh at the microphone when the Love Comes Down Tour stops in Plymouth, MA and Lewiston, ME.  Check out this very cool/inspiring video for "Silent Night"!

Don't miss your chance to see Sixpence None The Richer and others in the Love Came Down tour stops in Plymouth, MA and Lewiston, ME. This is going to be a great night full of Christmas celebration with JARS OF CLAY, LEELAND, SARA GROVES AND SIXPENCE NONE THE RICHER.  Plenty of great seats available. Buy tickets online at The SoulFest Store or by calling 978-346-4577.

If you mention this update we will give you $5 off your order.

"I Saw What I Saw" by Sara Groves

Many of us have been on mission trips or week long cross cultural excursions.  We've all see things during these trips that will forever impact the way we see the world.  For me, it was a trip to Guatemala in 2003.  Spending just one week in the small town of Jutiapa has burned an image in my mind of how blessed we are... and how much work there is to do in this world.

Sara Groves had a similar experience during a recent trip to Rwanda.  Those moments have helped her craft a beautiful song called, "I Saw What I Saw".  This video is a 'must see'!

Don't miss your chance to see Sara Groves and others in the Love Came Down tour stops in Plymouth, MA and Lewiston, ME. This is going to be a great night full of Christmas celebration with JARS OF CLAY, LEELAND, SARA GROVES AND SIXPENCE NONE THE RICHER.
Plenty of great seats available. Buy tickets online at The SoulFest Store or by calling 978-346-4577.

If you mention this update we will give you $5 off your order.

Leeland nominated for a Grammy Award

Leeland [Essential Records] has been nominated for a Grammy Award for the second time.  Not bad considering the band has released only two albums to date.  The first nomination was for their critically aclaimed debut, "Sounds of Melodies".  This time around The Recording Academy has acknowleged their most recent effort named "Opposite Way".  

They share the Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album category nominations with:

• This Moment - Steven Curtis Chapman [Sparrow Records]
• What If We - Brandon Heath [Reunion Records]
• Hello Love - Chris Tomlin [Sparrow Records/Sixstepsrecords/EMI CMG]
• Thy Kingdom Come - CeCe Winans [PureSprings Gospel/EMI Gospel]

Don't miss your chance to see Leeland and others in the Love Came Down tour stops in Plymouth, MA and Lewiston, ME.  This is going to be a great night full of Christmas celebration with JARS OF CLAY, LEELAND, SARA GROVES AND SIXPENCE NONE THE RICHER. 

Plenty of great seats available. Buy tickets online at The SoulFest Store or by calling 978-346-4577.

If you mention this update we will give you $5 off your order.

Charlie Lowell on Twitter

Have you ever wondered what Charlie Lowell of Jars of Clay is doing throughout the day?  If so (or even if you never considered it until now) you are in luck.  Charlie frequently Twitters.  (http://twitter.com/cdlowell)

(Ok... nerd alert! ) If you've never heard of Twitter it is a form of blogging that contains 140 charaters or less and often answers the question, "What are you doing right now?"  Its a nice way to see what your family and friends are up to without the need to respond (though you can).  It's also great because you can link it to Facebook and other services.  For example my twitter site feeds my facebook profile status.

Anyway, back to the point.  Charlie Lowell has been twittering about rehersals for the "Love Came Down" tour getting underway this week.  It sounds like things are coming together nicely as Charlie reported yesterday, "Great day rehearsing today, we are two days away from Love Came Down!"

Don't miss your chance to see Jars of Clay and others in the Love Came Down tour stops in Plymouth, MA and Lewiston, ME.  This is going to be a great night full of Christmas celebration with JARS OF CLAY, LEELAND, SARA GROVES AND SIXPENCE NONE THE RICHER. 

Plenty of great seats available. Buy tickets online at The SoulFest Store or by calling 978-346-4577

If you mention this update we will give you $5 off your order.

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Third Day Grabs an AMA!

Receiving its third AMA nomination early last month, Atlanta based rock band, Third Day, celebrated its first American Music Award win tonight in the “Favorite Artist in the Contemporary Inspirational” category. 

 

Due to a non-stop touring schedule, band members were unable to attend the awards show which aired on ABC, live from the NOKIA Theater in Los Angeles.

 

Following a sold-out show last night in Clinton, MS lead singer Mac Powell shared from stage, “What an unbelievable honor to win an award in a category with such great friends. This is our first AMA win and it means so much to us because it’s voted on by fans and we’re certain we have the best fans anyone could ever ask for.  Thank you for this tremendous honor.”

- Essential Records

Stayed tuned to The SoulFest Blog for more information on how you can see Third Day live in concert this spring!  Don't forget about the great deal available by mentioning this blog when your order tickets to see Jars of Clay, Sixpense None the Richer, Leeland and Sarah Groves!