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God‘s story is the story of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. But it‘s also humanity‘s story, the story of a world fallen and blown apart and of a world reshaped and restored. It‘s the beginning of all beginnings and the end of all ends. Join Brent Siddall and the Rev Ian ‘Reido‘ Reid as they explore God, time, salvation and the cosmos. Explore the stories of Western culture as they pivot and interact with the main narrative of salvation history.
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Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
Wednesday Mar 02, 2022
Brent and Ian talk with Kiwi musician Brett Wilson about his new book from Castle Publishing called ‘Let’s Back Up a Bit – Conversations with Pioneering Kiwi Christian Musicians’.
How have Kiwi musicians been inspired by God in the past few decades?
Brett Wilson is a musician and songwriter who lives in Hamilton and who is now Communications Co-Ordinator for CBS, a Hamilton based health IT company.
- (1:20) Are Christians afraid of music?
- (3:14) Jimmy Swaggart and Jerry Lee Lewis;
- (5:30) God glorified in all realms. What actually is Christian music?
- (7:05) Is there something of God in all music?
- (8:00) Dave White and the Rev’s;
- (10:26) Why Brett chose the interview format for the book;
- (11:20) How the Kiwi contemporary Christian music scene developed;
- (13:28) Evangelism at concerts;
- (14:27) Certain Sounds and the Youth for Christ movement;
- (19:00) Derek Lind – a godfather of Kiwi Christian music;
- (20:00) David and Dale Garrett;
- (21:50) Stephen Bell-Booth;
- (26:21) How much visual and audio material of these musicians survives;
- (27:00) Advice to young Kiwi musicians;
- (30:00) We need a good theology of music.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Let's Back Up a Bit - Vision College
Music featured in today’s podcast:
- Steve Apirana - ‘No Turning Back’ from his 1992 album of the same name;
- Derek Lind – ‘A Man Like Me’ from his debut album ‘Mixed Blessings’ (1986);
- Stephen Bell-Booth – ‘Wonderful God’ from his album ‘Food For the Journey (1999)
Thank you to the artists for permission to use their recordings.
Brett Wilson writes -
Derek Lind's last 3 albums are on Spotify plus his best of collection (the first 3 albums are yet to make it there - though his 2nd and 3rd album can be streamed from my YouTube channel alongside some other historical recordings Otherwise physical copies might be found here: https://www.dereklind.com/SHOP-ART--MUSIC
Steve Apirana's albums are on Spotify, Apple Music and amplifier, and also available from Koorong Books online and in stores on request.
Stephen Bell-Booth has one album on Spotify - Letting the People Know (1983)
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