Ivan Parker: Threads Of Mercy

It takes a time-tested and successful artist to craft an album that can take you on a journey through the fabric of life. Ivan Parker's Threads of Mercy describes God weaving our thread through highs and lows, good times and bad times, with one thing always standing true: Mercy brings us through to the glory of God.

From the kicking first radio single “‘Til The Shackles Fall Off” and “On The Solid Rock I Stand”, to the thought provoking “Silent Prayer” and “God’s In The Middle Of It,” you are sewn into a storyline of God’s love and mercy.

Ivan Parker has a style that is unmistakable from the first song to the last. When the intro starts, whether it’s uptempo or a ballad, you know it’s an Ivan Parker song. Ivan hit his vocal sweet spot on this new record. His voice matches perfectly with the songs on this CD with a warmth that feels good as you listen.

Ivan Parker has won thirty Singing News Fan Awards, including eleven Male Vocalist awards. Threads of Mercy will no doubt take him on to many more accolades in the future!

Threads of Mercy will come out on January 20, 2015. Preview and pre-order today at iTunes or Amazon.

Updates from Gold City!

GOLD CITY NEWS:

Just a quick update to let you know what's been going on.

Gold City had a great time in Springfield, MO last month at the Gold City Reunion! Thanks to KWFC for making this great evening possible! It's always good to work with our friends Brian Free And Assurance, Ivan Parker, and The LeFevre Quartet.

For those of you who have been asking about Tim and praying for his health, we are happy to report he is back on the stage booming out the low notes with us. Tim had a bout of bronchitis that sidelined him for a few weeks, but you can't keep a good man down! A big thank you to Joe Brown for filling in and doing a great job in Tim's absence.

Gold City is hard at work on a new project at New Haven Records. We are in the capable producing hands of the masterful Gordon Mote, and we can't wait for you to hear what we have in store for you! Keep watching the newsletter and checking out our Facebook and website for more details as the project nears completion.

Here's where Gold City will be this coming week:

Tuesday, March 25 -- TBN Hendersonville Tennessee

Thursday, March 27 -- Waldo Florida

Friday, March 28 -- Maryville Tennessee

Saturday, March 29 -- Springfield Ohio

Visit www.godcityqt.com for full details.

Danny's Favorite Quote of the Week: "Jesus didn't come to make a point He came to make a difference." -- Andy Stanley

We hope to see you at a concert soon! Have a great week!

SGN Scoops Radio This Week Features Great Day

On this week’s edition of SGN Scoops Radio, we play some great gospel music from some of your favorite artists including Ivan Parker, Ernie Haase and Signature Quartet, classic music from KingsGold and more. We also will introduce you to Great Day from Florida. Jean Grady will have a cd review from Randy and Wendy Pierce and Rhonda Frye will have the latest in gospel music news. We will classic live performances from the Perrys, Heavenbound and Chronicle so make sure to join us for two hours of great fun on SGN Scoops Radio.

Great Day is the Ferguson Family from Mount Dora, Florida, a gospel music ministry dedicated to serving the Lord and spreading the Word of God through song. Great Day is a family ministry made up of husband and wife Bill & Brenda Ferguson and daughters Lisa Ann, Sara Lynn, and son Steven. Based in Central Florida, Great Day was called into the ministry in 2005 and has been ministering throughout the Southeastern United States for the past eight years.

Great Day provides a wide range of music, from old quartet standards, to fresh new arrangements from some of gospel music’s most prolific writers. Great Day has experienced years of growth and great blessings and the ministry is expanding. As the reach of their ministry has expanded across the country, their concert schedule has grown and doors continue to open for new avenues of ministry across the country. Knowing God has truly blessed Great Day with a clear vision to serve Him; they look forward to 2014 and are humbly approaching what God has planned for Great Day.

http://www.greatdaymusic.com/

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October 2013 SGNScoops Magazine Now Available

The staff at SGNScoops proudly presents the October Edition of SGNScoops Magazine. Gracing our cover this month is Ed O’Neal and the Dixie Melody Boys. We will be honoring Ed later this month at the Creekside Gospel Music Convention in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. You can find out how to be a part of that in the latest Creekside update in this issue.

Other ministries highlighted are, The Lesters, 11th Hour, Ivan Parker and the Dove Brothers. Catch the Younger Perspective with Amber Nelon, and Christian Country News featuring Mikayla Lynn.

This month we congratulate our publisher, Rob Patz for twenty years in the Gospel Music Industry. Don’t miss this story- especially the side-bar containing notes of congratulations from industry professionals, friends and peers.

This issue wraps up an era of Quartet Conventions in Louisville and also re-caps a recent Women of Faith conference. Believe it or not….There is more! Don’t miss encouragement from Dr. Jeff Steele, Reflections With Sherry Anne, Life, Love and Legends by Lou Wills Hildreth and with get the latest music reviews by Sandi Duncan Clark. The latest in Southern Gospel Music is tastefully presented and laid out professionally, by Pete and Staci Schwager and is tucked behind a beautiful cover designed by Stephanie Kelley.

SGNScoops Magazine is free! Please share with friends, family and fans.

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Get Your Free Tickets Here And Join Us For Creekside 2013 In Pigeon Forge Tn October 28th 29th & 30th

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IMC Concerts Announces First Virginia Beach Gospel Music Festival Oct 2014

IMC Concerts has announced the very first Virginia Beach Gospel Music Festival. “We are thrilled to bring our brand music event to the East Coast, and in particular to the beautiful coastal city of Virginia Beach,” states Landon Beene, President of IMC Concerts. “Gospel music, paired with a wonderful vacation destination such as Virginia Beach, offers fans a GREAT excuse to pack up the car and head to the beach and enjoy a great weekend of Gospel music. I love this beach town because it is so fitting for a family weekend, and so will the program we put together. This fantastic beach vacation spot, along with the great Gospel music means fun for the entire family!”The program being put together for IMC’s exceptional three-day event will feature daily and nightly concerts during five session with many of Southern Gospel Music’s most popular names performing, including The Martins, Gordon Mote, Greater Vision, The Collingsworth Family, The Hoppers, Ivan Parker, Guy Penrod, Ernie Haase & Signature Sound and many more.“We’ve been singing all around the Tidewater area for nearly 50 years,” states Dean Hopper, one of the event organizers who is also a member of The Hoppers, who will be among the artists featured at the event. “As a kid, I even remember the privilege of singing at the Hampton Roads Coliseum. After reminiscing on wonderful memories and realizing the lack of Gospel’s recent cultivation in the area, we wanted to bring our genre back in a BIG way! The music, mixed with the vacation opportunities for concert-goers, seemed like a no-brainer. Virginia Beach is gorgeous and serene, so why not come there?” In addition to the exciting music that will be taking the stage throughout the Festival, noted speakers will be included during the weekend, including popular comedian Dennis Swanberg and Grant Ethridge, Senior Pastor of Liberty Baptist Church in Hampton, VA, along with the Liberty Baptist Church Choir.

This three-day, five-session Festival will feature a 7pm concert on Thursday evening, as well as Friday and Saturday sessions at 10am and 7pm. Festival package ticket prices are inclusive for all six sessions. Tickets may also be purchased for individual sessions. A complete schedule of events is available at www.imcconcerts.com and www.VirginiaBeachGospelMusicFest.com . The Virginia Beach Gospel Music Festival promises to be one to remember. Tickets are on sale now (October 2, 2013) and may be purchased by calling 877-392-9710.There are numerous hotels within walking distance of the Theater, as well as the beach that have guaranteed special rates for Festival attendees. Complete lodging information is also available at the Festival’s website, www.VirginiaBeachGospelMusicFest.com .

This event will be one the entire family will enjoy. Plan to join many of Southern Gospel Music’s most popular singers and musicians at the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts, located at 201 Market Street in Virginia Beach, during the weekend of October 2 through 4, 2014, as the Virginia Beach Gospel Music Festival comes to Virginia Beach, VA.

GERALD WOLFE featured as GUEST CO-HOST on SIRIUS | XM SATELLiTE RADiO

Coming up on the next Daniel Britt & Friends, broadcast the week of 11/5/12: It's time once again to shine the monthly spotlight on New Music with guest artist co-host Gerald Wolfe of Greater Vision! Listen as Daniel & Gerald feature an hour of Gospel's best new songs from such artists as the The Mark Trammell Quartet, The Isaacs, The Crabb Family, Ivan Parker, & more. A New Music Spotlight, co-hosted by Gerald Wolfe, on the next Daniel Britt & Friends!

About Daniel Britt & Friends

Daniel Britt & Friends is a one-hour Gospel music radio show, available each week to nearly 30 million satellite subscribers* throughout the U.S. and Canada on SIRIUS XM SATELLiTE RADiO's enLighten (Sirius XM Channel 18) - Mondays at 7PM ET, Thursdays at 10PM ET, and Saturdays at 12 Noon ET. You can also catch the show online at siriusxm.com, Smartphone devices, or with Dish Network on channel 6018. After the broadcast, you can download the extended interview from www.danielbritt.com. Connect on Twitter @BrittAndFriends and on Facebook at facebook.com/BrittAndFriends

About SIRIUS XM Radio

Sirius XM Radio is America's satellite radio company. SiriusXM broadcasts more than 135 satellite radio channels of commercial-free music, and premier sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic, weather, and data services to over 21 million subscribers. SiriusXM offers an array of content from many of the biggest names in entertainment, as well as from professional sports leagues, major colleges, and national news and talk providers.

SiriusXM programming is available on more than 800 devices, including pre-installed and after-market radios in cars, trucks, boats and aircraft, smartphones and mobile devices, and consumer electronics products for homes and offices. SiriusXM programming is also available at siriusxm.com, and on Apple, BlackBerry and Android -powered mobile devices.

SiriusXM has arrangements with every major automaker and its radio products are available for sale at shop.siriusxm.com and at retail locations nationwide, including Best Buy, Circuit City, RadioShack, Target, Sam's Club, and Wal-Mart.

*Through its partnership with Dish Network, SIRIUS XM Radio programming is available to over 30 million satellite subscribers.

Frosts to write and perform for new Christian theater production

PIGEON FORGE, TN — Singer / songwriter Michael Jason Frost, along with his wife Jen, will soon be joining a new Christian-based musical production in Pigeon Forge, TN. Additional details about the show, the location, and more will be announced very soon.
In addition to performing in the new production, The Frosts will also serve as writers. Michael has written several songs for the show and Jen has written much of the script.
Michael and Jen Frost first met while working in Christian theater a few years ago. Both were performers in The Miracle, a large-scale musical production about the life of Christ that ran for six seasons. There, Michael played various roles from John the Baptist and Judas, to the leading role of Jesus. Jen also filled various roles, from Mother Mary to Martha.
“Jen and I are overjoyed to have the opportunity to work together once again in Christian-based theater,” Michael said.
Following the closing of The Miracle, Michael toured and recorded with Dove-Award nominated trio, HisSong. He will exit the group to accept the new theater position this fall.
Michael is best known in the southern gospel world for his songwriting credits, including “That’s God” and “Three Words, Three Nails, Three Days.” Currently, Michael’s songs can be found on the latest projects by The McKameys, Ivan Parker, HisSong, and more.
Michael and Jen are also known as vocalists in “The Michael Frost Trio.” The trio, including singer Adam Elrod, recently made an impact at the National Quartet Convention (NQC) this year after being invited to perform an upcoming radio release, “Author and Finisher,” on the main stage.
In addition to performing in the theater, Michael and Jen will continue their music ministry in churches and concert settings, presenting their blend of original songs and personal testimonies. The Frosts are represented by The Adoration Agency (www.adorationagency.com) and record for Chapel Valley Studios.
The Frosts have a daughter, Jael Esther, age 2. More information about The Frosts is online at www.michaeljasonfrost.com
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Ivan Parker Releases New CD "Joyride"

Notes on Joyride from Crossroads Music and Ivan Parker:

From the instant you hit the on ramp at the title track “Joyride” till you exit at “Author and Finisher,” this trip down I-10 (Ivan Parker, 10 songs) will have your heart dancing to the rhythms and the rhymes that are intersected throughout a life lived for Christ.

Every song is a picture perfect snapshot of truth and a thirst quencher for the world-weary soul, in each season and along every stretch of life’s road.

“Joyride” talks about the lighter times, “Mary’s Wish,” the heart-heavy moments of anguish. “Who I Am Ain’t Who I Was” is a mellow proclamation of the victory we have in Jesus, while “Temporary Goodbye” reminds us the bitter cup of sorrow dipped from death’s dark well is only for a moment.

A joyride is something we do for fun, every once in a long while. The hectic schedules of our lives do not seem to give us that luxury much anymore. When this theme started coming together, I thought, “Why not put on a pair of comfortable jeans, a leather jacket, and some good Jesus riding music and hit the road?”
So for the next few minutes, take a break from the twists and turns of life and take a look at them from the rear-view mirror. Oh, and please do not forget your sunglasses, ‘cause the Son is bright where we will be riding! - Ivan