Behold the Lamb Tour 2010 - Huntsville

One of the highlights of my year is coming up on Dec. 7th at Southwood Presbyterian Church here in Huntsville as Andrew Petersen's "Behold the Lamb" Concert/Tour rolls into town. I've been the past two years and both years has been an awesome evening of praise and worship and reflection on the ultimate gift of all time as the son of God became flesh.

The first half of the concert features the talented group (6-8) of singer/songwriters on stage featuring a song of two of their own accompanied by a story to go along with or about the song. The talent on stage is some of the best in all of Christian music.  Brandon Heath was a part last year and Bebo Norman sat in in 2008 when I went.

As good as the first half always is, it can't hold a candle to the second half as the artists go through the entire set list for "Behold the Lamb" telling the story of the birth from Genesis forward. It is really amazing how the songs are interwoven and tell the magnificent history of how it all came to be on that night in Bethlehem.

I promise that if you take the time out of your schedule to go, you will not regret it as you will be blessed.

Below is a clip of Jill Phillips (Who is regularly on the tour) singing what is my favorite song off the CD and of the night entitled "Labor of Love"

In Concert - Dailey and Vincent

We got the chance to go see Dailey and Vincent this past Tuesday night in my hometown of Decatur.  The packed-house show was held at the historic Princess Theater in front of an energetic crowd.  For those that aren't familiar with Dailey and Vincent, they are the premier group in bluegrass music right now.  Amazingly, they've taken the genre by storm and have really taken the showmanship and entertainment to another level.


I don't care what your music tastes are, if you go to a D&V show you will come away entertained.  They are superbly talented vocalists, great musicians and solid comics at times.

I wish I'd been able to capture more of the night but this was my favorite song of the night.



As you can see, their tight-harmonies and blend are top notch.  I'm hoping they opt to put that selection on their next album.  Their set ranges from traditional bluegrass numbers, to gospel tunes like the one above and traditional country.  D&V's latest album is a tribute to the Statler Brothers and they staged a number of those songs throughout the night.  In my opinion, they sing the Statler's songs better than the Statlers did.  They also covered John Denver's "Country Roads" in a laid back tempo with their interwoven harmonies.

This was my second time to see D&V having seen them earlier in the year at the Ryman.  I can't wait to catch them again when they are near here.  They are turning heads in the bluegrass world and making new fans everywhere they go with such a great show.  If they are anywhere near you, make sure to go and catch them because they are not your grandparent's bluegrass I assure you.