On The Road Again - The Nelons!

The Nelons from Atlanta, GA have announced that they are “back on the road”.  For the past 5 years Jason, Kelly and Amber have served on staff at Grace Baptist Church limiting them to a much-scaled down touring schedule.  They have recently decided to once again engage in a fulltime music evangelistic ministry.  Kelly states, “we’ve had a wonderful time helping to build a music ministry at our home church but we are so excited to be traveling and singing once again and have missed seeing our friends across the country and look forward to the opportunities ahead and carrying on the musical heritage that my father (Rex Nelon) began over 30 years ago”. 
 
The Nelons are booked exclusively by the Dominion Agency of Fayetteville, NC.  For more information please call Michael Davis at 910-484-6996 or email Michael@thedominionagency.com to schedule The Nelons for a concert, conference, retreat or choral clinic.  You can visit The Nelons at www.thenelons.com.  The Nelons record for Vine Records.

The Branson Gospel Singer Songwriter Association Upcoming Events

For a complete list of upcoming Branson Events just click here:

http://sogospel.com/major-events/mo-state-listings

For more information about the Branson Gospel Singer Songwriter Association visit:

www.yettocomeproductions.com

We Are Family Receives IBMA Nomination

We Are Family Featuring  Jeff and Sheri Easter, the Lewis Family, and the Easter Brothers Receives IBMA Nomination
Hendersonville, Tenn. - Daywind Records is proud to announce that We Are Family, featuring Jeff And Sheri Easter, the Lewis Family, and the Easter Brothers, garnered an International Bluegrass Music Association nomination for the 2008 Recorded Event Of The Year.

This recording was quite an historic event for this incredible family with such rich Bluegrass and Gospel music history. Jeff and Sheri Easter performed on and produced the project. Daywind Records Vice President and A&R Director, Norman Holland, said, “This was a tremendous moment in Bluegrass music history. What made it so significant was not just the special family musical heritage and harmony, but additionally, the kind of harmony that goes beyond that, and reflects years of life and deep love for each other. There were three generations on that stage. It was a great celebration of family. Daywind was honored to be a part, and we are so thankful for the nomination.”

The 19th Annual IBMA Awards, to be hosted by Del McCoury, are slated for Thursday, October 2, 2008, at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.

To learn more about Jeff and Sheri Easter visit www.jeffandsherieaster.com. For the Lewis Family visit www.thelewisfamilymusic.com. And visit the Easter Brothers at www.easterbrothers.com. For more information on Daywind Records, visit www.daywindrecords.com Daywind Records is based in Hendersonville, TN, and is distributed worldwide through New Day Christian Distributors.

Morris Family Releases New Single

The Morris Family

The Morris’s

latest release, “Let The Healing Begin“, has just been released to radio, exclusively through Radioactiveairplay.com

This is another release from The Morris’s self-titled recording, which features some of Nashville’s most skilled session musicians, such as: Bobby All, Scott Sanders, Kelly Back, and the legendary piano player Hargus “Pig” Robbins,

The song, listed in the Southern Gospel category at Radioactive, was written by Van & Kathryn Morris and it recounts the story of Jesus’ encounter with the man with a withered hand. Like many of The Morris’s compositions, this song has an evangelistic aim. __

SHOUTFEST ‘08

SHOUTFEST ‘08 PRESENTS THREE REGIONAL FESTIVALS WITH STRONGEST LINEUP IN TOUR HISTORY
Headliners include Third Day, Reliant K, Newsboys, Thousand Foot Krutch, Family Force 5, Sixpence None the Richer, Trin-i-tee 5:7, Starfield, Grits, DecembeRadio, This Beautiful Republic, After Edmund, Jason Morant and the compelling story of Renee Yohe - “To Write Love on Her Arms”
(Nashville, Tennessee) – August 26, 2008 – SHOUTFEST, Christian music’s most ambitious annual youth ministry driven one-day rock concert event, will have the strongest lineup in its six year tour history, with performances by such headlining artists as Third Day, Reliant K, Newsboys, Thousand Foot Krutch, Family Force 5, Sixpence None the Richer, Starfield and Trin-i-tee 5:7. More than 25 bands and solo artists will perform at one or more of the festival events unfolding on two live stages in three U.S. cities.

Other artists set to perform at one or more of the events are Grits, DecembeRadio, This Beautiful Republic, After Edmund, Jason Morant, Mission Six, Between the Trees, Nevertheless, I Am Terrified, Revive, Magellan from Club DreamLab, One Minute Halo, Say You Will, Manic Drive, British band The Steels, Gabriela Hindy, One Friday, JJ Weeks, comedian Bob Smiley, The Biggest Loser’s Dan Evans and Compassion International speaker Brad Duncan.

“SHOUTFEST is more than another Christian event or rock concert — we consider it to be a real ministry opportunity for the local church,” notes producer Van Hohe. “Our overall goal is to lose the title ‘tour’ and transform this into a tool that local churches and youth leaders can use to raise awareness and impact lives for Christ, ultimately leaving each market with a lot of young lives closer to God’s Kingdom and in a relationship with local ministries who will be there in the days and weeks following when those kids start to encounter real issues. This puts the focus where it should be — on the local church.”

SHOUTFEST has partnered with ministry sponsor Book of Hope USA who is providing concert goers a free book and online tools that give insight into overcoming the growing struggles of today’s youth. Hohe says, “Our deep relationship with Book of Hope USA and others continues to build on the concept of making this thing a tool of the local church. How many young people are literally dying inside all the while thinking that no one in their day-to-day lives could ever truly understand what they are going through? This is why I do what I do. We are here to equip the local church with relevant information and resources as well as providing a killer rock show.”

In addition to Book of Hope USA, author Renee Yohe will be at SHOUTFEST New Orleans to share her journey out of depression which has become an online sensation with the “To Write Love On Her Arms” website. Other ministry sponsors this year include global poverty relief organization Compassion International, The Conquerers and the all-new Oral Roberts University.

SHOUTFEST ’08 SCHEDULE:

8/30
SHOUTFEST South
At Wild Adventures
Valdosta, GA
* Featuring Third Day, Starfield, Grits, Jason Morant, Revive, I Am Terrified, Mission Six, Magellan from Club DreamLab, One Minute Halo, JJ Weeks, Say You Will, Gabriela Hindy, One Friday and Compassion International Speaker Brad Duncan

9/13
SHOUTFEST North
At Mount Vernon Nazarene University
Mount Vernon, OH
*Featuring Reliant K, Thousand Foot Krutch, Family Force 5, Sixpence None the Richer, After Edmund, Jason Morant, Mission Six, Magellan from Club DreamLab, Manic Drive, The Steels, I Am Terrified, Say You Will, Gabriela Hindy, One Friday and Compassion International Speaker Brad Duncan

10/18
SHOUTFEST New Orleans
At Zephyr Stadium
Metarie, LA
*Featuring Newsboys, Sixpence None the Richer, Trin-i-tee 5:7, DecembeRadio, This Beautiful Republic, Renee Yohe & “To Write Love on Her Arms,” Between the Trees, Nevertheless, The Biggest Loser’s Dan Evans, Jason Morant, Magellan from Club DreamLab, Manic Drive, Mission Six, I Am Terrified, One Minute Halo, Gabriela Hindy, Say You Will, One Friday and comedian Bob Smiley

For more information on SHOUTFEST ’08: www.shoutfest.com