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From the broadcast the weekend of July 5th & 6th, 2008: It's been far too long since we've heard much from the Nelons in terms of radio play, but, as you heard during our Featured Artist visits on this program, they've been keeping extremely busy — mostly in leading their home church's music program. They do still get to sing on the road, usually Thursday through Saturday nights, as Jason Clark explained on the program, although they have to scoot back home to participate in Sunday morning church services. Finally they've been able to find time to record a new CD called "You Are God" which is sure to attract attention once again. In fact, their new radio single, "I'll Love You With My Life," is already getting a lot of radio attention. Kelly and Jason Clark and daughter Amber have that tight family harmony that's sure to attract a new generation of fans. The Nelons' CD featured on this program, "You Are God," is available from our mailorder service, Springside. Just call 1-800-38-MUSIC to order. You can order easily from our webstore by using this link to go directly to this item. (Orders over $40 in the USA qualify for free shipping.) I enjoyed our brief visit with High Valley, a trio of brothers from LaCrete, Alberta, a mostly-Mennonite community in western Canada. Brian, Curtis and Brad Rempel take their music all over the USA and Canada. Although firmly based in tradition, High Valley's music ranges from Southern Gospel to Christian country. Here's something interesting that Brad told us that we didn't have time to include on the air: "Our mom and dad actually were both born in Mexico, strangely enough, in the Old Colony. The old order system, horse and buggy and that kind of thing. And when they made their move up to Canada, one of the first things they fell in love with was country music. And they became Christians years after they had already been followers of country music. Interestingly enough, they went to Nashville for their honeymoon. And now some 27 years later, their boys are spending a majority of thei time down there. And now they have to fly back to Nashville to see us. So it's kinda fun." More info about High Valley can be found on their website: www.highvalleymusic.com. Over the years I've heard many thoughts about the term "Southern Gospel" and how it came to be used. But I never heard such a concise reason as to how and when the term was "officially" adopted as the explanation the late Brock Speer offered on this broadcast. Unquestionably, Southern Gospel music has been historically more prevalent in the South than elsewhere. But I had someone (who should know) tell me one time that the music style actually originated in the North — New England, in fact. Unfortunately, New England (except for parts of Maine) is today among the most Southern Gospel-deprived areas of the USA. Canada's Gospel Music Celebration, mentioned on the Headline Update, is July 10-12 in Westerner Park, Red Deer, Alberta. More info is at www.gospelmusic.ca. A few weeks ago I mentioned that our "Remembering Dottie Rambo" special remains available online at Sunlite Radio on demand. What I failed to mention is that the version posted there is actually longer than what you probably heard on the air the first time. It includes almost 13 minutes of additional material. Go to this page and then scroll down to the link for the Dottie Rambo special.

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