Twenty-Three
Good morning! Before we head out to help Ellie make her first snowman, we thought we’d post this Good Song Sunday video for you. It’s the song Twenty-Three, by Aaron Strumpel. If you haven’t already, go to Aaron’s website and buy everything you can: www.aaronstrumpel.com. You will not be sorry. In fact, it might be the best worship cd purchases you’ve ever made.
Also, mark your calendars for Worship@8500, June 25-27, in Divide Colorado. Bring your instruments, your hacky-sacks, your tents and sleeping bags and join me (Laurie), Tim, Aaron, and many more of our Worship Circle friends for an entire weekend of worship jams, encouraging talks, and Colorado mountain hang time.
Want to Worship @ 8500 (feet) with us?
We’re playing (and helping to host) a large worship music festival in Divide Colorado on July 19, preceded by a three day gathering with interaction, teaching, fun, and just good connection time with us and many of your other favorite Enter the Worship Circle artists.
Click the poster for more information! The full day of worship music featuring Karla Adolphe, Aaron Strumpel, Ben and Robin Pasley, and more TBA. The gathering is going to be casual and packed with value. You might never get a better chance to revel with and engage us in our hometown…er home mountain…pass…area.
Christmas special: new raven t-shirts
Feeling the holiday approach at light-speed? Welp, here’s a very cool, sustainable, and meaningful gift idea:
“Food From The Raven” t-shirts
Themed after a lyric from “Too Proud” off the Fourth Circle CD, our new shirts are designed by just for us by local artists, and are sweatshop-free Alternative Apparel. They also have The Blackthorn Project web address in small print on the back (in the spot where you can’t scratch).
The mens’ style is super-comfy and soft heathered navy (the very top image on this page shows the color contrast best), while the womens’ is a lighter blue “destroyed t” which is like your favorite 5-year old shirt, complete with some fraying around the collar.
Free Shipping Until After Christmas!
We’ve also turned off shipping in our entire store until after Christmas, and we’ll guarantee delivery by Christmas within the 48 states if you order by midnight on Wednesday, Dec 17th.
You get to support local artists, sweatshop-free manufacturing, artist ministers (that would be us!), and delight someone with a cool, unique shirt. You can order here: http://www.theblackthornproject.com/merch/
Fourth Circle discussion
OK, the multitudes of you who have preordered are probably receiving your discs by today! You’ve given it a listen or two in your car or through your earbuds while walking to the newpaper stand by now. We’ve heard what Relevant has to say; how about leaving a comment with a sentence or two about Fourth Circle? What is your favorite song so far? Why? What sets this apart as a worship project? What makes you wonder?
Here’s another picture from the recording session, with Robin, Laurie, and the back of Aaron’s head. Be sure and visit Enter the Worship Circle to find our more, and to hear other great collaborative and solo worship recordings!
Fourth Circle now shipping! Relevant reviews it
Jubilation! We have Enter The Worship Circle: Fourth Circle CDs in hand and are shipping them to you today if you preordered one!! Or some, as Joel did. Thanks for waiting while some manufacturing snafus were worked out.
If you’ve not yet ordered, there’s no time like go time. Click here to get there.
Relevant magazine has recently remarked that Fourth Circle is good and even gave the Thorntons some specific props. We thought you might like to read the review. Click to view it on our press page where we’ve captured it forever more. If your cursor turns into a magnifying glass, it would be good to click the image, unless you have bionic eyes. Or you can click here to read it at Relevant online while the link endures.
“Too Proud” video with Aaron Strumpel
Recorded at Bongo Billy’s Salida Cafe on March 22, 2008, “Too Proud” was written from Psalm 81 by Aaron and the Thorntons. When we read the words, we thought about how akward it is–and how reluctant we sometimes are–to approach the divine, but the glorious miracles that can happen when we approach in belief. I like this song because even if I’m not in a place where I feel like I can sing to God, I can ask “Can you sing over me…?”
Visit theblackthornproject.com where the audio recording of this song is now available on a CD called Fourth Circle. Tim, Laurie, and Aaron collaborated with many other great musicians on the album–it’s in the series of Enter the Worship Circle projects–more at entertheworshipcircle.com. Aaronstrumpel.com will tell you more about the guy with the mic in front of his face. Mysterious.
You can order Fourth Circle now–free shipping!!!!!
That’s right! Preorders through theblackthornproject.com of the newest Enter The Worship Circle album are only $13 and shipping is free for a limited time!
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You are going to freak out over this music. It’s live worship that’s raw, comes from scripture, and is the best note-for-note value in the music-industry universe. The album is a collaborative effort featuring us (Tim and Laurie) as songwriters and performers. Ben and Robin Pasley, Aaron Strumpel, and Jacob and Lily also appear. Be sure and go to entertheworshipcircle.com where lots of resources and cool things like chord charts and lyrics for the songs will soon be appearing.
“Trouble Won’t Go” – unreleased song and conversation
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Most of this content is actually from the Enter the Worship Circle podcast, but we are reposting it here because it consists of a conversation I had with Aaron Strumpel and Ben Pasley in Peru about a song Aaron and I wrote for Fourth Circle. We don’t want you to miss this! It includes the full recording of the song from the upcoming Enter the Worship Circle CD on which Laurie and I are featured artists.
We recorded this in podcast format and the feed is up and now running on iTunes! Just search for The Blackthorn Project Podcast. You can also CLICK HERE to open iTunes and subscribe or CLICK HERE to view the podcast feed.
More info about the album release is forthcoming. Enjoy!
“Hide Myself in You” – Fourth Circle video
Here’s the Enter the Worship Circle video “Hide Myself in You.” The song was written by Aaron Strumpel and Ben Pasley, featuring Laurie (obviously) on vocals. There was a real atmosphere of rest and thankfulness in the room as we recorded this song–it was very memorable. Just a snippet to wet your appetite for March 15, when Enter the Worship Circle: Fourth Circle is available to you in all its fullness!
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