T his past Sunday, Al Fehr sat at the piano and led a slightly reduced version of his normal ensemble, with Charles Garinger on bass and vocals, Larry Campbell on guitar and vocals, and Bob Hobson on percussion. It turned

A live recording of Gord Johnson’s Purify my Soul, recorded at Saint Ben’s on October 16

O ur ministry coordinator Jaylene Johnson is about to embark on a whirlwind trip to the Yukon, where she will be performing at Breakout West in Whitehorse. Jaylene’s CD Happiness is nominated for a Western Canadian Music Award, and that

A week or so back, saint ben’s member Jon Lawless asked if he could do some recording in the church. We found a day that worked, and he arrived with his guitar, computer, and microphone, all set to spend a

A t the end of this past Sunday’s liturgy, we were sent out into the world singing together a blessing based on words spoken by Jesus in the Gospel according to John. Good words for the road. Thanks to Larry

O ur resident jazz guitarist Robert Burton offers a review of the documentary film Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage, making the case that rock musicians can be great players and effectively demonstrating that just because one loves jazz doesn’t mean

I t might seem an unusual text on which to base a song for congregational singing, but perhaps that isn’t altogether surprising when the songwriter is our own Mike Koop. The gospel reading for this past Sunday was Matthew 21:33-46, in

another taste of our Sunday evening music O ne of the things that makes life around saint benedict’s table so interesting is the number of musicians who call the place home. We’ve got a bit of an embarrassment of riches

Some great Sunday night music, from our archives

A bit of a heads-up on a webpost worth spending a bit of time exploring. Recently saint ben’s guy Steve Bell did a video interview for Roots Music Canada, which they’ve edited into a very nice six minute video. As