Nathan Pacheco Sings for HRH Prince Charles

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Nathan Pacheco at the British Embassy in Washington, D.C.

 

Nathan Pacheco Sings for Prince Charles at the British Embassy

Disney Artist Sings for Prince Charles

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“Weird Duck” on eFolkMusic Volume Six: 106 Song CD/MP3 Sampler

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eFolkMusic’s New Look

I’m not sure why I looked today, but I just looked at the eFolkMusic home page. The look is different, but the great music continues. They even have some videos of a few of the featured artists.

Volume Six: 106 Song CD/MP3 Sampler

Near the right lower corner of the page, there is information about the newest cd sampler:

All true, and you can have one! Get one of these CD/MP3s delivered 1st class snail-mail when you make a $30 or greater donation - 106 songs from 75 different artists, over SIX HOURS of music.

This is our ‘editor’s pick’ from the exceptional music we promote every day of the year, a great way to sample a unique collection of under-heard songs and artists, plus rare tracks from some of your better known folks including George Winston, Freebo, the Red Clay Ramblers, New Lost City Ramblers, Don Dixon & Marti Jones, Malcolm Holcombe, Mary Z Cox, Ola Belle Reed, on and on. Here’s a complete list of the songs.

Weird Duck is on the New 106 Song CD/MP3 Sampler

How great is that? I clicked the link  for the complete list of the songs, and much to my happy surprise, my “Weird Duck” song is there.

List of Songs and Artists on the New eFolkMusic Sampler

Here’s the complete list:

Sampler Six Song List

Sampler 6  –  106 songs, 6.4 hours, 499.2 MB; No downloading needed, just make a tax-deductible donation to this nonprofit and we’ll send you the physical CD with these 106 songs in MP3 format!

Click here to make a donation right now!!!

While You Sleep … Almond Greenway
Blackberry Jam … Andy May
Sweetest Story Ever Told … Andy May
Beg, Steal or Borrow… Art Gomperz Band
Court In Session ... Art Gomperz Band
Advertisements Tell Me … The Bards of Balance
Scorpio and Me … Bennett Brier
Baby, You’ll Only Do Good… Bennett Brier
Sail Away Ladies … Bethany and Rufus
Death Don’t Have no Mercy … Bethany and Rufus
On the Road… Bill Hudson
Boulevard of Broken Dreams… Bill Hudson
Long Way From Water … Bill Jackson
Journey Home… Birdy
John Brown’s Dream… Booger Holler String Band
Marmaduke’s Hornpipe … Booger Holler String Band
The Best Years… Bryan Gorsira
Searching …Bryan Gorsira
Melancholia .… Chris Frank
The Feng Shui Song…Christopher Prim
Three Score and Ten …Circus Envy
Jeanne’s Melody … Dan Crace
Máire Bheag Ó … Dark Patrick
Chaotic (Under Control)…Darynyck
I Remember It Well... David Porteous
A Day In The Life … David Porteous
Weird Duck … Deborah L. Hord
Out of Chaos Came Victory … Donald DePoy (Me & Martha)
Another World...EASE
Carved In Stone … EASE
Goodbye Angel… Elisa Di Napoli
When I Am Gone …Elisa Di Napoli
Bright Red Road… Ellsworth
Standing Ovation … Freebo
When There’s No Place Like Home… Freebo
Odyssey …Geoffrey Hansplant
Swimming To The Sun … Geoffrey Hansplant
Twenty …George Cuthbertson
Time for Love …. George Winston
Burning Coal … Ghost Of a Dog
Walk Towards the Pain … Ghost of a Dog
I Can’t Settle Down … The Gordons
Blackjack Davey… The Gordons
Take Care Of My Brother… J Peter Boles
When They Ask… Jan Hauenstein
Lord Franklin… Jan Hauenstein
Give In To This Life… Jann Klose
Mindchange … Jason Bennett
Stormy Weather Coming Down… Jason Bennett
The Landlord (feat. Nels Cline) … Jason Heath & The Greedy Souls
Anarchist Girl (feat. Wayne Kramer)… Jason Heath & The Greedy Souls
America, Its You… John and Rachel Nicholas
People Like Us…John and Rachel Nicholas
Our Town …John Lefebvre
Painted Pony… John Lefebvre
Missing You … John Morrison
Hold Me Up … Josh Bass
From Is to Was … Jugalbandi
Oh Baby Lie Down … Kendel Carson
Cherish the Day… Kristina Stykos
This I Know…Kristina Stykos
If I Bcome Rich …Kyota Sugai
Sundays … Maggie Walters
Another Living Room … Maggie Walters
A Bigger Plan …Malcolm Holcombe
Blue Martini & Belly Dancer …Malcolm McKinney
Dead or Alive… Martha Ann Brooks
Little Mama … Martha Ann Brooks
Trouble Is As Trouble Does…Marti Jones & Don Dixon
John Bowlin’s Groundhog Strut ... Mary Z Cox
Haggard Had It Right … McAdoo Perkins
The River …McAdoo Perkins
Over the Waterfall … Me & Martha
Blues and the Highway… MBIRD (Megan Birdsall)
Spy Hill Jail …Mick Daniel and the Raynmen
Born To Try … Mike Kotulka
Selfish Avenue … Mike Kotulka
Shake It … Mike Whellans
Smiles of Summer Love … Moira Nelson
Crow Black Chicken … The New Lost City Ramblers
Pretty Little Miss … The New Lost City Ramblers
Look Down That Lonesome Road … Ola Belle Reed
Green Paper Black Lines …Orion Walsh
The Last Walk … Paul Grimwood
Clouds and Gold Buttons… Paul Grimwood
The Wild Faery … Phil Holland
The New Land/Toda Una Vida … Pratie Heads
The North Carolina Toast and Breakdown.….The Red Clay Ramblers
Neighborhood… Rick Wales
Pommier, Rideau, Portemateau … Robert Lamont
Tantos Anos …Rojos Calientes
Corazon… Rojos Calientes
Wishing Well… Roosevelt Dime
Come Back …Rosie and Me
Bonfires… Rosie and Me
Coon in the Corn …Scott C. Brooks
Blues Concerto for Slide Guitar … Scott C. Brooks
Goodbye...Shantel Bolks
Where the Last Tide Runs …Sheila K Cameron
Apparition...Steve Palmer
Sweet Escape …Sunflower and the Seeds
Things A Man Needs to Say … Todd Berry
Together We’ll Be… Walt Cronin
Yet I Dream…Walt Cronin
Airport Goodbye… John Zambricki
Where Was Your Mind? … John Zambricki

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“I Chose” by Ray Boltz

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I Chose

I Chose 

by Ray Boltz

I chose my house, and I chose my car. I chose the strings on this guitar, and I chose to smoke that first cigar. All of these things I chose.

I chose the hat that’s on my head, and the pillows on my bed. And, I chose to eat what I was fed, even though I wanted something else instead. I chose. I chose.

But, I didn’t choose to be born in June, a baby boy with eyes of blue. I didn’t choose the blood in my veins, my hometown, or my last name.  I didn’t choose the way I feel. I know what’s right. I know what’s real. You see, some things are a part of me, and other things I chose.

Well, I chose to kneel and I chose to pray that God would take all the pain away. And, I chose to hide all the doubt and fear. I chose the path that brought me here. I chose. I chose.

But, I didn’t choose to be born in June, a baby boy with eyes of blue. I didn’t choose the blood in my veins, my hometown, or my last name.  I didn’t choose the way I feel. I know what’s right. I know what’s real. You see, some things are a part of me, and other things I chose.

I chose.

Ray Boltz Blog

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“Who Would Jesus Love” by Ray Boltz

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“Who Would Jesus Love”

by Ray Boltz

“Who Would Jesus Love”

by Ray Boltz

 I used to wear a bracelet asking “What Would Jesus Do?”

 All my faith and my promises quickly fade from view.

I tried to do my best, but what I did was never enough.

Then, I asked the question, “Who would Jesus love?”

Would He only love the ones who look the same as me?

Would He only offer hope if He saw similarity?

Would He leave the others waiting like a stranger at the gate?

Would He discriminate?

Tell me, who would Jesus love?

Now, I  can build a bridge that can reach from me to you.

Or, I can build a wall instead if I don’t like the view.

‘Cause I make the decision on how to follow through.

I don’t need a bracelet to know what He would do.

Would He only love the ones who look the same as me?

Would He only offer hope if He saw similarity?

Would He leave the others waiting like a stranger at the gate?

Would He discriminate?

Tell me, who would Jesus love?

There is no Jew or Greek. There is no slave or free,

No male or female. He treats us equally.

Do we only love the ones who look the same as me?

Do we only offer hope if He saw similarity?

Do we leave the others waiting like a stranger at the gate?

Do we discriminate?

Tell me, who would Jesus love?

Who would Jesus love?

Ray Boltz Blog

 

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“God Knows I Tried” by Ray Boltz

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God Knows I Tried

God Knows I Tried by Ray Boltz

When they said I was a sinner, I was struggling with my youth. And, with the hope that God could change me, I believed it was the truth.

I spent my whole life trying to be what they said I should. On the inside I was dying, because I never really could.

God knows I tried. God knows all the pain I kept inside. He’s seen every tear I ever cried. God knows I tried.

I was so good at pretending, just like an actor on the stage. In the end, nobody knew me, only the roles that I portrayed.

I would rather have you hate me knowing who I really am than to try and make you love me being something that I can’t.

God knows I tried. God knows all the pain I kept inside. He’s seen every tear I ever cried. God knows I tried.

And, after all these years of living, I’ve begun to understand. I can try to be like someone else, but it won’t change (no it won’t change, no it won’t change) who I am.

God knows I tried. God knows all the pain I kept inside. He’s seen every tear I ever cried. God knows I tried.

Ray Boltz Blog

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“The Swimming Hole” by 2010 Ray Boltz

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The Swimming Hole 

by Ray Boltz

The Swimming Hole 

by  Ray Boltz

Everybody would stare at him, but he would always be the first one in, like he didn’t know it was always cold in the swimming hole.

He’d come up, and nothing would change. He’d hear them laugh, and nothing would change. It was long ago at the swimming hole.

He was always different. That’s why he became a target for all their hatred and shame.

Then one night on my tv screen I saw his picture staring back at me. The reporter said they found him dead at the swimming hole. His body wrapped in a bloody sheet, the rope still tied to his hands and feet. Yes, he died alone at the swimming hole.

He was always different. That’s why he became a target for all their hatred and shame.

Lately I’ve had this dream at night. I see him standing in the bright sunlight, and I’m all alone at the swimming hole. He watches me taking off my clothes. He watches me as I face the cold. Yes, he’s watching me. He’s watching me. He’s watching me as I’m diving in.

Ray Boltz Blog

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Happy Father’s Day

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It matters not that Time has shed
His thawless snow upon your head,
For he maintains, with wondrous art,
Perpetual summer in your heart.

– William Hamilton Hayne

 Fun song for Father’s Day – “Father’s Day” by Guyz Nite

Country Singers Talk About Their Fathers

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Ray Boltz: To Be True

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To Be True

To Be True by Ray Boltz

I have stood on stage in concert halls, looking out at faces, trying to please them all.

The longer I stood there, the more that I knew some people will love you, and some never do.

To be true is all that I want to do. To be true is all I can promise you is to be true.

No hidden agendas, no clever disguise, no fiction or fables, and no alibis.

I will open up this heart filled with passion and pain. All I ask before we start is you do the same.

To be true is all that I want to do. To be true is all I can promise you is to be true.

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Ray Boltz in the New York Times

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Article About Ray Boltz

I’m a little late writing about this, but you can still read the New York Times article. Start with Carol Boltz’s article Boltz story carried in The New York Times. Then, read the New York Times article Christian Singer Resumes Career, Relieved of a Secret.

Ray Boltz’s New CD – TRUE

If you’d like to listen to Ray Boltz’s newest music, and maybe download a  few songs, you can do that now. First, read Carol’s post about Ray’s new music Ray’s new CD: True – available on amazon.com and How can I promote Ray’s new CD?. Now, check out the songs: TRUE (download on Amazon.com), Ray Boltz Blog (watch videos and read lyrics),  Ray Boltz Fan Club (Facebook), Ray Boltz (Facebook).

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Knowledge and Wisdom

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Knowledge  speaks, but Wisdom  listens.

~Jimi Hendrix (?)

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Four Score

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If Only They Knew

I went to a party a few years ago. It was a celebration in honor of a famous citizen of the city where I live. I thought at the time, “if only they knew, they’d throw a party for …”

I Still Feel That Way

They still don’t know. She’s not famous, and she never will be. But, her contributions are many.

What’s So Special About Her?

She’s good at imagining how things can be, even if they are not that way at the moment.

She believes in taking care of her body by avoiding recreational poisons, but she does enjoy a good dessert.

She traveled internationally for her honeymoon, something that was probably unheard of in her small town.

She’s all about helping children make music. She’s taught generations of children.

She works for peace, justice, and equality in her own realm. She doesn’t talk love, she lives it.

She cried when my dog was dying and I was sad.

She’s green. I suddenly realized last year that she’s been saving the earth for decades.

She does not worry. She does not focus on “what if” scenarios. She appreciates each day as it comes.

She believes in God. She also sees the evolution of life that occurs around us every day.

She reads stories to children. She reads stories to adults. And, she enjoys listening to stories told by storytellers.

Quiet Goodness

You probably don’t know her. You’ll probably never meet her. But, the world is a better place because of her.

Mom

I love you, Mom.

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Brian Currin: Online Marketing Specialist and Music Researcher

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A Man With a Passion for Music

I happened upon Brian Currin’s web site one day and saved it so I could share it with you. He’s South African and he promotes South African music online. Here’s what he says about himself:

“Online Marketing is about doing more of the right things, more often” — Brian Currin

My name is Brian Currin, I live in Cape Town, South Africa and I’ve loved music all my life. I was born 4 days after “The Day The Music Died” according to Don McLean (You figure it out!). I am a self-employed online marketing specialist and music researcher.

…

I have been marketing South African (and International) music online since January 1999 and I have helped many South African musicians and music-related businesses establish a presence on the internet.

Links to Brian Currin’s Music Projects

• Find SA Music
• Music Exchange
• Music News
• RhythmMusicStore.com
• Rock.co.za
• SAmp3.com
• Sugarman.org

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“Love = God = Love”

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Valentine’s Day 2010

Here’s wishing you lots of whatever makes you happiest on this day.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Words About Love

This is a sermon about love from my favorite ordained minister.

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Happy Birthday Nathan Pacheco!

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Your Fans Love You!

One of your fans in Iran wrote to me and told me that today is your birthday!

Happy Birthday Nathan

Nathan Pacheco on ABC on Christmas Day (the video)

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What Will You Do In 2010?

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Work

I plan to work. That is a given. Always.  I hope to be starting a new job. There will be much to learn. There will be much required. That is as it should be.

Music for Children

I want to find the time again to sing for children. I’ll probably sing for the class of a first grade teacher I know. I don’t know if I’ll do more than that any time soon.

YouTube

I’d love to make some little videos of some of my songs and put them up on youtube. I imagine my ‘little movies’ more as slide shows of related images than actual movies. I’ll probably start with Teddy Bear.

Songwriting

It’s time to write again. My last round of new songs came with my return to NC over two years ago!

Stained Glass

I had ideas for Christmas gifts (not made). I’ve been drawing design ideas for a year (not made). I’ve purchased and collected glass (still in boxes and leaning against walls). It’s time to do some stained glass again. Maybe that will happen when the weather warms and I can sit outside again.

Gardening

I don’t have a seriously green thumb. You’d know that’s true if you saw my yard. (You’d think I had a green thumb if you looked at these photos from my yard … all without any growing help from me!) I am pretty good at growing bits of greenery in water (break off a stem and stick it in water and wait for it to grow). And, I have grown some good tomatoes a few times in my life.

Photography

I think I could take pictures of boxes or shoes or pots and pans and still enjoy it. But, I really enjoy taking photos of people. I’d love to be the event photographer (for the memorable candid shots) for parties and celebrations. I do it once in awhile, but I’d love to do more of that. I love to take pictures.

Only a Few Ideas

Those are a few of the things I’d like to do in 2010. At the head of the list is where I’ll spend the major part of my time (work). The rest are things I’d love to find more time for when I’m not working. I could go on and on, but you get the idea.

What Are Your Dreams and Plans?

What will you do? What would you like to do? What do you imagine and hope you’ll try?

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