Chosen The Violet Burning's 1989 debut, has been made free to download. Recently our friends at Vineyard Music returned our first recording to us, Chosen . Likewise we are returning Chosen to you, thank you for the years of support. We could not do this without you. there is no charge just click here to download Chosen and enjoy the commentary at www.thevioletburning.com/histo rychosenmercysongs . Posted in 2010, michael pritzl, mp3, music, the violet [...]
New from The Violet Burning's Michael Pritzl comes Mercy Songs Gorgeous and quiet versions of 8 classic songs from Chosen and Strength ." Sweet Mercy | Rise Like the Lions | The Last Ones | There is Nowhere Else | The Killing | There is no one like You | The Face of Beauty | Stay With Me via www.thevioletburning.com/mercy songs . Posted in 2010, michael pritzl, [...]
HM Magazine is giving away 10 copies of The Violet Burning's new live album. Enter and win!!! 10 copies of the new Violet Burning album (Sting Like A Bee And Sing) will be given away here. Wouldn't you like to win one? If you know the band, trust me, it's a live album with a whole bunch of their great songs. To enter, just send an encouraging email to me at contestathmmagdotcom and you'll be entered. We'll randomly pick 10 people and send the winners the music from thevioletburning.com website. [...]
I was contemplating a couple posts for the remaining month...one that would feature some of my favorite cover versions of Silent Night and one that would be for Martin Luther King Jr. Day/Inauguration Day. I have to say it's harder to find serious Christmas songs for the Inauguration. Some silly songs about black elves were about as close as I could find, or I could have celebrated the best in Christmas music by African American artists. Just not a whole lot of political Christmas songs that aren't novelty joke songs. But I came across [...]
With everyone releasing Christmas music this year, when a really cool band like The Violet Burning does it, it is a real treat. The band bring a mostly alternative sound to these Christmas classics. Of note is the song Blue Christmas - Sandy Claws is Back in Town , where Mike Roe (of The 77's fame) does his best Elvis. You can download the album Divine at thevioletburning.com (make a donation if you can afford it!) Blue Christmas - Sandy Claws is Back in Town [...]
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