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You can now purchase this album via CD Baby using the button below! Three Brothers...
Joe, Steve, and Chris Solaas - Three Eagle Scouts with a mission to spread the Good News...
Chris - Guitar, tenor vocals, songwriter, ringleader. John Denver meets Chris Rice...
Joe - Guitar, bass, drums, tenor vocals. Neil Young meets Paul Simon
Steve - Guitar, bass vocals. Gordon Lightfoot meets Burl Ives.
Four Others...
Al English, Jr. - guitars, bass, vocalist, songwriter. Phil Keaggy meets Keith Green...
Sheila Zachary - Soprano Vocals. Nicole C Mullen with an attitude.
Austin - Drummer. This is Austin's first CCM band But he drums for the school band and is a phenomenal drummer, he's been playing for years.
Justin - Sound, Keyboards. Justin is running sound for the band. He can play the keys but is working up to playing with the band.
Separate, they make up several different denominations, styles, and musical sounds... BUT!
Together, they make up a band that worships together in harmony, playing songs by Rich Mullins, Keith Green, Chris Rice, Third Day, FFH, Nicole C Mullen, and a host of others, as well as songs from two albums (one to be released this fall).
See our Website for a lot more info, song samples from both albums, bookings, band bios, Guitar Tab, and more!
Sounds Like
What you're listening to right now! (well, ok, hopefully, unless you just shut us off...)
All proceeds from the sale of 'CHILD OF PROMISE' are Donated to the Network of International Christian Schools. This organization plants and runs Christian schools in countries all around the world, in countries like China and Afghanistan that are closed to other christian missionaries.
Where else can you tell a child in China about Christ for a song?
So, Why the Strange Name?
In July 2006, Chris Solaas was sitting in a church service, half-listening to his Pastor Tim Lampley talking about the parable of the talents.
Suddenly, something the pastor said got his attention - 'The talent mentioned here could be anything God has given you that you have NOT invested in His kingdom.'
'That's YOU,' God suddenly seemed to say to Chris. 'YOU are that wicked servant. You buried the songwriting talent I gave you.'
It was true. Chris had written songs early in life, from 1976 - 1986, he wrote about 30 love songs, many depressing, some rather good. But since 1986, he'd written only a few songs, all pointedly Christian, when God pounded them into his skull.
God had told Chris this before, but all that came out of it was the song, 'A Reward', which you can listen to here.
This time, God wasn't going to take 'no' for an answer.
So Chris said 'ok, God, I'll take whatever songwriting talent I have and use it for Your glory.'
Since that time, God has given Chris about a song a week.
What you are hearing is the first installment in that investment, our first album, Painted On Smiles.
Our second album, Forever and a Day, is due out this coming fall. I should be replacing a couple of these songs here eventually with 2 songs from that album, but you can listen to samples of it on our website at www.buriedtalentsband.com
Chris has already written Two additional Albums, 'Come And See', 'Broken Pieces', and is working on an Advent Story Album. These albums won't be out until next year.
As you can see, the band will have a hard time catching up with the writing.
I really appreciate your support! Be sure to check out the devotions featured on my website at www.gwensmith.net/connect and sign up to receive my e-newsletter!! Everyone who signs up for my newsletter gets a FREE SONG download!
My dear fellow Christians-- Thank you for being my friend. Please review some of my newer pictures that I have of the orphans in my care. They're on my page. Thank you and blessings--Hannah
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