Festival Praise
Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis talks about his Methodist faith, Diane Louise Jordan visits the Big Church Day Out in Sussex and introduces songsmiths Martin Smith, Rend Collective Experiment and summertime hymns in the great outdoors.
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Diane Louise Jordan interviews Michael Eavis
Duration: 03:01
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Martin Smith performs I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever
Duration: 03:12
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Festival Praise Trailer (30.06.2013)
Duration: 00:50
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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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Jesus Is The Name We Honour - Performed by an 8-piece orchestra and the congregation of Keswick
WORDS: Philip Lawson Johnston, ARRANGER: Ray Monks, TUNE: Jesus is our God
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Vagabonds - Performed by Stuart Townend and his band
COMPOSER: Stuart Townend, Philip Baggaley, Andrew Christopher, Mark Edwards
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How Great Thou Art - Performed by Graham Kendrick, a 9-piece orchestra and the congregation of Fuengirola, Spain
WORDS: Russian Hymn tr Stuart K Hine,TUNE:How Great Thou Art, ARRANGER:Stephen Thompson
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I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever - Martin Smith
PERFORMANCE & WORDS: Martin Smith
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Build Your Kingdom Here - Rend Collective
PERFORMANCE: Rend Collective
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As The Deer Pants For The Water - Performed by an 8-piece orchestra and the congregation of Keswick
WORS & MUSIC: Martin Nystrom (b1956), ARRANGER: Geoff Ellerby, TUNE: As The Deer
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Teach Me To Dance - Performed by Graham Kendrick, a 9-piece orchestra and the congregation of Fuengirola, Spain
WORDS & MUSIC: Graham Kendrick / Stephen Thompson, ARRANGER: Stephen Thompson
Factsheet for Sunday 30th June
Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis talks about his Methodist faith, Diane Louise Jordan visits the Big Church Day Out in Sussex and introduces songsmiths Martin Smith, Rend Collective Experiment and summertime hymns in the great outdoors.
Interviews
Big Church Day Out
The Big Church Day Out is a Christian music festival now in its fifth year.Ìý Based in the Wiston estate in West Sussex, it celebrates Christian unity through music performed by some of the world’s best-known Christian acts. Diane hears from organiser Tim Jupp, himself a former musician, and land owners Harry and Pippa Goring, to find out how they worked together to bring about the first Big Church Day Out in 2009. For more information see www.bigchurchdayout.com
Michael Eavis
Michael Eavis is a dairy farmer from Somerset who orchestrated one of the biggest music festivals in the world – Glastonbury.Ìý Since 1970, Michael has welcomed music-lovers to his Worthy Farm in Pilton, which now attracts over 170,000 festivalgoers.Ìý Michael, whose father was a Methodist preacher, regularly attends the nearby Pilton Methodist Church and he reveals to Diane that he enjoys singing hymns on a Sunday just as much as the bands at the festival.
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Performances
Martin Smith
Martin Smith is a guitarist and vocalist who shot to fame as the front-man for the Christian rock band Delirious?.Ìý The band received critical acclaim during a 17-year journey that led them to several top 20 hits in the UK charts, including ‘See The Star’, ‘It’s OK’ and ‘Deeper’.Ìý After the band decided to split in 2009, Martin has launched a solo career. He performs a special acoustic rendition of ‘I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever’ for Songs of Praise, in the Wiston Estate’s own private chapel.
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Rend Collective
Hailing from Bangor in Northern Ireland, the six-piece musical act are well-known for their vibrant, energetic performances. The Rend Collective Experiment was formed in 2002 when a group of 15 people looked to find ways to reinvent worship in modern-day culture. Rend Collective perform their track ‘Build Your Kingdom Here’, a song described by the band as ‘an old fashioned revival prayer’ for their homeland.
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Dave Griffiths
At the Glastonbury Festival in 2003, Dave had an strong spiritual experience whilst watching blues singer Eric Bibb perform on stage.Ìý Dave was inspired to become a performer who, like Eric Bibb, worshipped God through his performances. Based in Bournemouth, Dave is now a successful singer-songwriter performing in music festivals and a wide range of venues around the UK.
Other Information
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
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| Presenter | Diane-Louise Jordan |
| Participant | Michael Eavis |
| Producer | Mark Warburton |
| Series Editor | David Taviner |
| Executive Producer | Tommy Nagra |
Broadcast
- Sun 30 Jun 2013 17:00