Something about me you may not know …

In these crazy times, I’ve found myself immersing myself in music.

I think many of my friends who knew me when I was in high school and college would have expected me to become a musician as my career, as music was one of my great passions. I did do a lot of songwriting and concerts for a number of years, and even produced some LPs and Cassettes, if you know about those ancient technologies. (The precursors to MP3s. Think of them as your private Spotify that you only pay for once.)

I’ve continued to write music through the years … some for congregational singing. I can’t sing well enough for public performance anymore, due to getting old and too many years coaching my kids’ soccer teams when they were young. But I’m honored and grateful that some other musicians have recorded some of my songs. Here are a few examples, in case you’re interested.

From my beloved friend Fran McKendree, who passed away too soon in 2021:

If We Don’t Have Love (a fun congregational song)

https://www.convergencemp.com/artist/fran-mckendree/if-we-dont-have-love.html

https://brianmclaren.bandcamp.com/track/if-we-dont-have-love

 

Canadian singer-songwriter, another dear friend and wonderful human being, also recorded a few of my songs:

Here are chords: https://brianmclaren.net/q-r-your-song-kindness/

 

Glenn Soderholm, another Canadian friend, singer-songwriter, and also a gifted pastor – recorded this song too:

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=XReSKQwx13U

 

For more on congregational music I’ve written and made available, check out: https://www.convergencemp.com/about