Ben Pasley

Karla Adolphe: Music @ Home

by andrewkooman on September 10, 2010

Karla Adolphe is a Canadian folk music gem, and like the multifaceted rock her voice and music have many dimensions.  She has talent you want to hold up to the sun, to squint at with one eye, smile with surprise at the refracted light. Karla’s songs take you on a journey, through the troubled valley [...]

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The Blackthorn Project: Reckless

by andrewkooman on June 24, 2010

I met husband and wife duo, Tim and Laurie Thornton of The Blackthorn Project, on a recent trip to Colorado.  They helped to host a gathering of artists a couple thousand feet above sea level in Woodland Park, not far from the picturesque Pike’s Peak. The duo is soon to release its latest album Reckless. [...]

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Joanne Abraham – Theatre in Your Living Room

by andrewkooman on May 3, 2010

I met Joanne Abraham in January of this year when I attended an artist retreat in Colorado hosted by Robin and Ben Pasley of the Blue Renaissance Creative Group (and their fine team of two Adolphes and one Strumpel).   The retreat focused on art, faith, community, and coffee, things that Joanne is very much about. [...]

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Meaningful Connections

by andrewkooman on January 25, 2010

Pinch me.  I spent the last few days in an artist gathering, organized by the fine people of Enter the Worship Circle in the Colorado Springs area.  It was an inspired and meaningful time of connecting with fellow creatives, believers, and with God.  The retreat gathered musicians, visual artists, writers, theatrics (of both kinds), ministers, [...]

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