Listen to it now!
Introduction:
Back in the Mid Seventies, I was introduced to Classical Music. I had come back from surfing one night and my room-mate put on the local Classical Music station which had on Rossini’s “William Tell Overture” Live. Because I was familiar with some of it from Cartoons and the Lone Ranger, I listened to the whole thing. I was Hooked! I began listening to that station from then on. Fast Forward to 1981. I had become familiar with Guitarists like Andres Segovia, Julian Bream, and Christopher Parkening. Imagine my surprise when I saw an endorsement for Rick Foster’s Music by Parkening himself! I hope you enjoy listening to him as much as I have.
More Hymns for Classic Guitar was released in 1980. It too came out on the Bread and Honey record label. This Album, and his previous one, were the only two Records I ever bought for the Store from the label. I think they may have only lasted about 10 years. But to my knowledge, there was nothing else like it at the time. Here is a Review from “Guitar Player Magazine” from November 1980. What’s noteworthy is they were not a “Christian” magazine!
“While hymns are usually thought of as solemn and slow, Rick infuses the 12 traditional and contemporary pieces on this LP with an effervescence that seems to work quite well. Foster’s song arranging ability and his facility with a nylon-string guitar in a solo context are clearly evident, whether he’s dancing on the strings with the Baroque-flavored ‘Shaker Hymn Tune’ or adding beautiful harmonic touches to “Father I Adore You.'”
As on his first Album, the Songs are listed below and are “mostly” Hymns. I say mostly because there are a few that are not (Father I Adore You and Open Our Eyes). Feel free to visit my YouTube Page where I post all my Music. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf0d6iDb5RQ3PBSVAT88vqQ/playlists
- Swing Low Sweet Chariot
- Blessed Assurance
- Father I Adore You
- Open Our Eyes
- We Gather Together
- Peace Like A River
- God Who Made The Earth And Heaven
- Ave Maria
- Shaker Hymn Tune
- Fairest Lord Jesus
- Let Us Celebrate The Glories Of Our God
- God Be With You
