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Eric Harper’s song “Even Though” from his CD “Eric Harper”
After Eric Harper’s “Starry Night”, let’s continue the interview about his new CD “Eric Harper”: Q. I grew up very fond of heavy rock music and have always been intrigued by the subtle balance between the raw energy of the music and the darkness of the lyrics. How do you find this balance in your [...]
Eric Harper’s song “Starry Night” from his CD “Eric Harper”
After Eric Harper’s “Missing In The Dark”, let’s continue the interview about his new CD “Eric Harper”: Q. The first song that truly struck me besides your guitar mastery on Cream & Suga was Starry Night, and I would say it is my favorite one although I have grown to love the others. Which one [...]
Eric Harper’s song “Missing In The Dark” from his CD “Eric Harper”
After Eric Harper’s “Somebody Else’s Love Story”, let’s continue the interview about his new CD “Eric Harper”: Q. What darkens our hearts? How do you illuminate your heart? A. Deep question. I think what darkens our hearts are things that push us away from God. But that comes back to what is God. I think [...]
Eric Harper’s song “Somebody Else’s Love Story” from his CD “Eric Harper”
After Eric Harper’s “You Complete Me”, let’s continue the interview about his new CD “Eric Harper”: Q. What would you like to share about your collaborators and in particular the other singers featured on the CD. A. I had the honor of working with some of the best performers on this album. I was very [...]
Eric Harper’s song “You Complete Me” from his CD “Eric Harper”
After Eric Harper’s “Cream & Suga”, let’s continue the interview about his new CD “Eric Harper”: Q. What is more difficult to write — lyrics or music? What comes first? A. Lyrics are DEFINITELY the hardest thing for me to write. If I’m inspired I can write a song in 5 minutes. But no matter [...]
Eric Harper’s song “Cream & Suga” from his CD “Eric Harper”
After Eric Harper’s “Rain”, let’s continue the interview about his new CD “Eric Harper”: Q. You clearly love coffee. What is your favorite coffee? A. HAHA! Yes, I love coffee very much. In fact, I’m drinking some right now while I type this. I would have to say that my all time favorite coffee can [...]
Eric Harper’s song “Rain” from his CD “Eric Harper”
Continuing the interview with Eric Harper about his new CD “Eric Harper”: Q. The CD is very personal — there is a song dedicated to your brother, another one dedicated to your wife, yet you also sing about a family with 6 billion members or so. Is this a reference to one human family? A: [...]
Eric Harper interviewed about his new CD “Eric Harper”
I’ve tremendously enjoyed Eric Harper’s new CD “Eric Harper” but I was so taken away by the beautiful music that I could never focus on the lyrics. So I decided to ask Eric for the lyrics so I could read them as I listen to the CD. Next came the idea to ask him questions [...]
Citizens of the World
Last’s nights Musical Prayer Station with John Albertson and his talented daughters was truly delightful. Both girls sang sweet prayers and played on the piano, at first solo and then accompanied by their dad. After an intermission for refreshments, John Albertson shared with us a diverse selection of acoustic pieces for classical and jazz guitar. [...]
Remembering Hiroshima
When I was growing up during the Cold War I was living in fear of the impending nuclear war. August 6th was always somberly commemorated with the sordid story of the bombing of Hiroshima (and two days later in Nagazaki). I wanted to find out the lyrics for a song which I wrong while in [...]
