Steelers who play in church

George Redmon · From: Muskegon & Detroit Michigan.

Besides myself who else on the forum plays in church regularly? I know many of you play or record gospel music. But who actually plays in church during a service?

Jerry Miller · Posted 13 Jun 2007 6:35 pm

I do have for about 25 years since I was 14
Jerry

Jerry Roller · From: Van Buren, Arkansas USA

I play in a Church service somewhere almost every Sunday night but it is with a group that travels to area Churches and plays concerts for them. I played bass in my Church for about 20 years from the 70's to the 90's.
Jerry

Tom Campbell · From: Houston, Texas, USA

I lead a praise band every Sunday morining. Sometimes (about once a month) I'll do a steel special, but my Sunday morning gig is usually on a six string regular guitar, or bass guitar.

Russ Little · From: Hosston,Louisiana, USA

THATS THE ONLY PLACE i PLAY OTHER THAN PRACTICES
i PLAY IN CHURCH TWICE A WEEK REGULAR AND NOW AND THEN WE
VISIT OTHER CHURCHES FOR SPECIALS

L. A. Wunder · From: Lombard, Illinois, USA

I've played in the "Folk Choir" at my church for the last two years. We're off now for the summer, but I expect to be back in the Loft come August, praising God with my "instrument of ten strings."

L.A.

David Collins · From: Madison, North Carolina, USA

Hey George,

I play in Church more than anywhere else, sometimes dobro, sometimes pedal steel, probably about half and half.

I'm going this very evening to talk with the music minister for a new Cowboy Church that is starting to see if my music will be a fit in their new service.
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David Collins
www.chjoyce.com

DALE WHITENER · From: TRINITY,NC USA

I play with our praise band every Sunday morning unless my gospel group is ministering elsewhere.

Ernest Cawby · From: Lake City, Florida, USA, R.I.P.

I played Trombone in a church groupe for 15 years, they like the bone better than the steel. I wish now I had oressed the point and played PSG, the girl leader did not like the PSG and the preacher really liked the Trobone. It was a 50 peice band, verry good, I heard them recently and they sounde like the Marine Band.

ernie

Ernie Pollock · From: Mt Savage, Md USA

Church seems like the only place left where there ain't no cigarette smoke blowing around!! I play with the Praise Team at the Methodist Church, can you have fun at church? Sure you can!!

Ernie Pollock Very Happy

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Brian McGaughey · From: Orcas Island, WA USA

I play drums most Sundays with a small ensemble of bass, piano, guitar and drums. We accompany a small contemporary choir. Off for the summer now.

I've been wondering about this myself, George. I'm curious specifically what role the steel plays in each setting, but I'm not going to hijack your thread here. I'll start another later.

The praise setting has been one of the best lessons in drumming "musically" for me. Perhaps I'm most inspired there? Also the arrangements and style definitely require a "less is more" approach.

Brian

Erv Niehaus · From: Litchfield, MN, USA

Count me in! Very Happy

Bill Stroud · From: Dresden, Tennessee, USA * R.I.P.

Played since 1975 in church, now playing with one of the best gospel group there is.
They live the life they are singing about, "The Borders" Doc Borders is one of the best all around muscian (studio quality)to have the pleasure to work work with. He plays Keyboard among many different instruments including steel, his wife & daughter great musicians and singers.
Keep up the good work, playing for Jesus, and letting your little light shine. We all have to give thanks to the man upstairs for giving us the ability to be singers, musicians, and giving our testimony.
Thanks,
Bill (Plays Steel)

KENNY KRUPNICK · From: Columbus, Ohio

Yes! Been playing gospel music since 1976.Played for 3 different groups as well.

Ken Thompson · From: Great Falls, Montana, USA

I play steel in our church band most Sundays but occassionally play bass when needed. We have a very hot contemporary band so I have the privelidge of adding a new sound to the mix so I try to be innovative in the use of the steel in the songs. I love it.

Darvin Willhoite · From: Roxton, Tx. USA

I play in the Praise & Worship band at Christian Life Church in Austin, Tx. I mostly play steel, but play mandolin on a few songs, and have played guitar and bass until better players came along. We do mostly contemporary Praise & Worship music, so I use various effects as necessary to fit the songs. We do two services every Sunday morning, two Sunday nights per month, and every Wednesday night.

Just happen to have a link to a Google Video of our band and singers.

CLICK HERE
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Darvin Willhoite
MSA Millennium, Legend, and Studio Pro, Reese's restored Universal Direction guitar, a restored MSA Classic SS, several amps, new and old, and a Kemper Powerhead that I am really liking. Also a Zum D10, a Mullen RP, and a restored Rose S10, named the "Blue Bird". Also, I have acquired and restored the plexiglass D10 MSA Classic that was built as a demo in the early '70s. I also have a '74 lacquer P/P, with wood necks, and a showroom condition Sho-Bud Super Pro.

Mark Edwards · From: Weatherford,Texas, USA

I love my church to much to put them through any of my steel playing!!! Seriously I'm an occassional steel player at my church, I have done several solo's (it was my very first solo to ever play in front of a crowd), but I'm invited on special occassions i.e. Christmas, Easter etc...

Maybe next time they will let me plug my amp in.....

john widgren · From: Wilton CT

I do, and I love it!

Erv Niehaus · From: Litchfield, MN, USA

"Give praises to the Lord on an instrument of 10 strings" (Psalms 33:2)

Mark Eaton · Posted 14 Jun 2007 9:00 am

I play and sing in my church band on most Sundays.

I am one of three rotating leaders, so every third Sunday I get to choose the songs, arrangements, assign solos, etc.

We have a shortage of male singers, so I do a lot of the lead singing, but instrumentally I mostly play the dobro and combine it with vocals.

I've played lap steel some Sundays and a little bit of regular guitar if we're short-handed in that dept., but I'm not much of a regular guitar player.

I haven't been on the pedals that long, but I'd like to get to the point where I have some Sundays where I'm strictly on the pedal steel, with no responsibility for any vocals.

People think that because I play the dobro at church it must be kind've a bluegrass gospel thing, but it really isn't. Like many instruments, the dobro can sort of change colors like a chameleon depending on the band configuration. If you have an electric guitar, bass, keyboard, and drums - and you add a dobro into the mix - you get a "slidey" sound for fills and some leads, but it doesn't change it into a "hillbilly church" at all. This is one of the things I've learned from being a big fan of Jerry Douglas. You can fit the instrument into any style of music.

Same with the lap steel and the pedal steel.

But we do have an "unplugged" church band configuration coming up in a couple weeks, so you can be sure that I'll throw some bluegrass style licks in there!
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Mark

James Marlowe · From: Florida, USA

I have the freedom to play whenever I can. Many Sundays I'm occupied playing bass fiddle with a Blue Grass Gospel band.
Fortunately my preacher loves steel. Too bad he doesn't get to hear what it's really supposed to sound like!
jas.

Bill Hatcher · From: Atlanta Ga. USA

I play "underarm" guitar at the Church of the Apostles in the band. 7 years now. We have a band that is made up of pro musicians and fine folks. It is one of the best church bands in the USA. You used to be able to go to the church website and pull up the archives and watch the band play. Try it if you like.

Robert Harper · From: Alabama, USA

I take my stel to church on Wed and Sunday. Its a contemporary band play a lot of contemporary. I just try to stay up with them young folk. I have been getting something out of the experience.. I haven't played any solos. don't right now have teh desire. I have only been play out for a few months. Sure beats playin with the drunk I palyed some with in the past. No smoke except for the occasional amp smking. The piano palyer is a whiz bang classical trained shes good. The group has a keyboardist who is realy good. You know thought, the drummer is plaing the mouth harp. That darn thing is a wonderful instrument. Erv is wonderful to Erv, I received the last three you tavbed for me Thanks. Wonderful person for someone from a snowy snowy place. Beautiful there too

Erv Niehaus · From: Litchfield, MN, USA

Robert,
I hope you use them to "make a joyful noise unto the Lord". Very Happy

Ron Randall · From: Dallas, Texas, USA

I play every Wednesday night. My son goes off with the teens and they have a very good praise band. Us old folks go to the other end of the church.

I play either 8string dobro or 5 string electric bass. We have as many as 3 keyboards sometimes, well arranged, with different parts, but, not room for lap steel or pedal steel. A new fiddle player has added a whole new dimension. Celtic style, traditional church hymns, as well as contemporary praise and worship.

Make a joyful noise.

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