*Soul-Audio reviews OPEN BOOK

Thanks for the fine folks over at Soul Audio for a great review of OPEN BOOK. Read the review here! Thanks Matt!

*Buy CD, Donate to Haiti

My friends,

In an effort to do my little part, order Open Book from my website: andrew-greer.com anytime between now and Friday, February 5th, and I will donate half of the purchase price to Haiti relief. It is that simple.

So if you haven’t bought a copy yet, here’s your chance to get it and help out. Or if you need copies for friends (!), this is a double-wammy of a gift!

Again, just order from my homepage: andrew-greer.com.

*Special “Andrew & Friends” Concert, 2/14/10

Join Andrew and his string quartet for a special evening of stories and songs with Andrew’s favorite singer/songwriter friends, Lanae Hale, Laura Sue Brod, and Marc Scibilia.

So local folks, come and join us!

Event: Andrew & Friends Concert
Date: Sunday, February 14
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Oak Valley Baptist Church (1161 Lewisburg Pike, Franklin 37064) oakvalleybaptistchurch.org
FREE!

*Andrew Weighs In On Year-End Lists

Andrew was asked to contribute his top album picks for a trio of 2009 “best-of” lists, each topped by Andrew’s personal favorite of last year, Sara Groves’ Fireflies & Songs. Read the rundowns here:

Christianity Today’s “12 Albums of the Year”
Under the Radar’s “Top 11 Gourmet Albums of 2009″
CCM Magazine’s Critics’ Picks

*Newsletter 12/24/09, Christmas Truce

It is late Christmas Eve and I am sitting in a cabin in the Ouachita National Forest where my two nieces, Avery and Carley, have decided to give it a rest in hopes their sleepy little eyes won’t pry open until morning, and my brothers, sister-in-law and parents are not too far behind.

It’s snowing outside. “Silent Night” is playing on the radio. As the story goes, the favorite folk carol inspired “The Christmas Truce of 1914,” where British and German troops ceased World War I battling and breached enemy lines, if only for one night, by singing the reverent melody and reciting these historic lyrics: “Silent night, holy night/Son of God, love’s pure light/Radiant beams from thy holy face/With the dawn of redeeming grace/Jesus, Lord at thy birth . . .”

During family time tonight, Dad asked us what the birth of the Christ meant to each of us. “A second chance,” I thought . . . Read the full entry here.

*WWJC “Northland Notebook” interviews Andrew

Thanks to Ted Elm and the fine folks at WWJC’s “Northland Notebook” radio show in Minnesota for the great interview segment with Andrew about his latest project, Open Book.

You can listen to the thirty-minute archive by clicking on December 23rd: Northland Notebook Archives.

*JFH Indie Spotlight on OPEN BOOK

The kind critics at JesusFreakHideout.com are spotlighting Andrew’s new record, Open Book, as their current “Indie Spotlight.” Read the review @ JFH here!

*CCM Magazine features Andrew

The kind people over at CCM have published a feature Q&A with Andrew alongside other November artists like Phil Wickham, Sara Groves and Switchfoot.

Read Andrew’s take on the making of Open Book and what he prefers – music or writing. Check out the article @ CCM here.

*FAS Review

Open Book gets a nice review from the nifty folks/friends on FAS (Friday Afternoon Song) here. Thanks Blake!

*Newsletter 11/16/09, With a Little Help

I haven’t felt very inspired to write lately. I have a new record out (subliminal message: “Buy Open Book here.”) and have been touring with it quite a bit – which has left me little time to put pen to paper.

There have been some sweet moments worth recording since we last connected. Visiting with old friends and meeting new ones during a concert at First Baptist Sundown (evidenced by the picture below). The McCrary Sisters harmoniously wailing at a Mike Farris show here in town. Sights and sounds of the ocean outside my back door thanks to the generosity of dear friends while performing in Pensacola.

But all of these expressions lose their luster in the wake of my proclivity, my disposition, to sin.

During a concert in my hometown last month, I sang a hymn with a message I learned as a kid: “I surrender all . . .” And as happens when I sing for people I love, I choked up. Attempting to play the remainder of the chorus, I heard two familiar voices from the back row singing . . . Read the full entry here.