{"id":1586,"date":"2018-08-22T18:07:22","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T22:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jdouglaswright.com\/?p=1586"},"modified":"2018-09-22T16:46:59","modified_gmt":"2018-09-22T20:46:59","slug":"blessings-of-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jdouglaswright.com\/?p=1586","title":{"rendered":"Blessings of Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1598\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jdouglaswright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/7358740.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"281\" \/>Today is the last day of summer, and it has been one of the best I can remember for our music!\u00a0 Below are some of the highlights&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>IMEA Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imeaawards.com\/winners\/2018-winners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IMEA Awards ceremony<\/a> and all the unexpected blessings that happened along the road from Atlanta to Kentucky and West Virginia were another &#8220;handfuls on purpose&#8221; experience for us this summer. The win for &#8220;No Go&#8221; as Christian\/Gospel Song of the Year was such a surprise.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"No Go\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n2GM7YLrw2M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1591\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jdouglaswright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_3253-229x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jdouglaswright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_3253-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.jdouglaswright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_3253-768x1007.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jdouglaswright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_3253.jpg 781w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1589\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jdouglaswright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_3251-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jdouglaswright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_3251-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jdouglaswright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_3251-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jdouglaswright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_3251.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It was a special moment with my mother and sister there as well as my producer, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swaff.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swaff<\/a>, who co-wrote the song, and his wife. We are so very grateful to all of YOU who voted during the portion that counted 20% of the process and for Colt Chambers and everyone at IMEA who made this possible!<\/p>\n<p>There are also our friends to thank in radio who have supported the song, especially\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/effectradio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Effect Radio<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/effectradio.com\/listen\/stations.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">network of 58 stations<\/a>), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crossroadsradio.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crossroads Radio<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.racmanchristianradio.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RacMan Christian Radio<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.3r-radio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Righteous Rock Radio<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/97x.fm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">97X<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/wxgnradio.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WXGN<\/a>\u00a0and many others. This has meant so much to our music!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reluctant Radio<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1599\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jdouglaswright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/download.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jdouglaswright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/download.jpeg 170w, https:\/\/www.jdouglaswright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/download-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 170px) 100vw, 170px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We have mentioned in earlier posts that Reluctant Radio has been playing songs from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=S9C7lmvT-TQ&amp;list=PLXZHnrsv46akp88xjtbNQ4IxpWcLl-KNQ&amp;index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leap<\/a>\u00a0, and the great people there have continued to include our music on several <a href=\"https:\/\/player.fm\/series\/reluctant-radio-syndicated-radio-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">podcasts<\/a> this summer. We can&#8217;t thank them enough! If you haven&#8217;t already, you can go to <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/reluctant-radio\/id181560429\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTunes<\/a> for a free subscription!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mama&#8217;s Faith<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1608\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jdouglaswright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fullsizeoutput_2c-224x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jdouglaswright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fullsizeoutput_2c-224x300.jpeg 224w, https:\/\/www.jdouglaswright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fullsizeoutput_2c-768x1028.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.jdouglaswright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fullsizeoutput_2c-765x1024.jpeg 765w, https:\/\/www.jdouglaswright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fullsizeoutput_2c.jpeg 1808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The kind people at Western Carolina University did a nice article about &#8220;Mama&#8217;s Faith&#8221;! You may remember the song, co-written by Swaff and Joshua Harrison, featured a very special guest and alum of WCU :), and it reached #3 on the Christian Music Weekly Country chart and #1 on the Christian Radio Chart. The link to the article is <a href=\"https:\/\/news-prod.wcu.edu\/2018\/08\/octogenarians-singing-voice-reaches-the-charts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Mama&#039;s Faith (feat. Kitty Wright)\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9BTns9BDynM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>New Project<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1551\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jdouglaswright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_3095.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jdouglaswright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_3095.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/www.jdouglaswright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_3095-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jdouglaswright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_3095-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jdouglaswright.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_3095-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/>The new project is coming soon! Even though the date keeps moving, we are hopeful post-production will be completed by the end of the month. Thank you for the many messages asking about it and for your interest in the music! We are also looking forward to sharing the new tunes with you! More to come soon&#8230;. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is the last day of summer, and it has been one of the best I can remember for our music!\u00a0 Below are some of the highlights&#8230; IMEA Awards The IMEA Awards ceremony and all the unexpected blessings that happened along the road from Atlanta to Kentucky and West Virginia were another &#8220;handfuls on purpose&#8221; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jdouglaswright.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1586"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jdouglaswright.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jdouglaswright.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jdouglaswright.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jdouglaswright.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1586"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.jdouglaswright.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1586\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1622,"href":"https:\/\/www.jdouglaswright.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1586\/revisions\/1622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jdouglaswright.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jdouglaswright.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jdouglaswright.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}