First time in church

Bosse Engzell · From: ï¿½ppelbo, SWEDEN

I spend the first week in September -79 at Jeff's Jeffran College. Jeff ask of any of us 16 students have played in church. No one have done that. So Jeff say to us " Shame on you boys". Now I have done it. It was the Myrbacka kyrka here in Dala-Järna, Sweden. I play 4 song with my freind Ove Aronsson. For the start it was "I saw the light" second "Life Railways to heaven" A Dotti Rambo song I don't remember the title, and one of Ove's song. It took me 27 year to there. We will do this again. Exuse my bad English and wrong spelled words.

Bosse in Sweden

Rick Garrett · From: Tyler, Texas

Congratulations Bosse!! Way to go. It's very satisfying to play for the King of Kings. I bet yall had alot of fun.

Rick

Ernie Pollock · From: Mt Savage, Md USA

If playing in bars was 1/8th as rewarding as playing in chruch, that would be something. the people in chruch just seem to love the pedal steel when I play it, sometimes I take the organist place & do it alone. Some of my best playing, at least in my own view, has been at chruch. I highly recommend it to any steel guitarist. there is a much greater reward in the end.

Ernie Pollock

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Bill Hatcher · From: Atlanta Ga. USA

Great for you Bosse!!!

JAMES BANKS · From: Mineola,TX USA

Bosse, Second to what my friend Rick said. Jeff really did like gospel music and playing in church. His wife Fran told my wife there was a church not far from his Top Gun cabin where he went to play one Sunday and as he was setting up, an older lady asked Fran what kind of pictures he was going to show with that thing. Fran said after the service, the little lady told Fran that was prettier than any picture he could have shown. Keep it up Bosse, there is no better reward than playing for the Lord.
James

Erv Niehaus · From: Litchfield, MN, USA

It is very rewarding to "give praises to the

Lord on an instrument of 10 strings"

(Psalms 33:2)

Larry Strawn · From: Golden Valley, Arizona, R.I.P.

Nice post Bosse,,

Oh yeah, and don't worry about wrong spelled words!

Larry

Bob Belcher · From: Oklahoma, USA

I play at church every Weds, and twice on Sunday! I am loving it as most of our "seasoned" members of the church just get a giant smile on their face cause it adds soooo much to the older songs. Rewarding? You better believe it!!!!!

Hard to beat Mansion on the hill, or lighthouse to bring a cheerfull tear of praise.

Jim Harper · From: Comanche, Oklahoma, USA * R.I.P.

We play at the Ray Of Hope church between Duncan and Comanche Ok.and yes it is very rewarding. Our youngest son is music director so i got it made==Jim Harper

Dan E. Hoff · From: Blue Springs, Missouri, USA

Keep it up BOSSE..You want find a much greater reward than [PLAYING IN CHURCH].
It is also good to hear that Jeff Newman played there as well..The song Lifes Railway to Heaven..Nic Di Hoit [If this is the way to spell his name] has a good version of it...

Bob Martin · From: Madison Tn

Congradulations Bosse, way to go keep up the good work! I know you must feel very satisfied. I wish I knew a church here in town that had a live band that played country christian music where I could play at I would just absolutely love it!

I know there is a cowboy church here in town but I don't think they allow anyone to play other than the band members which is fine I'm not complaining at all that's probably a good idea in church. I also think the turnover in that band as far a lead goes is almost never.

The church where I normally go is not into ensemble music mainly they have the organ and piano and Choir. Actually the music part of the service isn't to long maybe 2 or 3 songs and maybe one choir special once in a while like once a month. I guess it's more of a conventional Presbyterian service.

I know the church I grew up in had over 30 minutes of music before the preaching so it was just as much a part of the service as the preaching was. I think a friend of mine plays at church up in Whitehouse or at least he did years ago but again no turnover in the band. I think everyone knows him on here Doug Jernigan I went to his church one time several years ago to worship and enjoy the good christian music. Let me tell you it was great. The way they did it at least that day was they sang the regular standard hymns right out of the hymnal with no country inflections and they featured Doug on the intros and turnarounds and some leads as well at least I think so it's been 10 or 12 yrs ago.

It's pretty hard to find a church gig or at least it seems to be, but maybe I'm not in the right place at the right time :-)

Well anyway Bosse way to go!!

Bob

Erv Niehaus · From: Litchfield, MN, USA

Bob,
There's an old adage that says: "If it ain't

on the menu, there's another cafe."

Bobby Lee · From: Cloverdale, California, USA

Our little Open Hearts trio played in church for the first time a few weeks ago. The preacher liked John's songs and picked a handful of them to work into a service.

We set up the day before to make sure we had the sound of the room right. On Sunday morning, I turned on my amp and heard this horrible buzz. I discovered that it was coming from the reverb in my Webb. I turned off the reverb and played totally dry. Surprisingly, it didn't unnerve me at all once I got used to it.

I don't think we've ever played better. There were about 50 people in this beautiful little church, and everything was a perfect as could be. I hope we get called to do it again sometime.

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Dick Wood · From: Springtown Texas, USA

Years ago I played bass in a band and became close friends with the drummer.Every so often he'd call to see how I was doing and found I was playing steel.

After not talking to him for a long time,he calls saying he is now a bass player and asked if I would play steel at Church near where I lived.

I said what the heck,I don't go to Church but I haven't seen you in a long time so let's do it.

Sunday comes and they had me set up next to the pulpit center stage.The band had three new people besides me and it was amazing how smoothly it all went.When it came to a lead they would nod at me to take it each time and nobody stepped on me or played loudly.

Afterwards,I had numerous people stop me to say how much the steel added to the sound of the band and one guy wanted to know how hard it was to learn to play but that's a whole other story.

It turned out to be one of the most pleasant times I have ever had playing in a band.

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Cops aren't paid much so I steel at night.

Erv Niehaus · From: Litchfield, MN, USA

When you are playing the Lord's music, everything goes better. I believe it has something to do with the "Holy Spirit".

Keith Poteat · From: North Carolina, USA

Way to go Bosse! I second everything that's been said. Could the Dottie Rambo song be "He Looked Beyond My Faults And Saw My Need?" She wrote that to the tune of "Danny Boy." That's the way to get by with playing secular music in Church. Reminds me of something many years ago: I was playing guitar(Chet style)in church. A friend came up before service and asked me to play him a little Mr.Sandman. I told him that our music director called that "the devil's music." To which he replied "If a piece of music is beautiful the devil didn't have anything to do with it!" To which I have totally agreed with all these years.

Farris Currie · From: Ona, Florida, USA, R.I.P.

This brings back lots of memories!!

I played every sunday at our little country Baptist church.

One Sunday everyone came running up to me wanting to know if i was ok, i said yes why,
I had SLEPT thru the invatation completely!!

Man was i embarrested!!!!

OH WELL, WE ONLY HUMAN!!!!

farris

Sam Lewis · From: Conway, Arkansas, USA

You guys have blessed my heart with you post and response. There is no better feeling than you get playing for the Lord in His church. I have been playing for many, many years (was a Minister of Music for about 27 years) and I find that doing revivals and other church functions is just as good as it gets. Just got back from Biloxi, Miss where I played with some gospel group and in Emmanuel Baptist Church (even played some gigs with my good friend Fred Shannon) back in the late 60's -early 70's - some of the old timers at the reunion asked me if I brought the steel guitar. All I can say is that you will never, never have any more great musical time than when playing for royalty, the KING OF KING'S

Sam

Bill Ford · From: Graniteville SC Aiken

That is as good as it gets..Ask my friend Erv, after a lot of coaxing, and a lot of prayin bout it,I have been making a joyful noise since Mothers day, and enjoying every minute.

A big heartfelt thanks to Erv Niehaus for the great work he does with the tabs..You da man Bro.

Bill

Bosse Engzell · From: ï¿½ppelbo, SWEDEN

WOOOW. Thank you for this respond everybody.
I have plan to go Texas i Marsh next year, have been in St Louis early. I let you know.

James - no piture was taken, so nothing to show next time. It came people up to me and ask what is was, in older from 15 - 70 year, mostly mens. They like the sound.

Bobby - I was Living in that famus city of MALUNG befor.

Keith - I ask my freid Ove of the title of Dottie Rambo song, it's "There's too much too gain to loose".

Thank you nice freinds

Bosse in Sweden.

john buffington · From: Owasso OK - USA

I'd take playing in church for Jesus anytime over ANYWHERE, paying job or not!!!!!

John Buffington

Erv Niehaus · From: Litchfield, MN, USA

Bill,
Thanks sooooooooo much for the kind words. You're a true brother in the Lord.

BTW: if anyone would like a list of the gospel songs I have tabbed out, just give me a shout and I would be pleased to e-mail you a list. There should be close to 200 songs on the list by now. As soon as I get one tabbed out I add it to the list.

Let's all give praises to the Lord on an instrument of 10 strings. (Psalms 33:2)

Sidney Ralph Penton · From: Moberly, Missouri, USA

a little over two years ago i heard amazing grace on the internet played on steel. i just can't find the words to describe it. but it sure brings a tear to your eye. when i heard that i made up my mind i want to learn how to play this complexed insturment of 10 strings. i bought a carter starter and a peavy sesson 400 amp and a video of bruce boutoun. then i bought some more instructional supplys. the next thing you know i was playing gospel music on my pedal steel. then i got this idea that made me wonder if i played this thing in church how many people would come see me play that normally dont come to church. not quite two years later it finally happened and payed off. i was in chicago for a family christmas party and the next morning i played in church outside of chicago. my nepnew didn't attend regularly but he was there that morning because he wanted to hear what it sounded like. i started off with "a closer walk with thee" then i spoke for about 5 min and then played in the garden. spoke a little bit more and then played old rugged cross. then spoke a little bit longer and while the preacher was giving a invitation i played have thy own way lord. i got one complaint from that service. i didn't play enough. lol i'll take those complaints all day long. well my nephew a few months later started attending church on a regular basis. so my idea does work. for 6 months now i have traveled to different churches here in missouri playing pedal steel guitar and speaking. i have played at a benifit for a toranado that hit in renick and a few other towns close by and i was invited my the missouri baptist convention to play at the state fair next august. i just pray that the doors keep opening up for me like this the rewards are so wonderful, and it really makes me feel good to see people come to hear me play. and i am not that good of a player. doc

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Erv Niehaus · From: Litchfield, MN, USA

Sidney,
Thank you soooooooo much for sharing that with us. The good Lord created everything, included our instrument, in order that we might give praises to Him!

Kevin Mincke · From: Farmington, MN (Twin Cities-South Metro) USA

A big AMEN to above posts! I've been playing in church for many years now and of lately even had to revive the ol'accordion for some of the Robin Mark "Revival in Belfast" stuff!

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