Brent and Ian talk with Kiwi musician Brett Wilson about his new book from Castle Publishing called ‘Let’s Back Up a Bit – Conversations with Pioneering Kiwi Christian Musicians’.
How have Kiwi musicians been inspired by God in the past few decades?
Brett Wilson is a musician and songwriter who lives in Hamilton and who is now Communications Co-Ordinator for CBS, a Hamilton based health IT company.
(1:20) Are Christians afraid of music?
(3:14) Jimmy Swaggart and Jerry Lee Lewis;
(5:30) God glorified in all realms. W...
Brent and Ian talk with Kiwi musician Brett Wilson about his new book from Castle Publishing called ‘Let’s Back Up a Bit – Conversations with Pioneering Kiwi Christian Musicians’.
How have Kiwi musicians been inspired by God in the past few decades?
Brett Wilson is a musician and songwriter who lives in Hamilton and who is now Communications Co-Ordinator for CBS, a Hamilton based health IT company.
- (1:20) Are Christians afraid of music?
- (3:14) Jimmy Swaggart and Jerry Lee Lewis;
- (5:30) God glorified in all realms. What actually is Christian music?
- (7:05) Is there something of God in all music?
- (8:00) Dave White and the Rev’s;
- (10:26) Why Brett chose the interview format for the book;
- (11:20) How the Kiwi contemporary Christian music scene developed;
- (13:28) Evangelism at concerts;
- (14:27) Certain Sounds and the Youth for Christ movement;
- (19:00) Derek Lind – a godfather of Kiwi Christian music;
- (20:00) David and Dale Garrett;
- (21:50) Stephen Bell-Booth;
- (26:21) How much visual and audio material of these musicians survives;
- (27:00) Advice to young Kiwi musicians;
- (30:00) We need a good theology of music.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Let's Back Up a Bit - Vision College
Let's Back Up a Bit: Conversations with Pioneering Kiwi Christian Musicians: Wilson, Brett: 9780473534646: Amazon.com: Books
Music featured in today’s podcast:
- Steve Apirana - ‘No Turning Back’ from his 1992 album of the same name;
- Derek Lind – ‘A Man Like Me’ from his debut album ‘Mixed Blessings’ (1986);
- Stephen Bell-Booth – ‘Wonderful God’ from his album ‘Food For the Journey (1999)
Thank you to the artists for permission to use their recordings.
Brett Wilson writes -
Derek Lind's last 3 albums are on Spotify plus his best of collection (the first 3 albums are yet to make it there - though his 2nd and 3rd album can be streamed from my YouTube channel alongside some other historical recordings Otherwise physical copies might be found here: https://www.dereklind.com/SHOP-ART--MUSIC
Steve Apirana's albums are on Spotify, Apple Music and amplifier, and also available from Koorong Books online and in stores on request.
Stephen Bell-Booth has one album on Spotify - Letting the People Know (1983)
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