Brett Wilson - Let’s Back Up a Bit

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)   Leave some feedback: What should we talk about? Please let us know in the comments. Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please give us a rating and leave a short review. Connect with us: [email protected] godsstorypodcast.com Become a Supporter: If you’d like to help us make more great episodes like this one, please consider becoming a Patreon supporter. For as little as $5 a month, you’ll receive early access to new episodes plus bonus episodes and other goodies from time to time, and our undying gratitude. patreon.com/godsstorypodcast