New Irish Kids Choir - Introducing New Irish Kids: My Lighthouse

Published Thursday 7th January 2016
New Irish Kids Choir - Introducing New Irish Kids: My Lighthouse
New Irish Kids Choir - Introducing New Irish Kids: My Lighthouse

STYLE: Childrens
RATING 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
OUR PRODUCT CODE: 157976-23488
LABEL: Elevation ELE2154D
FORMAT: CD Album
ITEMS: 1
RELEASE DATE: 2015-10-30
RRP: £9.99

Reviewed by Brendan O'Regan

This album is subtitled 'Bible-Based Songs for Kids aged 1-101' and despite the hype this album will, indeed, appeal to a wide audience. Many songs here are new and original, most of them penned by producer/conductor Jonathan Rea. The children's voices are fine and clear, though a few solos wouldn't have gone amiss, and Northern Ireland's New Irish Orchestra complement the collection nicely - sometimes seeming like a tight pop-rock band, sometimes offering full orchestra accompaniments. There are some cheerful jaunty songs as you'd expect on a children's album, but there's also some deeply reflective material as well - for example the touching "Talk To Jesus" written by Pete James ("When your rainbows fade to grey .talk to Jesus") and the soothing "Still" written by Reuben Morgan ("When the oceans rise and the thunders roar/I will soar with you above the storm"), the latter beautifully accompanied by the string section. There's also a nice interplay between piano and brass section on the bouncy "When My Energy's High", while the lighthouse motif of the title and cover art is used to good effect on the joyful cover of the Rend Collective gem. The album is accompanied by a colourful booklet with full lyrics and credits, though some Bible references for the songs would help, considering the subtitle.

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Product Description
The New Irish Kids Choir brings together wonderfully faith building songs with the beautiful sound of powerful voice. The title track, My Lighthouse, originally by Rend Collective, is a huge hit in the church for its great lyrics and uplifting sound.

Kids will love this album and parents won’t want to turn it off!

Reader Comments

Posted by Lynda Spencer in Great Lumley, Co Durham DH3 4L @ 11:26 on Oct 3 2019

I have tried to find a way to contact the makers of this album. It is a refreshing addition to our repertoire for our weekly Kids' Club (KidZone) and newly formed junior Youth Group (Y-Zone). I wanted to pay compliment to the young people on the album and all the YouTube clips, and also to the choir leaders/producers etc. These are real kids / young people, not merely performers. We so much long to see our own young people falling in love with Jesus, and it's so encouraging to be able to show them crowds of kids just like them unashamedly singing about Jesus and very obviously meaning it. One final question - when is the next album coming out?



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