Salm & Soul -- Vol. III

This page has information on the third volume of the Salm CDs. To see the information on Volume I click here, or for information on Volume II click here.

"In June 2004, Liverpool Cathedral celebrated its centenary by inviting black gospel singers from London and psalm singers from Gaelic Scotland to the Festival of the Voice. When Calum Martin asked me to join the group I hesitated. 'There are wonderful voices already going! Mine would make little difference!' But Calum is persuasive, his enthusiasm infectious. That glorious event reminded me that there are no coincidences, only God-given opportunities. I returned home with a dream -- Scotland's biggest Cathedral, filled to capacity, black and white together, and voices ringing in the rafters! Echoes of Martin Luther King re-echoed with his avowal that 'one of the great tragedies of life is that men seldom bridge the gulf between doing and saying.'

"And so, a few days later, my dream turned into a proposal which I took to Colin Hynd, director of Glasgow's Celtic Connections Festival. The Salm CD in one hand and a mini-disc from Liverpool in the other, I began, 'You've got to hear this, Colin! Just made for Glasgow Cathedral!' Within minutes the office staff gravitated towards the speakers. The consensus was 'Wow!'.

"Apart from having a keen business sense and an ability to bring Glasgow alive in January, Colin Hynd is gifted with a ready smile and a faith that dreams can come true. Our meeting closed with budget talk: 'OK, a dozen fares from Gaeldom, and, say, another dozen from London? No? What! Then where?' Colin put down the pen and didn't bat an eyelid to hear my 'I don't know yet, but when we hear them we'll know.'

"Two months later, in a little church in Alabama, the precise moment of hearing those voices was absolutely thrilling. No need for words when tears of joy fill the eyes. Calum Martin knew; I knew; we all knew! But transcending the exhilarating sound of voices was a spirit of recognition, not just of how we sing, or how we 'line out', but reaching far beyond to the deepest sense of brotherhood.

"And so it was, in January 2005, thanks to Celtic Connections, we met in Glasgow, brothers and sisters together, black and white together -- Salm and Soul. That night, in Glasgow Cathedral, Martin Luther King's great dream became our daily prayer, that not only America but also the world might experience the transforming power of love and unity.

This is the Lord's doing; it is marvellous in our eyes. (Psalm 118 v 23)

--Margaret Bennett, 2005

Tracks Bethesda Psalm 23: 1,2,5 & 6: Calum Martin Trust in the Lord Traditional: Rev. Dochary Ingram Dundee [MP3] Psalm 103: 16-17: Rev Ronnie Morrison Bangor Psalm 51: 1-3: Isobel Ann Martin It's Gonna Rain [MP3] Traditional: (Thomas Freeman) St. Kilda Psalm 143: 5-6: Rev Dr I D Campbell Tiverton Psalm 30: 11-12: Rev James Maciver Sing Hallelujah Traditional Kilmarnock Psalm 21: 3-4: Kristine Kennedy Montrose Psalm 9: 1-2: John Murdo Martin I Love To Praise His Name Traditional: Catherine Hill Torwood Psalm 31: 23-24: Rev Calum Iain Macleod Amazing Grace John Newton/Trad.: Rev Dochary Ingram Stornoway 133 [MP3] Rev. James Maciver; John Murdo Martin; Rev. C. I. Macleod Satisfied With Jesus Traditional: Rev. Dochary Ingram, Calum Martin Additional Bonus Tracks Òran do Mhàrtainn [MP3] Facail & Ceòl: Calum Martin Bethesda / Bangor (Instrumental) C Martin / Trad Loch Rannoch John Wilson; Scottish Small Pipes: Martyn Bennett The Gale Warning / The Kitchen Piper (Instrumental) Drum Major Robert Bruce / Neil Dickie; Scottish Small Pipes: Martyn Bennett Be sure to order your copy while stocks last. Click here to order online now!

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