New EP from Mike McBride!

NEW EP from Mike McBride!

We have been waiting for this for a few years. Ever since Mike returned to us, about 2012 or so, he has written a lot of songs. Many of Mike's new songs have fit into our Living Waters productions, but he deserves to have something that reflects his own unique talent. And so? Ta da! Here is the brand new EP, "You to Me", by Michael McBride

Here are the songs on the list:

1.     Honey (with Mark singing along)

2.     Red Blood (featuring Mike's daughter!)

3.     You (a love song)

4.     Stay

By the way, that drawing? was made by Mike himself when he was 14 years old! Cool, right?!

You and Me on Spotify

You and Me on iTunes

St. Valentine's Music Package (including a new love song!)

St. Valentine's Music Package

(including a new love song!)

 from Living Waters

We have to talk about the meaning of the day, don't we? There were actually several martyrs named Valentinus, but only one gave his life on February 14, 270 AD. In the Lord's name, he gave sight to the jailer's blind daughter, Julia. (Julia is my wife's name, so I particularly love this story!) He sent her a signed note and pink almond flowers bloomed at his grave, the start of a couple of things we do on this day.

Living Waters has been a marriage factory! Of the original band, we've produced at least ten marriages in the first wave alone, I believe; and the 'puddles' have been very busy getting married, and even the third 'wave' has already begun years ago. Our Creator, after all, made the holy bond of Matrimony as his model for human community right from the beginning, right? We have always LOVED this day way back in the 80's till now. Joyce Rossignol has usually been the organizer of our annual St. Valentine's Day get-togethers. I remember one year, my relative, Marist Fr. Roland Lajoie joined us in a renewal of vows. As I recall, at least one child resulted later from that meeting!

One of our annual St. Valentine's get-togethers

late 80's at 505 Pleasant, when many marriages started

Stories are nice but 'our gift is our song' and I thought it would be nice to put together a package of our love songs, especially a brand new and beautiful new one from Mike. Mike has outdone himself this time. Just listen to this:

"You" by Mike McBride

Isn't that gorgeous?! You ought to tell him how great it is. Go to his ReverbNation site or the LW site and tell the truth about it.

And now some of our love song videos:

CLICK this LINK! for "This Loving Stream"

CLICK this LINK! for "Stay!"

And, finally our perennial favorite, 

"We're Gonna Stay"

**2/10/23 a brand new lyric video**

Happy St. Valentine's Day, especially those of you who have actually listened to and appreciated music we have produced over the years! OverFLOWing blessings in this life unto life everlasting....

Peace & Love & JOY,

Mark LaJOIE!

You Should Listen 2 "YOU"!

You Should Listen 2 "YOU"!

"You" by Mike McBride on RN - Click on this line to listen!

Mike McBride's RN Site

Mike McBride has written another beautiful song! This one is a straight-out love song with no explicit theology, and it is all his own. (It is quite all right for talented Christian artists to make things of beauty that are not totally explicit on faith, btw! Mike certainly has expressed his faith very well already in his music.) This one has a gorgeous melody; it plays a lot with experimental key changes & arrangements. Josh Loell gets credit for producing, mixing & bringing this vision to life. It really is a thing of beauty, that's been getting amazing reactions so far.

Since Mike has returned to the group the last few years, he's had a musical renaissance, pouring out so many new songs. Some of them sound like his Living Waters style, and some he has performed with us, like "Save Me". But there are some that are Mike McBride as Mike McBride. It is our intention to put out an album, at some point, that includes all the work he has done during this time of musical rebirth. It will be in his own name, not "Living Waters" per se. (There is at least one more tune by him in the pipeline, so wait for that.) If you want to check out his newer catalog as a whole, & anticipate this coming album, you can click on his ReverbNation site link above. That is well worth the listen!

Meanwhile, work is ongoing this summer on old band songs, "Light of the World" & "Sing to Jesus" in preparation for a new LW album. That is so exciting! Mike also said he will be adding something to "Covenant Love". We are SO very happy to be sharing these blessings with you all!

Peace & Love & JOY,

Mark LaJOIE!