Hello friends! Thanks for stopping by. I am really excited about transitioning from Harvard Divinity School back into full time creative collaboration and music making! My summer is framed by three large events, Wild Goose Festival in North Carolina in June, an international gathering of the Latin American Theological Fellowship in July, and the national Lutheran youth gathering in New Orleans shortly after. Anyone and everyone is invited to Wild Goose so I hope you will consider joining Seth and I and many other of our dear friends for those four days. Other concerts are always being scheduled too so please check back often, sign up for the mailing list and like our facebook page to stay connected.
Peace and Grace,
Tracy (May 2012)
Support for Hold On To Love:
"With this release, Tracy Wispelwey joins an elite group of musicians that includes Anais Mitchell, Ben Harper, Michael Franti, Bruce Cockburn, Ani Difranco, and Tracy Chapman: singer-songwriters who address social and spiritual issues with prophetic insight. What sets this collection apart even from that august group is the rich, sometimes-big and sometimes-frail mixture of electronica, trance, anthem, and hymn. Think of the musical love-child of Sarah McLachlan and Sigur Ros. One hopes these songs will help create a new genre."
-Brian D. McLaren, author of “A New Kind of Christianity”
“The collection is powerful in its message of peace and solidarity with the world’s poor and suffering. The Restoration Project lives up to its name as both announcing and participating in God’s reparative work in the world and drawing in the voices and stories of numerous communities and individuals Wispelwey has met in her journeys.” READ FULL ARTICLE
-Steve Holt, writer, Sojourners Magazine & God’s Politics
"Imagine Ani DiFranco doing worship backed alternately by the ambient Hammock and Middle Eastern and African instrumentalists. Tracy Howe Wispelwey's seventh album reaches that broadly, and the eclectic risks pay off with a rich, worshipful tapestry. The communal rather than individualistic heart grows from the Beatitudes and conveys a refreshingly prophetic yet humble spirit." READ FULL REVIEW
-Jeremy Jones, Christianity Today
“At times I've nearly thrown in the towel in hoping for Christians to produce innovative, gutsy, unique, insightful, and listenable music. ‘Hold On To Love’ is a jump forward, adding to a hopeful swell of new material - a real gift of art and contemplation.”
-Chris Haw, potter, carpenter and co-author of Jesus For President
“It's an adventurous album that journeys through struggle, yearning, hope, community & love.”
-Tim Snyder, Generate Magazine