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Featured Artist - A Conversation with Joy Clevenger of GreatStreet

Joy Clevenger & Michael Warner are “GreatStreet”.  Joy handles vocals & lyrics with a most obvious input of A Mother’s Song & Wife’s Lament.  Michael Warner is in charge of melodies, guitar, fiddle, mandolin, and background vocals. “Life and faith are the core of this duo's music, influencing the inspired lyrics, earthy vocals, and natural instrumentation." I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Joy Clevenger (Stone) of GreatStreet back in high school.  When I first heard she had an album coming out, I immediately thought back to the days of being chauffeured to Cross Country meets via school bus and a young Joy singing ‘The River’(Garth Brooks not Bruce Springsteen).  I knew the new album was a Christian album, but I knew the album had to be worth a listen with her voice, so I compromised and bought it for my mom. As, I started writing my blog, I was listening to music more purposefuly.  Listening for meaning, listening for specific instruments; list