: Sara Groves Concert
Sara is my second cousin. I hadn’t seen her since we were both children so I was excited when I heard her tour was coming to a local church. A whole bunch of us relatives showed up. It was amazing to see how she’s grown up! She was even better live than on her album. It was an informal gathering, which suits her style precisely, and the "concert" was more like VH-1’s Storytellers. Sara sat at the piano and told wonderful stories introducing each song, revealing what inspired her to write it. The stories were funny and touching, and taught important life lessons. Her style is similar to Suzanne Vega — almost talking through music. She’s a great writer and a gifted musician. Her lyrics are simple and deceptively plain. I loved one phrase: "He didn’t recycle for our gain," (speaking of Christ’s sacrifice on the cross). What a neat way to put that! One other interesting occurrence: two or three times during the concert I’d been mentally comparing Sara with one of my favorite singers, Keith Green. At first this seemed like a strange comparision since she doesn’t sound anything like him, but she does have a similar intimate style; friendly, yet with a serious point behind her smile. At the end the pastor of the church got up to say a few closing words. I nearly fell out of my chair when he compared Sara with… Keith Green! Sara’s new album comes out soon — I can’t wait to get a copy!
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