Robbie Richardson (far right) with Stuart Fowler (centre) and Tim Downs (left)
“Allow His Loving Arms” from CD “The Season of Singing” Featuring Ross Gill on vocals and guitar and Robbie Richardson on recorder
So as promised a bit on Robbie Richardson our brilliant saxophonist.
A very dear and old friend of mine is Mick Mellows the ex -Pompey Footballer and Director of the charity “Faith and Football” www.faithandfootball.org.uk/ Mick started the charity with another friend of mine, Linvoy Primus (name dropping two legends in the same sentence!) I was at PE College in Winchester with Mick (taught him all he knows about football -not!) and he and his lovely wife Felicity are God Parents to my two boys James and Christopher. I was talking to Mick when Mustard Seed Songs first started about needing a saxophone player for our CDs and he said that he knew a brilliant saxophonist who was teaching Hannah, his daughter to play. So I contacted Robbie and he has now played on all our CDs from “Uplifted” onwards- and that is, tenor sax, alto sax, soprano sax, clarinet, flute and recorder.
On last week’s featured song “Oh Lord Hear My Voice” Robbie played sax and in today’s song “Allow His Loving Arms” it is recorder. Incidentally the chorus of “Allow His Loving Arms” is used in our new musical- Risen! It sung by the disciple Thomas (played by James Townend- see blog June 20th) and the Ensemble. In Risen! the song is called “How Great Are His Signs” and it will be the free download for those people who help on our soon to be launched fund raiser “Cheerful Giver.”
Robbie is a full- time professional musician who you can see play regularly in the summer at The Pebbles Restaurant in Stokes Bay, Gosport and also at Rosie’s Wine Bar in Elm Grove, Southsea. Not only has Robbie played on our CDs but he has also never missed a Mustard Seed Concert or production of our first musical- “His Story.” He even played at the wedding of Caroline and I – so here is an opportunity to give Robbie a huge thank you. THANK YOU ROBBIE!
PS Robbie is also famous for his “unique” sense of humour and for his interest in writing – he runs what is best described as a “Literary open mic” – welcoming writers of all ages, experience and styles to get involved in short story writing competitions. Please check it out on http://www.write-invite.com/