Tobacco Road….Hickory, Kentucky….
SETH CRANE MUSIC
….it may sound pretty country to many, but it sounds like home to me. This is the place where my foundation in Christ began and was nurtured.
I was raised in the church. My parents were music ministers in a time when praise and worship were just beginning to break into the Bible Belt. My first exposure to church music was sitting in Mama’s lap while she played the piano for church because I refused to go to the nursery. Her arms and hands played all around me and I was right there in the middle of it.
Being the son of music ministers meant we participated in several church congregations while growing up. Each one gave me new experiences that fed me spiritually. But, it was when I attended children’s camp with FBC Mayfield that Jesus became my Savior.
My love for music came naturally, probably DNA alone, so I began playing guitar and taking some lessons. I also picked up some tunes on the keyboard and really liked figuring out how to play movie themes.
Through middle school and high school, I just walked through life not giving much thought to needing more than Christ saving me. Teenage years are tough, as we all know, and through those struggles, I began to experience Jesus in a new way because I cried out to Him for help.
Through some really dark times, the words, “Crying out to the Father up above” came to my heart and the song “I Surrender” was written. I began writing, singing, playing, recording and mixing music on my cell phone in my closet. Nine more songs followed as the idea of putting together a CD began to come to life.
Each step of this journey has been a process and a walk of faith. I have not known what the next step would be and I do not know what the next step will be. I only know what this step is, right now. So, I step in it with prayer and with a heart seeking and striving to be obedient to the Lord’s calling and direction.
I ask for your prayer as I journey in ministry and I pray for you that through this ministry you will come to know Christ and develop a desire to know Him like never before.