Music for the Masses with Jo Boyce: Recent Episodes
Music for the Masses with Jo Boyce
In this Episode Jo Boyce is in conversation with Nana-Adwoa Mbeutcha, a long-time friend of CJM MUSIC and the founder of the recently launched Catholic Talent Agency.
Nana-Adwoa’s connection with the music and ministry of CJM goes way back. Now, as a busy wife and mother of a growing, young family, Nage’s faith remains central to her life and work.
Listen now:Episode highlights:Nage reminisces about her involvement in the Celebrate Youth Chorus, and many Born for This productions in her teens and twenties, and we play a couple of her favourite songs. She also shares her vision for the Catholic Talent Agency and how she hopes to support and elevate the ministry of Catholic creatives – especially those young up and coming; and to help event planners find the right people. We also hear a little about the hopes and expectations of parish life and why events and conference beyond the parish are needed to sustain and feed our faith.
Songs & Resources The Catholic Talent Agency | https://catholictalentagency.com * Born for This – The Way of the Cross | https://cjmmusic.com/bornforthis * Born for This (Mary’s Song) | Available on Spotify & Apple music * Great is His Love from In God Alone (EP) | Available on Spotify & Apple music * Prayer of St Augustine | from* Before the Lord (CD) | Available on Spotify & Apple music
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The episode features a replay of a BBC Sunday Service that was originally broadcast on BBC local radio stations across the UK during the pandemic restrictions back in September 2020. Led by Jo Boyce, the service focuses of the ever-relevant theme of Communion and Community.
As we celebrate the birthday of the Church at Pentecost, and the great Solemnity of Corpus Christi, this episode is a timely a reminder of who we are called to be as a truly Eucharistic people.
Listen now:Episode HighlightsIn this episode we hear the prayers and readings that were remotely recorded by members of Jo Boyce’s home parish community. We reflect on the significance of the Eucharist within the Catholic tradition, and Jo Boyce share a moving reflection on what it meant to receive the Eucharist again for the first time after 9 weeks of lock-down. And, we hear some wonderful music too.
Songs & Resources Dear Lord and Father of Mankind is from Age to Age I & II – Box Set (CD) (available on iTunes) (available on Spotify) * Kyrie Eleison – London Fox Taizé Choir – available on Spotify * Bread of Life by Jo Boyce and Mike Stanley * Pray for a Miracle by Jo Boyce is from In the Company of Angels (available on Spotify) * How Great Thou Art – Boyce & Stanley * You can access the full Order of Service Google Doc* here.
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In this episode Jo Boyce is back with author, speaker and catechist David Wells to reflect on our longing for light in the darkness. In many ways, celebrating Advent and Christmas during a pandemic has made themes of hope and longing feel more relevant that ever. As Jo and David share their reflections, we hope […]
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In this episode Jo Boyce will be talking to Tom Bonard of Crossbeam about the evolution of his music ministry and song-writing. In a season when public singing has been relegated a little, for reasons of health and safety, this episode is an encouraging and inspiring reminder of the value of music and song in […]
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In this episode Jo Boyce is in conversation with David Wells, a well-known Catholic speaker, teacher, catechist and author. David is loved for his ability to bring great insight and humour to his teaching and speaking, while also moving his listeners and readers quite profoundly as he shares his faith and the teachings of the […]
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In this special episode Jo Boyce revisits the service that was broadcast live on BBC Radio 4’s Sunday Worship, on the morning of the beatification of Cardinal John Henry Newman. On Sunday 13th October, Blessed John Henry Newman will be canonised and become the first recognised English saint in close to 300 years. So it’s […]
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In this episode Jo Boyce is in conversation with John Griffin, one of the founders and organisers of the Embrace Youth Conference in Liverpool. John shares how a simple vision of having a youth Mass, led to a one-day event that attracts close to 2000 young people. Having studied at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, […]
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This episode features a replay of Mass for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Year C. It was broadcast live on BBC Radio 4 Sunday Worship in January 2013, and it was our last public event with Mike Stanley before he died. This year, 2016, Year C comes round again. And it’s also the 20th anniversary of […]
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In this episode Jo Boyce will be talking to our friend and partner in ministry, Dan Callow of OneLife Music about his debut EP Let His Glory Shine. This episode was recorded in May while we were in Lourdes leading the music for the Archdiocese of Birmingham’s annual pilgrimage. Dan’s been part of the core music team […]
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The season of Advent is a blessed time of anticipation and preparation for that wonderful festival of the Incarnation we call Christmas. We are invited to commit ourselves a new to waiting in joyful hope for the second coming of Christ our King, while also marking and celebrating that awesome first-coming of Jesus as a Baby in […]
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In this episode Jo Boyce will be talking Maria Bracken and Celebrating our Youth Ministry Roots – it is how Mike Stanley and Jo met more than 20 years ago – and we still have strong links with many Diocesan Youth Services across the UK. Maria Bracken, is the Youth Ministry Co-ordinator for Birmingham Catholic Youth […]
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In this episode Jo Boyce will be talking about Born for This – Our musical interpretation of the Stations of the Cross, which, over the past 20 years or so, has been a key part of the Lenten journey for more people than we can really begin to fathom. One of those people is 20 year old, […]
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In this month’s episode, we remember and celebrate the music and legacy of our co-founder, Mike Stanley, who sadly died on Thursday 6 June 2013, aged just 48. As we kick off the new year, Mike is very much in our hearts and minds. He would have celebrated his 49th birthday this month and one […]
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In this second part of a two-part series podcast (listen to Part 1 here), we join Archbishop Vincent Nichols to discuss the second volume of the landmark Boyce & Stanley album Age to Age II: The Journey Continues. His Grace shares his personal reflections on how these songs have “formed and informed generations” of faith. This is the […]
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