Gourmet Music Podcast - UTR Media

What a joy to have David Mullins (pastor, speaker, singer, and younger brother of the late Rich Mullins) here as our special guest co-host... and he's in charge of the holiday music lineup. --- TRACK LIST FOR EP.93 --- Hard To Get - David Mullins (ft. Jonathan Mullins) Matthew's Begats - Andrew Peterson I'll Be Home for Christmas - Jenny & Tyler Silent Night - Third Day Drummer Boy - Appalachi...

It's a UTR holiday tradition 14 years running! We share our picks of the Best Christmas Albums of the year... and today's show is an audio countdown of our 6 favorites. --- TRACK LIST FOR EP.92 --- O Come, All Ye Faithful - Hollyn Heal and Make Whole - The Soil & the Seed Project Like A Child - Blessing Offor Living Proof - Mac Powell O Little Town of Bethlehem - Paul Demer Find Our Way to Lov...

In this extended episode, all of the music are hand-picked on the theme of gratitude. Plus we have seven special guests - including Sara Groves, Andy Gullahorn, Stephen McWhirter, Jason Clayborn, Christa Wells, Jon Troast, and Graham Jones. --- TRACK LIST FOR EP.91 --- Thanks Be To God - Jon Foreman Psalm 100 - The Corner Room Make It Work - Stephen McWhirter & Jason Clayborn I'm So Blessed -...

We love discovering high-quality music makers and sharing those with you. It's always been a part of UTR's DNA. Today we introduce you to 13 on-the-rise artists making their GMP debut. --- TRACK LIST FOR EP.90 --- Wilder Path - Josh Gauton Floating - Addison Agen Becoming - Dia Viola ft. Muted Mike Lose Control - Xander Sallows Big Open Sky Flower - Kylie Dailey The Heart I Break - Johan Glidden W...

Dave is joined by critically-acclaimed singer-songwriter Melanie Penn as the guest host and music picker for the episode! --- TRACK LIST FOR EP.89 --- He's Got the Whole World - Melanie Penn I Will Say Yes - Sarah Kroger Wisdom From Heaven - Jess Ray The In Between - Matt Maher Brick By Brick - Liz Vice Surely - Paul Zach Hold Still - Taylor Leonhardt HigherHoly - IAMSON (ft. Marv) Great I Am - Le...

We're featuring title tracks from albums - one per year - from 2013 through 2023. Plus as a bonus, a Rich Mullins song that we've never-before featured in all of UTR's history. --- TRACK LIST FOR EP.88 --- Feed Your Soul - Christa Wells (2013) Goliath - Steve Taylor & The Perfect Foil (2014) Dear Wormwood - The Oh Hellos (2015) God’s Highway - Sandra McCracken (2016) All Is Not Lost - The Bril...

The wait is over & GMP has returned. We are sharing just a sampling of some of the releases that made our list of the "Best Gourmet ALbums & Songs" from the first half of 2023. --- TRACK LIST FOR EP.87 --- Kelly Time - Owl City Redwood - Christa Wells Man on the Run - Colony House Grace Riley - Tina Boonstra Strange Feeling - Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors Same Four Walls - Eric Peters (...

WE'RE BACK! This bonus podcast teases the return of UTR podcasts, playlists, and SongRx. We also share updates of things we've been working on this year. We also dig into some of the early results of our 2023 UTR Audience Survey. (Don't miss a BIG announcement at the very end of the show!) CREDITS: * Host/Producer - Dave Trout * UTR Audience Survey 2023 - https://utrmedia.org/survey2023 * Critics'...

We continue our theme from last episode, featuring songs that were cited on our UTR Critics' Panel's list of the "Best Gourmet Songs of 2022." -- TRACK LIST FOR EP.86 -- "Empress in Exile" - Remedy Drive "The In Between" - Aryn Michelle "Apple Tree Lean Down" - Giants & Pilgrims "Our Salvation is Bound Up Together" - Paul Zach "Follow You" - Melanie Penn "The Rest of Me" - Adam Watt "Any Less...

Our UTR Critics Panel already helped us vote on the Top Albums, and now they help identify the best & most meaningful individual songs of 2022. Part 1 of 2. -- TRACK LIST FOR EP.85 -- No One Like You - Colorvault (ft. A.Bishai) Everything and More - Citizens Lost Somebody Else - Gabrielle Grace Left It In The Water - We The Kingdom Sunrise 2 Sunset - Common Hymnal America - Aryn Michelle Cathe...

It's UTR's most-anticipated tradition and our favorite podcast episode to produce. Dave counts down the UTR Panel of Critics' picks for the Top 11 Gourmet Albums of 2022. -- TRACK LIST FOR EP.84 -- At Your Mercy - Jess Ray (from 'Born Again') This Beautiful Mystery - Terry Scott Taylor (from 'This Beautiful Mystery') Broken Record - John Van Deusen (from 'Marathon Daze') God Thing - Anne Wilson (f...

We share the 6 fantastic Honorable Mention albums that our critics panel loved, but just fell outside of our collective Top 11 list. Two of the artists are Canadian, and one was a former contestant on The Voice . -- TRACKLIST FOR EP.83 -- "Deep End" - We The Kingdom "Believe" - Blessing Offor "Carry" - Elias Dummer (ft. JJ Heller) "Bound to Come Some Trouble" - Stephen McWhirter & Jason Claybo...

Merry Christmas! We are cramming in a whopping 21 holiday songs into this super-sized episode... and all the tracks were released in 2022! --- TRACK LIST FOR EP.82 --- Season of the Son - Sarah Hart O Come, O Come Emmanuel - The Gray Havens Emmanuel - Fox & Foal The Light Has Come [Reimagined] - Russ Mohr We Three Kings - John Van Deusen Let the Earth Be Glad - Wendell Kimbrough Oh Holy Night...

We showcase our picks of the 6 best Christmas albums released in 2022, and showcase them in audio countdown fashion! -- TRACK LIST FOR EP. 81 -- * Ring the Bells - Sandra McCracken * Silent Night - Tow'rs * I Wish It Would Snow - Dave Barnes * Keep Your Lamps - The Many * White Christmas - Staci Frenes * Emmanuel, God is With Us - Ellie Holcomb * O Come, O Come Emmanuel - John Van Deusen * I Heard...

We get to hear some song-stories straight from the artist. Plus we feature songs that are only a few months, a few weeks, even just a few days old! TRACK LIST FOR EP. 80: * Calling Out Your Name - Andrew Osenga & Taylor Leonhardt * The Voice - Christa Wells * Diseases That Have Cures - Justin McRoberts * Save The World - Cindy Morgan * Honest - Candace Coker * Around the Corner - Mike Mains &a...

A bunch of special artists join us - like Judah & The Lion, Cindy Morgan, Andrew Peterson, Eric Peters, Sara Groves, etc... and THEY are requesting the songs! ---- TRACK LIST FOR EP. 79 ---- "Keep Holding On" - The New Respects "Double Cure" - Vigilantes of Love "Instead of a Show" - Jon Foreman "I Don't Mind" - Katie Herzig "Good Good End" - Waterdeep "Let There Be Beauty" - Ron Block "Lighte...

In our last episode we featured many of our Critics' Panel picks of the best albums from the first half of this year. Now we feature some of the tracks that made our Critics' picks for best individual songs of 2022 so far. -------- TRACK LIST FOR EP.78 --------- * Born Again - Jess Ray * More of Thee - Russ Mohr * Meant for Good - Brandon Lake & JUDAH * How Many Songs Does it Take To Save the Worl...

Have some excellent new releases maybe fallen through the cracks for you? We've got your back! The UTR Critics Panel has helped to curate the best faith-based albums released in the first half of 2022, and we share a bunch of those selections on this episode. ------- TRACK LIST FOR EP. 77 ------- * Faint - Colorvault (ft. A.Bishai & Young Oceans) * Clarity - DOE * Things Are Looking Up - Judah & t...

We remember and honor the 25th anniversary of the homegoing of Rich Mullins with some songs, reflections, and 2 world premiere songs from the upcoming tribute album 'Bellsburg' ----------- TRACK LIST FOR EP.76 ------------ * Waiting - Rich Mullins * Hold Me Jesus - Kim Hill * Whitewater - Rich Mullins * Here in America - Sarah Hart * The Color Green - Rich Mullins * Heaven is Waiting - Brothers Mc...

You (our listeners) are in charge of the music, and we play your picks commercial break free. ------- TRACK LIST FOR EP.75 ------- * Oh Sweetest Name - John Van Deusen * Into the Harbor - Sandra McCracken * Love Light A Way - Mutemath * Everything and More - Citizens * Survive These Seas - Lovkn * The Gospel is Rest - Elias Dummer (ft. Land of Color) * It's Okay You're Not Okay - Copperlily * Spri...

We are thrilled to showcase music all focused on the cross and the empty tomb - and Dave reveals his favorite song of this year's Easter. -------- TRACK LIST FOR EP.74 --------- * You've Done The Rest - JUDAH (ft. Jon Guerra) * Look What God Has Done - Ghost Ship * Love Has the Final Word - Mary Ozaraga * All We Sinners - Crowder * I've Seen Too Much - Andrew Peterson * Glory & Grace - Erik Nieder...

We invite some artists to share stories behind their songs - including The Gray Havens, Mike Farris, Sarah Masen, & more. Plus some brand-spankin-new tracks by The New Respects, Ben Rector, Jill Phillips, & John Mark McMillan. ------- TRACKS FOR EP. 73 ------- * Undoing - DOE * Prove My Love - John Mark McMillan * River Jordan - Mike Farris * Heroes - Ben Rector * Tuesday - Sarah Masen * Ain't Nob...

We have a super-sized episode as we cram in 19 more of the UTR Critics' picks for the best individual songs of 2021. Plus Dave makes a big announcement about UTR's first big event in 2022. -------- TRACK LIST FOR EP.72 --------- * Japanese Bonus Track - Make Sure * Seasons Change - Antoine Bradford (ft. Shua) * Soul of Things - Sara Groves * End of the Age - Brian Morykon (ft. Chad Lawson) * Talk...

We continue our celebration of the best gourmet music from the year gone by. Today we feature some of our UTR Critics Panel's picks of the best individual songs of 2021. --------- TRACK LIST FOR EP.71 --------- * Broken Harvest - Madison Cunningham * Stick Around - Arthur Alligood * The Bones of Us - Switchfoot * Find Another Reason Why - Judah & the Lion * All These Questions - Drakeford * Joy Wi...

It's our favorite podcast episode to produce each year. Our UTR Critics Panel has weighed in, and now it's time for an audio countdown of the Top 11 Gourmet Albums of 2021. ------- TRACK LIST FOR EP.70 ------- * Let Your Heart Sing - Young Oceans (from "You Are Fullness) * No Resurrection - Andy Squyers (from "Poet Priest") * Who Else - Bethany Barnard (from "All My Questions") * Stronger - Ellie...