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CD - Offer 'I Sing Because I Must'

Vocal Solos by Eddie Edmands
accompanied on the piano by John Ashworth

Profits from the sale of this recording are donated to
The Salvation Army, Burton upon Trent New Minibus Fund

CD £7.00
Cassette Tapes £4.50
plus £1 postage & packaging

for more information and order request email cdoffer@burton-citadel.org.uk

Vocal Solos by Eddie Edmands
I'm A Soldier
Love's Reverie
The Crucifixion
My Sins Are Remembered No More
Out of My Darkness
The Lifeboatman
Galilee
Child of A King
Saved and Sanctified
Jesus, Saviour, Pilot Me
The Christ of Calvary
I Sing Because I Must
The Wonder of it All
The Wounds of Christ

Pianoforte Solos by John Ashworth
Mazurka
Waltz Op54 No4
Melody in F
Nocturne - Op9 No2

You may well be asking who Eddie Edmands and John Ashworth are and how they came to have the CD and cassette recording 'I Sing Because I Must', produced.

They are both members of The Salvation Army and attend the corps at Burton on Trent. Eddie is the Recruiting Sergeant, plays trombone in the band and is a member of the bass section of the songster brigade, whilst John is one of the pianists of the corps and songsters, sings tenor and plays cornet.

Of recent times there has been the need to up-grade the catering facilities at the Army at Burton to meet statutory requirements and the desire to improve toilet facilities ,including those for the disabled. This necessitated the raising of roundly £75,000. Many folk made their contribution to the realising of this sum in a variety of ways eg. by the selling of homemade cakes and homegrown vegetables, bric- a- brac and pens, the arrangement of special musical events, the running of a half marathon, donations etc and some very welcome financial support, was received from friends of the Army for which they were most grateful. Gladly there was a successful outcome, with the needed monies being raised and work undertaken.

During this time however, the "H" registered minibus that the corps runs has become in urgent need of replacement and so many people depend on it, be these for example,
1 Sunday School Children
2 The Luncheon Club
3 The OverSixties
4 The Youth Club
5 The Homeleague (Ladies Meeting)
6 Folk otherwise dependent on Public Transport for meetings where scheduling can at best be inconvenient.

Eddie had been asked whether he had made recordings of any of the songs that he sings and although the response was in the negative, in view of the pressing need that the corps has for finance, consideration was given to the production of a CD and cassette, profits from. the sale of which could be donated to the corps towards the buying of a minibus.
Crucial to Eddie's decision was the willingness of his accomplished accompanist John to be part of this venture and on establishing his pleasure at being invited to do this and to provide some piano solos to give further variety to the programme of music, the project was on!

Eddie had voice training from John Noble the then BBC Baritone Soloist at The London College Of Music back in the early sixties and over the years featured as soloist at various events ,primarily in the London area- when residing in that part of the country- and in the Midlands. On many occasions his solos have formed part of a band or songster programme provided in local churches and chapels and further afield in Salvation Army Citadels. Not forgetting of course, the solos sung in varied gatherings at the SA at Burton and before that at Wealdstone in North London.

The CD/Cassette will have wide appeal to those wanting to listen to Salvation Army traditional type vocal solos and light pianoforte music.

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