- Saturday, March 28, 2015
- 4:00 PM–5:15 PM
- CFAC 252
Traveling to Mercyland
Phil Madeira will discuss The Making of "Mercyland: Hymns For The Rest Of Us", a series of spiritual recordings he has made with Emmylou Harris, The Civil Wars, The Carolina Chocolate Drops, John Scofield, The Lone Bellow, The North Mississippi Allsstars, The Wood Brothers, and others.
Bio:
Musician, painter, author Phil Madeira has made a life for himself in the arts.
His songs have been recorded by The Civil Wars , The Band Perry, Emmylou Harris, Mat Kearney, Alison Krauss, Keb’ Mo’, The Lone Bellow, and the North Mississippi Allstars, among many artists. His song “From This Valley” won a Grammy for the Civil Wars in 2014.
Madeira debuted as an author with his spiritual memoir from Jericho Books, God On The Rocks: Distilling Religion, Savoring Faith, released June of 2013.
He lives in Nashville and has two grown daughters.
