A Good Friday

I’ve had some fantastic days in the studio the past few weeks. My goal is always to spend some part of Friday recording and working on music, but for all sorts of reasons if often doesn’t work out. One reason, of course, was not having my guitar for about a year. And ever since it’s been back, it seems like the songs are pouring out. Three new new, mostly-baked demos in three weeks.

Today, I had the longest studio day I’ve had in months. Today, I went back and re-recorded “Walk With Me.”

The reason I had to re-record is that, last year, my computer got stolen straight off my desk at home. The master files of several songs I’d been working were forever lost. I had some in-process demos burned, burned but they weren’t fully baked and were never intended to be “final.”

So, today helped redeem last year’s stolen computer. And it sounds great. Even better than the stolen versions. thich is great and exciting, given that I was worried about whether it’d be worth it to redo it. I’ll put it up soon for yall to give a listen to. What’s most exciting is that it’s gonna be a much better recording for my CD.

So, a good Friday.

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Eric Folkerth is a minister, musician, author and blogger. He is Senior Pastor of Kessler Park UMC United Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas. Previously, he was pastor at Northaven UMC in Dallas for seventeen years. Eric loves to write on topics of spirituality, social justice, music/art and politics. The entries on this blog reflect that diversity of interests. His passion for social justice goes beyond mere words. Eric was arrested at the White House, defending immigrants and “The Dreamers;” and he’s officiated at same sex weddings. Eric was the 2017 recipient of the prestigeous Kuchling Humanitarian Award from Dallas’ Black Tie Dinner. (Human Rights Campaign) Eric has led or co-led hundreds of persons on mission trips to build houses and bring medical care around the globe, to places such as Mexico, Haiti, Russia, Guatemala, and Nepal. He is proud of have shephereded Highland Park UMC's construction of ten Habitat for Humanity homes, (and one Community Center) and helped forge an alliance with Habitat that led to the construction of 100 homes in Dallas, housing thousands of people. His wife, Justice Dennise Garcia, has 20 years experience as a state district judge and appelate justice in North Texas. First elected in 2004, she was the first Latina ever elected to a Dallas County state district bench, and she she left that position whe was the longest currently serving district judge. In 2020 Dennise Garcia was a elected as a Justice of the 5th District Court of Appeals for Texas. She is currently running to be Chief of the 5th District Court of Appeals in the 2024 cycle. They have the world’s best daughter, Maria, who is a practicing professional counselor in Dallas. Find links to Eric’s music-related websites, at the top of this site’s navigation menu.

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