My song used in World Yo-Yo Contest competition

Mike Hout from Ohio has been a big supporter of my music for many years. He's also one of the best jugglers and yo-yo experts in the country. Here he is earlier this month competing at the World Yo-Yo contest (Spinning Top, specifically), with my song "No One Does The Things My Lord Can Do" from the Protestant Rock Ethic album as his soundtrack. Oh, and he's competing on stilts, as well.

Maybe I should retitle the song "No One Does The Things Mike Hout Can Do."

As a songwriter, it's really incredible to see how the songs take on a life of their own after they're released to the public. I never could've imagined my music being a part of an event like this! Thanks, Mike!

My song "Minneapolis" being used as transition music for PGA Tour TV broadcast!

My phone has been ringing this past hour, with people telling me that my song "Minneapolis" is being used as transition music during the television broadcast of the PGA Golf Tournament! Yee haw!

Different friends of mine have heard the song at different times, so I'm hoping the producers will be using the song throughout this entire weekend's broadcast of the tournament. 

If you're planning on watching it, keep your ears peeled for the song, and email me with the details of when and where it was used!

If you've never heard my music before, but you searched out the song online, please check out info on my music career at http://www.jonathanrundman.com

The song being used for the PGA Tour broadcast is called "Minneapolis" and it's from my album Sound Theology. You can buy the album from me, or at Amazon, or download it at the iTunes music store.

Below are the lyrics for the song, the shortest song I've ever written:

MINNEAPOLIS  

yeah it's fine 

we all got friends there 

the men are polite  

the women have blonde hair 

but when people move there 

they never leave there 

minneapolis

words and music by Jonathan Rundman, CP 2000 Salt Lady Music (ASCAP)

My version of the Styx song "Come Sail Away" appears on cover song blog!

A year or so ago I discovered a really cool music blog that specializes in folky cover tunes, Cover Lay Down. I've been introduced to some great acts and awesome recordings on this site, and I'm pleased to announce that this week they're featuring me, along with some other excellent folk artists like Richard Shindell, Ollabelle, and Tim O'Brien.

The cover song of mine is "Come Sail Away," originally by Styx, and taken from the Styx Tribute album Too Much Time On Our Hands, released back in 2003. CLICK HERE to go to Cover Lay Down and download the MP3, which will be available for a short period of time.

If you like my version of this Styx classic, I'd encourage you to buy the album itself, by clicking here and getting it from my webpage. The tribute CD features some amazing covers by some of my favorite musicians and friends, including Beki Hemingway, Echelon, Jeff Krebs, Dag Juhlin, and my personal fave on the album, Tom Freund and Jon Brion doing "Blue Collar Man."

Recent appearances in Lutheran publications

My wife, Dr. Dawn Rundman, and I have each appeared in Lutheran church publications this Summer, and one blurb is even driving traffic to this here blog, so I thought I'd let my readers know what's been cookin'.

Dawn wrote an article for the July/August issue of the magazine Lutheran Partners. The piece is called "Ministry for the Sippy Cup Set" and you can click here to read it. Also included in that issue is Dawn's helpful list for "Building Bible Literacy In Kids" which you can read by clicking here.

As for me, I just got a shout-out in the July/August issue of Seeds for the Parish, a resource newspaper for Lutheran congregations that's published six times per year. The issue contains a feature on Lutheran blogs, including this very one, Protestant Blog Ethic. Check out the article which can be read here, courtesy of blogger Pastor Chris Duckworth at Lutheran Zephyr.

Dawn and I are always appreciative of the support we've received from our denomination and its media outlets. We love organzied religion!