Events

Easter Revolution – Garth’s new album and companion booklet now available!

It is a revolution of peacemaking, of following Jesus the peacemaker. It is a revolution that rejects violence as a solution, rejects greed, and embraces justice for all, sharing with all and welcoming the forgotten. It is a rejection of past ways of mistreating people and is a call for equality. It also recognises the responsibility for the care of the planet. It is a revolution of hope.

Garth Hewitt

The Album – 15 songs calling us to be members of the Easter Revolution – click here for more details and to order your CD

or here for your MP3 download

The Book – Here Garth has woven together art, wisdom and challenge from a selection of poets, painters, writers and prophets.Thirty-two colour pages include all the lyrics from the Easter Revolution album, some further thoughts of Garth on the subject of Easter, and much more – click here to find out who else’s thoughts Garth has included, and to order your copy

“No sugar with Garth…”

Review in Methodist Recorder, 9th December 2022

by Tony Jasper

“I flock through material that has been carried in this paper during 2022 and realise that to some extent I have spent much time exploring the classics, songs and artist catalogue. The exception to this rests in the continuing issue or worship material and then, thankfully, every now and then, well, he comes, he’s the exception, he does his own thing, releases his own recordings, knows how to write a good song, is adept at using vocal back-ups and well, he pens material that can be sung by an audience.

This man is Garth Hewitt. Google terms him a ‘troubadour, singer, songwriter, spiritual songs UK’. And more. His CD list is considerable and often it reflects his abiding concerns with Palestine and its oppression. His most unexpected and one treasured by many is Liberty is Near! in which he sings from the extraordinary ‘The National Chartist Hymnbook 1845.’

Garth is an exceptional faith writer and performer and if you have the opportunity book him for your church*. No sugar with Garth, no sugary winsome material, just gutsy and often fiery material, radical faith and rooted in Jesus’ teaching. It seems he is the last of recent years from the surfeit of faith recordings and who is still there!”

*email for more information on hosting Garth in concert

Two New Songs for Gaza

Inspired by the preaching and ministry of Rev’d Dr Munther Isaac, Pastor of the Christmas Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bethlehem, Garth has written and recorded two new songs on Gaza – the demos are now available to buy and all sales will go towards production of an album on Justice which Garth and long-time friend Ben Okafor are currently working on.

Lament for Gaza

Under the Rubble (in Gaza)

Munther Isaac (PhD, Oxford Centre for Mission Studies) is the Academic Dean of Bethlehem Bible College in Palestine and director of the Christ at the Checkpoint conference.

Kris Kristoffersen

Kris Kristoffersen was a troubadour and a poet, an admirer of the poetry of William Blake, and a man who wrote some extraordinary songs.

I had made a little pact to myself that on the day that I heard he had died I would walk in and start the concert with his very famous song “Why Me Lord”, with no explanation before the song, just sing it – which I think is a song that had a huge impact on people.

If you go on YouTube there is a version of Why Me Lord where Kristoffersen talks about his conversion to faith. It is a humorous tale that he tells – the reason I say humorous is that he is so amazed at what’s happening – this for him was a significant spiritual moment and it completely took him by surprise.

It is therefore quite a humorous story and the song that is born out of this experience becomes one of his best known.

Unfortunately I didn’t have a concert the day he died and so I couldn’t pay my little tribute in that way. However I am pleased to say that on my album My Name Is Palestine, I do Kristoffersen’s beautiful poem ‘Love Is The Way’.

Deep in the heart of the infinite darkness

A tiny blue marble is spinning’ thru space

Born in the splendour of God’s holy vision

And sliding away like a tear down His face

Closer you see the whole wide holy wonder

Of oceans and mountains and rivers and trees

And the strangest creation of many, the human

A creature of laughter and freedom and dreams

These first two verses of the song are a very moving poem.