Rend Collective
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Rend Collective

Rend Collective started in 2007 from a small church in Belfast, Northern Ireland. They recorded their first album, "Organic Family Hymnal," in a basement...

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Rend Collective, a Belfast folk band for church basements and festivals.

A Northern Irish group that started in a small church and built a catalog of folk-tinged faith songs.

For a feel of their sound, try "Praise Like Fireworks" or "Revival Anthem." They're straightforward, rhythmic, and grounded in that Belfast start.

They came out of a Belfast church in 2007, recording their first album in a basement. Songs like "My Lighthouse" and "Counting Every Blessing" put simple, grateful lyrics to rhythms that mix Celtic folk with a bit of Americana. That title track "Blessed Be Your Name" got them on Christian radio in 2011.

They began playing local churches and small festivals after putting out "Organic Family Hymnal." The lineup has stayed steady through albums like "As Family We Go" and "The Art of Celebration."

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Rend Collective started in 2007 from a small church in Belfast, Northern Ireland. They recorded their first album, "Organic Family Hymnal," in a basement studio and mostly played local churches and small festivals at first.

Their third album "Blessed Be Your Name" came out in 2011, and the title track became popular on Christian radio. Songs like "My Lighthouse" and "Counting Every Blessing" have straightforward lyrics about faith and gratitude, with rhythms that borrow from Celtic folk and Americana.

The band includes Gareth Gilkeson on lead vocals and guitar, Chris Llewellyn on guitars, Ali Gilkeson on vocals and percussion, Stephen Mitchell on drums, and Patrick Thompson on bass. They've kept a consistent lineup while putting out albums like "As Family We Go" and "The Art of Celebration."

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