16 UCW MARCH 26 - APRIL 1, 2014
WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM
I had the great privilege of spending
some time recently with up and coming
Christian artist Ellie Holcomb. As a
high school teacher and newly married
to touring artist Drew Holcomb, Ellie
knew something had to give. She wasn't
spending enough time with her husband
and when he suggested she join his
band her first thought was, "I think I'm
gonna wonder what this would have
been like if I don't try. And so what we
thought would be a year-long diversion
turned into seven years." Music has
always been a big part of Ellie's life and
it wasn't long before she began writing
songs. They weren't a great fit for the
band, so Drew encouraged her to record
them herself.
With her dad Brown Bannister, a
legendary producer dating back to the
1980s, Ellie knew getting a full project
produced was a major undertaking. A
kickstarter campaign seemed like the
best way to raise the necessary funds.
The campaign began with a goal of
$40,000 and in a few short months
more than $100,000 came in! This
enabled Ellie and her team to hold
nothing back and the album, As
Sure As The Sun was released to rave
reviews earlier this month.
Ellie writes with such vulnerability.
About the first radio single, "Broken
Beautiful" she said, "God has taken
the most broken and messed up parts
of my life and brought healing and
redemption to those very places.
Things that you just think I don't even
want anybody to know about and then
that's the place he enters in and shows
up, and breathes life into. I think
that he's maybe the best person we
can ever know when we're suffering
because he suffered, too. This song is
really just a prayer that I would believe
that God is able to heal any broken
heart and any broken situation because
he walked out of a grave."
The music, the vocals and the message
come together to create a very life-giving
listening experience. Ellie Holcomb's
As Sure As The Sun is available now
wherever you download
great Christian music.
CONNECTION
Concert
CONNECTION
Concert
CROWN CENTER
1960 Coliseum Dr. • 438-4100
www.atthecrown.com
March 28 Scooby Doo Live Musi-
cal Mysteries
April 18 Darius Rucker: True
Believers Tour
HELLAS RESTAURANT & SPORTS
BAR
3041 N. Main Street
Hope Mills, NC 28348
(910)426-4040
March 26 Family Night
March 28 Latin Night
March 29 Bridal & Fashion Show
April 1 Karaoke
HUSKE HARDWARE HOUSE
405 Hay Street • 437-9905
www.huskehardware.com
Karaoke every Thursday Night
DJ Tommy King every Friday
and Saturday night
MARQUIS MARKET
116 Person St. • 483-1337
marquismarket.com
Live Jazz every 4th Friday
VILLAGE COFFEE HOUSE
3037 Boone Trail Ext. • 484-4515
1st Saturdays: Scott Johnson
2nd Saturdays: Alexis Howard
CHARLIE MIKES PUB
195 Star Point Rd • 826-6453
Friday Live Music
HILLTOP HOUSE
1240 Fort Bragg Rd. • 484-6699
www.hilltophousenc.com
Thursday Live Music
DRUNK HORSE PUB
5149 Bragg Blvd. • 491-1810
THE BUZZ
STEVE TURLEY, Christian 107.3
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The Ellie Holcomb Story
by STEVE TURLEY
