Anthem Quartet is a gospel quartet from Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

Wishing you and yours a Happy Easter holiday!

Gwen, Woodie, Richard and Randy
http://www.anthemqt.com

As Memorial Day draws near we Americans should be reflecting on the sacrifices of our veterans, active duty and especially our military heroes who gave the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our freedom. The families of these brave men and women should also be recognized as they have endured the loss of loved ones and are left behind when our troops deploy. The Anthem Quartet is doing more than reflecting on it. They have dedicated their latest hit song to our American military heroes and are thanking them in every one of their concerts. Richard Toms, Anthem Quartet Baritone collaborated with veteran Nashville songwriter Marty Funderburk to pen “There Stands a Hero”. This song pays tribute to our military in the first verse and then provides a unique twist in the second verse that you will have to hear to appreciate. Toms got the idea for the song as he watched his Son march into the building with his fellow soldiers during a pre-Iraq deployment ceremony. “I never dreamed that God would inspire me to write a song this powerful” quoted Toms. “I’d like to Thank Marty for his support and friendship as we molded this song into shape”. “There Stand a Hero” is best watched and heard on YouTube by searching for Anthem Quartet. This song went to the #1 ranking on radioactiveairplay.com in December, 2010 and remained at the top of the southern gospel chart well into 2011. “Our hope is that every veteran and active duty person in this country will listen to it at least once” quoted Randy Rowsey, the quartet’s leader. Anthem is a part-time southern gospel quartet based in Elizabeth City, NC. The group is comprised of Randy Rowsey (lead singer), Gwen Music (tenor), Toms (baritone), and Woodie Kitchen (bass). They travel a limited schedule and can accommodate almost any concert request if time is allowed for planning. To hear some Anthem Quartet songs visit www.anthemqt.com. For Bookings contact Woodie Kitchen at 252-312-4224. Anthem will also be at the National Quartet Convention in September, 2011 if you would like to meet the group in person and they can also be found on Facebook.

Anthem is managed by MCM Universal based in Virginia Beach, VA. www.mcmuniversal.com.

Anthem will be singing at The Church of the Annunciation in Paramus, NJ on April 2, 2011 in support of their annual fundraiser.  This a Catholic church and we are thrilled that they have invited us to sing and share in this special event.  One may say and think that the Catholics do not believe what we Protestants believe but there is one thing that they made clear to me right up front.  We both share the same wonderful God!  Isn't that a great thought!  We are singing at 7:30pm that night after Mass.  Thank you God for opening this wonderful door for Anthem to step through!  We are looking forward to an awesome worship service!

Gwen, Woodie, Richard and Randy
www.anthemqt.com

February 10, 2011 -- Anthem Quartet, based in Elizabeth City, NC recently signed an Artist Management, Consulting and Media support deal with MCM Universal, LLC. MCM Universal, headed by President Mark Carman provides management consulting services, brand building, marketing campaigns, media support and artist development to entertainment artists, companies and organizations. Anthem Quartet travels the mid-atlantic seaboard singing at churches, benefits, festivals and private parties. They sing a variety of gospel music songs quartet style. Formed in 2010 Anthem Quartet is comprised of members Randy Rowsey (lead and manager), Gwen Music (tenor), Richard Toms (baritone) and Woodie Kitchen (bass). Their new radio release "There Stands a Hero" was written by Anthem's baritone singer Richard Toms and Marty Funderburk. It was released by Homeland Entertainment Group in January 2011. To contact Anthem visit www.anthemqt.com or call 1-855-4Gospel begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 1-855-4Gospel.

The Anthem Quartet recently signed a distribution contract with Homeland Records of Gallatin, TN.  Homeland Records was created in 1987 and has been a home to The Cathedrals, The Florida Boys, The Speer Family, Singing Americans, The Hemphills, The Wilburns, The Bishops, Della Reese and The John Hagee Family.  We are so proud to be associated with a great label like Homeland!!  We are also managed by MCM Universal based out of Virginia Beach, VA.

http://www.anthemqt.com/
http://www.mcmuniversal.com/

We are now officially The Anthem Quartet.  Same singers, same city, same great sound!  We are answering lots of questions about why we changed names but rest assured it was for good reasoning.  This month we released our song "There Stands a Hero" to nationwide radio and we are very excited about the potential this song has to reach non-Christians and Christians alike.  Thank you for your support as usual.  We hope to see you at some sings this year!

Gwen, Randy, Richard and Woodie
http://www.anthemqt.com/
http://www.mcmuniversal.com/

Singer, songwriter, producer Mark Carmen recently joined The Sojourners Quartet as a business consultant and part-time piano player.  Mark's list of accomplishments in the music industry are astounding.  The Sojourners feel blessed to have such a talented person onboard our ministry team.  Welcome to the team Mark!

Gwen, Woodie, Richard and Randy
The Sojourners Quartet
http://sojournersquartet.com/

The Sojourners Quartet-  In my last post I mentioned a little about our new song "There Stands A Hero" written by Richard Toms and Marty Funderburk.  The reviews online are coming back very positive so I am not sure but I think we may have found our next song to release to radio.  The Mansion Entertainment compilation disc with "I'll Cast My Crown" on it should be out or almost out and we then need to focus on the next radio release.  Our new CD is due out in Nov. 2010 so the time is drawing nearer for it's release.  We are looking for new original songs if you know any southern gospel songwriters.  This is in preparation for the 4th Sojourners Quartet CD that we will record in June/July 2011 in Branson, MO.  Thanks for your continued support.

The Sojourners Quartet

One of the things that the Sojourners Quartet wants to focus on is promoting our music through videos.  Yes we are a bit behind in this endevour but now it's time to play catch up.  We just loaded our song and video for "There Stands a Hero" on Youtube for all to see.  Click here for the video.

The Sojourners Quartet based out of Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

The Sojourners Quartet is based in Elizabeth City, NC.

I've been reading alot of southern gospel forums lately and one thing seems to be mentioned quite a bit.  It appears that southern gospel fans want southern gospel groups to stay the same forever and never change.  If they've always sung traditional southern gospel style that's what the people expect them to always sing.  As a member of The Sojourners Quartet I have to admit...singing the same type of song over and over get's monotonous after a while.  Yes, God's message is there but is it exciting, is it fresh?  Maybe it is to the listeners who want to hear the same beat in every song but to the majority of listeners I believe they want to hear a variety of song styles.  Not necessarily songs that hit on every other genre of music in the world today but a few different sounding songs to freshen up the message a bit.  A little bit country and a little bit rock-n-roll perhaps?  We singers need to feel what we are singing to properly present God's message and to do it with excitement.  It's not a show folks, it's presenting God's word through song.  I hope everyone understands.  It's not that we are all about change but it's necessary to mix things up a bit to keep it real.  Ok, this is way too deep for me even but hopefully you can see how I feel about this subject.  God is good and he always rewards those who are faithful to him.  Thank you Jesus!

Woodie