Clark,
a clear favorite in the country music arena, was voted Fan’s Choice Entertainer
of the Year for the fourth time. "I’m always surprised, shocked
and humbled by the whole thing, especially the fan’s choice award,"
said Clark, "I’m honored that they would hold me in that kind of
regard and vote for me for that award– it’s a pretty special thing."
Considering
herself "no different from her fans," Clark stated, "I was
given a gift to be able to share with them and it is a tremendous gift. You
gotta pass that on. You can’t keep it all to yourself. I have been very
blessed. I’m very grateful…it’s been a great year!" Clark
revealed in her bio sheet that Jesus Christ is the person that she would most
like to meet.
Jason
McCoy, Canada’s country music songwriter of the year, publicly thanked
God in his acceptance speech. McCoy later voiced to the media that he and
his partner "became Christians this year" and hinted at the possibility
of writing a gospel album.
The Country
Music Gospel Show was held on Sunday, Sept. 7 at Grace Baptist Church in Calgary.
Christian
singer/songwriter Jim Witter hosted the show. University of Calgary’s
Inner Voices Choir performed an unusual song using only their voices and throat
sounds to create the likeness of instruments.
Edmonton’s
Gina Williams, a tiny girl with a large voice, gave an excellent, soulful
performance of the song Lead Me Home.
Montreal
cowboy John Landry played despite having a broken hand and shared about his
recent trip to Bosnia. "I feel blessed and lucky to live here."
The big
show stopper was Father Heffernan, a small, power-packed elderly priest who
gave a poetic blessing at the start of the show. He had the audience on their
feet clapping as he fiddled for the crowd half-way through the concert!
The free
concert was held for a full audience. An offering was collected for Dreams
Take Flight, a non-profit organization that organizes trips to Disneyland
for physically, mentally or socially challenged children. To help a "dream
take flight" visit their website at
www.dreamstakeflight.ca .
