The dynamic, angelic-voiced lead singer of platinum-selling pop group Sixpence None the Richer, Leigh Nash, will be bringing her “Hymns & Sacred Songs Tour” to The Soiled Dove Underground in Denver Feb. 15.
The concert, featuring special guest Caleb Slade, begins at 8:00 pm. In addition to Sixpence favorites like “Kiss Me,” “There She Goes” and “Breathe Your Name,” Leigh will sing songs from her first solo album in five years, Hymns & Sacred Songs.
The first of three new albums from Nash on Kingsway, Hymns & Sacred Songs is a combination of fresh, newly written hymns alongside songs that have reverberated across generations, giving a voice to the faithful around the world.
The timeless lyrics of hymns by Charles Wesley, Fanny Crosby and other writers of old, have been given fresh life with Nash singing and writing newly inspired melodies.
“I am so very thankful for the opportunity to sing these words and even get to infuse some of them with new melodies,” says Leigh Nash. “It is a gift above any I can presently think of, to sing to my God! The musicians, producer and engineers are all so gifted and the songs so rich in word and melody that my feet were dancing and my heart was constantly lifted throughout the recording of this record! I pray you will have the same symptoms!”
And these symptoms are spreading, reverberating with fans and the critics: USA Today says “Nash brings fresh melodies to old texts” as a CNN journalist twitters “‘Isaiah 55’ is my favorite.” About.com chimes in calling Hymns & Sacred Songs “compelling and magnificent” as CCM Magazine says “this rich song catalog is undeniable.” Colossal Pop says Nash “has evolved into one of music’s most unique voices,” New Release Tuesday says to “pick up this collection of worshipful songs immediately,” Music News Nashville says “Nash is delightfully luminous” and Crosswalk says the songs are “nothing short of exquisite.”
Leigh Nash has been performing since her high school days growing up in New Braunfels, TX. It was there that she met guitarist Matt Slocum and Sixpence came to fruition. Following four album releases, multiple Dove Awards, a GRAMMY nomination and the great success of their hit singles mentioned above, the band took a hiatus in 2004. Leigh took this time to release a solo record entitled Blue on Blue and a Christmas album Wishing For This, both in 2006, as well as collaborated with members of Delerium for the album, Fauxliage (2007).
In 2008, Nash and Slocum reunited as Sixpence None the Richer to record Dawn of Grace, a holiday album fans had long requested. Last year, Leigh lent her voice on projects by Amy Grant, Jars of Clay, Matthew West and others. In 2012, Sixpence is making plans to release its first album in four years.
More information on Leigh Nash can be found at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Leigh-Bingham-Nash/252060974808213, http://www.myspace.com/leighnash and www.kingswayworship.com.
For more information and to order tickets for her upcoming Denver stop, go to: The Soiled Dove Underground/LeighNash
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