Episode 472 - THE WOOD DRAKE SESSIONS with Paul Ranheim and Kirk Sauers

<p>Voices In My Head (The Rick Lee James Podcast) - Episode 472 - THE WOOD DRAKE SESSIONS with Paul Ranheim and Kirk Sauers</p><p><em>Wood Drake Sessions’ co-creators Paul Ranheim (top) and Kirk Sauers.</em></p><p><strong>About The Wood Drake Sessions</strong></p><p>Birthed in 2020 when longtime friends Paul Ranheim and Kirk Sauers began songwriting via Zoom, The Wood Drake Sessions is a creative collective seeking to provide inspired and timely worship songs for the Church. The Wood Drake Sessions also offers a variety of resources, including charts, lead sheets and tutorials to help worshiping communities sing together.  Ranheim is a multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter, worship leader, pastor and church planter currently on staff at Redeemer Longmont in Colorado. A Pacific Northwest native, he has served with Young Life as well as at churches in Spokane, Washington; Santa Barbara, California; St. Louis and Nashville, among others.  Currently a worship leader and artist-in-residence at First Presbyterian Church in Augusta, Georgia, Sauers spent eight years in Nashville as a songwriter, touring mandolinist and background vocalist. His acclaimed solo worship EP, <em>Always and Forever,</em> released in 2015 and Sauers’ songs have been recorded by bluegrass favorite Lonesome River Band and chart-topping Canadian country artist Jess Moskaluke, among others.  </p><p>THE WOOD DRAKE SESSIONS FULL-LENGTH DEBUT WITH SANDRA MCCRACKEN AND LESLIE JORDAN AMONG STANDOUT COLLABORATORS</p><p><em>From the Valley to the Golden Shore </em><strong>Released April 29, 2022</strong></p><p>NASHVILLE, Tenn.—<em>From the Valley to the Golden Shore</em>, the full-length debut from worship newcomers The Wood Drake Sessions, is set to bow <a target="_blank" href="https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/thewooddrakesessions/from-the-valley-to-the-golden-shore-2">April 29</a>. Showcasing collaborations with such luminaries as bestselling singer/songwriter and worship leader Sandra McCracken; singer/songwriter Leslie Jordan (All Sons & Daughter