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Kathy Mathis-Horry: 'I love me some Battle Creek'

Just got off the phone with Kathy Mathis-Horry, a Battle Creek Central High School graduate who has gone on to record several secular and gospel hits.

She'll perform in Mill Race Park at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, singing some singles from her upcoming Christmas CD, "The Gift." She'll also sign copies of her book, "From Grace to Glory," at Mildred's Boutique, 15 W. Michigan Ave.

Here's my brief conversation with her:

WHY A CHRISTMAS CD?

“Well, it was something on my heart for the last few years, an awesome time of year to bring joy and my way of bringing joy, in most cases, is through music, not the only way, but through music. It was soon to come, just waiting for the right opp to come forth. Just looking forward to a great CD, has about 13 songs people are just gonna love. I have some originals and traditional carols.”

WHAT KIND OF IMPACT HOPE TO HAVE?

“I always want to, I feel like I have music that touches the soul and so, you know, as we go into this season of sharing and people showing love, I just want to touch people’s hearts and make them joyful and bring laughter to their hearts, a smile to their hearts, just forget about any cares and just appreciate life, appreciate just good sounds, good songs and just make them very merry.”

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU TO BE COMING BACK TO BATTLE CREEK?

“Well, you know, the Wiz (Wizard of Oz) put it best, there’s no plaze like home. I mean that from the sincerity of my heart. I have many family members there, relatives. I don’t know if I’ll ever get back there, but my heart longs to get back there just to make an impression on our youth of tomorrow, just to impart knowledge in the next generation to come and I just have such a love for my hometown. I mean, I love me some Battle Creek.

“I’ve always just had that wherever I have lived — I left Battle Creek and went to Atlanta, I was there for 7 years and then I moved to Washington, D.C. and I was there for 12 ears and there I was able to obtain my degree from the University of Maryland — each place I went I longed for home, though I knew I was here for a reason, to get what I’m supposed to get and move on. Now I’m here in Missouri, but I still just have that longing to be home. It’s just gonna mean the world to me. I feel sincere love and sometimes you just gotta go home to feel the love and appreciation, so I am looking so forward to it.”

“Just to walk the grounds of my old alma mater is just going to be heaven.”

Remedy Drive coming to Richland

Here's a press release from my inbox:

Band of Brothers, Remedy Drive, Maintains Road Warriors Status in Midst of Fall Tour

LOCAL INFORMATION:
City/State:                  Richland, MI
Date/Time:                  Saturday, October 10 @ 6:00 PM
Location:                     Richland Bible Church
Ticket Price:                $12 General Admission Advance; $15 At the Door
Order Online:               http://www.rushconcerts.com/
Information #:            269-629-9622

Nashville, Tennessee (October 2, 2009)— Word Record’s popular four-piece rock outfit Remedy Drive is set to hit to road this fall after a successful run on the summer festival circuit. Ever the road warriors, Remedy Drive is on tour with fellow rockers Fireflight and Abandon during October and November for “The Hope Tour.” 
Shortly after wrapping up that tour, Remedy Drive will be featured on the Family Force Five Christmas Pageant Tour with House of Heroes. Sure to kick off the season right, the Christmas Pageant tour is set to stop in fourteen cities with more dates being added. Remedy Drive is on a mission to spread the holiday spirit and give to those in need by asking fans to bring canned goods to give as a donation to local foods banks.
Over the course of the summer the band played in front of more than 250,000 fans, with an audience of 65,000 at South Dakota’s Lifelight Festival. To wrap up the successful summer, Remedy Drive performed at Universal Studio’s annual Rock the Universe event alongside acts such as Switchfoot, Jeremy Camp, and David Crowder Band in mid-September.
            “We are so glad to be going out [on tour] with such great rock bands,” says lead singer David Zach. “We’ve been running into Fireflight and Abandon at festivals this summer and both of their sets are really entertaining. All of us in Remedy Drive are excited to see everyone on this tour!”
The band’s smash hit single “All Along” burned up the radio charts all the way to the number one slot for six consecutive weeks (CHR) before releasing their latest song to radio “Heartbeat”, which immediately began connecting with listeners nationwide. Hailing from the Midwest, the band is spreading their music all over the country and is one of the most buzzed about acts in Christian music.

For a full list of tour dates and more information on Remedy Drive, please visit www.remedydrive.com