Richard L. Hess -- Music Ministry Page

Here are some people using music as a ministry or a public service. There are several wonderful individuals and organizations who are using music to help people. I would like to mention some of these here:

Judy Frankel of San Francisco has made a lifetime career of finding and recording Sephardic Jewish music. It is great that she is causing this tradition to be documented before it is lost in the blending of cultures that seems to be happening today.
Mimi Fariña [Joan Baez's sister (1945–2001)] has, for many years, run an organization in the Bay Area called Bread and Roses. They bring music and other performing arts to people isolated in Bay Area institutions. The organization continues without Mimi
A local performer in Southern California, Mary Rice Hopkins, tours all over the world playing her Christian music. She is especially good with children.
Bob Rowe runs Renaissance Enterprises in Michigan that brings his music to people in old-age homes and other institutions. He sells his albums from this site. He has a great voice and has even covered Judy Collins's "Come Rejoice" on his Christmas album. He also has tributes to Judy Collins and Joan Baez on his "Tributes" page. Send Bob Rowe email.

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