The wait is over & GMP has returned. We are sharing just a sampling of some of the releases that made our list of the "Best Gourmet ALbums & Songs" from the first half of 2023.--- TRACK LIST FOR EP.87 ---Kelly Time - Owl CityRedwood - Christa WellsMan on the Run - Colony HouseGrace Riley - Tina BoonstraStrange Feeling - Drew Holcomb & the NeighborsSame Four Walls - Eric Peters(Intro) Hand Me Down Clothes - Rich MullinsElijah [LIVE] - Rich MullinsGranville Island - Candace CokerBe Yourself - Wilder WoodsDopamine - The Arcadian WildAll in All - Josh GarrelsHope - NFSeat At The Table - Common Hymnal--- CREDITS ---Host/Producer - Dave TroutFull list of Best Albums & Songs of 2023(A) - https://utrmedia.org/2023aStreaming "Critics Picks Playlist" - https://utrmedia.org/sm19UTR Listener Survey (thru 8/31) - https://utrmedia.org/survey2023Save The Date for UTR Benefit Concert in Nashville - WED, OCT. 4Special thanks to the UTR Panel of CriticsEmail: gourmetmusicpodcast@gmail.comAll songs are used with permission or under fair use provisions(c) 2023 UTR Media. All Rights Reserved. A 501(c)(3) non-profit org - info at https://utrmedia.org

WE'RE BACK! This bonus podcast teases the return of UTR podcasts, playlists, and SongRx. We also share updates of things we've been working on this year. We also dig into some of the early results of our 2023 UTR Audience Survey. (Don't miss a BIG announcement at the very end of the show!)CREDITS:* Host/Producer - Dave Trout* UTR Audience Survey 2023 - https://utrmedia.org/survey2023* Critics' Picks Playlist: Best Music of 2023(A) - https://utrmedia.org/sm19* For submitting music - utrsubmissions@gmail.com(c) 2023 UTR Media. All Rights Reserved. A 501(c)(3) non-profit org - info at https://utrmedia.org

We continue our theme from last episode, featuring songs that were cited on our UTR Critics' Panel's list of the "Best Gourmet Songs of 2022."-- TRACK LIST FOR EP.86 --"Empress in Exile" - Remedy Drive"The In Between" - Aryn Michelle"Apple Tree Lean Down" - Giants & Pilgrims"Our Salvation is Bound Up Together" - Paul Zach"Follow You" - Melanie Penn"The Rest of Me" - Adam Watt"Any Less Than My Best" - John Van Deusen"Healing" - Common Hymnal ft. Village Music"How Long (Psalm 13)" - Steph Andrews"Heroes" - Ben Rector"Listen to the Beat" - The Royal Foundry"Gravity" - Kristene DiMarco ft. Kalley"Landlocked Surf Rock" - Colony House"Flying in a Lucid Dream" - Andy Zipf"I Love To Struggle" - Gable Price and Friends"Edge of the World" - Ami Andersen"Weary Traveler" - Jordan St. Cyr-- CREDITS --* Host/Producer - Dave Trout* Full list of "Best Gourmet Songs of 2022" - https://utrmedia.org/songs22* SPONSOR: 25th Anniv. "Arrow Pointing To Heaven" - https://is.gd/rmivp* Thanks to our Critics: Russ, John, Larry, Mick, Jessica, Dave, Garret, Justus, Kevin!* Email: gourmetmusicpodcast@gmail.com* All songs used with permission or under fair use provisions(c) 2023 UTR Media. All Rights Reserved. A 501(c)(3) non-profit org - info at https://utrmedia.org

Our UTR Critics Panel already helped us vote on the Top Albums, and now they help identify the best & most meaningful individual songs of 2022. Part 1 of 2.-- TRACK LIST FOR EP.85 --No One Like You - Colorvault (ft. A.Bishai)Everything and More - CitizensLost Somebody Else - Gabrielle GraceLeft It In The Water - We The KingdomSunrise 2 Sunset - Common HymnalAmerica - Aryn MichelleCathedrals of the Nelder Grove - Benjamin William HastingsGenerous Mercy - Jill PhillipsRocky Ground - Anna PalfreemanScovia - B.J. FischerBetter Days - Leah AshtonResurrection #9 - Chagall GuevaraImprecatory (Psalm 140) - Allie CrummyThis is Glory - Wild Earth (ft. LOVKN)Knocking on the Door of Love - The Welcome Wagon-- CREDITS --Host/Producer - Dave TroutFull List of Best Gourmet Songs of 2022 - https://utrmedia.org/songs22SPONSOR1: "Love of Another Kind" Single - https://slinky.to/LoveOfAnotherKindSPONSOR2: Judson U - https://is.gd/jutourList of Top 11 Gourmet Albums of 2022 - https://utrmedia.org/t11ga22Special thanks to the UTR Critics Panel!Email: gourmetmusicpodcast@gmail.comAll songs used with permission or under fair use provisions(c) 2022 UTR Media. All Rights Reserved. A 501(c)(3) non-profit org - info at https://utrmedia.org

It's UTR's most-anticipated tradition and our favorite podcast episode to produce. Dave counts down the UTR Panel of Critics' picks for the Top 11 Gourmet Albums of 2022.-- TRACK LIST FOR EP.84 --At Your Mercy - Jess Ray (from 'Born Again')This Beautiful Mystery - Terry Scott Taylor (from 'This Beautiful Mystery')Broken Record - John Van Deusen (from 'Marathon Daze')God Thing - Anne Wilson (from 'My Jesus')The Melody - Melanie Penn (from 'More Alive, Vol. 2')I Don't Want To Live Like This - Gable Price & Friends (from 'The Consequence of Being Alive')A Bullet's Worth A Thousand Words - Chagall Guevara (from 'Halcyon Days')The Limit - Aryn Michelle (from 'Pariah')It's Hard to Pray Anymore - Andy Zipf (from 'How To Make a Paper Airplane')Our Rebellion - Madison Cunningham (from 'Revealer')Joy - Ben Rector (from 'The Joy of Music')-- CREDITS --Host/Producer - Dave TroutFull list of Top 11 Gourmet Albums of 2022 - https://utrmedia.org/t11ga22SPONSOR1: Judson University - https://is.gd/jutourSPONSOR2: Single, "Love of Another Kind" - https://slinky.to/LoveOfAnotherKindList of 2022 Honorable Mentions - https://utrmedia.org/hm22Contest for the Poet Priest Collection - https://utrmedia.org/winpoetpriestUTR's list of 19 Best Gourmet Music Videos of 2022 - https://utrmedia.org/videos22Bellsburg Store - https://richmullins25.com/storeUTR's Heart, Soul, & Mind Playlist - https://utrmedia.org/hsm20Email: gourmetmusicpodcast@gmail.comAll Songs are used with permission or under fair use provisions(c) 2023 UTR Media. All Rights Reserved. A 501(c)(3) non-profit org - info at https://utrmedia.org

We share the 6 fantastic Honorable Mention albums that our critics panel loved, but just fell outside of our collective Top 11 list. Two of the artists are Canadian, and one was a former contestant on The Voice.-- TRACKLIST FOR EP.83 --"Deep End" - We The Kingdom"Believe" - Blessing Offor"Carry" - Elias Dummer (ft. JJ Heller)"Bound to Come Some Trouble" - Stephen McWhirter & Jason Clayborn"What We Want" - The Royal Foundry"Nineveh" - Brooke Ligertwood-- CREDITS --Host/Producer - Dave TroutFull "Honorable Mentions" Article - https://utrmedia.org/hm22Best Gourmet Music Videos of 2022 - https://utrmedia.org/videos22UTR's New Year's Mini-Concert - https://is.gd/mini22Contest: 'Poet Priest' Collection - https://utrmedia.org/winpoetpriestEmail: gourmetmusicpodcast@gmail.comAll songs used with permission or through fair use provisions(c) 2023 UTR Media. All Rights Reserved. A 501(c)(3) non-profit org - info at https://utrmedia.org

Merry Christmas! We are cramming in a whopping 21 holiday songs into this super-sized episode... and all the tracks were released in 2022!--- TRACK LIST FOR EP.82 ---Season of the Son - Sarah HartO Come, O Come Emmanuel - The Gray HavensEmmanuel - Fox & FoalThe Light Has Come [Reimagined] - Russ MohrWe Three Kings - John Van DeusenLet the Earth Be Glad - Wendell KimbroughOh Holy Night - Savannah LockeHoly - David LeonardThe First Noel - Olivia FriseGod Made a Way - Brandon Heath & Tasha LaytonThe Kindness and the Love - Resound WorshipThe Great One -Son of LaughterBethlehem (2022 version) - Ross KingGreatest of All - Aryn Michelle & Paul DemerThis Christmas - Apollo LTDMary & Joseph - Chris RenzemaManger of My Heart - TemitopeAngels We Have Heard on High - Paul ZachCrown Him with Glory - Stephen McWhirter & Jason ClaybornCarol of the Bells - Crowder (ft. Tommee Profitt)--- CREDITS --- Host/Producer - Dave TroutSPONSOR: Bellsburg - https://richmullins25.com/storeUTR's Buildathon Campaign - https://utrmedia.org/b2023UTR's Very Gourmet Christmas Special (video) - https://utrmedia.org/videosUTR's Top 6 Christmas Albums of 2022 - https://utrmedia.org/cmas22UTR's Christmas Songs of Faith playlist - https://utrmedia.org/smcmasAll Songs Used with permission or under fair use provisionsEmail - gourmetmusicpodcast@gmail.com(c) 2022 UTR Media. All Rights Reserved. A 501(c)(3) non-profit org - info at https://utrmedia.org

We showcase our picks of the 6 best Christmas albums released in 2022, and showcase them in audio countdown fashion!-- TRACK LIST FOR EP. 81 --* Ring the Bells - Sandra McCracken* Silent Night - Tow'rs* I Wish It Would Snow - Dave Barnes* Keep Your Lamps - The Many* White Christmas - Staci Frenes* Emmanuel, God is With Us - Ellie Holcomb* O Come, O Come Emmanuel - John Van Deusen* I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day - Switchfoot* The Elf Song - Crowder-- CREDITS --Host/Producer - Dave TroutWeb post of Top 6 List - https://utrmedia.org/cmas22SPONSOR: Judson University - https://is.gd/jutourUTR's Buildathon Campaign - https://utrmedia.org/b2022UTR's Christmas Playlist - https://utrmedia.org/smcmasEmail: gourmetmusicpodcast@gmail.comAll songs used with permission or under fair use provisions(c) 2022 UTR Media. All Rights Reserved. A 501(c)(3) non-profit org - info at https://utrmedia.org

We get to hear some song-stories straight from the artist. Plus we feature songs that are only a few months, a few weeks, even just a few days old!TRACK LIST FOR EP. 80:* Calling Out Your Name - Andrew Osenga & Taylor Leonhardt* The Voice - Christa Wells* Diseases That Have Cures - Justin McRoberts* Save The World - Cindy Morgan* Honest - Candace Coker* Around the Corner - Mike Mains & the Branches* Made for This - Andrew Ripp* New Canon - Garden Friend* Hope Chest - Brettan Cox* Sanity - Matt Brouwer* Ordinary" - Ian ZumbackCREDITS FOR EP.80* Host/Producer - Dave Trout* Special Guests: Candace Coker, Justin McRoberts, Garden Friend, Matt Brouwer* SPONSOR1: Amazon Smile - https://smile.amazon.com* SPONSOR2: Bellsburg Album - https://richmullins25.com/album* Bellsburg Store - https://richmullins25.com/store* UTR's Thanksgiving Playlist - https://utrmedia.org/smthanks* Coming soon: UTR's Buildathon 2022 Fundraiser* Email: gourmetmusicpodcast@gmail.com* All music used with permission or under fair use provisions(c) 2022 UTR Media. All Rights Reserved. A 501(c)(3) non-profit - info at https://utrmedia.org

A bunch of special artists join us - like Judah & The Lion, Cindy Morgan, Andrew Peterson, Eric Peters, Sara Groves, etc... and THEY are requesting the songs!---- TRACK LIST FOR EP. 79 ----"Keep Holding On" - The New Respects"Double Cure" - Vigilantes of Love"Instead of a Show" - Jon Foreman"I Don't Mind" - Katie Herzig"Good Good End" - Waterdeep"Let There Be Beauty" - Ron Block"Lighter from Here" - Christa Wells"Savior" - Andrew Ripp"O Love of God" - Laura Story"With God on our Side" - Buddy Miller---- CREDITS ----Host/Producer - Dave TroutSPONSOR1: Judson University - https://is.gd/jutourSPONSOR2: Amazon Smile - https://smile.amazon.comDedicated to the wonderful UTR Support Team! w00t!Email: gourmetmusicpodcast@gmail.comAll music is used with permission or under fair use provisions(c) 2022 UTR Media. All Rights Reserved. A 501(c)(3) non-profit org - info at https://utrmedia.org