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Born in DeKalb, Illinois, I am an alleged child of the sixties who developed his musical sensibilities listening to the church choir, Beatles, Stones, Turtles, Mamas and Papas, Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Tom Paxton, CSN&Y, Dave Brubeck, and many others. I write my songs to be mostly true and singable in away that invites you to song along. I'm having more fun writing now than ever.
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Hey! My name is Timothy Dyck and my passion in life is serving God through music. I currently am a part of my church worship team playing guitar and singing and I also perform at coffeehouses and talent shows just for fun.
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Potluck
This is the page for all the stuff that didn't fit anywhere else!
Mennonite Music-Making Bibliography
Jonathan Dueck has compiled an extensive bibliography of articles and other sources that have been written on the topic of Mennonites making music.
He's also written two papers that deal with issues of Mennonites and music:
Who is the Voice Coming From? Mennonites, First Nations People and Appropriation of Voice
Worship Wars, World Music, and Menno-Nots: Recent Studies in Mennonite Music
Other Papers
4 papers from the book "Sound in the Land". Reprinted by permission of Pandora Press.
Klassen, Judith. "Rebel With a Cause: Innovation and Grace in the Music of a Reinfeld Boy."
Dueck, Jonathan. "Encountering (Mennonite) Singer-Songwriters: J.D. Martin and Cate Friesen."