MUSIC REVIEW OF THE DAY: POOR NAMELESS BOY - BRAVERY

Beats me how a Saskatchewan boy knows how to write about the Atlantic Ocean, but Joel Henderson (aka Poor Nameless Boy) nails it on the song of that title, plus the cut Dream Boat, where he's sailing with a few too many dreams to take on another, perhaps a lover, we're not told. Anyway, sailing imagery is just one of his strengths, on his second, very strong collection.


Henderson's an acoustic storyteller, with that magic touch, the ability t...

Lately I've had some people close to me ask me questions along the lines of, “When are you going to make music for God?” or “It's great what you do, but it would be even better if you were a Christian artist.”

When I started writing music, it became a passion of mine to continue to become better as a songwriter. Much like poetry, film, television, I realized that with an audience there comes a sense of standing behind what you write. The songs become a reflection of who you a...