This episode features an interview with Sweetlife, the musical duo of Matt & Carol Frigm, married best-friends, award-winning songwriters, performers, worship leaders, music producers and patriots in Amish Country (Lancaster County, PA). Since 2010, they’ve built a thriving tour schedule, performing 300+ live events each year in the mid-Atlantic states. Their impressive client list includes US Army, Berkshire Hathaway, National Street Rod Association, Lions Clubs, National Day of Prayer, ORVIS Stores, American Cruise Lines, and many more.

Fans of Fleetwood Mac, Carole King, and Amy Grant will love their soft, sweet harmonies, full guitar, and heartfelt lyrics exploring worship, nostalgia, and encouragement.

This interview with show host Paul Gibbs focuses on their new Christmas album, "A Sweetlife Christmas", released for the 2024 Holiday season. The album features unique versions of favorite Christmas songs including the original, "She Said Yes", celebrating Mary's history changing choice to surrender to God's plan for humanity's redemption.

The new CD, as well as their previous CDs including One Sunday Morning and Take Another Step are available on all music download sites and at their website, www.sweetlifemusic.com. Visit them and say hi on Facebook at SweetLifeSongs.

Carol McGinnis Yeje is Paul's guest on this episode of The Artist Insight Podcast. Carol has been writing and ministering in music throughout Georgia and other states since the early 70's. She is an 'activist' for the family and has held meetings and press conferences through her non-profit organization 'Guiding Action Through Education' [in the 90's], informing the community on issues that affect the family.

Written in 1972, "I Want Us To Be Together In Heaven" has been recorded in over twenty-five states and in Canada. The song was in the top ten on the Southern Gospel Charts by the Principals for many months... AND is the only song to have been in the top 20 by two different groups [The Principals and The Inspirations] for many months...AND is the only song to have been in the Top 80 by three different groups [The Principals, The Inspirations, and the Singing Cooks].

Carol is a Radio/TV Producer and has hosted several radio 'talk' shows, and her own cable TV Show, 'Carol Mc's Family Hour', which received top ratings during its two year run. Both radio and TV shows had interviews with pro-family leaders. The TV show also featured her own 'Gospel Music Videos', and local amateur children's talent. She also has authored several books that are available online and on ebook, including: "Raised Up Hard in the Georgia Pines", and "Family Comes First".

Carol chose to re-release many songs that were on her 1986 album, and include some old and some new songs. Her re-make of 'You'll Never Defeat Us', is 'framed' around the daily news reports of 'alkida' threats. 'No One's Gathering' was written after the death of her father. 'Sounds Like Home To Me' was written after the death of her sister, Helen. Carol had previously lost her Mom, Dad, Brother, and Oldest Sister.

Carol lives in her hometown of Alpharetta, Georgia, with her husband, Elias. Learn more about Carol's music and ministry at her Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/caroltalkingtruth and her website, http://www.carolmc.net/

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Singer/songwriter and recording artist Nathaniel Chapman is the guest on this episode of The Artist Insight. He is a native of the Pacific Northwest, and since 2015 has released three full length albums, with his most recent being Testimony, which released in June 2024.

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Nathaniel talks with host Paul Gibbs about his personal Christian walk and shares bits of wisdom he has picked up along the way from various teachers, pastors, friends and peers. Desiring to not only call others into the Word of God, but also himself, Nathaniel's lyrics are both introspective, retrospective as well as extrospective. His hope is that those who hear his songs will have a desire to draw closer to the Savior, and mature in their walk of faith.

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Nathaniel, his wife Rachel, and their daughter Evelyn reside in Kirkland, WA.

Learn more about Nathaniel Chapman and his music and ministry at https://www.nathanielchapmanmusic.com