TJ Green is a young man who carries the fire of God with a burning passion for Canada. He is a gifted evangelist, preacher, teacher and worship leader. TJ and his wife have a desire to see the generations impacted in knowing their identity in Christ.
Paul Woida is a well-known singer-songwriter/Master Looper whose unique show and performing style will leave you feeling inspired, uplifted, and delighted with how you spent your evening.
Saturday Late Night’s Hip Hop Jam featuring Legacy One. This hip hop crew, relevant in today’s youth culture, is focused on presenting the hope and truth of Jesus Christ through their energetically entertaining use of dance, spoken word poetry, DJ and live music with massive projection.
Hymn Sing: Hosted by Maria Drost with special guests including Gaither’s own Hymn Sing participants, The Nelons. Maria is passionate about hymns and the opera. She is a versatile performer and recitalist, making her an ideal host for this Sunday morning event. Maria has toured Europe winning in the vocal category for Het Orkest van Nederland at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and singing La Contessa in Le Nozze di Figaro for the Centre for Operatic Studies in Sulmona, Italy. Maria is the daughter of Olympian, Jungle Jim Hunter, whose early years were on the family farm in Shaunavon.
Ben Crane & Jessica
Music has been keeping western country singer/songwriter Ben Crane busy for over 25 years. With roots in traditional country, Ben incorporates hints of bluegrass, jazz, blues and swing. Everything is performed with the warmth of personality and the strength of conviction.
Toe tapping bluegrass, old-tyme country and Gospel music from our hearts. Their high-energy and the love for what they are doing transpires onto their listeners. Their passionate harmonies and love of Old-Tyme music gets all ages tapping their toes.
Catherine’s natural talent is accented by her authentic passion for her craft. As a singer/songwriter, her songs come honestly growing through the lens of her prairie roots, her friends, family and faith.
Canada’s Double Portion has crisscrossed the continent from Newfoundland to British Columbia, Georgia to Alaska. 2018 marks the 36th year of ministry for this veteran group, spanning three generations of performers, all within one family. This band has been nominated for Group of the Year numerous times and have received multiple awards for Albums, Song of the Year and Live Band of the Year in the Gospel Music Association Canada.
Offering a captivating blend of gospel, a cappella, hymns, folk, and inspirational music, The Nelons are an award winning, world-class talented family. Their trend-setting innovation, technical skill, and undeniable gift of communication have delighted audiences all around the world.
With their mix of Bluegrass standards, gospel favourites and sibling humour The Petersens are making their mark at Little Opry Theater in Branson, Missouri.
Few Country Music groups have had the enduring popularity, cultural significance or crossover success of The Oak Ridge Boys, a vocal harmony quartet that started out in traditional country and gospel during the 40s and evolved with the times to help popularize and modernize Country Music. This iconic group graced our stage 5 years ago and we are delighted to bring back one of the most favoured groups in FRGJ history.
