Latest CD, "Darkness Into Light" produced at Glenn Phillips Studio supported by vocalists Tony McVey, Michelle Beckett and Becky Kell. Recorded between 2023 and 2024 and to be released for sale at outlets, on line, and CD from the 25th April 2024. The title track "Darkness Into Light" was inspired by Bernard Cocker and the album developed from there with new songs and updating of some older songs. See concert details. Album in full can be played via https://ditto.fm/ron-lowton-darkness-into-light.
How Can These Things Be, produced at Glenn Phillips Studio between 2021 and 2022 from an idea by Steve Powell who, at the time needed a new Christmas song . The album developed out of that with some new songs and a new take on some old ones. Backing vocalists include Tony McVey, Michelle Beckett and Becky Kell. Lyrics were contributed to this album by Joyce Foster (I Waited Patiently) and Ian Thompson (We're Moving). Album in full can be played via https://ditto.fm/ron-lowton-darkness-into-light.
This CD is a compilation of songs written by Ron Lowton between 1980 and 1995 and all tracks were recorded with Soundtree studios in Biggin Hill, Bolton and Blackburn. The CD takes tracks from previously recorded songs on Master Builder, He's Alive, Sing Unto The Lord A New Song, Promised and Anthem Of Praise. All the aforementioned were produced by Brook Trickett as well as the album itself in 2018.
Recorded originally live between the 08th and 12th March 1989 by Brook Trickett and Ray Prickett and featured a choir made up of church members from Kings Church, Little Lever and Claremont Church, Bolton. At the time cassettes were sold until March 2017 when the work was remastered by Brook Trickett at Soundtree Studios, Blackburn and is still on sale. All songs were written by Emyr W Jones and Ron Lowton and soloists featured from various churches in the Bolton area i.e. Tony McVey, Ron Lowton, Emyr W Jones, Joyce Foster, Michelle Beckett, Jean Hesketh and Tony Lang.
Promised was inspired by a teaching series at Claremont Church, Bolton, during 1986 and the concept developed by Ron Lowton, Emyr Jones, Brook Trickett and Stuart Baugh. The 45 voice choir was directed by Emyr Jones and this musical toured with venues such as Bristol, Birmingham and Liverpool. Vocalists included Ron Lowton, Tony McVey, Joyce Foster, Emyr Jones and Brook Trickett. Backing vocals included Catherine Dunning and June Prescott. (see photo gallery)