Our second episode of Ragamuffin Archive: Revisited is available now! Featuring music from Rich Mullins, A Ragamuffin Band, The Ascendants, Sara Groves feat. Bonnie Keen & Andrew Greer, This Train and Mitch McVicker. Plus, the earliest known recording of a…
Our first episode of Ragamuffin Archive: Revisited is available now! Featuring music from Rich Mullins & A Ragamuffin Band, Carolyn Arends, Jimmy Abegg and Rick Elias. Ep. 1 Track List: 1. Somewhere – Rich Mullins (Never Picture Perfect, 1989) 2.…
In this episode, Chris and Joe begin a deep dive into the album Rick Elias & The Confessions. They take a look back at the Christian Music scene in 1990 to discover how Rick was being marketed and why, despite…
(Update: As of 2/11/23, this article includes links to hear the album tracks) I’ve spent the past week helping create the final mix of the first official Rich Mullins album in 19 years— a live record called “Deep Valley”. As…
“Rich Mullins Early Music” and “Ragamuffin Archive” are excited to announce that, after years of brainstorming on how to best share his early work, we are “in talks” with Old Bear Records about the possibility of remastering and releasing some…
In honor of Rich’s birthday, here is a gift for all of you! A never-before-heard recording of Rich Mullins, Live at Arlington Christian Center in Arlington, TX— recorded by our friend Rick Starr on July 31, 1993!!! This concert features…
Dear friends, The Rich Mullins fan community just lost one of its best. Sharron DeCosta has been a dear friend for many years. Along with Tim Dickson and Andrew Montonera, I had the great privilege of moderating the “Rich Mullins…
This episode features an extended interview with renowned musician and songwriter Phil Madeira. Phil comes on to talk about how his band Red Dirt Boys (backup band for Emmylou Harris) is doing a crowdfunding campaign for two new albums. But he…
April 2, 2021 is the two year anniversary of the death of Rick Elias. This episode is a tribute to his life and work and features a long list of people sharing their stories about all the beautiful, conflicted moments…
This episode features a conversation with Rick Lee James, a singer-songwriter and recording artist from Ohio. In 2019 he was given the opportunity to record the Rich Mullins song “Thunder,” which was written in the early part of his career…