Patrick Connell

Hi Folks! Despite all the world's insanity, the world continues to turn and the seasons continue to change.

One of the great benefits of living in Western Pennsylvania is that we have spectacular fall foliage. Although you do have to rake it up, the spectrum of colors is truly awe inspiring.

Of course, fall also means that Christmas is just around the corner. With the pandemic and the economic recession, it will likely be a very unusual holiday. Somehow, though, I think the joy of the season will overwhelm and dominate the other issues.

Again, I thank you all for supporting my music, it means so much to me.

Please stay safe, stay blessed and stay rocking on N1M!

Patrick Connell

Hi Folks! I am writing this from a midst of a heatwave in Pittsburgh. We are in day 3 of an expected 8 day run of 90 degree days. In the old days, we might hit 90 once or twice a summer, but I guess this is the new normal.

Thank you again for all of your support and kind words of encouragement. My band Heart-Beat! has not played live this year due to the pandemic and our August and September shows were just cancelled. So I guess we will start practicing Christmas music!

Please stay safe, stay cool and stay blessed!

Patrick Connell

My prayers and good thoughts are going out to all of you music lovers--you are truly Number One in my mind! We are continuing to hunker down here in PA. I am truly blessed in that both my wife and I have been able to work from home and are still getting paid, I know that's not the case for so many. It has been so encouraging to see so many good people stepping up to provide food and assistance to those in need. I am no scientist, but I think if we can have a little more patience we will get the worst behind us and can start moving forward.

The recording process with my band Heart-Beat! has been put on huld due to the pandemic. I did want to share again this song from our Archive called "Whisper." This was recorded over 10 years ago when we had 2 guitarists and 2 additional female singers. So we really had a BIG sound.

I sing lead and play bass on this. Lisa does a nice counter melody. And the coda was an All-Skate with a ton of voices, lol. Considering that this was recorded on a Roland portable digital studio with run of the mill mic's, a variety of locations and only Dan and Myself running the board, I was very happy that we pulled off such a complicated arrangement. TBT, Bryan Helsel cleaned it up and mixed it at his studio after the fact, which certainly helps.

My country was going through another crisis at that time. The point of the song was that God is always with us and He is also speaking to us. But with so much clamor and "surface noise", can you hear Him? He can speak with a booming voice, but often, I feel, He speaks to us in a Whisper.

Be safe and Be Blessed!

Pat Connell

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I just wanted to drop a quick line to say hello and to hope that you are all are safe out there! Scary times with this virus. If you are stuck at home, at least you can listen to all the great artists here to help pass the time!

I was recording with my band Heart-Beat! yesterday and it really sounds exciting. I can't wait for you all to hear it.

Thank you as always for your support!

Pat Connell

I just wanted to give you all a brief update on what I have been up to.

My group, Heart-Beat!, finally returned to the studio in January. We are currently working on 2 of my original songs, "Smile" featuring my daughter Stephanie on lead vocals, and "For Free" featuring our lead guitarist Dale Kryzinski on lead vocals. We spent about 8 hours getting the drums, bass and guitars down. We are going back on February 8 to add keyboards and vocals. If we can get those all down, we will just need to mix and master it. So keep watching this spcae!

These are both Christian songs that hopefully capture the joy of loving the Lord.

I continue to marvel at how much you appreciate my Christmas music, it brings me such joy that these songs have touched so many around the world.

Have a special blessed day!

Pat Connell